2. Beyond: Two Souls
David Cage is nothing if not ambitious, as his past two games—Fahrenheit, and Heavy Rain—have proven. They’re complicated games with unusual designs that don’t always translate well in the execution, but no one could ever say that Cage hasn’t tried to do something different with video games as a medium for storytelling. The upcoming Beyond: Two Souls is expected to be every bit as unorthodox—and brave—as its predecessors. Featuring the likes of Ellen Page, players will follow the story of her character’s life as she lives through the events in the game. Cage says that we’ll be given reason to care for the character, not just because the game wants us to, but because she’ll be written as an actual person and not just a shell for the player. What is it? Beyond: Two Souls is an attempt to tell an unorthodox story through unorthodox means.
Platform: PS3.
