Box art for Beyond: Two Souls
Box art for Heavy Rain & Beyond: Two Souls Collection
Beyond: Two Souls is a video game developed by Quantic Dream in 2013. It was Quantic Dream's next game after Heavy Rain, to which it bears some resemblance in terms of gameplay and style. The two games were packaged together and released in Europe, Asia, and Australia as the Heavy Rain & Beyond: Two Souls Collection on March 2, 2016. Both games and Detroit: Become Human were released as the Quantic Dream Collection on December 4, 2018.
The plot of Beyond: Two Souls revolves around Jodie Holmes, a girl who is able to communicate with a mysterious entity named Aiden. From early childhood to adulthood, she tries to find her place in the world while learning about her past and the bond that she and Aiden share.
The game was dedicated to the memory of Normand Corbeil, who died of pancreatic cancer while composing its soundtrack. Three concept artists for Heavy Rain - François Baranger, Benoit Godde, and Ronan Rouxel - also provided concept and character art for Beyond: Two Souls.
Trivia[]
- While it has never been confirmed, there are some hints that Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls are set in the same universe.
- In one chapter of Beyond: Two Souls, Aiden can find an issue of The American Tribune that mentions the Origami Killer. Another issue can be seen in Jodie's hospital room after she awakens from a coma.
- Leon Ockenden has said that Norman Jayden would have appeared as one of the police officers pursuing Jodie. However, the idea was scrapped.
- In the "Life" epilogue of Beyond: Two Souls, Jodie watches a news report by ICN.
- According to project manager Charles Coutier, a chapter from Beyond: Two Souls "found its roots" in a scrapped concept for Madison Paige's episode of the Heavy Rain Chronicles, which would have explored her past as a war correspondent in Iraq. Additionally, a scrapped concept for "Fugitive," which would have seen Madison and Ethan being pursued by Jayden and Blake on the subway, was later repurposed for a scene in Beyond: Two Souls where Jodie must escape from a train while being chased by police.
External Links[]
- Wikipedia article on Beyond: Two Souls
- Beyond: Two Souls Wiki
- IMDb page for Beyond: Two Souls
- IGDB page for Beyond: Two Souls
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