Heavy Rain may be a gripping, interactive tale of despair and anguish, but crippling audio issues and a lack of actual gaming means it's far from perfect.
"Many video games catch not only great commercial attention but remarkable critical attention as well. We have seen games like Heavy Rain, The Last of Us Part II, and even entries in the Metal Gear series described as fantastic interactive experiences, even heralded in the same way as Hollywood's greatest films.
I would suggest that not only is this an unfair comparison but also a harmful one. Video games, by their very nature, are an intricately different medium and should be weighed against one another rather than another form of media," Phillip writes for GF365.
I think Hollywood films will becoming increasingly more like video games in the future, especially as the world embraces the "new normal" from the pandemic. It makes sense, as games like Spider-Man: Miles Morales showcase just how realistically we're reaching in graphical capabilities, as well as showcase extreme action sequences in spectacular ways. And as time goes by, it'll get easier and cheaper to produce such "art", as well as create new star "actors" that never age, never die, never complain, never gets involved in scandals, etc. Technology is amazing and we're only just getting a taste of what it'll eventually be.
No. For the money spent, a quality game provides far more entertainment value than a quality movie. Especially when looking at what is going on in the world, and how a studio can attempt to pilfer from consumers by charging 30 dollars for Mulan via streaming. Ridiculous. There is no comparison....games all day.
What exactly is the David Cage experience, and is it of value? We examine two classics, Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain, to find the answer.
Quantic Dream has announced a new video series to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Heavy Rain. Check out the first part here.
Have you played Detroit? While it’s my personal favorite, I fully understand many preferring Heavy Rain more. I’m glad you enjoyed Heavy Rain too.
Glad you enjoyed the game! Yes, Detroit is a masterpiece of a game, and their best work to date “in my opinion”
Wow, 10 years...and yet, still one of the best/most emotional/thrilling gaming experiences I’ve ever had.
So grateful to Sony for believing in Quantic Dream’s vision for this game, and giving them a chance. I’ll never forget David Cage saying “We want to challenge the player, but not with the controller, but mentally, with their decisions of “How far would you go to save someone you love” Well, they broke my emotional gamer heart lol.
My teenage son refuses to play this game, because I’ve told him in little detail the emotional impact it had on me all those years ago. Maybe one day he will.
Still have my origami crane they teach you how to make when you're installing for the first time.
it's been 10 years? wow, that was so fast, I feel like this console gen went fast as well although it hasn't. I really look forward to the PS5 this holiday season though.
this review knocked HR to 87 in meetacritic
Friend Play = 0
Multi Play = 0
don't know why the obsession with multiplayer this gen
Bungie has his precious "calender bug" taken from him so must revert to Heavy Rain bashing to fill the vacuum, failing to realise it's a success with reviewers AND gamers.
Forget this one, sunshine?
http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News...
you think ps3 owners are gonna cry? they have played the game and its terrific, the sites which COUNT the main sites gave it terrific scores.
you are just showing your insecurity here, buy a ps3 already.
I think the writer went into the game with different expectations. I knew as a customer and doing a little research that this game would be different than me playing my typical FPS or manipulating what is going on in my environment. Perhaps it was not as enjoyable experience for him as that is his personal opinion, but so far it is for me. Yes the game starts slow intentionally to familiarize players with te control scheme, but it does pick up and I am still guessing to see who the killer is. Loss of audio definitely could be fixed with a patch. To those who own the game I hope you are enjoying it as it has made this FPS fan a believer in something out of the norm. To those who don't own it at least give it a rent. You may find you like it. It's not just about QTE but asks you to make moral or imoral conscious decisions.