Beyond: Two Souls

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 338 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 220 out of 338
  2. Mixed: 78 out of 338
  3. Negative: 40 out of 338
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  1. D1GGAN
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Даже не знаю что написать... Прошел эту игру сегодня и возможно я на эмоциях, но эта игра - шедевр. Всё здесь хорошо - сюжет, геймплей, графика. Игра не проседала ни в одном моменте, я бы даже сказал она не проседала вообще. Наверняка лучшая игра для покупки сейчас если вам не во что играть.Даже не знаю что написать... Прошел эту игру сегодня и возможно я на эмоциях, но эта игра - шедевр. Всё здесь хорошо - сюжет, геймплей, графика. Игра не проседала ни в одном моменте, я бы даже сказал она не проседала вообще. Наверняка лучшая игра для покупки сейчас если вам не во что играть.
  2. sakhan171
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Although gameplay sometimes can be a little titing in pc, this game deserves a 10. This is not a game, this is art. This is a masterpiece. Thanks quantic dreams for this game. Now I will try Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human.
  3. watchm824
    Jul 27, 2020
    8
    I love the games from Quantic Dream. And even if there is not a lot of gameplay in the game. And some of the plot twists are pretty naive. But Quantic Dream makes the best interactive films.
  4. Sierra146888
    Jul 15, 2020
    10
    At first, sorry for my bad English. Im trying without translator :)
    Story, soundtrack is awesome. Story is what I love in this game so much. Its one of the games when I... actually cried at some moment. Well only games when i cried at all was Unravel, Detroit, Bioshock Infinite, Journey and may be something else.
    Visual is ok for 2020, its 2013 game anyway, but i think for 2013 it was    At first, sorry for my bad English. Im trying without translator :)
    Story, soundtrack is awesome. Story is what I love in this game so much. Its one of the games when I... actually cried at some moment. Well only games when i cried at all was Unravel, Detroit, Bioshock Infinite, Journey and may be something else.
    Visual is ok for 2020, its 2013 game anyway, but i think for 2013 it was cool graphics.
    Only thing i dont like in this game is game mode choosing (from noob to "normal" player). Tbh "normal" mode seems like hardmode bcs its QTE without hints at all (i cant explain it clearly but u can try in demo version for example). And the main problem with that is controlling Aiden. You can free control him (WASD and u can go whenever you want) only in normal mode . But in "noob" mode you are moving only from dot to dot (or from point to point. idk how to say it correctly) by mouse so its not free)
    And also the second tiny problem is letterboxing. May be for someone its huge and annoying problem. Around 40% of screen is just black only to let players feel like its film. I dont like it but im used to.
    Anyway u can patch it and remove letterboxing. I`d want to see some official patches for PC to let players remove it. They can just add the option.    … Expand
  5. Mishan777
    Aug 9, 2020
    10
    Интересная завязка, и не менее интересная развязка, прекрасные диалоги, анимации лиц, неподдельное сопереживание персонажам.
    Игра на 10 часов, но это одно обычное прохождение.
    Много концовок, все имеют место быть. Рекомендую к покупке, Дэвиду Кейджу ставлю лайк.    Интересная завязка, и не менее интересная развязка, прекрасные диалоги, анимации лиц, неподдельное сопереживание персонажам.
    Игра на 10 часов, но это одно обычное прохождение.
    Много концовок, все имеют место быть.
    Рекомендую к покупке, Дэвиду Кейджу ставлю лайк.
  6. Sc4letta
    Apr 6, 2022
    10
    masterpiece
    thank you David Cage it was really awesome!
    I wish there would be a sequel cuz I really love this game
  7. gyakushev
    Aug 10, 2019
    10
    This is a truly rare gem. The story, acting, the visuals and gameplay set a new bar in the genre. Words just don't do the game justice - try it out, there's a free demo.
  8. Venom2033
    Aug 1, 2019
    10
    Very interesting game, excellent graphics, in a word 12/10
    Hope David will make 2 part of
  9. runner
    Feb 7, 2020
    6
    Technically this seems like a good port to PC (I believe the problems lie in the original product and not the port)
    The graphics & actors look great in-game.
    There were some nice cues on the soundtrack. There were *some* moments done well cinematically. It's a cool feature to have two different orders to play throughout the story. Plus Elaine Page rocks. Unfortunately this is where    Technically this seems like a good port to PC (I believe the problems lie in the original product and not the port)
    The graphics & actors look great in-game.
    There were some nice cues on the soundtrack.
    There were *some* moments done well cinematically.
    It's a cool feature to have two different orders to play throughout the story.
    Plus Elaine Page rocks.

