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Posted: May 22nd 2009 10:57AM (Unverified) said
This looks great, I'm considering getting a PS3 just for this.
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:02AM FredFredrickson said
Really? I think that after the initial screens, this bunch is a bit of a let down.
Indigo Prophecy (or Fahrenheit for my non-US buddies) was a decent game, but I'm not sure I would use that as an indicator that Heavy Rain is must-buy yet.
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Indigo Prophecy (or Fahrenheit for my non-US buddies) was a decent game, but I'm not sure I would use that as an indicator that Heavy Rain is must-buy yet.
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:04AM (Unverified) said
I'm liking the cinematic look and the non linear progression, apparently this fight can be avoided entirely and characters can die but the game will continue.
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Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:09AM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
sure you could avoid the fight completely but then you will miss dude getting crushed by bulldozer belt....lol
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Posted: May 22nd 2009 12:01PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Is there any other way he can get brutally murdered?
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Posted: May 22nd 2009 12:20PM xThePunisherx said
@Marty
IDK what ur taking about, i LOVED Indigo Prophecy just because of how original it was. I didn't mind the way combat was handled, and overall IP is one of my favorite PS2 games. I can't wait for this game :)
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IDK what ur taking about, i LOVED Indigo Prophecy just because of how original it was. I didn't mind the way combat was handled, and overall IP is one of my favorite PS2 games. I can't wait for this game :)
Posted: May 22nd 2009 12:33PM U U D D L R L R B A SELECT START said
With his mention of how scenes are so easy to produce now that they have the framework in place, I'm hoping that they will put together a lot of episodic DLC. I've been waiting for this game ever since they first put together the audition demo and that would be awesome if like every couple of months you could DL a new plot line to play through.
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Posted: May 22nd 2009 1:00PM DeepFriedSushi said
ya game looks worse than the released screenshots. they're pulling a fast one on us.
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Posted: May 22nd 2009 10:59AM (Unverified) said
Hmmm 40 year old man looking for adult content.....
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:42AM doreo said
He didn't necessarily say they tried to be revolutionary gameplay-wise, he said that they tried to be different. Which I can honestly agree, all of these games were a breath of fresh air. Katamari damacy came up with a new control system and introduced a fresh new game type unlike something we had played before... Well at least in America! Ico when it first came out, showed the power of the ps3, it was an engaging experience and invoked emotion from the player. Plus it was sort of like a co-op single player game, it felt as if you truly had a partner and were caring for her. Shadow of the Colossus was a masterpiece, it's story was almost nonexistent. All you knew were the terms of which to gain your love back and that was good enough for most players. You knew you had to fight, you knew why you had to fight, but you didn't know if it was the right choice. It also conveyed a sense of an underdog triumph. Flower is also a breath of fresh air, not only are you using the six axis controls to play but it is an artistic masterpiece. You were restoring life to these areas affected by human life, pollution, etc.
I could go on and on about some of these titles, specifically Shadow of the Colossus but I digress.
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I could go on and on about some of these titles, specifically Shadow of the Colossus but I digress.
Posted: May 22nd 2009 12:00PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
I liked all the ones he mentioned as well :D
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Posted: May 22nd 2009 12:40PM Professor Lario said
@Doreo - are you from the marketing department at Quantic Dream?
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Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:06AM Joeybeast said
Neo, is that you?
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:26AM (Unverified) said
Watch this in HD (over GameTrailers) before you say it looks worse than it was shown last year.
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:08AM (Unverified) said
wow, after all the hype I heard about this... this is extremely underwhelming. It reminds me of Power Rangers for the Sega CD.. it might as well just be a movie. from what I can tell from the video at least it's just a linear ass quick time event. with a little (hopefully) exploration. doesn't look fun at all. I'll give it a shot later, but damn, talk about a let down (graphics wise too, compared to what they showed before, bleh)
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:40AM (Unverified) said
lol yeah. dragon slayer!!!! or those interactive porn DVDs :P The graphics look dumb...not that realistic as expected... i mean they look great but doesnt look like the high res images of the "game" we saw a year ago.
