Thoughts on Heavy Rain

[Jill's Boob]

The thread's name is "Thoughts on Heavy Rain", not "Merits of Heavy Rain."

Merit:
- noun
1. claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth
2. merits, the inherent rights and wrongs of a matter, technicalities, personal feelings, etc.
3. Often, merits. the state or fact of deserving
4. something that is deserved, whether good or bad.

-verb
5. to be worthy of; deserve.

In all honesty, I'm disappointed thus far. I don't think I'd pay 60 dollars for this at the moment.

In all honesty, you haven't even played the game. Nor have you seen much besides the scant information on the internet.

Considering you do not own a PS3 (and choose to just deride the system), there is ZERO chance you've downloaded and tried the HR demo.

So your current opinion ("disappointment") of Heavy Rain is moot.

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That being said, maybe the game will be a ho-hum affair. But until you've played it or at least seen the consensus reviews from media outlets, you'd best learn to properly verbalize your sentiment.

[Rose312]

One More Reason to buy a ps3 lol

[Darkmoon]

Just the knowledge Heavy Rain was coming was enough to make me decide to grab a PS3. I just needed four other exclusive games before I decided it was worth it. Once I knew four I wanted were coming or had come out, I went and bought one.

I was a very big fan of Fahrenheit though. The controls for Heavy Rain are pretty close. You still have to hit the correct button open a cupboard, still have to move the stick just so to do that. The main difference I saw was shaking the control as well, and having to hold buttons for a sequence. If you could live with the Fahrenheit controls Heavy Rain shouldn't be a challenge. Other than needing reflexes like a cat on speed...

[Vector]

IGN gives Heavy Rain a 9.0:

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/106/1067755p1.html

[aris13]

More Reviews

Eurogamer:9/10
1UP:A-

[Rose312]

All these reviews are making me wanna get a Ps3 and play it

[Stu]

I like the idea of someone putting down Heavy Rain as an interactive movie...yet then saying MGS4 is one of the few games he'd like on PS3.

Anyway, Tried the demo again, it's just not for me. Deleted.

[valentinesdead?]

Some good news to share with all Heavy Rain folk. . .

http://playstationlifestyle.net/2010/02/11/heavy-rain-tops-bestseller-list-after-flood-of-reviews/

Hopefully the high-scoring reviews will keep on rolling in.

[jagger916]

Surprised I haven't heard more negative reviews. While it seems like a fantastic game and I'll buy it as soon as possible, It's seems like a game that wouldn't hold over too well with a lot of people.

[aris13]

Here's a negative review from Destructoid.

http://www.destructoid.com/review-heavy-rain-163165.phtml

[valentinesdead?]

Here's a negative review from Destructoid.

http://www.destructoid.com/review-he...n-163165.phtml

Yeah, I read about that yesterday. Though that review is garbage because the guy who reviewed it already had written a scathing article about being "outraged" at Heavy Rain for comparing it's story to "movie quality" instead of against other games only. Guy came across as a big idiot if you ask me. Pretty dumb for them to get a guy who had apparently made several anti-HR comments beforehand, for the "objective" review.

Not that I really care about that kind of stuff, but, just sayin'. . .

They're always be one or two dissecting reviews of a great game.

[GuardhouseMusic]

Yeah, I read about that yesterday. Though that review is garbage because the guy who reviewed it already had written a scathing article about being "outraged" at Heavy Rain for comparing it's story to "movie quality" instead of against other games only. Guy came across as a big idiot if you ask me. Pretty dumb for them to get a guy who had apparently made several anti-HR comments beforehand, for the "objective" review.

Here's the article you're referring to. I hate to sound like a kneejerk fanboy (especially since I haven't played the damn thing beyond the demo!) but I'm going to have to agree. His arguments in the pre-review article stem from a leap of an assumption. He then proceeds to slam the narrative the most venomously out of any aspect in the game in the review (I love the comment "if this was screened in a film festival the audience would have been laughing throughout" or something similar). It just seems like he was setting himself up to hate it.

[CODE_umb87]

Anyone seen this guy's playthrough of the demo? I found it pretty hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_uCxlQT02w

[Jill Lover]

I just downloaded demo version and haven't played it yet. When the first trailer was released i wasn't that hyped up about it. Now i'll have my chance to check how it works its gameplay and all... it didn't catch my attention when it was announced.

[WeskerIncarnate]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Rain#Reception

Damn. That's pretty good.

I liked Indigo, but doubted Heavy Rain. I don't think so anymore.

Now if it'll only sell well. I hope it does.