    Unfortunately this is where the good stuff ends, and she's ending up being wasted on this mess of a thing.
    I think the main problem was playing this after Heavy Rain, which lifted up the expectations quite high in my opinion.
    While on Heavy Rain I felt every chapter had a meaning to the big scheme of things, and felt I was getting more and more involved in the story & with the characters, in here I felt nothing like it. Although there is an attempt of clever storytelling when you're playing the "Original" order which is actually travelling back and forth along the timeline (a concept which I actaully really like) In Beyond Two Souls it felt there were plenty more of time fillers and inconsistency of vibe and inner sence.

    At plenty of times seems like Beyond Two Souls isn't not really sure what it tries to be.
    Is it a Game? a Movie? An action-thriller themed thing? Supernatural fiction? Horror? Mystery? An Aliens&Predator tribute? Teenage drama? Feminist-thingy? Not really sure what to think when you're playing Spy-girl and also watching her get abused as a teenager at the same storyline.
    The former is, specifically, not necessarily a wrong idea in itself, but in here it's done extremely cliche'd and really actually feels like this product simply scattered around in various directions in a journey of a self discovery.

    This game is indeed quite ambitious, I'll give QD that, but while the previous games were also ambitious & never without flaws - that's the first one which managed to truly disappoint me, even though it has much potential.

    The story just felt mediocre at best, some of the dialogues were just.. just... not good. Some of the scenes didn't make much sense. With the various "action phases" (which, by the way, felt much more frequent here than in previous games) I felt it was usually not too clear where to go next, the controls and camera were "artistically" clunky, and at many of the QTE it wasn't clear what was expected of me to do, hence I missed plenty of them, and guess what - it didn't even matter that much.

    Which leads me to the next point - for a company such as Quantic Dream which is known for making interactive movies, with various paths, where your choices have consequences, etc.. Beyond Two Souls is extremely linear along its script. There are plenty of chapters throughout the game and where it feels *most* of your actions' consequences are confined within the very same chapter and nowhere else later.

