ComputerMKII
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Luc Besson is French. Your argument is invalid.
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Beyond: Two Souls - Review Thread
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Luc Besson is French. Your argument is invalid.
GrumpyOutlander
Member
Did anyone else enjoy Indigo Prophecy immensely?
People who have played Beyond, and enjoyed Heavy Rain Is it worth a buy now, or better off to wait until Christmas?
People who have played Beyond, and enjoyed Heavy Rain Is it worth a buy now, or better off to wait until Christmas?
dragonbane
Member
It's getting interrupted by shooting and stealth sections. Beyond replaces those with different gameplay and aims to not have any repetition.
I like both approaches. I don't know why one should become the other. I play both.
If you liked IP throughout, Beyond is a must buy. It's the better Indigo in many ways.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Heavy Rain also got glowing reviews and benefited from being one of the earlier showcases of the PS3.
Bad reviews can factor into a: "This game looks great!" to" I'll wait for a sale or price drop, or a rental," thus effecting overall sales.
The only way Luc Besson isn't avant garde and artsy is if you haven't seen his (awesome) earlier work, Léon and Le Grand Bleu in particular.
Really, though, for a French dude, David Cage is lacking in taste. Even his name is bland!
ah, ok. In that case I agree and disagree
I agree that there is little more amazing than wandering around a carefully crafted world that is rich with detail. Just yesterday I was standing in Hyrule Castle actually feeling a little sad. There were no enemies - just me and the history of past Zelda games and the worlds they create.
But I do also enjoy my story centric games like VLR, and like many stories they live or die on their characters.
dragonbane
Member
Except for the good reviews. Like Rev3, GameSpot, Polygon.
Domcorleone
Member
cant wait to play it and judge the game for myself. I thought heavy rain was ok despite the god awful voice acting and writing and terrible ending, it seems that all three are an improvement so hopefully it is good. I like playing different type of games and could totally go for a more passive experience right now.
I thought story progression was one of the greatest parts of the game. Instead of being forced straight through the timeline you jump all over the place and recieves tidbits of information and background info......and you slowly piece them together (if you can figure out some of the questions you have with the hints they give you.)
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
Damn.
That's all I can say. Guess I'll at least approach it with an open mind.
That's all I can say. Guess I'll at least approach it with an open mind.
theignoramus
Member
Being a game that involves the CIA so heavily, Cage should have included a sequence where you can waterboard, shock, or mutilate someone with a blunt instrument. Reviewers couldve then talked about what an edgy experience Beyond was.
aronnov reborn
Banned
after watching 40 minutes of a lets play I ordered off amazon immediately. I loved Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy but then i seen the reviews and was scared for a second...
Not sure it's going to bother me though because from what i've seen in i'm actually interested and think ill love it.
Not sure it's going to bother me though because from what i've seen in i'm actually interested and think ill love it.
Congrats on not knowing what the word "most" means.
Again, how many of those reviews are from sites you frequent for game commentary?
maverick40
Junior Member
I hope this sells well!
Unparalleled_Mediocrity
Neo Member
Given the fact that games are reviewed on a 7-10 scale, isn't a metacritic of 74 a bit of a disaster? Don't get me wrong I'll still play it and probably enjoy it but DC has gotta see that as a failure
simplythebest
Banned
Looks like one of those games that is destined to divide opinion for some time to come! Some reviewers praise the ambitions and well-realised story, while others think it's underwritten, barely coherent dross !! this is not a typical game like shooter, rpg or action adventure. This is a rather linear , quicktime, movie kind of game. People who played heavy rain or indigo prophecy would know what to expect from it. People who buy this game knows what they are in for, mostly for the compelling story and unique take on gaming. This game is its own genre like other quantic dreams' games. this genre has its own style and appeal. & for a type of game like this, I think it outdone itself again and did a great job. I find reviewers who give this a low score expecting it to be played more like another conventional shooter, action adventure !!
Ya, pretty much. If Game Informer gives something less than an 8, you know it's bad.
Yeah, it doesn't matter that the game is disjointed, poorly written mess with dumbed down controls even compared to HR, where you feel like none of your actions matter and story progresses even without your input at all. Yeah, they just want action poof-poof.
He knows his games are divisive, so he probably welcomes the varied review scores.
It certainly evokes a lot of discussion, which is exactly what he wants. He'd probably love this thread.
EDIT: Tweet from Co-CEO of Quantic Dream:
SRTtoZ
Member
Yea but at the same time Gamespot is known to be very harsh with their reviews and they tossed this a 9. Seems like you either love it or hate it like the other QD games.
Well, it's getting anywhere from a 2/10 to a 10/10. So it's a little different than a game getting straight 6s.
statham
Member
I enjoyed both, and I'm liking beyond more but I'm still early in it.
This is true ever since they changed management after the whole Gerstmann fiasco they are pretty much the harshest reviewers I think it is purposeful to counter the reputation they had many years ago.
Lol you are like a broken record in this thread saying the same thing over and over again it's pretty funny
simplythebest
Banned
I can see why this sort of game wouldn't appeal to certain people, so I'm not too surprised by that coming from you.
These games would be far less polarizing if they were written at a higher quality level. If Quantic Dream sits back and say "our games are just polarizing", I feel they're doing a disservice to themselves.
They do many things right and their games have been beautiful, but the writing (and voice acting, in Heavy Rain's case) majorly hold them back.
They do many things right and their games have been beautiful, but the writing (and voice acting, in Heavy Rain's case) majorly hold them back.
Steve McQueen
Member
Damnit...my order is about to ship. Dunno if I should cancel it. Reviews are all over the place... Loved Heavy Rain. Any advice GAF?
I don't want to derail this thread too much, but do any of the reviews give an idea on average play-time? Like is this something I can play through in one sitting? I'm trying to avoid story spoilers so I've been avoiding the reviews. Sorry if this was covered before, I haven't been following the thread too closely.
Even if you end up with a negative opinion of it, getting to that point in assessing it yourself has a lot of value for me personally. Being able to have an informed view in conversations will put you ahead of, let's be honest here, about 90% of people criticizing/complimenting it. Having enjoyed Heavy Rain suggests you'll be able to like it for the well-executed parts.
12 or fewer hours, from what I've seen.
While I'm pretty sure I wouldn't ultimately enjoy the game (similar problems to their other games), give it a go, unless money is a concern. There's nothing wrong with playing games you might not enjoy.
Sort of the game has nothing to do with it. I'm a big fan of Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain, but Beyond is not good. It has no story to justify a lack of gameplay and no gameplay to justify poor story. However you look at it, it doesn't get better.
maverick40
Junior Member
Don't cancel it. I just completed the game and I loved it. It is worth it for main characters performance alone. I also adored heavy rain.
Brianimaniac
Banned
100%. I don't like their games, but that's not because of controls or that I think games need to be a certain way or that I think Cage should be making movies -- I don't like their games because story and character are at the core of them, and Cage is a bad writer.
simplythebest
Banned
Play it, beat it, return it citing defect issues and get money back.
maverick40
Junior Member
No you will not complete it in one sitting. Took me at most 10 hours to beat. I'd say 8 hours at the very least.,
Steve McQueen
Member
Thanks guys. Guess I'm gonna give it a try. Loved HR for doing something entirely different.
maverick40
Junior Member
That is awful. Do not do that.