Beyond: Two Souls vs Victoria
Beyond: Two Souls
Beyond: Two Souls is a one-of-a-kind psychological action thriller-adventure game where you play as Jodie Holmes, a unique young teen born with a mysterious yet persistent connection to an immensely-powerful being. Join her as she sets off on a soul-searching adventure across the world to find out who she truly is. The game features puzzles for you to solve and several fantastic action sequences which supplement the epic storyline perfectly.The selling point in this game is not only because of the incredibly heartwrenching storyline but also because the game features the voices of A-list Hollywood stars and Academy Award nominees, Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe. There isn't a lot of games that can claim to have this type of honor and this speaks volumes about the quality that the game is able to deliver.
So, if you're looking for a game with a story that's gripping enough to keep you at the edge of your seat and yet emotionally-charged enough to make the most hardened criminal shed a tear, this is definitely the game you seek.
Victoria
Victoria is a horror-themed match-3 adventure game that begins with a tragic story. The protagonist in this game, Victoria Miller, lost her husband and two children in an incident involving an aggressive poltergeist. Driven by her bitter need for revenge, she decided to pick up the ancient art of hunting supernatural beings and track the poltergeist across the United States in hopes of slaying it.At its core, Victoria is a pretty standard match-3 puzzle game where you’ll need to make matches of 3 or more in order to remove the items from the playing area. Most levels require you to clear away blue tiles by matching over them but sometimes, you may be asked to make specific matches in order to use the many weapons that will eventually be available to you against the supernatural creature you’ll be fighting. However, what allows this game to stand out from the usual match-3 games out there is the creepy atmosphere it provides and the occasional jump scares that's intended to give you a solid jolt from time to time.
Overall, when it comes to immersion, Victoria hits the nail on the head. However, despite the supernatural-fighting bits, the gameplay in this game can be rather simplistic, and after some time, rather mundane. That said, considering that true horror-themed match-3 games can be pretty rare, Victoria might just fit snugly into the gaming niche it is obviously designed for.