Right now, you can also get Madden NFL 11 for $44.99. Future deals, according to Thrifty Nerd's guesses, may include 3D Dot Game Heroes and Transformers: War for Cybertron. Let the all-day Amazon refreshing marathon commence!
[Thanks, MLC]
Right now, you can also get Madden NFL 11 for $44.99. Future deals, according to Thrifty Nerd's guesses, may include 3D Dot Game Heroes and Transformers: War for Cybertron. Let the all-day Amazon refreshing marathon commence!
[Thanks, MLC]
Reader Comments (31)
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 11:22AM darthdavid said
Never got the opportunity to pick this up, this must be my chance.....
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 11:28AM Frostfell said
Too bad Move isn't hinted at in those deals. I guess its too new huh?
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 11:32AM Doctor Septapus said
Folks may dog on Heavy Rain for its unconventionalist ways, but I found this to be one of the most enjoyable narrative experiences of last year.
The only real downside is that once you finish the game, you're always going to have that inkling in the back of your mind on how it's going to end regardless of the different outcomes of the sub-plots.
The only real downside is that once you finish the game, you're always going to have that inkling in the back of your mind on how it's going to end regardless of the different outcomes of the sub-plots.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 11:43AM A Sandwich said
@Doctor Septapus
I like Heavy Rain right up until you find out who the killer is. At that point you notice all of the moronic red herrings, nonsensical plot twists, just straight-up lazy storytelling, and the bland characters. I'm all for unconventional experiences, but it would have been nice if the story and characters were even the least bit believable or interesting.
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I like Heavy Rain right up until you find out who the killer is. At that point you notice all of the moronic red herrings, nonsensical plot twists, just straight-up lazy storytelling, and the bland characters. I'm all for unconventional experiences, but it would have been nice if the story and characters were even the least bit believable or interesting.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 11:34AM Gary Oak said
Just took advantage of this deal. Maybe this will give me a reason to buy Move.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 12:00PM koehler83 said
I didn't know Colin Mochrie was in this game.
Posted: Sep 22nd 2010 5:37AM SamE said
@koehler83
I always thought he looked like Creed from The Office
http://www.joshbuster.com/images/Actors/Creed%20Bratton.jpg
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I always thought he looked like Creed from The Office
http://www.joshbuster.com/images/Actors/Creed%20Bratton.jpg
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 12:00PM Solace said
I played Heavy Rain Move demo and found it to be ok, some of the moves asked of me were confusing. It would have been nice of they tossed in some video tutorials on how to perform certain gestures.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 12:20PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
@Solace
There's a small little icon that shows you exactly how to do the moves. It isn't that hard.
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There's a small little icon that shows you exactly how to do the moves. It isn't that hard.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 2:40PM golfs4panzys said
@Solace
I own and have completed Heavy Rain. I played the Move demo the other day and know what you mean. I found the movements to be a little confusing.
For example, when you knock on the door you have to first hold up your hand until the square fills all the way and then knock forward once. The pause you encounter in the movement while waiting for the square to fill up is completely unnatural. It is like they added it to make the controls have more depth but failed in the process. The movements should be more natural. Still, I am looking forward to the patch and plan on playing through the game again with the Move controls.
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I own and have completed Heavy Rain. I played the Move demo the other day and know what you mean. I found the movements to be a little confusing.
For example, when you knock on the door you have to first hold up your hand until the square fills all the way and then knock forward once. The pause you encounter in the movement while waiting for the square to fill up is completely unnatural. It is like they added it to make the controls have more depth but failed in the process. The movements should be more natural. Still, I am looking forward to the patch and plan on playing through the game again with the Move controls.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 12:00PM ObiBen8 said
with credit from Reach I grabbed Heavy Rain for $20. The more I hear people talk about it the more I am looking forward to playing it. Thank you Amazon!
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 2:42PM golfs4panzys said
@ObiBen8
It is a great game. It can be a little slow getting into it but once you get into the meat of the game you will be glad you stuck around. The whole idea of the game offering options with different sets of consequences is refreshing.
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It is a great game. It can be a little slow getting into it but once you get into the meat of the game you will be glad you stuck around. The whole idea of the game offering options with different sets of consequences is refreshing.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 12:17PM PSN ronaldmonster said
Heavy Rain- Heavy on ambition, light on everything else.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 12:26PM DigitalFortress said
@PSN ronaldmonster
Each to their own, I thought it was a game changer ; a real break from the usual FPS, or Driving game that everyone else brings out.
I enjoyed playing through it ; and you really felt emotinally involved. It was an experience. Move has just made it more interactive in terms of actual human movement. Not a bad thing.
