За гранью: Harukanaru Kanān e (ビヨンド ザ ビヨンド ～遥かなるカナーンへ～)

the manga series of the same name

Beyond the Beyond, known in Japan as Beyond the Beyond: Harukanaru Kanān e (ビヨンド ザ ビヨンド ～遥かなるカナーンへ～ ), is a role playing video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation in 1995. Though not the first role playing game released for the PlayStation, Beyond the Beyond was the first RPG available in the west for the console using a traditional Japanese RPG gameplay style like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Phantasy Star. The characters were designed by popular manga artist Ami Shibata.

Gameplay in Beyond the Beyond is, for the most part, standard for a role playing video game. However, the turn based battle system does contain one feature that was not standard in role playing games at the time. Dubbed the "Active Playing System", this feature allows the player to increase the chances of either landing an improved attack on an enemy or defending from an enemy attack by pressing the X button at the correct time during battle. It is similar to the timing based attacks in the later role playing game Final Fantasy VIII (1999).

The soundtrack was composed by Motoi Sakuraba, who later worked on other Camelot Soft titles such as Shining Force III and the Golden Sun series along with other series such as Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile. For the North American release, Beyond the Beyond was translated into English by four production personnel at Sony Computer Entertainment America.

Critical assessments of Beyond the Beyond were divided upon its release: While Shawn Smith and Sushi X of Electronic Gaming Monthly found it to be an impressive RPG, and Next Generation described it as "painfully derivative, plodding, and not even a terribly challenging adventure".