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Heavy Rain: The origami is coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE

MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighterDaehan MingukRegistered User regular
edited June 2010 in Social Entropy++
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For Playstation 3

Release Dates:
Japan - February 18
U.S. - February 23
Australia - February 25
U.K. - February 26


So hey, here's a game by those people that made Fahrenheit / Indigo Prophecy, the game that featured lots of
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Quick Time Events

and some
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dead people

Now Quantic Dream is bringing you an all new game full of
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QUICK TIME EVENTS

and even more
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DEAD PEOPLE

Also, this time there's some rain, apparently:
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And no game is really ever complete without the opportunity to duke it out with Mike Tyson:
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There's a demo out today. A demo which contains two of the dozens of chapters. A demo which contains the following trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-AyQGNdsgU

And here's a runthrough of the Scott Shelby chapter from the demo. There is a pretty cool QTE fight around 6:30.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGyj4jaFUQc

Reviews are beginning to come out and are generally very positive:
These three reviews are spoiler-free, for those interested.

GamePro: 5 out of 5 stars
http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/213908/heavy-rain/

1UP: A-
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3177883&p=37

IGN: 9.0 / 10
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/106/1067755p1.html

Eurogamer: 9 / 10

Game Informer: 9.5 / 10

Kotaku review:
http://kotaku.com/5468585/heavy-rain-review-no-wrong-conclusion

This game is worth discussing if for no other reason then it is attempting to do something dramatically different. It is also the reason I purchased a Playstation 3. Yes, I am one of those people who genuinely enjoyed Fahrenheit despite the off-the-rails ending. I like games that step off the beaten path and I absolutely can't wait for this game to get here.

So:
Everybody talk about how amazing this game is going to be (unlikely).
Or talk about how Fahrenheit was terrible and shit all over Quantic Dream (probable).
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Also, many thanks to Dely Apple for this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDioUN9GsgQ

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    i can't fucking wait for this fucking game

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    fuck now i'm even more excited because of that gamepro review

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  • vsovevsove ....also yes. Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I'm looking forward to this one. It'll be interesting to see how much they learned from Indigo Prophecy, and just the general concept of the game hella intrigues me.

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  • Calamity JaneCalamity Jane That Wrong Love Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    eh, this'll be interesting to see

    obviously there'll be no kung fu but something seems terribly wrong

    and not the sexy kind of wrong

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  • Calamity JaneCalamity Jane That Wrong Love Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    a gamepro review?

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    i'm writin a thing about the poetics of video games and this is gonna form like 90% of my evidence i think

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    No kung fu, but you do get to beat the hell out of a guy with terrible VA in the demo, so that's a plus. The fight is actually really, really fun.

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  • PreciousBodilyFluidsPreciousBodilyFluids Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Buyin' this the day it's released. There's nothing about the concept that doesn't interest me.

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    what? his VA was fine, i thought

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  • SquallSquall hap cloud Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I should probably try this demo

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  • Sir PlatypusSir Platypus Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Second play-through I am going to let every damn character die, just to see what happens.

    Only stupid thing I'll do the first time is make the father's kid hate the hell out of him.

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  • MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I am really excited for this game. Less as a game, more as an interactive narrative.

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Orikaeshigitae wrote: »
    what? his VA was fine, i thought

    For some reason it just felt a little over the top to me, like he was trying too hard to sound like a Rough Dude.

    Here's a playthrough of the Scott Shelby chapter from the demo - the fight sequence starts around six and a half minutes.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGyj4jaFUQc

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  • ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I have already put all the money down for this at the mall. Gonna go get it when it is released an play it. I didn't see the demo in the store though.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    GOTY 2010

    The demo was so excellent

    I've gone through it three times already but I'm holding off on any more

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    UnbreakableVow wrote: »
    I've gone through it three times already but I'm holding off on any more

    Same. Did it once on Medium and twice on Hard. All three times got pretty drastically different results on the Shelby scene. Less so on Jayden's chapter, but that one was more about introducing the cool little gloves/glasses mechanic. I did like the way he looks at each piece of evidence differently depending on what he's already seen somewhere else.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Also I happened to procure my PS3 through lucky chance but this would have been the game I actually bought one for

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  • Dely AppleDely Apple Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDioUN9GsgQ

    The ending is the best, if nothing else in this

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  • ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Wheerreee do I find the demo

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    It should go up for the public later today

    Or maybe Europe already has it?

    There's an ARG kinda deal to get it early (that's how I got it), details of which are in the G&T thread

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  • vermiculturevermiculture Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    this looks really neat I'm glad this thread introduced me to it

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  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I hate the ps3 for exclusives like this. I thought this game looked really interesting, but I will never knooooow.

    Cater to my needs, sony!

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  • MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Your son is in another castle

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Langly wrote: »
    I hate the ps3 for exclusives like this. I thought this game looked really interesting, but I will never knooooow.

    Cater to my needs, sony!

    Enjoy your Halo!

    Hahahahaha

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    UnbreakableVow wrote: »
    It should go up for the public later today

    Or maybe Europe already has it?

    There's an ARG kinda deal to get it early (that's how I got it), details of which are in the G&T thread

    This. If you have a code from the ARG (http://precinct52.com/case1117_briefing/) and a European PSN ID, you could've grabbed it starting about a week ago, but it should be available to everyone sometime today.

    vermiculture wrote: »
    this looks really neat I'm glad this thread introduced me to it

    Payback for the Beartato button. <3

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Monkeyfeet wrote: »
    Your son is in another castle

    hahahaha

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    i loved the big lebowski bit

    but seriously. someone give this game to me now.

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  • MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I think I'll rent it. It seems like a game that I would play for a solid week then never really touch again. And I am taking into account the multiple different narrative directions

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  • vermiculturevermiculture Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    MundaneSoul wrote: »
    vermiculture wrote: »
    this looks really neat I'm glad this thread introduced me to it

    Payback for the Beartato button. <3

    ha I'm glad you liked it!

    I'm gonna download this demo tonight if it's out. I never once played indigo whatchamacall it but this looks good to me anyways

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  • SamSam Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    wooden dialog and bad VA

    apart from that looks m-azing

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Orikaeshigitae wrote: »
    i can't fucking wait for this fucking game

    Read the Kotaku review.

    It is good too.



    This is, by the way, the game I've wanted to have exist for about a decade.

    I am buying a PS3 specifically to play this, in direct contravention to everything I've ever said about killer apps.

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    I am now a being composed entirely of anticipation for this game.

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  • ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Man my name is Jason. This is a weird thread title.

    Also fuuuck I think this hits during midterm week I'm already having enough trouble with school nooo

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Artreus wrote: »
    Man my name is Jason. This is a weird thread title.

    Also fuuuck I think this hits during midterm week I'm already having enough trouble with school nooo

    PRESS X TO HEAVY RAIN

    PRESS O REPEATEDLY TO SLAM YOUR FACE INTO BOOKS UNTIL YOU DIE FROM IT

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    man, we're all excited here. ALL OF US

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  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    The demo was kinda neat, I'm probably just going to rent it though.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    BUY IT

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2010
    oh hey who's gonna play the demo again it's me

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  • Fort1tudeFort1tude Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    who wants to give me a ps3 and this game

    they can have them back when i am done

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Orikaeshigitae wrote: »
    oh hey who's gonna play the demo again it's me

    meeee tooooooo

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