Beyond: Two Souls Review

By Nicholas Tan

As the spirit moves you.

Beyond: Two Souls, as Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy before it, challenges the common preconceptions of successful video game design. There is no life gauge, no loot drops, no experience points, no open world, no competitive multiplayer, no overly violent power fantasy. Developer Quantic Dream imagines games…

  • Gorgeous motion-captured animations
  • Strong soundtrack and voice-acting
  • Great acting performances from Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe
  • Nonlinear storytelling more interesting than meaningful
  • Playing as Aiden is wickedly fun
  • Jodie's journey has poignant moments
  • Having "refuse" turn into "accept"
  • Press-a-button endings
  • Lumbering cover-based sequence

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Nicholas Tan
Nicholas Tan

Nick Tan is a SEO Lead Writer for GameRevolution. Once upon a time, his parents took away his Super Nintendo as a punishment. He has sworn revenge ever since.

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