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Each to their own, I thought it was a game changer ; a real break from the usual FPS, or Driving game that everyone else brings out.
I enjoyed playing through it ; and you really felt emotinally involved. It was an experience. Move has just made it more interactive in terms of actual human movement. Not a bad thing.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 12:39PM PSN ronaldmonster said
@DigitalFortress
In a lot of ways I felt like Quantic Dream took everything that made Indigo Prophecy groundbreaking, streamlined it and called it Heavy Rain. Now don't get me wrong, Indigo Prophecy isn't exactly what I'd call a perfect game; but it had that feeling of great things can come from it. It's still one of my favorite gaming experiences of all time. Infact, I'd say Bioware even owes them for how conversations & interaction are handled by the player.
Indigo Prophecy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNsMt9pMb0s
More dialog driven, every choice you make during a conversation leads to a new string of dialog.
Heavy Rain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MnQr4k7Afs
Not much in Heavy Rain. It's more or less a jumbled mess of questions.
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In a lot of ways I felt like Quantic Dream took everything that made Indigo Prophecy groundbreaking, streamlined it and called it Heavy Rain. Now don't get me wrong, Indigo Prophecy isn't exactly what I'd call a perfect game; but it had that feeling of great things can come from it. It's still one of my favorite gaming experiences of all time. Infact, I'd say Bioware even owes them for how conversations & interaction are handled by the player.
Indigo Prophecy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNsMt9pMb0s
More dialog driven, every choice you make during a conversation leads to a new string of dialog.
Heavy Rain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MnQr4k7Afs
Not much in Heavy Rain. It's more or less a jumbled mess of questions.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 1:55PM DigitalFortress said
@Co
If I want to play party games, I'll get Scrabble, and Game of Life out of the cupboard. If I want to play Mario, I dig out the DS.
Wii is for kids and families with no sense of gaming history.
Enough said on that subject.
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If I want to play party games, I'll get Scrabble, and Game of Life out of the cupboard. If I want to play Mario, I dig out the DS.
Wii is for kids and families with no sense of gaming history.
Enough said on that subject.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 2:00PM Kid Icarus said
@Co
Game (Heavy Rain) =/= Game system (Wii)
There's all kinds of failure with your comment chief.
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Game (Heavy Rain) =/= Game system (Wii)
There's all kinds of failure with your comment chief.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 12:55PM Miranda Lawson said
I still haven't gone back to beat that game yet….I need to lol.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 1:32PM mattand said
LOL'd at "Sadness simulator". That's right up there with the "murder carousel" God of War description.
I asked this on a previous Heavy Rain thread but didn't get an answer. I recently had the Origami Killer's ID spoiled for me. Is the game still worth playing?
I asked this on a previous Heavy Rain thread but didn't get an answer. I recently had the Origami Killer's ID spoiled for me. Is the game still worth playing?
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 2:10PM Voshempa said
@mattand Knowing who the killer is will only spoil the moment when it is revealed. Other than that, the game is definitely worth playing still. It's one of those games that you are sad to finish because that means the end. Great game and an even better experience.
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Posted: Sep 21st 2010 2:47PM golfs4panzys said
@mattand
Just because you know who the killer is doesn't mean you know the story. So YES it is worth playing.
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Just because you know who the killer is doesn't mean you know the story. So YES it is worth playing.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 3:15PM A Sandwich said
@mattand
It just makes the story make less sense if you know who the killer is. If you don't know, there's a great sense of suspended disbelief. Once you know, the whole thing comes crashing down.
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It just makes the story make less sense if you know who the killer is. If you don't know, there's a great sense of suspended disbelief. Once you know, the whole thing comes crashing down.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 3:13PM DrChristopher said
Damn, I already spent $200 this month picking up Move and Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition. I'll have to pass on this for now and pick it up for my girlfriend for Christmas.
RE5 with Move is friggin awesome btw! And I love Sports Champions' table tennis like a fat kid loves KFC double-downs.
RE5 with Move is friggin awesome btw! And I love Sports Champions' table tennis like a fat kid loves KFC double-downs.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 4:43PM Bumper said
Totally pissed off by this...I bought this game from them on Sunday, they pull this stunt on Tuesday and won't give me the difference back...screw them!!!
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 5:35PM HK1295 said
Nice might buy the Turtle Beach PX21 with this deal
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 5:48PM Doctor Doom said
Must....resist....no...money....credit card is calling me.
Posted: Sep 21st 2010 6:36PM Specks said
The deal for 3D Dot Game Heroes is already sold out and it sold out in less than 10 minutes. I'm glad I sat on that one when it went live. Been thinking about getting that game for a while now.
I love Amazon.
I love Amazon.
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