Heavy Rain should a Sega fan care?

[east of eastside]

What's the deal Segabitters?

Have any of you DL'd this game yet?

I haven't.  I imagine it is pretty big and I'm just not motivated to do the lengthy download and install for a game with such ugly ass character modeling that more than likely is trying too hard to be artsy.

I hate that new trend in gaming where developers think they are putting together an 'artsy' game and it is really just pretentious mainstream crap.

Anything life changing in this, or what?

[Sharky]

I'm not at all interested in it. I generally have no interest in movies about serial killers (which this is trying to be) and I really don't have any interest in one long cinematic where I just do QTE after QTE.

[east of eastside]

Yeah, I don't get into the detective trying to solve a murder in a dark and rainy setting cliche either.

I imagine the replay value here is pretty low.

I was just thinking if Sega made a game that was long cinematic QTE in an asian setting whether I would get into it.

First idiot that says "Shenmue" gets kicked in their tiny manhood.

The character modeling is just awful, I hate this trend of these kind of "mutli-ethnic" looking women.  The lead chick in this game looks like barf.

[MetaKraken_PSN]

Tried out the demo; not a big detective fan. Might as well wait for new and better games to be released (and they must have custom soundtracks!)

[Orta]

I'm interested but David Cage's obsession with QTEs is putting me off. Fahrenheit had too many but here the amount seems downright ridiculous.

[Happy Cat]

Try the demo and see how you like it.

It's probably gonna have many varied opinions.

[east of eastside]

Did you play the demo yet, Shadi?

[Happy Cat]

Yeah.  I didn't think I would like it at all, but I liked it a lot.  It feels a lot like old point and click PC games, except with console controls.  Oh... and the one battle scene was pretty awesome =P

[east of eastside]

Cool, I actually thought of the same thing, old point and click PC games when I was watching a video.

I might give it a shot.  I would like to see the engine adapted to something I'm more into like science fantasy.

Kojima should take a look at this and consider ripping off the engine to make a sequel to Snatcher or Policenauts!

 :mrgreen:

[Sharky]

Take what Shadi says with a pinch of sale, hes a Sony fanboy and should be treated as one.. as in, ignore.

The other day he was trying to sell people a baseball game on PS3... and lord knowns he doesn't care about baseball.

[Happy Cat]

Take what Shadi says with a pinch of sale, hes a Sony fanboy and should be treated as one.. as in, ignore.

The other day he was trying to sell people a baseball game on PS3... and lord knowns he doesn't care about baseball.

lol, i wasn't trying to sell it.  Was just posting it cause it was news.  the "It only does everything" is a inside joke of mine.  You are right, I could care less about baseball, or that game.

[Barry the Nomad]

LOL when I read "Heavy Rain" all I think of is Banjo-Kazooie's all-star move.

[Monkeroony]

Yeah.  I didn't think I would like it at all, but I liked it a lot.  It feels a lot like old point and click PC games, except with console controls.  Oh... and the one battle scene was pretty awesome =P

I agree with everything here.
I was expecting to hate it but found it pretty enthralling, I loved the fight as trying to find the buttons in time felt really frantic.

I'll wait for a price drop on this one but will mist likely be picking it up.


@Barry, I love that all star move; dodging the falling jiggies is awesome!

[George]

The game is a new version of point and click adventure games. People that call it movies and like point and click adventure games of old are hypocrites.

[crackdude]

Heavy Rain has the most hideous characters I've ever seen.
Ever heard of the uncanny valley? Yeah Heavy Rain is pretty much down there.

Even if the game is good, the characters just freak me out.
Fahrenheit was great. Really great.