The Story That Chose David Cage - Beyond: Two Souls

Your mileage may vary, but for me, the game is transcendent.

It transcends both video games and movies to become something greater than either medium would ever be by themselves. I'm an avid gamer (I have 400+ Steam games, 400+ iOS games, and 100+ console games). Yet--to speak for myself--*I* found this game far more moving, thought-provoking, meaningful, and entertaining than many other games (including Super Mario Galaxy 1-2, Grand Theft Auto 4-5, The Last of Us, and others).

I can only compare it to Heavy Rain, The Walking Dead, or the Metal Gear Solid series: deep rich stories that have themes and messages that convey something of lasting meaning; something beyond the mindless (but fun) shooting and platforming of other titles.

I will remember this game for years to come. There are few works of fiction of any medium for which I can say the same.

If you like a rich deep story line and don't care about a lack of "agency" (it's always illusory in video games, anyway--there are always incredibly restrictive rules on game play), then this is *the* game of the seventh generation. The comparably minor errors in execution and direction can be ignored, when viewed in light of the whole.

Indeed, the question of whether this qualifies as a game is, like Dear Ester, a largely irrelevant and pedantic: It entertains. It provokes thought. It is emotionally moving. And it illustrates that games--like cinema or literature--can be taken seriously as a medium to both entertain and enlighten.

If judged solely as a film, or only as a game, I can understand the bad scores, but when you combine them, I think the effect is unique and something we need to see more of. It seems to me that most reviewers of this game have profoundly and tragically missed the point.

Wow, that's a man who really puts his all into his games. This has looked really interesting to me, I think he just sold me.

I love his passion. a true pioneer taking risks at a time when most game studios are scared to put a female on the box art incase it doesn't sell. Played the demo yesterday and it blew me away.

My problem with David Cage is that he is a bad writer, not that he is making glorified point-and-click games.

FMV games tried to do something different, see a lot of journalists and industry people defending those? :)

I don't know how different or original Cage's games really are. Some people around here seem to say they are, some strongly disagree. I can say this for certain, just because he says they are doesn't mean they are.

Also, different, original, that doesn't automatically equate to better, or even good, or anything really.

BTW for anyone that doesn't know, all these comments will not carry over to the new Gamespot site next week or whenever it goes live.

I'm still not sure what to make of Cage. I really like his games and I can get behind a lot of the things he says, it's just how he comes across sometimes is like he's a one-man force trying to lead a revolution in the gaming industry. I dunno. Maybe it's just a French thing.

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If you don't consider David Cage's titles to be games, then you don't consider The Walking Dead a game either. But TWD won GAME of the year at VGAs last year.

I think David Cage needs to stop playing 10 year old games and go and play modern gems such as Batman: Arkham City and Portal 2. If you look at the diversity of video game genres, it's evident that there are plenty of games out there which aren't all about violence or killing people. In particular, he references Call of Duty as being 99% of video games. This is completely not true. Ironically, his attempt to make gamers more open-minded is overshadowed by his own ignorance.

So much marketing. Smells like another "meh" game that nobody can say it's not that good because it got super hyped.

I dont care what are other people's definition of "gaming" are. I love David Cage's games for different reasons, and I can't wait for Beyond: two souls this weekend.

This movie again.

Damn closed minded gamers are standing in the way of progress.I feel your pain David Cage...And people,stop confusing an amazing story driven game like Beyond with a piece of shit quick time events game like Ryse.They are not the same thing,even if they both have quick time events.

Sorry, but the demo had all the classic David Cage storytelling problems. As in, one scene made utterly redundant by the next scene. So I spend 10 minutes from train to woods running from the army? Gee, that was tense, but I did it. Cut to next scene. Surrounded by the army within seconds. Okay. That was pointless. Blowing everything up with Aiden? Good. It'll save... oh, we get caught anyway, but we needed to for the next scene, so...

My point is the illusion of free choice. There is none, but he very cleverly makes you think there is. He has said himself it is a movie/game only to be played once. I now know why. It is quite a lot to ask for £45 for such a concept.

I like Ellen Page a lot, her career choices, her intelligence. I also welcome games like this. But enough of the soundbites, Mr Cage. We get it. Or at least, I do.

*sigh* God I hate David Cage.

I loved this game. I passed it 4 days ago. you guys will love the ending.

Can't wait for Two Best Friends play Beyond: Two Souls!

I can't wait for this game.

My favourite games are those that are original, or different to the same games that are released each year or so with a higher number after them.

Though I'm sure David Cage is a nice guy, why not interview makers of other original or different games more often.

As soon as I see David Cage I automatically start to wait and see how many times he says "Emotion".

That is what I will remember him for. :-/

Is this another one of those games that are like a movie, but you gotta hold a controller while watching it?

Diversity is a good thing, i like story driven games, adventures, RPGs, platformers for different reasons but i love them all.