Beyond: Two Souls is an interactive drama action-adventure video game for the PlayStation 3 console, developed by Quantic Dream. The game stars Jodie Holmes, one of the two player characters. The other is a ghost named Aiden, a separate soul who has been linked to Jodie since birth. Jodie is portrayed by actress Ellen Page, who provided voice acting and motion capture performance for the role; Willem Dafoe co-stars as Nathan Dawkins, a researcher in the Department of Paranormal Activity as well as Jodie's surrogate-father-figure. Players primarily control Jodie, moving her through the in-game environments. At almost any time, however, the player can switch to control of Aiden instead. Aiden, as an incorporeal entity, exists permanently in noclip mode and can move through walls, ceilings and other obstacles; however, he is limited to within a certain radius around Jodie due to their spiritual tethering. The game's story is told in nonlinear narrative, with chapters being presented out of order. They are clarified by a timeline graphic, in which each chapter (and its relative place) is highlighted. For clarity and brevity, this article takes events in chronological order. less