Beyond the Beyond [U] ISO
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An Evil Force, shackled for centuries, throbs like a heartbeat within the earth as it seeks open air! And in the body of a youth beats the soul of a poet and the heart of a lion. Stride into Darkness with young Finn and his vigilant firebreathing dragon as they hunt down the evil that threatens to annihilate the world. Launch into a quest Beyond imagination -- and possibly Beyond endurance!
Beyond the Beyond is an OK RPG that would now be considered garbage. Many people don't like this game because of either the graphics or gameplay, but if you give this game a chance it might appeal to you. I rented this game in early 1998 and I beat it in 1999 because I never bought it. Instead I put in about $35 in rentals for it. Anyways the main point I'm trying to say in this 'intro' is that because a certain game is made in a certain time doesn't affect anything about the game except its graphics. The company that made Beyond the Beyond had some pretty good ideas but obviously it wasn't used very well in Beyond the Beyond. Before I begin with the rest of this review I'll give a bit of history about this game. Well it turns out that the PSX was made in late 1996 and Beyond the Beyond was also made in 1996 so Beyond the Beyond is one of the first RPGs on the PSX if not the first. This is probably why other people didn't give much of a chance. Another reason why some people might not of liked this game is because a non popular company made it. I'm not saying the company has to do with anything on how the game is but other people think differently. Anyways.... let's begin.
GRAPHICS:(6/10) I have to admit that the graphics looked like SNES, but hey this game was made in 96. I didn't really care about the graphics because nothing was annoying or wrong with them. Just the fact that the characters are small in towns and on the map didn't bother me at all. I personally didn't get impressed by the visuals but the battle graphics are much better than the town and map scenarios. The map is large and realisticly done with green and blue coloring identifying land and water. The map is more like walking on Earth. All the map shows you is the towns, trees, caves, water and other forms of land terrain. The main problem that annoyed me with the map is that you have to search mindlessly over a large map to find a town which is small compared to the map. The towns were nicely done showing characters in the town having them do things like it was an ordinary day instead of a video game. Most towns have a castle and that sticks to the stories timezone. The battle backgrounds were much more detailed than the map and the towns. The characters looked very detailed with lines on them showing muscle and there weapon looked detailed also. The background sticks to where you are on the map or in the dungeon which I think personally is pretty convenient. The scenarios were very detailed as well. Overall the graphics are nicely colored and decently detailed on all three territories. I gave it a 6 because as of now these graphics suck and evn back then it wasn't too spectacular. They are about average and a little bit impressive.
CONTROLS:(7/10) The controls were very difficult to abide by at first. There were several buttons for the same thing which easily got confusing. For example there is a choice to go into the menu to talk to someone or search an area or you could just press triangle. It's not hard, but at first it was very confusing. The movement of the characters and battles is pretty slow and unfortunately Beyond the Beyonds characters didn't run on the map or towns. Once you get the hang of the controls it's not much of a big deal but at first the controlling may seem weird because it's different than most RPGs at that time. The main thing that got annoying really quick was the fact that every two steps in a dungeon would get you into a fight. I know this goes in GAMEPLAY, but I lost my mind while playing this. Sometimes if you were far in the dungeon your characters would be weak most likely, unless you like to run away, and your party could die easily. Mainly this is annoying because the dungeons are rather large and you walk slow and every 2-4 steps you get into a fight. Now that is just overdoing it. If the controls were less complicated and if I didn't fight every 2 steps Beyond the Beyond would be much more fun.
MUSIC/SOUND:(4/10) This is one thing that Beyond the Beyond wasn't very good at. The music is hardly noticeable with its low toned beat. The music isn't even catchy, but most of the music applies well towards the scenario. It may not be good, but it is where it is needed. I seriously can't remember any songs from that game and I don't rememeber liking any in particular. The music isn't annoying it's just that it wasn't really catchy or it wasn't my taste. The sounds were also very weak. The variety and sound fx of the sound was pretty poor and could've been expanded greatly. The sounds I only remember was little noises when something popped up or during a battle in a fight. I didn't really pay much attention to this category during the game because it never grabbed my attention. Many games even before had better sounds and music, but music and sounds don't really make the game.
GAMEPLAY:(8/10) The game itself hooked me into renting it consecutively. Even though there are a lot of things wrong with this it still gets an 8 in my book. Beyond the Beyond started off as you choosing a name for the hero and the hero and his best friend(a dragon) take off into a cave. I don't remember the story very well but it was pretty good. The game offers you to battle with 5 characters and have LP which is life points. The more you gain the easier chance you have of not dying. Many people complained when they saw the little amount of HP in this game, but it isn't so small when you combine it with the LP. Also the difficulty of Beyond the Beyond is very high. Some bosses are impossible to beat and when you do beat them you don't really feel like playing anymore. Beyond the Beyond was too confusing. There are many hidden treasures and fights are hard and you don't even get rewarded with lots of experience. There are rare number of bosses and this is very unfamiliar in the RPG world. I don't know why but there is this 'thing' about this game that I liked and many others didn't. Maybe it was the way the battle system was or the feel of the game. I don't really know, but I liked it. The battle system isn't unique, it's much similar to the other RPGs before it. The only thing that is different is the fact you can use 5 people. There are weapons,helmets, shields and other goodies that you can equip. The magic in Beyond the Beyond is normal. A certain person gains a certain ability at a certain level. There's not much else to say about Beyond the Beyond. The reason why people didn't like this game was because of the low number of HP,difficult enemies, and the fights happen too often.
REPLAY:(3/10) I seriously doubt that you will play this again. The duration of the game for the first time is really long and most people didn't want to do it over again. It's even surprising if someone beats this. The difficulty is one thing that makes you hate this game. As always it's mainly up to you to see if you want to play it again. If you wanted some advice than I'd tell you to not even think of this game after you beat it if you manage to get at that point.
OVERALL:(7/10) I gave it a 7 just because I have this 'thing' for it which I don't know why. If Beyond the Beyond was a little less difficult and not as much fighting it would've been atleast a 9. This isn't an RPG that is a #1 priority to get, but if you're bored you should try it out. I can only say don't waste your money, just rent it. If you like it then buy it, but if you don't forget about it. It's that simple. Have a good day!
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