    I'm about 90% through the game and I have a feeling this is definitely not about to chage, and not any of the other things I've said.    … Expand
  10. Hugo_Luca
    May 11, 2020
    10
    Its either your favorite game or its decent. If you think its decent then it is still worth your money. If its your favorite game you will have memories for your lifetime. Insane game. Also because this game was made by motion capture this game has brilliant graphics, smooth movements and awesome acting from Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe. 11/10, wish I would forget this game entirely so thatIts either your favorite game or its decent. If you think its decent then it is still worth your money. If its your favorite game you will have memories for your lifetime. Insane game. Also because this game was made by motion capture this game has brilliant graphics, smooth movements and awesome acting from Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe. 11/10, wish I would forget this game entirely so that I could have this insane experience again.… Expand
  11. XBliss
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    as movie - 10/10
    as game - 0/10
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  12. Woolee
    Oct 9, 2021
    7
    Although gameplay sometimes can be a little titing in pc, this game deserves a 10. This is not a game, this is art. This is a masterpiec
  13. playerhavok
    Mar 28, 2020
    10
    the score of this game is a tremendous injustice, I do not know what goes on in the minds of these critics, the game is incredible, without a doubt it won a special place in my heart, I really hope that in the future there will be a continuation for this game!
  14. moha98
    Jun 1, 2020
    10
    One of THE BEST games i've ever played.
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  15. peanuts
    Jul 27, 2019
    6
    I've played this game over 2 days and it induces terrible motion sickness. If I play the game for just a few hours, I get so sick that I have to lie down and close my eyes. The elements of the game- story, characters, plot, play sequences- are good. I would say it is about as good as Heavy Rain. And there are various scoring outcomes based on how the chapter is played, so there is someI've played this game over 2 days and it induces terrible motion sickness. If I play the game for just a few hours, I get so sick that I have to lie down and close my eyes. The elements of the game- story, characters, plot, play sequences- are good. I would say it is about as good as Heavy Rain. And there are various scoring outcomes based on how the chapter is played, so there is some replay-ability. But the thought of constantly getting sick playing this game makes means I won't be attempting replays.… Expand
  16. CenkAlp
    Sep 21, 2019
    7
    Hikaye = 7
    Oynanış = 7
    Grafikler = 8
    Sesler = 8
    Keyif = 7
    Atmosfer = 7
    Süre = 6
  17. gameking
    Nov 20, 2020
    8
    Great story and gameplay. I just want games like this. We have few games like this. This one is gives us very good experience.
  18. mrwashu
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    I am so disappointed how linear it is. You just can't make your decision and most of the time you must do reactions as developers thought you would like to do. If not there's no choice...
  19. Lasagnia
    Aug 17, 2019
    8
    I'm always amazed by how cool real life actors look in the games. Indeed an unexpected turn for my point of view. (Defoe is amazing as always). I kinda don't understand people who don't consider it a game by saying it is just an interactive movie, but even if so ffs that what makes it a game you morons. This game in particular is made so good and professional that i only wish that moviesI'm always amazed by how cool real life actors look in the games. Indeed an unexpected turn for my point of view. (Defoe is amazing as always). I kinda don't understand people who don't consider it a game by saying it is just an interactive movie, but even if so ffs that what makes it a game you morons. This game in particular is made so good and professional that i only wish that movies would be like that.… Expand
  20. dedjel
    Dec 14, 2019
    0
    Игра шедевр.
    Но играть не возможно на процессорах AMD FX, фризы и заедания звука каждые секунд 10.
    The game is a masterpiece.
    But it is not possible to play on AMD FX processors, friezes and jamming sound every second 10
  21. Renaigse
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    Супер унылая, скучная и клишированная игра, это даже игрой назвать нельзя, даже с учетом жанра, здесь цена ошибки просто нулевая, челленджа 0. Персонажи абсолютно дебильные и нереалистичные, особенно касается подростков на ДР, там такой притянутый за уши конфликт шо тупа кринж, или те же подростки, по фану избивающие бомжей. Сцена с омоном вообще рофл, когда челики будто бы впервые вСупер унылая, скучная и клишированная игра, это даже игрой назвать нельзя, даже с учетом жанра, здесь цена ошибки просто нулевая, челленджа 0. Персонажи абсолютно дебильные и нереалистичные, особенно касается подростков на ДР, там такой притянутый за уши конфликт шо тупа кринж, или те же подростки, по фану избивающие бомжей. Сцена с омоном вообще рофл, когда челики будто бы впервые в спецслужбах оказались, если увидите поймете весь абсурд той сцены. То они хотят ее убивать, то не хотят, снайпер стреляет в ноги, а потом исчезает , все действуют крайне медленно и непрофессионально, крч бред полный. В целом игра абсолютна скучная и предсказуемая, хотя деффкам подобная чушь заходит на ура.… Expand
  22. Deaden
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Interesting scenario and seems good story. But this game is not belong to PC platforms. People think they play games in Consoles but they just torture themselves with those poor made game mechanics. If you want to watch a movie just watch it. Some games from that company actually not mean to be in gaming platforms. They could do better job in movie sector. Or at least these kind of gamesInteresting scenario and seems good story. But this game is not belong to PC platforms. People think they play games in Consoles but they just torture themselves with those poor made game mechanics. If you want to watch a movie just watch it. Some games from that company actually not mean to be in gaming platforms. They could do better job in movie sector. Or at least these kind of games shouldn't be released in PC platforms. Controls are pain in PC platform at least I see. It would be better to watch all episodes from streaming channels without play by yourself. I don't recommend this game.… Expand
  23. Alexb1096
    Aug 27, 2020
    8
    RECENSIONE (ITALIAN):
    Ho giocato a Beyond Two Souls su PC, non molto tempo dopo rispetto ad Heavy Rain. Nonostante la critica abbia valutato piuttosto male questo gioco, lo ritengo invece superiore al predecessore sotto molti punti di vista.
    AUDIO E GRAFICA: Come già detto l'ho giocato su PC, quindi alla massima qualità possibile. L'audio è eccezionale, sia come colonna sonora che    RECENSIONE (ITALIAN):
    Ho giocato a Beyond Two Souls su PC, non molto tempo dopo rispetto ad Heavy Rain. Nonostante la critica abbia valutato piuttosto male questo gioco, lo ritengo invece superiore al predecessore sotto molti punti di vista.

