I just finished up Beyond: Two Souls and don't regret buying it at all. While the gameplay is gripping and ending was awesome, I feel like it doesn't beat Heavy Rain's intense thrill ride from start to finish.
Two good games that probably shouldn't be compared, but Heavy Rain gets my vote.
And there's a little nod to Quantic Dream's previous game as well. During the Homeless chapter, on Stan's side of the pavement there is a man sitting on the bench reading a newspaper, in particular an article about the Origami Killer.
Movie fans rejoice @ CINEMATIC TRAILS! cinematictrails.blogspot.com
Oh wow, I didn't even know about that. Good catch!
shareI liked Beyond better
shareI'll go with Heavy Rain, but Beyond Two Souls is a truly amazing experience as well. I look forward to whatever QD/Cage do next.
shareI love all 3 of David Cage's games for all 3 of their unique reasons.
I think I understand why a few people prefered heavy Rain
1 you could play 4 characters
2 the story was liner, people got to confused with Beyond two souls story
3 I don't understand why people say it is to dark, all 3 of his games are dark
4 the fact that you can't really die, in heavy rain all the characters could be killed off (but one until the end) if you sat their and failed every single QTE you can't kill Jodie off till the very last chaper. once again thats th eproblem with haivng the story all over the place.
5 There wasn't really a twist in the story like heavy rain.
I don't know if I like any game better or worse I like the fact you have to use the right stick and move for an action without it being spoon fed to you to move right. it makes it more interesting, it's just a shame you can't die from making a mistake, sure you may end up somwhere else for a while, like on the train in the demo I didn't even escape it the first time, or the CIA mission got caught once and tied up, but oyu ALWAYS find a way to escape.
There is a little "twist", at the end, or at least a revelation.
Aiden was her brother that died while her mother gave birth to them. That's why they were connected.
I was a crying mess at the end of this game.
"I'm a vehemently anti-nuclear, paranoid mess, harbouring a strange obsession with radioactive sheep."
I love all 3 of David Cage's games for all 3 of their unique reasons.
I just finished the game, and I'm my second run now. It's a really close race, but I think Heavy Rain is just a tad better, mostly because of the use of different characters, and more to actually do in general.
shareI enjoyed the more sci-fi compelled aspect of Beyond: Two Souls. I felt like the gameplay was less on rails in Beyond as well. Beyond gets my vote.
Both are among my favorites of the current generation, but I give a slight edge to Heavy Rain, since I thought it was a bit better gameplay and story-wise. Still I think I was more invested emotionally in Beyond mostly because of the great and heartfelt performance by Ellen Page.
Oh definitely. Beyond was an emotional roller coaster.
shareNot that my opinion matters but I thought Heavy Rain was a near masterpiece despite its flaws whereas Beyond: Two Souls is a big mess. It has too much potential but its horrible editing job totally ruined it for me. Yes, Ellen Page did a terrific job with what she was given but there's no emotional connection between the gamer and the characters and with whatever's going on in the game because of the editing. Some really big issues with the script (especially some childish dialogue) as well. I think David Cage is one of the most important figures in the gaming community today but he should let someone else write the script of his stories. Like I said, while this game had too much potential unfortunately it's just not what it could have been and I'm devastated with this outcome since I've waited for this game for too long.
shareIm halfway through B2S. I have to say HR was way better. There are times b2s i feel like im playing a survival horror game.
I'm a vehemently anti-nuclear, paranoid mess, harbouring a strange obsession with radioactive sheep
You really think this is comparable to Fatal Frame, Resident Evil, Left 4 Dead, etc.?
--
My middle name is ready. No, that doesn't sound right. I eat ready for breakfast.
Beyond: Two Souls was and amazing game and very emotional storyline. But I have to go with Heavy Rain on this one. I just like it overall better. BTS is still great! Both are worth the buy!
shareI think for me Heavy Rain felt like it had more of an urgency and was more thrilling and exciting due to the fact that at a lot of points at least three of the characters could die or be caught, etc. It gave a sense of urgency to be right, made the hands shaky, made you nervous and somehow STILL made you make those mistakes that cost you the character's life and changed the eventual outcome.
I loved Heavy Rain's vast amount of outcomes but in the end I did enjoy Beyond Two Souls far more, the storyline was epic and intense, and I felt there were far less plot holes and was much more emphasis on character progression and attention to detail.
Jodie I thought was far easier to connect to as a character than Ethan, Madison, Scott or Norman were. At times you feel like you're Jodie, you feel connected to her as if you are her. When Jodie is almost hit by her father, I felt horrified and frightened for her, and when she is abandoned, I felt abandoned and lost with Nathan and Cole (not quite trusting exactly at first if these people were going to help her or use her). As a teen, when she is bullied, you feel hurt and betrayed, and set up. When she is an adult and her choices reflect on whether people live or die you feel hurt that you didn't save them, you feel guilty too, and when she is used by the government you feel angry and humiliated that you let them do it again, that you are having your hands tied behind your back to do what they want.
It was a strange feeling, I hadn't felt that in a game before, but I really felt connected to her, especially as a younger character, it's strange, lol.
Beyond gets my vote, but Heavy is also incredible, and I've played it too many times to count.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We've become a race of peeping toms.