cormack12
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Yeah cheers, figured as much. Might transfer a few cloud saves and try it on another PS3. Just annoying when I've got my room to play it with all cinematic stuff :/
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BEYOND: Two Souls (Ellen Page, Willem Dafoe) |OT| Press Triangle to Aiden
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Yeah cheers, figured as much. Might transfer a few cloud saves and try it on another PS3. Just annoying when I've got my room to play it with all cinematic stuff :/
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
The best facial expressions moments of TLOU are better than what we have here, I agree, but on average this probably pulls ahead. And also, keep in mind that pretty much all the really impressive character closeup scenes in TLOU are not actually realtime, while they all are here. As for gameplay animations, TLOU is of course better, as it would compared to anything else really, but this is not bad at all either.
Keep also in mind, that QD approach to character expressions results in sorcerer demo on next gen hardware, and that pretty much blows everything else out of the water. They really know what they're doing when it comes to graphics.
BlazingDarkness
Member
Beyond has some of the best 'walking through corridors differently' animations I've seen in any game. I love how Jodie moves differently depending on her age/mood.
In some games I feel like I'm fighting with the animation or it feels unnatural compared to how I'm moving but I didn't get much of those problems with Beyond.
Some of the running through corridors in the last chapter in particular are just insane, it's like playing a CG movie.
In some games I feel like I'm fighting with the animation or it feels unnatural compared to how I'm moving but I didn't get much of those problems with Beyond.
Some of the running through corridors in the last chapter in particular are just insane, it's like playing a CG movie.
The Praiseworthy
Member
I just finished it...
Heavy Rain had the better gameplay and music, but Beyond had the better story and acting.
I felt so attached to the characters and the story was really emotional in it touched me so deeply... something you could only find if D.C games.
Bravo for this amazing GAME and experience, and can't wait to be blown away with their PS4 project.
The industry really need games like this and Heavy Rain... thank god for their existing.
Heavy Rain had the better gameplay and music, but Beyond had the better story and acting.
I felt so attached to the characters and the story was really emotional in it touched me so deeply... something you could only find if D.C games.
Bravo for this amazing GAME and experience, and can't wait to be blown away with their PS4 project.
The industry really need games like this and Heavy Rain... thank god for their existing.
I think he knew the entire time (endgame spoilers)
I'm under the impression that Aiden was the special one here, not Jodie, so when he died and didn't want to go, he bound his soul to the closest living thing so he wouldn't have to leave.
Edit: And yes, I know that begs the question of why he didn't tell her anything. Reasons I guess.
Her walking animation actually feels just like it did in Inception...the way she kinda heavily swings her arms. I really bought it.
I think QD will put all the pieces together in their next game. I wonder if they will use another big name actor. HR felt more like a traditional adventure game to me-- I felt like you could fail, I felt like you had to look around and solve puzzles. Here I feel like I'm playing a story or making choices in a movie, but I don't feel like I'm at risk of failure or that there's something that would impede my progress.
But, IMO, their cinematography, acting, animation, and writing have come a very long way. This game, at least so far, is not cringey basically all the time like HR was, and obviously Page does a great job with some simple (and sometimes bland) material. This is not like the horribly written and acted Lauren Winter stuff from HR.
My honest suspicion is that because they got Page, they designed a game to "show her off"-- more linear in construction but with a heavy character focus from top to bottom, which meant less contextual dialog, more unique animations, and so on and so forth.
fallingdove
Member
Just started playing through the game. Really enjoying it. Game aside, I think what I am surprised by most is by how uneven the graphics are. There are moments I am absolutely floored by their next gen qualities - other times I am shocked at how shitty the environments or NPCs look. Overall, I think it's one of the best looking games I have played and am even more excited now for next gen if this ends up being around mid tier graphics for the generation.
BlazingDarkness
Member
Yeah, I agree on all points.
Beyond is QD and Cage saying 'here is how you create an amazing character (with Jodie') so I really hope with their next game, they take what they've learnt and improved upon since HR, and make an equally compelling world to explore with a lot more depth. As a player, I don't want to just walk from point A to point B, albeit with a very beautiful path linking the two, I want to be able to either do that, or go and explore C, D and E too, if I choose to do so.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Still, what's missing (so far I didn't notice it at least) is any kind of character awareness of her surrounding. If you played TLOU, there's a scene there where Joel is
badly hurt and is fumbling around while walking, grabbing nearby objects, leaning onto tables, etc.
So what was your favorite chapter? Mine was
. For some reason, I liked seeing Jodie at her
Yep, you just have to back out to the main menu and switch game modes.
Also, is anybody else bothered by how selectively protective Aiden can be? One second he's willing to defend her and the next she's getting blindsided by somebody and knocked out.
Homeless
weakest but still helping people.
Yep, you just have to back out to the main menu and switch game modes.
Also, is anybody else bothered by how selectively protective Aiden can be? One second he's willing to defend her and the next she's getting blindsided by somebody and knocked out.
same, the most emotional chapter, imo. only the young Jodie chapters can match it.
So I guess this is a spoiler for an area near the end of the game:
The Forrest Gump of Gaming, love it!
Wow that stealth passage, I really thought I was playing Metal Gear Solid V. So good!
The "Navajo" passage was also very Red Dead Redemption heavy, I loved it!
Game is really impressive when it shows its richness in areas and moods. It changes from being a sitcom, to war drama to childhood story etc.
The "Navajo" passage was also very Red Dead Redemption heavy, I loved it!
