Heavy Rain's David Cage done with his thriller 'trilogy'

by Andrew Yoon on Feb 17th 2010 8:15PM

Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain is hitting store shelves next week, and it may be the last game of its kind from director David Cage. Speaking with Eurogamer, Cage revealed "that Heavy Rain is the end of my personal trilogy trying to tell the same type of stories with serial killers and stuff, in the thriller genre." It does appear that Cage has had a certain fixation with the morbid, with his previous works -- Omikron: The Nomad Soul and Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy) -- all centering around serial killers.

So what's next for Cage and crew beyond Heavy Rain? Multiplayer seems to be one consideration, with Cage calling it "the next challenge." "I have an idea of what it's going to take to make a multiplayer [game]," Cage admitted, adding it would be "very exciting."

Whatever Quantic Dream decides to pursue, it's likely to involve motion controls in some way. Considering Heavy Rain had motion controls in mind initially, it comes as no surprise that Cage continues to express his interest in PlayStation's upcoming peripheral. "We have a lot of interest in this motion controller, we start to play with it, and yeah, we definitely want to do something with it."

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Reader Comments (37)

If the game is anything like that demo I will rent this very much

Agreed. Hell I'm gonna rent it since I can't really afford to buy games now.

The Nomad Soul started off absolutely amazingly, and then got boring when your character just became a generic nobody that no one knew.

But the beginning - when you've taken over the body of a police officer who's been missing for a while - is fantastic, as you interact with his wife, co-workers and boss, and try to uncover what happened to him.

Really engrossing, and really fun. I loved that the game outright acknowledges that you're not this character, just someone who's controlling his body.

But as soon as that part ended, I got bored and stopped playing.

Hmm, that weren't meant to be reply. Sorry.

(I also agree he should not be downvoted, and am also considering renting the game. I have no money.)

I did think the demo was amazing, just didn't see myself wanting to play through the experience more then once. Note my use of the word "experience", not game. A breathtaking experience ahead of it's time maybe, but then I'll know more about that after my non-commiting rent.

Don't spill your kool-aid kids

I hate to interrupt your 'save a downvote foundation' session guys. I could care less for those of you who get downvoted, I say take it like a man and move the hell on, but that's just the alcohol talking...so..moving on.

Although, some people might not have cash at hand; I just hope people who like it will buy it after the rent is up, and invest in a deserved quality game that will reward you with a (::) ... jk no cookie, but H.R does reward you with many great ways to play the game, even more than once. I'm just recommending it for those still on the fence about it and thinking of a rental instead of a buy. OK enough whoring myself. =/

@JACK: You should probably be downvoted for trying to be "cool" and slipping in the Alcohol reference.

Well the 831 Son go ahead and do it. Im not gonna bitch about it like you . AND YES ALCOHOL HMMM !

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Man, Heavy Rain will be pimper than thou. My friends and I are all going to directly defy David Cage by gathering around and playing together. Mostly because only one of us has a PS3....

Uh, if it sells anywhere near like I suspect it's going to sell... he'll be back for the sequel(s).

Heavy Rain looks amazing.

Good day.

Making a multiplayer title IS his own next thriller 'game'.

Nah, nah, I mean that making a different sort of game is thrilling for him, a 'game' unto itself (a challenge, if you will).

However, your idea is good, too. We/He should roll with it.

Reply fail.

I have downvoted you because of you seem to like implying that Heavy Rain won't be a game by sticking it in quotations whenever you say it...

Good day to you.

lrn2interp: I mean, quote, the endeavor of making a multiplayer game unlike the games, including Heavy Rain, that he has done before, end quote, will be like a quote-game-end-quote for David Cage.

Oh wait, Quantic Dream made Omikron? Cool beans.

Cool beans?

cool beans...

Wow, really? People who like Heavy Rain get downvoted?

...

Heavy Rain, pretty fun demo and I gotta say I was really impressed with the fight scene. Wow that was intense.

But, not buying it. Will rent for sure but only got about $150 right now and I've already pre-ordered BC2 and FF13, and wanna pick up Soul Silver. GoW3 and Heavy Rain sadly have to wait, but should be fine since the first 3 I mentioned should keep me entertained for a really long time. No rush.

"Drama is easy,comedy is hard."

You're joking right? Drama really only works if viewers (whether it be in gaming, movies or in books) can sympathize with the characters and the situation they are in, and for that to happen a writer has to make them relatable to the average person, which is no simple task.

I can't wait for Heavy Rain. Still trying to decide on BC2, though.

LOL. Comedy is one of the easiest forms of entertainment. I honestly can't believe you said that. Like Jason said, you have to really connect with the characters through any type of drama.

They are both hard. Making either that is universally appealing to the masses is nearly impossible.

Heavy Rain is a day one purchase for me. I try to support any game I can that breaks ground or does something spectacularly unique and daring.

I haven't played the initial two Quantic Dream games, they came in under my radar. I just hope Cage's apparent ability to push the standards and break the mold hold true for whatever project he moves on to.

Multiplayer anything would be my first choice. Everyone knows that despite the polish (MW), size (MAG, R2), abilities (Bioshock 2), or variations (BC2) the formula has grown a little stale.

Let that man out of his cage, let's see him shake some things up.

I don't mind an original story, especially one as interesting as this...

As somebody once said (Can't remember who it is, I think it was the director of Ghostbusters)

"Everybody says how hard comedy is, but, when it comes time to honor things, whether it's on a weekly critical basis or whether it's award time, at that time of the year, comedy is the poor, dumb child of dramatic work. "

Reply fail. Meant for Mr. Esc

Grammar Nazi: Things don't "center around" they either center on or circle around.

Omikron is one of my personal favourites. It's David Cage's boldest work, a daring new universe, fantastic story, great art design and a blending of genres. It even begins by breaking the fourth wall in a non-retarded way.

I really hope we get to revisit that universe again.

I wrote a review on the Heavy Rain demo, feel free to check it out ^_^

http://www.anime-stadium.com/mikahcho/

Just scroll down a little.

As for the 'next challenge,' I'm excited to see what Cage does next. I got a tad scared, I thought he was going to resign........... Heavy Rain is the kinda game I've been dreaming of, and I can't wait to see how he can implement elements from that game int a different genre

I hope this doesn't mean a lot lighter storytelling from Quantic. Their games have been some of the few that attempted to get me to feel something and succeeded at it.

This article wins this week's award for most comment reply fails in a single article.

That being said, I can't wait to get my hands on this game/movie and experience it firsthand. I didn't download the demo because I didn't want to spoil the gameplay experience.

I know what you mean but I bit the bullet, anyway, and all it did was wet my appetite even more for the game. Feb 23rd, my friend.

The next challenge? A mystery thriller game with David Bowie as the main character where he hadoken the internet.

Heavy Rain's David Cage done with his thriller 'trilogy'

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