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First 9 minutes of Heavy Rain gameplay
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Post 2
A lot of people are having a good laugh at it, but I for one think it looks truly intriguing. Shame about the awful animation and jerky responses. I'm a huge fan of point-and-click adventure games, and this looks like the first real extension of the genre in decades.
I'm also a big fan of cinematic experiences being delivered by my games, which is partially why the first Modern Warfare was so amazing. Of course this heads down a completely opposite path; a psychological film noir - it's dark, and slow.
Apparently you play 4 characters that are somehow connected to a single serial killer.
Post 3
Definitely a game I will be picking up.
Post 4
Ohs... Video is gone. :(
Post 5
Just do a youtube search.
Post 6
It's like The Sims gone feral. I'm surprised you didn't have to waggle the Sixaxis to make him shake his dick after the took the world's shortest morning piss ever.
Post 7
Most pointless 'game' I've ever seen.
Post 8
You guys really that's only the introductory sequence, right? You're not going to spend the entire game checking for food and urinating.
I've just updated the first post with a copy of the video from the GU Viddler account, so it won't go disappearing on us.
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David Cage, the creative mind behind Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain, insists he didn't write the PS3-exclusive thriller with tabloids or censorship in mind.
Speaking with the Official PlayStation Magazine UK, Cage said: "When you write something or you develop a project like Heavy Rain, you don't write for tabloids. You don't wonder what censorship will think of it, because otherwise you'd never do anything."
He goes on to defend the game's more explicit scenes, previously noted in detail by US ratings board ESRB: "The game is not shocking for the sake of being shocking. There are some impressive scenes later in the game, but there's never sex for the sake of sex or gore for the sake of gore.
"Nothing is gratuitous, and I think that everything supports the narrative and the emotional immersion of the player," added Cage.
Post 9
If you've played Indigo Prophecy then you already know what the studio's style is like. Even the story seems similar so far.
Bets are that this game's going to get the bejesus banned out of it when it gets to Australia. Especially if it's got the sex happy scenes IP had. (Which was actually a good game).
Indigo Prophecy - Sex Scene
FYI - The guy is actually dead. Necrophilia anyone?
In one of the early scenes of IP there was sex with an ex, and yes you had to push for thrust power!
Post 10
It's getting great reviews already:
92 - GamingXP
For many people Heavy Rain won’t be more than a progression of quick-time-events, but for me this game has everything a great game needs. The thrilling story, the beautiful graphics and the innovative controls will let you play on and on, till you just can’t look any longer into your TV.
90 - Playstation Official Magazine UK
Put gaming conventions aside, go in with no expectations other than this is something new and massively good-looking, and you'll be rewarded with a unique experience that lurches between genius and madness, manages to be genuinely emotional, and that you'll be bursting to talk about with your friends.
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/heavyrain?q=heavy%20rain
Post 11
i played indigo prophecy quite late. in 2009 actually. i loved it. the way it told a story was what got me hooked. shame about how the story decended into a mess but i felt it was the right step in story telling in games. Which is why when i played the heavy rain demo, it disappointed the hell out of me. Shoddy control system, bad acting, annoying detective work glasses. It just didn't seem right. Killed all the enthusiasm i had for it.
Post 12
I'd say most stores around Melb have sold out already, however got my copy (in before the ban).
Post 13
You talked about a ban Jay? Does that mean my copy is censored? What's the dealio there?
I'm 4 hours in and loving it. It feels to me like a contemporary extension of the old point and click adventure games. It's gripping, and if I didn't have to work tomorrow I'd finish it in a single sitting. It has basically made a PS3 re-purchase worth it - and tomorrow there's God of War 3 to pick-up.
Finally, some quality exclusives for the PS3 land!
Post 14
The whole nipples in games thing.
Post 15
Re: First 9 minutes of Heavy Rain gameplay
Still most certainly seeing those in this copy. :)
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Post 16
lawl: Press X To Jason: The Game
Post 17
so worth getting then. Looking at buying a console and a PS3 is at the top of my list ATM.
