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29. Beyond Good & Evil (Xbox 360, 2011)


Michel Ancel really created something special here with his action/adventure game even if none of it is revolutionary.

Here you play as Jade, a young photojournalist and one of my favorite VG characters, as she is quickly pulled into a dire situation and eventually a large conspiracy that just gets stranger as it goes on. The game takes place in Hillys with its blend of industrial and natural, modern and almost futuristic locations and elements made it one of the more rich and vivid worlds of its time and one that I still mentally travel through from time to time given how much of an impression it made on me.

The bulk of the game has you exploring and solving environmental puzzles, usually with one of two companions that have their own unique abilities to add new, albeit limited, elements to the mix. The game does feature a simple, but fun and stylish in its own way, combat system that revolves around a staff melee weapon and disc-based long-range attacks. Toss in multiple scripted segments of other genres, such as stealth and racing, and you have some variety to keep things fresh and interesting.

I also found the side activities to be a lot of fun. They were somewhat mandatory because of late-game requirements, but using Jades camera to search out living things in all corners of the world was a great excursion, and Im not one who is typically a big fan of the degree of backtracking that undertaking these tasks require.

Like I said, none of this is revolutionary, but everything clicks and gels into a very special experience. It is rare for me to replay games, especially ones that take double-digit hours such as this, but I have beaten this five or six times now, starting way back on the Gamecube in 2005. It has been a few years now since my last visit, so maybe it is time for a return.

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