6.6 /10 1 Votes
4.6/5 Emuparadise Producer(s) Shugo Takahashi Writer(s) Shugo Takahashi Initial release date 3 November 1995 | 4/10 IGN Director(s) Shugo Takahashi Artist(s) Ami Shibata Genre Role-playing video game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Programmer(s) Kenji NumayaMasashi MuramoriMakoto Yamamoto Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment Similar Camelot Software Planning games, Role-playing video games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cgrundertow beyond the beyond for playstation video game review
Beyond the Beyond, known in Japan as Beyond the Beyond: Harukanaru Kanān he (ビヨンド ザ ビヨンド ～遥かなるカナーンへ～, lit. "Beyond the Beyond: To Far Away Kanaan"), is a role-playing video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation in 1995. Though not the first role-playing game released for the PlayStation, Beyond the Beyond was the first RPG available in the west for the console using a traditional Japanese RPG gameplay style like Final Fantasy and Phantasy Star. The characters were designed by popular manga artist Ami Shibata.
Contents
- Cgrundertow beyond the beyond for playstation video game review
- Psx longplay 175 beyond the beyond part 1 of 5
- Gameplay
- Plot
- Characters
- Music
- Reception
- References
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Gameplay
Gameplay in Beyond the Beyond is, for the most part, standard for a role-playing video game. However, the turn-based battle system does contain one feature that was not standard in role-playing games at the time. Dubbed the "Active Playing System", this feature allows the player to increase the chances of either landing an improved attack on an enemy or defending from an enemy attack by pressing the X button at the correct time during battle. It is similar to the timing-based attacks in the later role-playing game Final Fantasy VIII (1999) as well as The Legend of Dragoon.
Plot
Long ago in the world of Beyond the Beyond, a battle raged between the 'Beings of Light' and the 'Warlocks of the Underworld'. Before the planet was destroyed, the two sides signed a treaty leaving the surface world to the Beings of Light and underground to the Warlocks. After hundreds of years of peace, inexplicable happenings begin to occur. The player must control Finn, a young swordsman, to stop the evil power that has broken the treaty and invaded the surface world.
Characters
Playable:
Non-playable:
Music
The soundtrack was composed by Motoi Sakuraba, who is well known for his work on other Camelot Soft titles such as Shining Force III and the Golden Sun series along with other series' such as Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile. The music did not take advantage of pre-recorded redbook audio, instead relying on the MIDI format.
Reception
Despite being mostly panned by critics, Beyond the Beyond has nevertheless garnered a certain amount of underground interest from fans on the Internet. The game maintains a 44.4% average rating on GameRankings, pooling reviews from 8 separate online sources. Its highest score was 7.5 out of 10 from Electronic Gaming Monthly, while it was most harshly criticized by the Official PlayStation Magazine receiving their lowest possible score of 0.5 out of 5. Other review scores for the game included a C from Game Revolution, 6 out of 10 from Electric Playground, and 5.5 out of 10 from GameSpot. In a retrospective review, Andrew Long of RPGamer argued that the extensive time it takes to complete the game is due mostly to long and complex dungeons, frequent random encounters, and the steep difficulty of bosses.