Post 18
Re: First 9 minutes of Heavy Rain gameplay
I think so man. It's definitely a love or hate experience, but I fucking love it. I already have the feeling, half way through, that it's being catapulted to my 'top 10' list of gaming experiences.
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Post 19
buying a console for FFXIII so games that tell a story are the sort of thing I like.
Post 20
Then I dare say you'll dig it. Still nothing like an RPG, most certainly quite different to most games, but I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Post 21
Just finished it. Exceeded expectations - completely refreshing. I love it when something original works out, in this case having redefined what a video game can be.
Will play through again soon to discover other story arcs and branches.
Fucking. Immense.
Post 22
Who'd you have left at the end?
Also procrastination for the lamp ftw.
Post 23
Re: First 9 minutes of Heavy Rain gameplay
Only lost the FBI detective in a struggle with the killer.
And yeah, I grabbed that lamp way too soon. :P
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Post 24
watched a mate play the game, its not exactly high action.
However it did make me think "mmm if i had time i would play this"
like one of those games you decide what you wanna say to the person and interacting with objects you have to moved the joystick "Eg drink coffee ect"
unfortunately i cant take it upon my self to play another long game, still havent reached Commander in STO :)
Post 25
Its not a long game, maybe 10 hours or so?
It is a very good game though and something different to what's normally released.
Post 26
A bit of replayability, also good for a couch session with the significant other (or others :p).
Lots of smacks to the back of the head when you fuck something up.
Use the lamp!
No.
Use the lamp!!
Wait.
USE THE LAMMPPP!!
Hang on.
LAMMMPPPPP.
On the home stretch.
Post 27
Re: First 9 minutes of Heavy Rain gameplay
Took me about 9 hours total. Definately something to replay though.
As mentioned, I'm smitten with the game. But I do acknowledge it's most certainly not a game for everyone.
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Post 28
Heavy Rain dev has 'written next game'
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Producer of Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain, David Cage, has confirmed that he's already written his next game, which he says will be with us sooner "than you think".
"I have written the next game," Cage straight up told GameTrailers. "I have a very clear idea - it's not fully written, it's still in the synopsis stage but I have a very clear idea of where I want to go next."
Cage again reiterates his view on straying away from a sequel: "I don't just want to make some kind of sequel. I really want to continue to explore and discover new things and experiment. This is what I'm really excited about."
Of his next project, he goes on to hint: "It's going to be very different and it it's going to be surprising."
How far off is it? "Maybe [sooner] than you think," said Cage.
News: Heavy Rain dev has 'written next game' - ComputerAndVideoGames.com
Post 29
This is awesome...
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Prepare for an eerie sense of deja vu, Heavy Rain fans, as you watch actor Sam Douglas – the face and voice of Heavy Rain’s Scott Shelby – play exactly the same role in a real movie. Trenchcoat and all.
The scene is from Derailed, a 2005 film starring Clive Owen (Children of Men) and Jennifer Aniston (daughter of Days of our Lives’ Victor Kiriakis). Oh, and the RZA!
Douglas is barely in the film, but a scene showing him in a long coat, as an investigator, questioning someone, is a treat. Especially that last line about shipping people off to the morgue each week….
[Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jZ6z8Dn2mk]
Post 30
[Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_56257iS77A]
Post 31
BTW liked Heavy rain right up to the bit where my save game got corrupted and had to restart.
So given it a rest for a bit but still will play through again to see how it ends.
Post 32
There are a heap of different endings, so you'll probably play through a second and third time anyway.
Post 33
actually just got this the other day, so far am thoroughly enjoying it.
although may not finish it on account of being distracted by red dead redemption
Post 34
It did start a bit slow but was good to ease you into the controls so you are ready for the more fast paced sections.
Post 35
aaaaarrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhh So decided to try again to see if I could get to the end without a save corruption this time only to have the move update for the game delete my save(at roughly the same point I was at last time).
Post 36
Poor bastard.