Mocap??? they move like ragdolls... im too disapointed where this game is going... just release it and shelve it next to haze.
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Mocap??? they move like ragdolls... im too disapointed where this game is going... just release it and shelve it next to haze.
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:46AM doreo said
You my good sir Jeses, are an idiot. I could go on and on defending this title, but alas you are entitled to an opinion. Hah, even saying it deserves to be thrown aside like Haze how little you seem to understand the game. I can only assume you've never played Indigo Prophecy, and in no way am I saying you should go out an play it. For it would be a waste of your time, because a simpleton such as yourself would find it complicating to play such a game. In fact you probably have a hard enough time posting a comment on joystiq... So good day sir!
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Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:59AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Haze was bad, fullstop, even looking at this in a trailer I can tell its better then Haze, to even use haze and this in the same sentence is an insult
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Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:11AM PBC13 said
Heavy Rain looks very exciting. But I think this guy is perhaps a little self-satisfied. Across the board people gave GTA IV acclaim for it's mature and engaging story. Same can be said of MGS 4. Heavy Rain has a lot to live up to if it believes it's story can be as interesting and as entertaining as those two games.
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:11AM The Kong said
Looks good. Keep in mind to all you people complaining...it's still in development...of course the graphics aren't going to be perfect. God it seems like people just like to whine and don't even think about what they're saying.
This game looks like it has a lot of potential and could definitely have a good story, btw the guy answered the question that he avoided about the game being about a father later on in the interview basically, when the guy asked something about personal experience, and the developer said he does base it off of personal experience, and that he's a father of 2 children and it changes your life. So basically, he accidentally answered the first question O.O
This game looks like it has a lot of potential and could definitely have a good story, btw the guy answered the question that he avoided about the game being about a father later on in the interview basically, when the guy asked something about personal experience, and the developer said he does base it off of personal experience, and that he's a father of 2 children and it changes your life. So basically, he accidentally answered the first question O.O
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:12AM Mayor West said
I'm excited! The game looks like it revolves very heavily around an interesting story. The game looks like a new and different idea for a game. Good stories & new ideas are so rare this gen... instead we get COD in a new wrapper ever year and a new Guitar Hero every month. We need developers to try new interesting things!
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:16AM FernandoRocker said
A new and different idea?
They have been doing these kind of games since Dragon's Lair...
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They have been doing these kind of games since Dragon's Lair...
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:22AM doreo said
Dragon's Lair had a joystick and one button, all you did was press that button in certain circumstances. That game is nowhere near as complex as Heavy Rain, gameplay-wise or story-wise. Honestly don't try to downplay something, just because similar attempts have been made before.
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Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:26AM FernandoRocker said
I never said that Dragon's Lair was more complex... I just said that Heavy Rain is not a new and different idea.
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Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:29AM doreo said
Well one could say that in this generation, it is a breath of fresh air. I mean truthfully, there haven't been many games like Heavy Rain in a bit of time. With reference to Dragon's Lair coming out in 1983 and some titles I'm not familiar with coming out in the 1990's, we haven't seen much this decade.
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Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:48AM Mayor West said
That was my point. There aren't game like this flooding the market. Most game nowadays have a half arsed story that is less than 10 hours long. I'm a little skeptical of laying a game composed mostly of QTE myself also, but if the story and character hold up, I think it can be awesome.
Also the fact that the character can die and the story shifts focus to someone else, is a very revolutionary ambitious idea. This offers an insane amount of replay, to see all of the different story paths.
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Also the fact that the character can die and the story shifts focus to someone else, is a very revolutionary ambitious idea. This offers an insane amount of replay, to see all of the different story paths.
