Beyond: Two Souls Review

Beyond: Two Souls is a Playstation exclusive game staring Ellen Page and Willem Defoe. It's about a girl who was born linked to some sort of entity. You play through quite a few years of her life, from when she was a young kid, to around her late 20s or so. While you play Ellen Page's character, Jodie, through most of the story, you are also able to control the entity she is linked to in order to solve puzzles and get through certain points in the game. This game is from the same makers of Heavy Rain, and runs similarly. Any decision and choice you make can either drastically effect you in the game, or just change what sequence you happens next.

Let me start out by saying that Beyond: Two Souls is probably one of the most visually stunning games I have ever played. The graphics are truly amazing, and it makes me wonder what the game would have looked like had it been released for the Playstation 4. The characters definitely look like the actors who play them, and the environment is just so realistic and impressive looking. Most things are also interactive, even if they don't really have anything to do with the story at the time.

You play through different points in her life, though you play through them out of order. At first, a lot of the parts you play don't really seem to make much sense, or may not seem to hold much relevance, but as you play through more and more points on the timeline, things start to come together and make sense.

Overall, I very much enjoyed the game, and definitely made it not only on my list for one of the best games released this year, but one of my favorite games overall. The story is immersive, the characters are easy to get attached to, and the storyline is nothing less than epic and intense. Since making decisions is generally times, it adds to the stress and excitement of the game, especially since all of your choices have consequences. There is tons of re-playability since there are many different options you can chose to do, and I personally have already started to go back and try out all of these different choices to see how it affects the game.

I recommend this game to anyone. While it isn't action packed like lets say how a shooter game is, and is more of an interactive story, the storyline is amazing and very enjoyable. Even if you may not be a huge video game fan, I definitely recommend giving it a shot. I have heard stories of people's grandmother's even being interested in the game because the story is so strong.

I also wrote a review for this game HERE