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[Milennia]

There's 20-something endings apparently. But when the writing is so bad I don't see how it matters.

Its around 3 endings, but only 2 final big endings.


The story of the game i thought, was absolutlety moving.
The ending was fantastic and really brought the story into perspective IMO.

There are some scenes i wasnt too fond of, but the ending and the scenes leading up to it, really saved the game for me.

It was an interesting experience.

The controls arent really why i played this ( i liked heavy rain) , i played this for the story purely, and wasnt dissapointed on that front ( other than about 2 of the games mid game scenes). I pretty much just ignored the control scheme really, nothing was difficult and it was simple executing even the fastest of prompts.(exact heavy rain controls, other than aiden who has a free floating control scheme, aiden is basically what broke the button prompt monotony for me, i really enjoyed exploring what i could do with him.)

Game is gorgeous nothing bad to say on that front.

Acting was great, i thought the problem was from some of the mid game writing..... The actors seemed to have hit their lines fairly well.


Also... Dat ending once again.

Game was really emotional for me, but i tend to love more story driven games than most it seems, so take from that what you will.

 

[Yopis]

Redbox has this game, y'all. Rent it if you're unsure. That's what I'm doing.

Went to get some Pepsi on the way to buy the game in the store. Saw in Redbox on way out. Will try for a few hours before I buy. Got and loved Heavy Rain day one.

 

[kazebyaka]

Let's wait for the sales before we start jumping to conclusions.

Sales have nothing to do with it. It is his last work as a writer, he told this himself some time ago.

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

He clearly means it is poorly written.

The review didn't say that explicitly. Games play scenes out entirely different than movies, in Beyond Two Souls a single scene could have several different outcomes, with most or all of them leading to the same point still. And there will many things to interact with that movies would never bother with. You can't compare movie writing to this, it doesn't work. Movies would never spend the amount of time a game does on a single scene and it certainly wouldn't have scenes play out differently depending on player input. So the reviewer comparing it to a movie, to me, invalidates his/her entire opinion. this is a game and review as such. The word movie should never be used in the review.

Also I have only played the demo, but in the demo alone the level of interactivity was really great, and I felt in control of how a scene would play out so I don't understand the complaints that it is a passive experience with little player input. More confusing is that there are sites saying the opposite. To be expected I suppose, everyone probably saw a mixed bag coming. Guess the wife and I will find out how we feel about it when we play through together.

 

[BeeDog]

:lol, and my copy just arrived. Ah well, will be interesting to go through this game myself, but won't have time for that today, nor tomorrow it seems.

 

[DukeBobby]

Joystiq
2.5/5 Stars.

Ooof. Man, such differing opinions on this one really makes me want to check it out even more.

Wow, I just love reviews that blatantly spoil games.

Ugh...

 

[DragonSworne]

This game will prove how worthless game reviewers are.

If TLOU can get 10s across the board by simply having the most repetitive gaming mechanics played out over and over again through 10 hours, I don't see why this game isn't getting 10s.

 

[Bluekaveli]

"It would be one of the worst movies you’ve ever seen"

I have watched every syfy channel film

May god restore your faith in mankind.




And I think this shows that no one cares for a story anymore in gaming, which is what David is good at giving you.

 

[dc89]

Rio Ferdinand review:

 

[jacobeid]

Wait, people still take Polygon seriously?

 

[DukeBobby]

Rio Ferdinand review:

The most important review of them all.

 

[LordJim]

This game will prove how worthless game reviewers are.

If TLOU can get 10s across the board by simply having the most repetitive gaming mechanics played out over and over again through 10 hours, I don't see why this game isn't getting 10s.

Actually better writing , maybe?

 

[Astarte]

Oh geez, sterling slammed Beyond really hard. I expected a higher score from him; I thought he enjoyed unique experiences. But then again, deadly premonition is an unmatched game in quirk.

 

[raven777]

Gameinformer - 7.75

 

[Derrick01]

This game will prove how worthless game reviewers are.

If TLOU can get 10s across the board by simply having the most repetitive gaming mechanics played out over and over again through 10 hours, I don't see why this game isn't getting 10s.

There's also an incredibly strong chance that TLoU has far superior writing than this. That's something that was almost universally praised by reviewers, unlike this game.

 

[Majine]

As expected, being a passive participant is the overall main criticism. When you take away the interactivity of the user, you're not making use of your space in the medium, Mr. Cage.

 

[zroid]

polarizing

 

[Silky]

This game will prove how worthless game reviewers are.

If TLOU can get 10s across the board by simply having the most repetitive gaming mechanics played out over and over again through 10 hours, I don't see why this game isn't getting 10s.

How do you compare a shooter to a point/click adventure

 

[kazebyaka]

This game will prove how worthless game reviewers are.

If TLOU can get 10s across the board by simply having the most repetitive gaming mechanics played out over and over again through 10 hours, I don't see why this game isn't getting 10s.

At least TLOU had polished gameplay or traditional gameplay at all, for that matter. It also had a competently written story. It was all around a strong, competent game.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

Kotaku

 

[Mr. RHC]

Many people wouldn't even consider this a game.

Who is "many"? If Monkey Island is a game so is every other adventure game or visual novel or "cinematic interactive experience" concepted as game.

There is no other definition for a video game.

 

[AwShucks]

Reviews are all over the place. I still expect that I'll enjoy it.

