Quantic Dream’s Beyond reveal at Sony’s conference received an admirable round of applause, both before and after their announcement that Ellen Page had been hired and ping-pong-balled for a mo-capped, digital performance as the game’s lead character, but the video that followed left a lot of folks scratching their heads about what, exactly, this game would play like.
WELL, a new, extensive gameplay video now reveals that the core mechanic asks you to swap between the perspectives of mysterious fugitive Jodie and her floating ghost friend, Ivan, who is tethered to her by a sparkly umbilical cord. Ivan can float freely, interacting with nearby objects and possessing anyone with a golden aura, while Jodie, uh… runs and gets shot at a lot.
Hit the jump for the full gameplay video, as well as some inital thoughts!