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It stars Ellen Paige and Willem Dafoe. It went to Tribeca Film Festival. And now, it has a soundtrack from Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe. We're pretty sure Beyond: Two Souls is officially a movie now.
Beyond: Two Souls is the latest game to join in on the tablet-connected trend. And with two-player support, these feature should make it easier for a less-core gaming partner to join in.
David Cage and Quantic Dream may have cinematic aspirations, but they're still making video games. A new Beyond: Two Souls video developer diary delves into the nebulous concept of "gameplay," including how it's worked on improving controls and UI since Heavy Rain. Also, it offers delightful glimpses at Ellen Page's teenage goth phase.
Beyond: Two Souls from Quantic Dream relies heavily on the performances of Willem Dafoe and Ellen Page to relate the supernatural story. So it's not surprising that the first "Making of" trailer for the game focuses on the two actors and how they approach their performances in the game.
Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls developer Quantic Dream has shared the full 12-minute version of its PlayStation 4 tech demo The Dark Sorcerer: A Next Gen Comedy, following a short tease during Sony's pre-E3 conference on Monday. It's an impressive and surprisingly funny short film about actors recording a scene for a video game, all running in real-time on a PS4.
Beyond: Two Souls already seemed to fit well into Quantic Dream's line of games which are awfully silly but insist they're highly serious, then the E3 trailer kicked it up another notch. You see, not only does Ellen Page have a ghost friend, she was also part of a super secret CIA child assassin program. Sure!
Quantic Dream's follow-up to Heavy Rain made quite an impressive showing at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
Quantic Dream's Guillaume de Fondaumiere says the Heavy Rain's strong return proves that new ideas can also be profitable.
Beyond: Two Souls' affective horror vibe, intro to fresh mechanics, and imagination-piquing narrative beats already have us anxiously awaiting our next outer-body experience with the game.
Beyond: Two Souls will release on October 8, Sony has announced. The company also detailed the pre-order bonuses, and the casting of Willem Dafoe to play alongside Ellen Page.