Game is really impressive when it shows its richness in areas and moods. It changes from being a sitcom, to war drama to childhood story etc.
The Forrest Gump of Gaming, love it!
Either
The Condenser
Dragon's Hideout
My slim was just as loud. I definitely think this game took a few months off my PS3's lifespan.
Just finished the game. I liked it, but it dragged for a couple long stretches. I couldn't get behind the David cage method of gameplay here like I did with HR...maybe because HR is more grounded in reality and felt like a more unique experience because of that. HR was also my first QD game, so it had novelty going for it.
That said, I appreciate QD and the types of games they make. The voice acting and interactivity here is miles ahead of HR. Obviously, they have made a lot of big strides with Beyond, just not ones that appealed to me personally when it comes to overall enjoyment of a game.
That said, I appreciate QD and the types of games they make. The voice acting and interactivity here is miles ahead of HR. Obviously, they have made a lot of big strides with Beyond, just not ones that appealed to me personally when it comes to overall enjoyment of a game.
petethepanda
Member
Is there a timer on the save file or anything? Feels like I've gotten well over 10 hours so far.
Wonder how much of a grind it is to get the platinum.
Wonder how much of a grind it is to get the platinum.
I platinumed heavy rain and hated every second of it lol. I feel like these games are meant for a single playthrough.
Freezasaurus
Member
Just finished the game last night. I enjoyed it a lot. I'll definitely play it again, but I want to wait a bit before I go and see the other endings, otherwise I feel that it'll cheapen the accomplishment if I just watch all the others right away. Good game, can't wait for Quantic's next one.
BlazingDarkness
Member
Kinda gutted I saw pretty much all of Homeless months ago, it would have been way more special for me if I'd gone in fresh.
He shouldn't have been working for a terrorist.
Yeah, never a good thing for such a story heavy game.
No but I was shook up for a good while after.
DC1
Member
Some much error here. Hope ...Really Hope you're joking.
His Father was working for the democratically elected president. The relavation of the truth behind the mission is the turning point of Jodie's life; it's the reason why she went awol.
2.40:1 is so annoying, wish I could remove that as well.
To that spoiler: Kidding or not paying attention to the game?
No, I figured that story wasn't done. Also, you can
spot him playing on the second floor.
BlazingDarkness
Member
I love that (spoiler for after The Mission chapter)
perfect bailout.gif material
Jodie just straight up jumps out of the plane when she finds the truth about why she was sent
Yep, I saw it months ago, too.
Still, I loved playing it, and it is my second favourite scene in a Quantic Dream game (the opening of Fahrenheit is still the best).
Wait, what?
So was I. I just paused the game and sat there. It's the first time that my actions in a game have hit me that hard.
Haha, yeah!
I thought there would be anPress L1 and Analogue Sticks for Aiden moment, but no, unplugged bailout! haha
I want a proof of that.But if it's true , the 16:9 visuals will come at the price of 20% more pixel rendering killing the frame rate .
Freezasaurus
Member
That's the one thing about this game that I found lacking. I don't think anything in it hit me with those feels. And I know I'm not a heartless monsters, as other games have managed it quite effectively.
I was really satisfied with 2.40:1, it never bothered me.
fallingdove
Member
I agree completely. People often champion Uncharted for it's walking animation(s) but Beyond feels much more natural.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
So glad I went on a blackout for this game, short of what I've send in adverts I'd not watched anything. This game was just amazing from start to end. Quite how QD managed such a clean image amazes me. Whilst you're fairly limited in exploration and angles for the camera this IMHO blows TLoU away in terms of graphics.
Storywise I preferred it to Heavy Rain and it certainly seems Cage is learning quickly what makes a good game/story. Simply cannot wait to see what they achieve with the PS4! Sign me up Day 0.
Storywise I preferred it to Heavy Rain and it certainly seems Cage is learning quickly what makes a good game/story. Simply cannot wait to see what they achieve with the PS4! Sign me up Day 0.
Yeah, I got used to it, but I was like " why u no fill screen" when I started to play the game.
Uncharted movement animations are real technical marvel, because ND created hundreds/thousands of animations that can be blended on the fly.
Beyond has natural motions, but its really fixed and limited. You cant do much with it, except during crazy running scenes. Those look really awesome.
Salim is on the second floor throwing a baseball against a crate. You can spot him before you take out the dude. Jodi make a comment like, "What is he doing here?" but you can't interact with him.
Acquiescence
Member
I've done the Navajo chapter - how far through the game am I?
About 2/3.
You have a lot remaining.
Oh wow, that's cool. I'll have to see if I can find him on my second playthrough. What chapter is this?
Acquiescence
Member
Thanks guys. I'm struggling through this and just want to see the end by this point.
BlazingDarkness
Member
If it means anything, from that point onwards the plot really picks up.
The mission chapter or whatever the one was where you are hunting that guy down. Just before you kill him. Kid is on the second story.
Acquiescence
Member
Unfortunately, I think I'm past caring. There have been high points, like the Homeless chapter for instance, but those are usually followed by some horrid chapter like the emo Jodie segment, which just played out in the most predictable manner imaginable. I was groaning so hard at that part.
And I haven't seen this many jammed doors in a video game since Silent Hill 2.
petethepanda
Member
Surprisingly lame credits sequence.
Edit: The sound mixing got pretty spotty. At many points, including the very last line, it was impossible to hear dialogue over the score (5.1 at least).
Edit: The sound mixing got pretty spotty. At many points, including the very last line, it was impossible to hear dialogue over the score (5.1 at least).