 

[SlasherJPC]

Loved Heaavy Rain... Im sure I'll love this too. Doesn't take rocket scientist reviewers to tell me that.

 

[Green Yoshi]

I don't care about the review scores, because it is a matter of taste if you like such "games". Not every game should be like Indigo Prophecy, Heavy Rain or Bayond, but it feels good to play these kind of games every few years.

But I won't be too sad about about The Nomad Soul 2 on PS4 with larger worlds and more to do for the players.

 

[DragonSworne]

At least TLOU had polished gameplay or traditional gameplay at all, for that matter. It also had a competently written story. It was all around a strong, competent game.

TLOU is way too glitchy to be considered polished.

 

[Zaventem]

Bad scores for a bad "game". All is good in the world!

 

[jacksepticeye]

Gameinformer - 7.75

7.75? lol what kind of stupid review scale is that? I thought a 20 point scale was already dumb enough.

 

[Drakeon]

Wow, those are some mixed fucking reactions if I ever saw them. Sounds like it comes down to personal taste.

 

[equippedwithtowel]

May god restore your faith in mankind.




And I think this shows that no one cares for a story anymore in gaming, which is what David is "good" at giving you.

Necessary quotation marks added.

I'll take the melodrama of TWD over whatever Cage thinks he's doing.

 

[mishakoz]

Wow, all over the spectrum. Gametrailers gave it a 7.2, which was in line with what they said in the review and some of the things discussed make sense as annoying, such as inaction (not pressing a prompt) not resulting in anything, unlike The Walking Dead where it could.

Ill probably be picking up this game down the line. Really thought Heavy Rain was a unique experience, but they should have figured out a way to grow more in this game.

 

[kazebyaka]

TLOU is way too glitchy to be considered polished.

As glitchy as any other game out there

 

[zroid]

Oh geez, sterling slammed Beyond really hard. I expected a higher score from him; I thought he enjoyed unique experiences. But then again, deadly premonition is an unmatched game in quirk.

I think Jim gave Heavy Rain a decent score (like 7) because of its uniqueness. Actually he's often praised it for its uniqueness, despite claiming to dislike the game a lot. I guess the "uniqueness" factor was lost with Beyond, while the "game" did not fare any better in his view.

 

[Whompa]

holy shit the scores are all over the map

 

[ComputerMKII]

7.75? lol what kind of stupid review scale is that? I thought a 20 point scale was already dumb enough.

French video game magazines used to have a 100 point scale in the 1990s/early 2000s

 

[RamzaIsCool]

its all about opinions right? or just trying to be different.

He did it now twice.

Dude we are talking about 8's and 9's here. It's not that he trashed one game and totally hyped the other. Why people are so hung up by these scores is beyond me. If you really want to see a reviewtroll in action look up Armond White.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

it's a david cage game so i'm going to guess that it has a disjointed narrative that jumps all over the place, a plot that doesn't really fit together right if you look at it for more than 2 seconds, characters that we're constantly supposed to admire or sympathize with even when they're mostly bland archetypes thrown into crazy situations and have their frowning backed by sad string music, and a lot of wandering around and using the bathroom

 

[Mr. RHC]

Bad scores for a bad "game". All is good in the world!

I'm shaking my head at every single variant of these posts downplaying games like Journey, Heavy Rain etc.

 

[PoweredBySoy]

Tara reviewed it, and she's a better reviewer than Sessler.

You get out too.

 

[MYE]

All over the place

hmm...

 

[yami4ct]

Quantic Dream has some really good ideas. I like the way they make a different kind of game. Still, I don't know why they can't get writing that's consistently great. The main plot of Heavy Rain was so super dumb. Anyone should be able to realize that just by reading the basic outline. It should have been fixable. It's great they're trying to do some great, emotional stuff, but get the writing to back it up.

 

[petethepanda]

Figured it'd be divisive, but a bit of a bummer seeing it tilt more towards the negative overall.

 

[MeBecomingI]

The chasm from review to review is about what I was expecting.

Buying after work.

 

[Henry Jones Jr]

Wow. I was expecting this game to get mostly universal 7-9 scores. This wide variance makes me more excited to play the game if anything.

 

[see5harp]

How long is this game? I can just pick it up from Redbox if it's like 10 hours.

 

[rhino4evr]

So it seems to be a love it or hate it experience. This actually makes me want to play it more.

 

[DangerStepp]

Was never really hyped for the this so the reviews are sitting aight with me.

Will wait for bargain bin/Christmas list.

 

[kazebyaka]

How long is this game? I can just pick it up from Redbox if it's like 10 hours.

It's almost exactly 10 hours +/- 2

 

[foxuzamaki]

two best friends are gonna have a field day

 

[Metal B]

Who is "many"? If Monkey Island is a game so is every other adventure game or visual novel or "cinematic interactive experience" concepted as game.
There is no other definition for a video game.

An Adventure like Monkey Island has puzzles, which will test your skills. A visual novel or "cinematic interactive experience" are part of the interactive medium like games, but there are not the same. The difference would many people save a lot of time and headaches. I still have no idea, why people have a problem with it. Your less a game-fan by enjoying other forms of entertainment ...

 

[dragonbane]

Jeuxvideo.com: 16/20 http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00018989-beyond-two-souls-test.htm

That's pretty good right? 1 point better than Heavy Rain