Beyond: Two Souls

watched it, forgot plot

Lazy, David Cage writing. Often depressing for no thematic or narrative reason beyond a shallow attempt at being heavy.

Ok game. Not my fav though.

Another hack job by David Cage, but unlike past games player input barely even matters. It might as well be a walking simulator for as little as the QTE's and decision making mattered.

I actually quite enjoyed this. Some of the writing was hokey, a little inconsistent, but some of it was strong. This had more gameplay than other Quantic Dream games but I still consider it "gameplay-lite." I realize I'm in a minority here for enjoying this. However, we didn't have as many games back then that skimped on the gameplay to focus on narrative so I was more forgiving. Nowadays I might be more annoyed by this because this kind of stuff is everywhere and maybe done better.

I feel like I tend to go really easy on video game writing, but even I can't overlook the ridiculousness of David Cage's writing. He feels like the Tommy Wiseau of videogames. The one thing I do respect, though, is the way that this game contained subtle choices that would actually affect future scenes. Some were weaved in so quietly that people weren't aware there were even alternatives.