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:52AM doreo said
I see what your getting at Kdiggy, but I feel that the story will be the star of the game. Gameplay is not as important to the creator's I believe, of course many gamers are turned off by the QTE's but I believe that this is the only way the game could have been done. Judging by the first game, the gameplay would have suffered if not done in QTE. For somethings look as if they could only happen in QTE or a cutscene. All in all, a QTE is more fun than just watching plain old cutscenes.
As seen by my other comments, I shall defend this game with all my might!
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As seen by my other comments, I shall defend this game with all my might!
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:52AM rubadub72 said
the point is: they don't make games like this anymore, at least not with high production values like this one.
back in the days you had Steven Spielberg involved with The Dig, Tim Schaffer writing Grim Fandango and stuff like that, these games were amazing and they had barely any action sequences, they are still fun to play, and acted as interactive storybooks/films. This is the only thing i expect from Heavy Rain.
and i'm not disappointed in the least with what i've saw and heard today.
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back in the days you had Steven Spielberg involved with The Dig, Tim Schaffer writing Grim Fandango and stuff like that, these games were amazing and they had barely any action sequences, they are still fun to play, and acted as interactive storybooks/films. This is the only thing i expect from Heavy Rain.
and i'm not disappointed in the least with what i've saw and heard today.
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:13AM betabetamax said
Next Heavy Rain Headline : "Grab An Umbrella, Down Pour of Heavy Rain Screens".
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:14AM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
I still like it...its always been said WHAT type of game it is....I think people were expecting something else....cant wait tho
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:16AM the5th said
This... this game looks depressing.
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:16AM Jjjjames said
looks like there's guna be an annoying amount of qtb cutscenes
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:18AM doreo said
Anyone who is complaining about the gameplay being a let down must have never played indigo prophecy! Because if you played Indigo Prophecy, you would realize that the gameplay for that game and Heavy Rain will be awesome. I honestly have no idea how someone can be excited for a spiritual successor to a game, when they've never played that game?
I mean god, you should have watched some gameplay vids of Indigo Prophecy and then you would have gotten the gist of what will be going on in Heavy Rain.
I for one, am very excited!
I mean god, you should have watched some gameplay vids of Indigo Prophecy and then you would have gotten the gist of what will be going on in Heavy Rain.
I for one, am very excited!
Posted: May 22nd 2009 12:24PM JuanLovesHorror said
Loved Indigo Prophecy and is why I am looking forward to this.Some of the people that are bashing it are probably kids who just want cod's type games and want multiplayer in every single game made.After seeing this I am more excited than before so forget the whiners just bring on the Heavy Rain!
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Posted: May 22nd 2009 10:00PM Tez said
I'm an adult and Indigo Prophecy sucked. The gameplay was Simon Says w/ analog sticks, and the story jumped the shark.
On the plus side, Cage has said he listened to people's complaints and the story is much more grounded in reality than Indigo, and this gameplay footage seems like the actions you can do in the game pertain to what happens in the screen a lot more than "okay, both analog sticks left....NOW!" and your dude does a cartwheel kick. So I'm looking forward to this.
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On the plus side, Cage has said he listened to people's complaints and the story is much more grounded in reality than Indigo, and this gameplay footage seems like the actions you can do in the game pertain to what happens in the screen a lot more than "okay, both analog sticks left....NOW!" and your dude does a cartwheel kick. So I'm looking forward to this.
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:20AM golobulus said
when you report on heavy rain it should just be the release date and nothing else. i've been trying to avoid images, videos and articles on the matter... you just up and ruined my plan.
Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:21AM iFester said
As an adult gamer the story and concept appeals to me. As someone that plays games, the QTE's ruined it for me. I know they were going for a cinematic feel but QTE's are so over used now I feel it takes me out of the game. Considering you only have 4 playable characters, one bad QTE can kill one of them and you're stuck with the consequences of bad hand/eye coordination. That kind of ticks me off a bit.
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