    AUDIO E GRAFICA:
    Come già detto l'ho giocato su PC, quindi alla massima qualità possibile.
    L'audio è eccezionale, sia come colonna sonora che come doppiaggio (anche in italiano e piuttosto valido, nonostante sia mixato non benissimo).

    Anche il comparto grafico è buono, ma ha diversi difetti evitabili secondo me.
    Come in Heavy Rain mancano un po' di ombre che renderebbero più credibile la scena (soprattutto quelle sotto i personaggi, che a volte sembrano volare).

    Altro problema piuttosto grave sono i tagli e passaggi tra le scene, a volte fatti davvero male al punto di creare situazioni non realistiche e "sospendere l'illusione".
    A volte ci sono anche piccoli "freeze" nei punti in cui ci potrebbero essere biforcazioni della storia.

    Infine, se i volti e le loro animazioni sono davvero ottimi (grazie al motion capture) devo anche far notare come a volte le espressioni ritornino di colpo neutre sul finire delle cut scene, rompendo anche in questo caso la magia.

    GAMEPLAY:
    Il gameplay base non è molto diverso dal precedente titolo di Quantic Dream, così come da molti altri giochi del genere.

    La telecamera è spesso ferma e decentrata, per creare inquadrature cinematografiche, ma questo porta ad avere pochissima precisione nei movimenti (anche a causa di controlli poco responsivi). A differenza di Heavy Rain inoltre non è possibile alternare la telecamera tra due posizioni, rendendo l'esplorazione di certi ambienti piuttosto difficoltosa.
    Non sono gestiti molto bene neanche i movimenti che utilizzano mezzi di trasporto, di qualunque tipo siano, perchè questi sembrano volare.

    Se il movimento è molto classico, con i difetti che comporta, le fasi di azione invece sono state abbastanza rinnovate.
    In Heavy Rain molte azioni erano legate ad uno specifico movimento dell'analogico. Qui invece tutto è indicato da puntini e dovremo solo puntare l'analogico in quella direzione per eseguire l'azione. Si perde un po' l'immersione ma è molto più comodo.
    Rinnovati anche alcuni quick time events, che sfruttano delle scene rallentate per farti decidere in che direzione spostare Jodie, senza comandi a schermo. La trovo una buona idea perchè rende un po' meno guidato il gioco.

    Inoltre gestito davvero bene Aiden, lo spirito controllato dalla protagonista, con molte abilità e la possibilità di passare da un personaggio all'altro in qualunque momento. Ho letto che alla difficoltà più bassa questo sia semplificato nei controlli, per cui consiglio di giocare alla difficoltà maggiore per avere il movimento libero (e non ho trovato difficile alcuna sezione del gioco).

