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But just watching the clip, I was suddenly unaware of the graphics and more involved - emotionally - with what happens next to the male FBI agent with the gun and the substance addiction. Looks like Monsieur Cage's magic is starting to work on me. Heavy Rain, along with the exclusives Project trICO and Uncharted 2 are what will eventually compel me to procure a PS3 - well, that and when those desperate idiots at Sony finally lower the console's price another $50-100.
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05-23-2009, 01:04 AM | #144 |
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I have incredibly mixed feelings about this game. I mean, it looks gorgeous. The animations are silky smooth and the environments seem to be incredibly rich and detailed. And the quick time events seem to have been better implemented this time around, seeming a lot more context sensitive and a lot less Simon Says. But I don't know, as technically impressive the game seems, I just can't fight the feeling that it's going to be completely hollow on the inside. I don't discount that David Cage is a technical visionary -- you have to be brilliant in some way if you can get such non-traditional games like Indigo Prophecy and Heavy Rain made with such massive budgets -- but artistically? I don't think that's where he shines. I thought the script for Indigo Prophecy was the worst part about the game; what started off as an intriguing thriller quickly devolved into overindulgent melodrama trying too hard to be taken seriously as something thoughtful and mature before finally going off the deep end in the last 1/4 and turning into laughably silly sci-fi schlock. David was trying so hard to make a cinematic game, it even said "written and directed by David Cage" in the manual, but the script he wrote for it would've be the equivalent of a cheesy TV movie starring Judd Nelson and Alyssa Milano that airs on Showtime at 4 in the morning. Do we have lower standards for writing in video games? It was a game desperately trying to be a thoughtful character-driven story yet it ended with the main character jumping over helicopters and running along the sides of buildings. It featured a sex scene which pushed boundaries around the time of the Hot Coffee scandal, but it also featured
Spoiler:. I don't think Heavy Rain is going to get that goofy (or at least I pray it doesn't) but I just can't shake the feeling that it's going to be just as superficial as I found Indigo Prophecy to be; there will be sex scenes, swearing, people screaming and crying while looking up in the rain, and all sorts of attempts to be a serious piece of interactive drama aimed at older players but I just don't think David Cage is good enough to write a script strong enough to pull it off, no matter how realistic the characters look. Despite all of this, I am going to play the game when it comes out, and I think it could be an entertaining and fun thriller if it doesn't try too hard to be something it's not.
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05-23-2009, 01:35 AM | #145 |
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It would have served them better if they had released that trailer((playing behind on screen) too.
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/adventur...iew-david-cage |
05-23-2009, 06:46 AM | #146 |
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SamandMax: Spoiler tags are a good thing when revealing plot details.
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05-23-2009, 10:45 AM | #147 |
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Heavy Rain looks amazing, it's definetely on my must play list. I entered a contest last year and won a PS3 so thankfully I already have the console.
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05-23-2009, 11:21 AM | #148 |
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I am definitely gonna get this game !
I chose to buy a PS3 a year ago in hindsight of the production of this game. I avoid all previews (written or in motion) like hell. I know some gameplay tidbits and saw very few in-game graphics, but that´s it. When the reviews start to get published I´ll check the scores but nothing else.
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Looks interesting, however i will never gonna buy a PS3 so... no Heavy Rain for me.
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maybe if it is successful enough they would make a pc version? perhaps this is just wishful tihnking... |
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05-27-2009, 01:16 PM | #151 |
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I bought a PS3 for a blu ray player, that alone is worth it (also to be able to play Fallout 3 on the big tv)...
...however, it looks like from most reports Heavy Rain is being pushed to 2010.
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Interview: David Cage of Quantic Dream and Heavy Rain | Joystiq Quote:
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05-27-2009, 07:53 PM | #153 | |
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Let's not release the game on PC! That'll be great, screw them there fans that have not decided to buy into the |
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05-28-2009, 04:37 AM | #154 |
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It seems the reason this project has gone through with the budget that it has is very much down to it being a PS3 exclusive. Which makes harassing them for not making it on the PC sound a bit odd. It was probably not an option.
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05-28-2009, 05:45 AM | #155 |
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Not to mention that if Heavy Rain were to appear on PC, it might require a $1000 dollar system with a $500 graphics card.
Now that consoles have caught up with PCs (graphics, on-line play), they are now the cost-effective outlet for games. |
05-28-2009, 06:16 AM | #156 |
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Your PC market is full of pirates and cheaptards.
You torrent and whatnot. You people don't deserve good products. Do you even know the piracy rate its above damn 90%. |
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I think the main reason Heavy Rain is a PS3 exclusive is only monetary. Sony is paying (or helping) the development process. Don't need to overreact and generalize. There are A LOT of pc gamers (me included) that are not rampant pirates and deserve good games like any other console gamer.
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It can be found here. Please continue any discussion of the relative prevalence of piracy in that thread and leave this thread for discussion about Heavy Rain.
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Consoles represent "change" in no way. Consoles have been around households longer than PCs, I was there in the 70s and 80s, my friend. You can pretend otherwise, with all of these things about "equally capable", "PCs are pirate rigs!", "games don't get built unless we allow the console marketeers to dictate!"... but you are buying and, worse, selling a load of crap. I ain't buying. I won't be suckered. |
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