It has been a long four years since Quantic Dream debuted The Casting at E3 2006 but Heavy Rain has finally arrived. It features four playable characters who are drawn together by the investigations into The Origami Killer, a serial murderer who has been targeting local children for the last two years. One man, Ethan Mars, is recovering from a tragic loss when his son Shaun becomes the latest to be taken. He knows he only has a matter of days before his son is lost forever and starts a desperate struggle for redemption which will see him answer the ultimate question: 'How far are you willing to go to save someone you love?'
"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.
These pre-rendered games are more suited for tech like Natal, in this day and age.
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Nope I mean Motion will be perfect for static types of games with limited pre-rendered freedom. And since Natal has the most potential I mentioned Natal. Dry your fanboy eyes.
Fullbody motion is more advanced than wands, so in a sense what you said jokingly is true(despite what you said having nothing to do with what I said). Imagine walking around in a HR-like game with Natal and grabbing things with Natal vs pointing and clicking with the wand. That's just the tip of the iceberg.
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Pre-Rendered
" The disadvantage of pre-rendering, in the case of video game graphics, is a generally lower level of interactivity, if any, with the player. Another negative side of pre-rendered assets is that changes cannot be made during gameplay. A game with pre-rendered backgrounds is forced to use fixed camera angles, and a game with pre-rendered video generally cannot reflect any changes the game's characters might have undergone during gameplay (such as wounds or customized clothing) without having an alternate version of the video stored. This is generally not feasible due to the large amount of space required to store pre-rendered assets of high quality. However, in some advanced implementations, such as in Final Fantasy VIII, real-time assets were composited with pre-rendered video, allowing dynamic backgrounds and changing camera angles."
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Just in case even more PS3 fanboys try to use the lie excuse that pre-rended means CGI and can never mean ingame. HR is static with pre-rendered environments the term is not exclusive ti CGI it only mean not rendered/processed in real time. The game is a interactive cutscene. Pre-rendered can be CGI and ingame.
"HR is static with pre-rendered environments"
Heavy Rain is rendered "on the fly"...in environments you "interact" with. What a silly boy you are, Don`t talk about technical wordings and terminology as you CLEARLY have no understanding. The funny this is, the Wiki link IS a correct definition.........sadly it doesn't apply to HR. Epic EPIC fail! Take your FUD elsewhere.
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Heavy rain is a great game, a 9/10 but my only gripe is the occasional freezing one experiences from time to time as it is frustrating when your engrossed in the story and you have to reset to continue playing!:(
This site is all over the place with it's scores. They score games like Ninja Blade a 9.0 but give games like HR and MAG a 6.8. I guess they just have different tastes in games than most people...