    Un altro difetto è che, a differenza del precedente titolo della software house, non si può morire e quindi ogni situazione pericolosa è vissuta troppo con leggerezza.

    STORIA:
    Heavy Rain aveva una storia convincente ma con anche alcune incongruenze e situazioni non spiegate (e non spiegabili).

    La trama di Beyond secondo me parte da premesse nettamente migliori e ho adorato il fatto che sia raccontata in ordine non cronologico (anche se è possibile scegliere che questo non sia fatto).
    Ho trovato però debole e un po' confuso il finale, con alcune situazioni non molto credibili e una ricerca esagerata della spettacolarizzazione delle scene.

    Per il resto la storia l'ho trovata abbastanza coerente, sono pochi i punti in cui qualcosa non mi tornava (ad un primo sguardo per lo meno).

    Infine vorrei parlare dei personaggi. A parte la presenza di due attori famosi come Ellen Page e Willem Dafoe, ogni personaggio risulta abbastanza ben caratterizzato e approfondito, salvo uno che risulta un po' anonimo per la sua rilevanza ai fini della trama.

    In conclusione, secondo me Beyond Two Souls non è mediocre come viene descritto. Ha dei difetti ma per quanto dura (circa 10 ore per finirlo una volta) e per l'empatia che è in grado di creare la storia, penso che debba essere provato dagli amanti del genere.
    Non mi sento di consigliarlo a chiunque ma appunto più per lo stile di gioco che per la sua qualità, penso anzi che magari potrebbe essere apprezzato anche dai non videogiocatori.

    VOTO: 8.5/10    … Expand
  24. Vanea078025698
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 2013 ,for me ,beyond is best game ..,.,.,..,...,.,.,.,..., .,..,..,.,.,.,..,.,.… Expand
  25. GhostShoot3r
    Nov 3, 2020
    0
    Very very bad control.
    Selection only between 30 and 60fps. 144fps or more only possible by editing the game file.
    Annoying black bars on top and bottom, I'm playing a game here and not watching a movie or series! Graphics are ok, you could have made more effort here, because on Ultra in 1440p I don't notice any difference to my PS3. After all, nothing was done to it. For 5€ it is    Very very bad control.
    Selection only between 30 and 60fps. 144fps or more only possible by editing the game file.
    Annoying black bars on top and bottom, I'm playing a game here and not watching a movie or series!
    Graphics are ok, you could have made more effort here, because on Ultra in 1440p I don't notice any difference to my PS3. After all, nothing was done to it.
    For 5€ it is still ok, but not more.

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    Sehr sehr schlechte Steuerung.
    Auswahl nur zwischen 30 und 60fps. 144fps oder mehr nur durch bearbeitung der Spieledatei möglich.
    Nervige schwarze Balken oben und unten, ich spiele hier ein Spiel und schaue keinen Film oder Serie!!!
    Grafik ist in Ordnung, man hätte sich hier mehr Mühe geben können, denn auf Ultra in 1440p merk ich zu meiner PS3 keinen Unterschied. Wurde ja schließlich nichts dran gemacht.
    Für 5€ ist es noch in Ordnung, mehr aber auch nicht.    … Expand
  26. lilOO
    Mar 23, 2021
    1
    I created a metacritic account just for this game, i played it, and my god.
    Okay, it looks good for the time it came out, i don't really care for the graphics but credit where credit is due.
    Now for the story : awful. It's boring, unispired and downright ridiculous for some parts. The characters are stupid and unlikeable, expecially Jodie, the "twist" thing at the end is obvious, and one    I created a metacritic account just for this game, i played it, and my god.
    Okay, it looks good for the time it came out, i don't really care for the graphics but credit where credit is due.
    Now for the story : awful. It's boring, unispired and downright ridiculous for some parts. The characters are stupid and unlikeable, expecially Jodie, the "twist" thing at the end is obvious, and one part of the game can be considered "filler" and is probably the worst chapter in the whole game.
    The only enjoyment i got from it is thanks to the friend i was playing the game with, and we were making fun of everything.
    It's not a good game, it's not smart, it's not emotional, it's nothing. I only got it cause it was in a bundle and even then i still feel like i got scammed. I do not recommend this game unless you're planning to mock it with a friend. I'm puzzled by the overwhelming number of good reviews, it's probably one of the worst game i've ever played cause it's so boring.    … Expand
  27. pizzamonkey00
    Apr 11, 2021
    0
    This game looks incredible. This game has some really compelling story moments. It's a shame that there is literally nothing else good about it.

