Beyond: Two Souls - The Experience

If you're expecting Beyond to be like Heavy Rain, you're not getting it. If you're expecting a more traditional story/adventure driven game like The Walking Dead. Nope, you're not getting that either. I think we all can agree, we weren't expecting anything remote like an Uncharted or Killzone either.

Beyond: Two Souls feels more like Flower or Journey, except with a billion dollar budget. It's an experience, one very much worth taking.

Review scores have bounced from displeasure to pure joy. I don't know if there is a middle ground here. If anything, it has gamers and non-gamers, talking. They want to take the adventure and see what all the fuss is about. Plus, it dosen't hurt that Ellen Page is featured on the box art, advertising and promotion. She should be. It's her adventure and experience you're asked to partake on.

Much like Sandra Bullock in Gravity, Ellen Page delivers an amazing performance, featuring a narrative completely focused on her. She is awesome from youth to teenage years to adulthood, she is mesmerizing. Another Canadian actor joins the production, William Dafoe brings his seasoned acting chops with excellent results. I wasn't sure how much he would be in here, but I'm happy to say a lot and that's a good thing. Anything that William Dafoe is in, is guaranteed awesome.

Game creator David Cage, brings a seasoned director's vision with a narrative jumping from different points in Jodie's (Ellen Page) life. I found it a unique way to unfold the mystery of the young woman and her ghostly companion named Aiden. There is big action, oh yes. Action set pieces that you would expect on the cinematic big screen. However, it's those quiet, personal moments from playing with friends in a snow ball fight to her first kiss that pluck your heart strings and bring a fully realized character to life.

Yeah, it's worth checking out. I can't guarantee that you'll love it or hate it. However, I won't lie to you, it's one hell of a sweet ride.