BEYOND: Two Souls - PRE-OWNED
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Customers commend BEYOND: Two Souls - PRE-OWNED for its engaging storyline and impressive graphics. The game's narrative is praised for its depth and ability to captivate players, while the visuals are described as stunning and realistic.
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Beyond two souls is the latest attempt at an interactive movie, with some video game elements, from director/writer David Cage. The plot is just above mediocre, following the life of Jodie Holmes (played by Caroline Wolfson and the talented Ellen Page) and her imaginary friend, Aiden as they navigate through a series of events causing mischief, but the story is not bad either, just okay; however if this were a movie, I might have felt a bit cheated. The twists are not surprising, the story moves slow and the characters don't really deepen much throughout, but that might depend on some game play exploration with decision trees. Still, the story is interesting, even if it had me a bit bored at times, and the talent, of course is very decent to watch. The game advances with small interactions in scenes and quick time events. In that regards, this game might appeal to non traditional gamers as well as hard core gamers. The quick time events, though sometimes a bit challenging when they seem to come at you as you're focusing on a scene can be annoying the first time, are actually pretty easy to manage and sometimes add to the tension. For those who can't stand cut scenes and skip right through them in other story driven games, this game will probably not appeal to them, as this is mostly story and cinematic. One of the highlights of this game is the multiple endings and alternate scenes that develop based on one's game play, this adds to some replay value. One unnecessary let down for me, and it was totally based on an assumption that I had for absolutely no reason, is that I assumed this would be lest like Indigo Prophecy and Heavy Rain, and be more like Omikron: The Nomad Soul (another game from Cage), which was a truly unique gaming experience, but this game didn't offer much of a relationship there. It's almost as though Cage is trying to work something out, like a writer does when they write the same story with slight differences and forms until they finally nail it. That's what this game feels like, a slightly more advanced version of gaming and story telling than Indigo Prophecy and Heavy Rain. Did Cage nail it this time, I guess that is up to you. This game gets a good overall rating because though the story isn't mind blowing, it's decent for a play through, and the game play itself can add to some tension, it also had me bored and feeling repetitive. The balance of game and film feels a bit off, but not enough for me to want to put the game down. This game is great for a variety of gamers. I personally really only enjoy turn-based RPG's, but this game had me interested enough to progress through it, and I know I will play it again. On a side note, it even intrigued my wife who hates most video games, with a few exceptions like The Last of Us and Mario Kart, but she likes both this game and Ellen Page.
Posted by SweetMotodachi
From what I have played so far, the graphics and game story are AMAZING! I am very happy with my purchase!
Posted by CommanderShepard
Good game with a good story. It's no boring like some reviews claim. Well worth the price
Posted by Jafo56