    The gameplay is point-and-click updated with janky controls that don't work half the time. Seriously, this game is completely unplayable on mouse+keyboard, and playing on controller isn't much better. The game is basically just a "choose your    This game looks incredible. This game has some really compelling story moments. It's a shame that there is literally nothing else good about it.

    The gameplay is point-and-click updated with janky controls that don't work half the time. Seriously, this game is completely unplayable on mouse+keyboard, and playing on controller isn't much better. The game is basically just a "choose your own adventure" story since most of the scenes aren't fail-able in any meaningful way, meaning that the only way to lose them is by choice. The writing on it's own isn't much better, there are some very compelling characters and situations, but for every great moment or concept there's a scene that totally breaks any sort of immersion by having a major character say something stupid.

    From a design perspective, choosing to put a "choices matter" game into a disconnected timeline was an awful idea, since you're explicitly shown that your decisions CAN'T matter, you end up in the same place regardless. There was one scene in particular where they were trying to make it a big deal about "oh no, will she die?" but it's totally undercut by the fact that the prologue happens after it in-universe. And yes, they did add a new chronological mode to view the story but it doesn't actually change anything in terms of your choices not mattering and the prologue is still shown first.    … Expand
  28. muzmuz
    Nov 8, 2020
    7
    Beyond: Two Souls is an engaging cinematic gaming experience led by two very talented actors, an iconic game of its genre that stands upright even 7 years after release -- which I think is an amazing feat.

    Unfortunately, looking at it beyond face value, Beyond: Two Souls is written with questionable creative decisions comprised of storytelling and world-building that is quite honestly    Beyond: Two Souls is an engaging cinematic gaming experience led by two very talented actors, an iconic game of its genre that stands upright even 7 years after release -- which I think is an amazing feat.

    Unfortunately, looking at it beyond face value, Beyond: Two Souls is written with questionable creative decisions comprised of storytelling and world-building that is quite honestly all over the place. To add to this, any of the endings will leave you with more questions than answers, which makes for dissatisfaction as the credits roll.

    Nevertheless, its negligible price on PC makes this a suitable candidate to your backlog of adventure games. Good, but not great.    … Expand
  29. High_Ego
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Игра очень понравилось. Интересная сюжетная линия. Графика немного слабая. Гейплей не совсем удобный.
  30. actinium
    Apr 7, 2021
    8
    намного лучше хеви рейна, мне лично история даже понравилась (а мне мало что нравится)..
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. GameOver.gr
    Apr 30, 2020
    80
    The PC version of Beyond: Two Souls remains impressive despite its age, with a great cast, solid story but oversimplified gameplay. Despite its shortcomings, the PC port is the best version of the game by far, with support for 4K and ultrawide monitors, as well as 60 fps. This is best way to experience the game if you haven’t played it yet.
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  2. Meristation
    Aug 29, 2019
    80
    A new opportunity to discover (or rediscover) a fairly entertaining title.
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  3. JeuxActu
    Aug 12, 2019
    85
    Beyond Two Souls is at last available on PC, and with a more recent release than Heavy Rain, it looks gorgeous with 4K and 60 FPS. If you haven't yet finished the game on consoles, or haven't tried it yet, go for the PC version.
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