Beyond Eden Demo

Although in real life revenge is not worth the trouble, fictional stories are something else, and it’s quite exciting to see characters pursuing those who have wronged them in the past. Books like The Count of Monte Cristo have taken this concept to the next level, and there are many modern movies that use the same concept, such is the case with the visceral John Wick series.

Beyond Eden is an interactive visual novel that puts you in the role of a man trying to get revenge on a family during the Victorian age. It’s worth noting right off the bat that the game features a few sexual moments, so it may not be appropriate for young players. Other than that, the whole thing plays like a regular visual novel, which means that most of the time you are just reading   The main character’s name is Alex Wake, and he lives in a tumultuous period in history, mainly because society as a whole is about to take a new ideological direction. However, the action starts in a mansion in the middle of a great forest, so the unrest does not have too much of an effect on its inhabitants. It is here that Alex must infiltrate and do his bidding by interfering with the family living in the mansion.

As mentioned before, romance plays a big part in the grand scheme of things, and there are plenty of options at your disposal. Alex can pursue six different men over the course of the story, and this affects the plot as a whole. By romancing a different guy you change the course of events, so you can get quite a few playthroughs out of the game by choosing different partners along the way.   Lastly, the artwork is not bad, but the game runs at a pretty low resolution, so do not expect an awful lot of detail. Every character has multiple poses and facial expressions, and the backgrounds are not bad either, even if most of the time are rather blurry. The soundtrack is decent too, but there’s nothing too memorable about it, so that might be a drawback for some players.

Beyond Eden’s greatest feat is the fact that it comes with a lot of content, thanks to the fact that the partners you choose along the way affect the story. Hence, it should be quite the treat for visual novel fans everywhere, although the sexual content might not sit well with some players.