Beyond: Two Souls gameplay honoured at Tribeca Film Festival

The Tribeca Film Festival played host on 27 April 2013 to the official screening of Sony’s Beyond: Two Souls gameplay, which was followed by a panel discussion with Game Director David Cage and its Hollywood cast of actors, Ellen Page, Kadeem Hardison, and Eric Winter.

Beyond: Two Souls has been recognised as an Official Selection by the Tribeca Film Festival for its impact on the Future of Film. The game is pegged for an 8 October 2013 launch, and developed exclusively for the PS3 by Quantic Dream (Heavy Rain).

Beyond: Two Souls delivers non-chronological narrative that features performances by actors Ellen Page (Juno, XMen), Willem Dafoe (Platoon, Spider-Man), Kadeem Hardison (A Different World, The Dark Party) and Eric Winter (The Ugly Truth, The Mentalist).

The game takes players across the globe on a journey that explores 15 years of Jodie Holmes’ (Page) life. Jodie, aided by scientist Nathan Dawkins (Dafoe) discovers a connection to a mysterious entity, setting off a thrilling journey to discover the truth about life, death and who she is – a central theme to the game.

Check out the 35 minute gameplay demonstration below, which is followed by the Q&A session in which the actors discuss the challenges of working in a motion capture studio to produce this new breed of interactive story-telling.

“This has been a really intense and exciting experience for me, and one that I am extremely proud of,” said Ellen Page. “I’m excited to see everyone’s reaction to the extended scene we are going to be screening – and to feel the powerful emotion that David Cage instils in all his games.”

“This is a momentous event both in the world of gaming and in the history of the Tribeca Film Festival,” said Willem Dafoe. “Beyond: Two Souls tells a beautiful story and the players can wholly participate in each scenario and choose the characters’ action. This game is unlike any project that I’ve ever been involved with before.”

“Quantic Dream is incredibly proud to share this vision of storytelling in games that redefines and breaks the boundaries of what games can achieve. We hope that Beyond’s recognition as an Official Selection of the Tribeca Film Festival will only act as a catalyst to create more emotionally-charged games that explore mature themes,” said David Cage, founder of Quantic Dream.

The scene revealed at the Tribeca Film Festival, titled “Homeless,” follows Jodie during an emotionally and physically challenging part of her life where she is homeless and must find the will to survive in dire circumstances. The scene explores the relationships she forms with other homeless characters and the challenges they face, including finding their next meal, struggling to survive and retaining their belief in humanity.

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