Beyond: Two Souls - First gameplay and impressions

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Shakycam off-screen and blurry, but beggars can't be choosers. Not sure how long it will stay up.

For those who don't want to/can't be bothered watching from the snippet I watched:

• Parts of it play like Heavy Rain
• Other parts of it are played from a first-person perspective where you seem to be invisible and can manipulate certain things in the environment like a ghost
• Animations look nice/fluid from what I can tell from the poor quality video

Game site impressions from a closed door event:

SixthAxix

"However, at first glance, the action looked just like anything you would see in Heavy Rain. The button prompts appear in the same fashion and are just as reaction based as before. There's one big difference though we were told that the entire scene was interactive. That's right, you can actually move the player around and make the escape for yourself. The characters in Beyond are not controlled by a cutscene, but the animations are so seemless you can't even tell unless you were actually playing it for yourself."

CVG

GamesRadar

BUMP watching now.

I shouldn't have watched that. It reminds me just how incredibly dull QTEs are.

My hype dropped just like that.

thanks TC! :twisted:

the game looks amazing... only 2 minutes in to it

SKimming over it, if you don't like Heavy Rain..Your not going to like Beyond..

this is literally an interactive movie

no wonder the graphics are so good, its on rails

this is an interactive movie and not a game. i bet if they made it as a movie it will be more enjoyable that this crap.

For those who don't want to/can't be bothered watching from the snippet I watched:

• Parts of it play like Heavy Rain
• Other parts of it are played from a first-person perspective where you seem to be invisible and can manipulate certain things in the environment like a ghost
• Animations look nice/fluid from what I can tell from the poor quality video

Looks really good i know my brother is going to love this he is a huge fan of Heavy Rain, i looking forward to this too

Whoever is playing the game needs to stop. He's missing the easiest QTE's , jeez...

I'm not impressed with this game at all. By far the best of the show was Halo 4 and Pikmin 3.

People say qte's, but isn't a game like this a new form of adventure game?

"Gameplay"
I know after playing Heavy Rain this games control mechanics should be of no surprise but I still cant help but to feel dissapointed. That said the story intrigues me alot more than Heavy Rains.

Yay if you like Heavy rain which i liked but nay if you like replay-ability i mean not that much is going to change! Unless you can alter story it wont be a purchase from me :( It looked so good :( Hoznary

[QUOTE="Hoznary"]Yay if you like Heavy rain which i liked but nay if you like replay-ability i mean not that much is going to change! Unless you can alter story it wont be a purchase from me :( It looked so good :( Inotian

People say qte's, but isn't a game like this a new form of adventure game?

15strong

[QUOTE="15strong"]

People say qte's, but isn't a game like this a new form of adventure game?

campzor

There isn't much of a difference between this and some of telltale's games. Clearly this isn't a game for everyone, and you can certainly be justified in having an opinion that you want more control, but there is nothing wrong with making or playing this sort of game. In a time when we complain about the same type of games coming out, this does something different.

People say qte's, but isn't a game like this a new form of adventure game?

15strong

[QUOTE="15strong"]

People say qte's, but isn't a game like this a new form of adventure game?

FrozenLiquid

But if you played Heavy Rain, you would understand that the game is not all QTE's. You get to control your character and the different context sensitive controls that occur throughout the enviroment you explore. That's why I said a new form of adventure game.

By far the best of the show was Halo 4 and Pikmin 3.

Click_Clock

[QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"][QUOTE="15strong"]

People say qte's, but isn't a game like this a new form of adventure game?

15strong

But if you played Heavy Rain, you would understand that the game is not all QTE's. You get to control your character and the different context sensitive controls that occur throughout the enviroment you explore. That's why I said a new form of adventure game.

[QUOTE="15strong"]

People say qte's, but isn't a game like this a new form of adventure game?

campzor

looks good with the whole mind control and darker feel then infamous

the last of us god of war and this game makes me want a ps3

Just as crap-tastic as heavy rain.

[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="15strong"]

People say qte's, but isn't a game like this a new form of adventure game?

15strong

There isn't much of a difference between this and some of telltale's games. Clearly this isn't a game for everyone, and you can certainly be justified in having an opniion that you want more control, but there is nothing wrong with making or playign this sort of game. In a time when we complain about the same type of games coming out, this does something different.

Just as crap-tastic as heavy rain.

goblaa

game of the year is crap then more crap tastic then

[QUOTE="FrozenLiquid"][QUOTE="15strong"]

People say qte's, but isn't a game like this a new form of adventure game?

15strong

But if you played Heavy Rain, you would understand that the game is not all QTE's. You get to control your character and the different context sensitive controls that occur throughout the enviroment you explore. That's why I said a new form of adventure game.

Oh sweet. So it looks like you're gonna be playing as the spirit. This game is gonna be epic.ispeakfact

Love it! I've always admired the way "Heavy Rain" looked and played. It was a big breath of fresh air to me -- I'm beyond happy to see that this one looks similar.

When you said gameplay, I assumed it would involve the playing of a game, not some stupid faux game wannabe film.

Looks amazing can't wait.

[QUOTE="ispeakfact"]Oh sweet. So it looks like you're gonna be playing as the spirit. This game is gonna be epic.Hoznary

Very cool.

[QUOTE="Hoznary"][QUOTE="ispeakfact"]Oh sweet. So it looks like you're gonna be playing as the spirit. This game is gonna be epic.ispeakfact

I am all for a different video game experience. Loved every second of Heavy Rain and can't wait for this game. A breath of fresh air in the over crowded FPS Gen.

Everyone complaining about the "gameplay" for this game clearly doesn't understand the developer at all.CajunShooter

I am all for a different video game experience. Loved every second of Heavy Rain and can't wait for this game. A breath of fresh air in the over crowded FPS Gen.

[QUOTE="CajunShooter"]Everyone complaining about the "gameplay" for this game clearly doesn't understand the developer at all.FrozenLiquid

everyone bashing this game are ignorant. if you want to do a combo, go play Street Fighter. it's a unique game of its own. be happy that it's not an L1/R1 zoom/shoot press X to Jump game. seriously.

oh right because gameplay should only be defined by traditional means. games that use other control methods or play differently shouldn't be called games because those aren't gameplay. fvck you. who are you to define which is which. oh right Pac-Man only uses up,down,left,right therefore it isn't a game. you guys even watched the first 3 minutes? he was controlling the game, not watching it all throughout.

So, we can play as the ghost? No NPC will be safe from my wrath!:twisted:

[QUOTE="CajunShooter"]Everyone complaining about the "gameplay" for this game clearly doesn't understand the developer at all.FrozenLiquid

so what? it's a niche already. why are you bashing a vision of some developer who does this game? it's an unsaturated genre, it's not even getting CoD sales figures. if you don't agree with what he calls a game, then go and play the games that you consider a game. period.