Alan Wake and Heavy Rain will start more fanboy wars?

Sarah writes-Both Alan Wake and Heavy Rain look amazing and seem new and fresh,with the potential to change the gaming world much like GTA 3 did last generation will it live up to the hype?The crew discuss that and all your gaming news this week.

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[sonarus]

Heavy rain will look better and will probably have more of a story. But its not REALLY a game. Its like a choose your own story type of thing. Don't get me wrong some level of skill is required in doing some of those QTE's and when you get sucked into the story you find yourself playing it more and more and the game will probably have more of an impact than Alan wake.

But all things aside Alan Wake is 100% game and will probably be more fun to play

[Rick Astley]

Not really a game? By your stupid logic Indigo Prophecy wasn't a game either even though they're both exactly the same. QTE's come in during the heavy action sequences but Madison WILL need to walk around and solve puzzles throughout the GAME. Please read up on Heavy Rain before you make idiotic comments in the Gamer Zone, Sonarus. Or better yet, stay in the forums where all you do is cry and moan all day.

[sonarus]

notice i didn't say not a game i said not really a game. Its like 50% game. I fukin love indigo prophecy but its not really a game. And i have a feeling heavy rain will be even less of a game than indigo. By switching the QTE to buttons instead of analog sticks they have removed some of the challenges.

I'm not going to argue my logic...i will probably get Heavy Rain due to my love for indigo but Alan wake has yet to prove to me it will be a good game. All in all though, i am fairly certain Alan wake will be more of a game than Indigo

[ReaperXL7]

At first Sonarus I felt the same way that you did, but after reading all the previews, and interviews on Heavy Rain it's obvious that they are trying to do something much deeper than Simple QTE.

sure their are some QTE moments but alot of the other stuff that they are trying to do with the game could potentially push gaming foward, it may not be a massive leap, but from what I've been reading I'm extreamly interested in what they turn out.

I can't make an exact judgement call just yet because the game isent even close to being done, but I really think when it comes out that people may be very impressed with what Quantic Dream comes up with.

[Pain]

First time they demo'd Alan wake it was a live tech demo, they have shown Real time for heavy rain so until then my moneys on Heavy Rain.

u can give me back my bubbles now.

[barom]

@Sonarus

You know at some degree I can agree that Indigo Prophecy is more of an interactive movie than a game. But who's to define what a game is and what's not anyway? And who's to say that it's any less enjoyable if it's not a game. In fact I can honestly say Indigo Prophecy is one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. It's up there on my top 10 list or maybe even top 5.

Also your statement "But all things aside Alan Wake is 100% game and will probably be more fun to play " is not valid as we know NOTHING of how the game plays. It was probably in-game graphics but it did not give us any clue of how the game plays.

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||why will it start more wars if heavy rain is superior?||

[u got owned]

On N4G everything is about fanboy wars.

[outlawlife]

im pretty sure they already started

any alan wake story on here gets battered with it

we will have screen comparison stories with 200+ comments months before either one is released, we will have people pointing out single pixels, 5 point hue values, and the color of the text stating why one is better than the other

honestly i've looked into both games and neither one of them has me excited to be quite honest

i expect both to be disappointing upon release but i probably won't be playing either one unless they come out with something absolutely amazing that i can't miss

[mastiffchild]

I gotta agree there. Heavy Rain looks impressive but unless there's more to do than we've been told yet I'll be sticking to reading books in it's stead. Everything I've read about AW also leaves me underwhelmed-why can't we have the full packege of killer game AND killer graphics ever. It's almost l;ike the Fracture disaster. they had one good idea and spent the whole dev time on the terra formers forgetting any decent visuals or core shooting. The same might be happening here with these tqwo as the graphical realism takes too much precedence over all other concerns.

Unless HR gets gamers more involved then count me out, AW looks a mess apart from(ironically) it's actual looks.

[Miraak82]

most likely, we're all just that bored that we all have nothing better else to do then complain lol, hmm alan wake has no sideburns , he looks funny

[Boty]

Alan Wake....
http://www.igniq.com/images...

Heavy Rain...
http://www.ripten.com/wp-co...

Which one looks better? [GRAPHICS WISE].

As far as game-play goes, I can't say which on is better simply due to the fact that I haven't played them.
They both look really good. But Heavy Rains going to take the ("My eyes, My eyes! It looks so pretty" Award)
While Alan wake will take the ("I think I'm going to turn my TV brightness down" Award.)

Both look cool though!

[outlawlife]

ugh don't start this crap please

it is clear you went out and found the absolute worst picture of alan wake you could find, we all have seen way better pictures of alan wake than that and you act like thats the game...if i'm not mistaken that is the first trailer released...what a couple of years ago?

this article is about people like you

if you are going to post shots post realistic comparisons, like ones that aren't thumbnail sized? if a game doesn't look as good as another game you shouldn't have to go an find a way to make it look as bad as possible

just post pics and leave it at that, not the ridiculously biased comparisons

here we have an unbiased look at both games..you decide because you have a mind of your own

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3...

http://xbox360media.ign.com...

[mintaro]

Holy, the foliage looks stunning in Alan Wake.

[PirateThom]

I'm still waiting for Alan Wake footage from 360, since that's the version I'll be playing.

Footage of PC games doesn't excite me since I'll never see the game like that.

I'm excited for Heavy Rain because the footage is from the PS3 version.

These "comparisons" are pointless because:

a. they're two different games
b. they're two different genres
c. one isn't a console version

[Blademask]

No one has seen anything but PC trailers for Alan Wake.

[Raoh]

LOL

so each console will have a game that departs from your standard shooter or racing titles that plague the current generation.

i could see people getting upset if only heavy rain for the ps3 was coming out and the 360 had nothing of their own similar.

or if only the 360 had alan wake and the ps3 had nothing of their own similar.

not to say they are similar games but they are bold directions for both developers of the games.

its finally coming to a point where each console has something to enjoy. sure a few swipes at each other is cool but is it really necessary?

capcom has vowed no more exclusives. majority of games ported from the ps3 to the 360 work well and more companies are doing just that to guarantee that both consoles enjoy the same experience. and now both consoles have their own story based game to call their own.

i'm getting quite tired of this console fanboy war...

tell you the truth, its games like alan wake and heavy rain that some gamers should be proud to own both systems.

i dont have both consoles because i have had bad hardware experiences with my 360.

but whats important is that alan wake and heavy rain are both important for gaming. i'm very excited to hear more about both titles.

[Shaka2K6]

Heavy Rain on the other hand looks like a strong conterder for GOTY in 2009 with Killzone 2.

[air1]

just like the ps3 looked to be a contender in 08 right?

year of the ps3 lmfao..

i guess we have 8 more years left for the sony fanatics to keep yelling "wait till next year" or week/month..

[mariusmal]

oh yeah... 2 great games, that's bad right ? (sarcasm)

i'm gonna get both

[goodfellajay]

alan wake looks hott

[psnSkareFace]

wats it about and wat is heavy rain about

[goodfellajay]

i likw alan wake