Being a spirit, he floats about using the PS3 controller’s SIXAXIS motion controls, drifting about like a petal in thatgamecompany’s flower. But since she hastn' been caught, it’s time to see what playing as Aiden is like. A new scene would have her escaping from prison. Again, cops are waiting for her.ĭavid Cage stops to explain that had Jodie been captured, the game doesn’t end, and only the storyline arc changes. But the summit isn’t the safe haven she hopes. After beating off the bloodthirsty hounds with an nearby stone, she has no choice but to scale the wet, rocky mountainside to hide. The canine unit quickly approaches as she scurries through the rain-soaked forest, as she slips in mud and hurdles downed logs and other obstacles by the way of quick-time events, much like Heavy Rain's. Police give chase, so she’s forced to make the terrifying decision of jumping from the train. Jodie’s attempt at escape leads her to the roof of a moving train at high speeds, in the midst of a torrential downpour. She’s just a young girl, yet officers shoot to kill her without provocation.
Although the game is organic, often changing where the experience focuses, the theme throughout is about death and what lies beyond in the “other side”.Įllie’s on the run, but it’s not revealed just why the police are looking for her, or why they're in an all-out, take-no-prisoners manhunt. Jodie, played expertly by actress Ellen Page ( Juno, Inception), at a young age discovers her connection with Aiden, a glowing entity that can be caring and playful but also mischievous and ferociously dangerous. It’s a more artistic form of a video game, telling a personal tale about Jodie Holmes and her supernatural companion and their struggles over the course of 20 years. Like Heavy Rain before it, Beyond: Two Souls is a psychological thriller not belonging to any specific genre but the unbounded form of narrative.
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