NYTimes Writes: I have probably spent 10,000 hours playing various sorts of electronic games. But no single-player experience has made me as genuinely nervous, unsettled, surprised, emotionally riven and altogether involved as Heavy Rain, a noir murder mystery inspired by film masters like Hitchcock, Kubrick and David Lynch. -
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you can make it anywhere. Hat's off to Heavy Rain - drinks all 'round.
"I have probably spent 10,000 hours playing various sorts of electronic games.
But no single-player experience has made me as genuinely nervous, unsettled, surprised, emotionally riven and altogether involved as Heavy Rain,"
the more it becomes one of my all time favorites. The emotions are so real and raw. For anyone who has experienced loss I am sure they can relate to the emotions in this story. Heavy Rain is a very intense and raw experience that brings emotions that very few games have. I can only hope we see more games like this.
I really can't believe some reviewers can justify low scores for this game. It is superb and if you are a video game reviewer then you should be mature enough to handle the theme of this game and appreciate what it has done. If you can't handle a game like this then you should not be writing reviews in the first place.
is i'm seriously fed up with HR atm....this game keeps freezing and it's making me do a hard boot on my ps3, i even completed the game 4 times, and i did 2 "perfect crime" runs and didn't receive my trophy. This game is full of hella glitches, and i'm disappointed. It's a good game nonetheless, but the bugs in this game is damn near equivalent to fallout 3's.
Ciao!
This is the best and most representative review of HR so far (If you played the game u would know). I haven't felt so engaged with a game since MGS4. This game is easily in my top 10 games of all time!
Well done Quantic Dream, well done..
Not glowing in praise but acknowleging of it's unique, undoubtably briiliant achievments.
I went all the way down to Singapore just to have the game stores over here saying that the game is kinda banned in Singapore! is this true? you must be fvcking kidding me!! now I have to go back to ebay!
Its from the New York Time,it is a professional Review
Nothing worse, or more facepalm ironic, than 'critics' attacking the writing of games - like Heavy Rain - in language/logic which is itself, at best, semi-literate.
But the New York Times still doesn't have quite as much credibility as Teletext...XD /s
Let the haters in!!!
These types of games are the the kind that you need to BUY!!
Seriously, support Heavy Rain & Quantic Dream so we can all see innovation in the future.
My favorite part of the review was "This is a wrenching, often disturbing, almost entirely gripping experience for grown-ups. The easy, intuitive controls should make it accessible to what ought to be Heavy Rain’s audience: adults who want a glimpse of the future of interactive entertainment, a future when characterization, writing and emotional connection are more important than combat mechanics." The reason i've always liked "sony" consoles is they lean towards the "adult" audience! PS1 started it off with the first "WIPEOUT" which was first to have a soundtrack from REAL artists! and it's continuing to this day! I'm 43, and have been gaming since PONG on the Magnavox Odyssey in '75!
I have been gaming since the 2600 and have grown with games in my life. Although the last few years there has been something missing with games. Maybe it's me growing up but the experiences have been missing something... Heavy Rain is bringing it all back for me...
Heavy Rain and Mass Effect 2, and its not even March yet. I just finished Heavy Rain about 10 mins ago, and it simply blew me away. Probably the best ending I've seen in a game for a long time, better than the ending in ME 2 even, though it pains me to say that after investing 35 hours into it. 35 hours well spent though. haha
This is the Best Part:
"Unlike most games, it offers no way to lose, per se. And depending on your point of view, there may be no way to win, either"
Gamers FTW!!!
All these Xbots hate the game, and at least we know why.
Maybe once their balls drop they'll be able to appreciate REAL games and not just Shooters :)
and it's more heavy-minded approach to decisions and gameplay.
I guess most of the delusional Xbot idiots live in their own little psych-society where the power rangers (Read: Master Chief) are still cool and DVD swapping is not seen as an antiquated method. Holy sh*t they are all trapped in the 90's!!!!!!!
Nowadays i am thinking people should take time to simply just read reviews and make their own opinions and assumptions. Facilitated with gameplay previews and segments from the internet, it is very easy to make your own decision if your going to like a game or not. No scores are WIN, it will also stop the slander's and accusations of biased fans as well as give power to the games that truly deserve praise. It also can possibly stop the all too obvious hype machines of this day and age(although some hype machines actually live up to expectations).
Reading is good, looking simply at a number is bad! :)
Indeed, I hate scored reviews with a passion. It literaly overshadows the entire written review for many.
Very good way to descrive what a great experience Heavy Rain is, AMAZING
The last point is key. Most bots aren't grown up. They're still in that annoying pre-pubescent/pubescent stage. One day they might wake up. But maybe not.
Still hasn't play it yet. But I will find time sometime this week to play it.
XDF Game puchasing for first half of 2010:
PS3: xHeavy Rain, xDante's Inferno, GOW3, FF13, Red Dead Redemption, Super SF4
X360: xBayonetta, xDarksiders, xME2, xBioshock 2, Bad Company 2, Splinter Cell Conviction, Metro 2033, Alan Wake, Lost Planet 2, Split Second
EDIT: Sorry, I shouldn't mention anything about X360 and admitting of not playing a Sony exclusive yet.
Lets try this again:
Play Heavy Rain non stop since buying it. Greatest game ever made.
XDF Game puchasing for first half of 2010:
PS3: xHeavy Rain, xDante's Inferno, GOW3, FF13, Red Dead Redemption, Super SF4, WKC, MAG, Superior version of Star Ocean 4.
Can my agree go up now.
Now you're just whining
they got the caption on the image wrong, saying it's an FBI profiler and Ethan Mars while it was just a NPC and Scott Shelby.
otherwise a great review.
Im coming to think being cautious kinda sucks... I did it for MAss Effect 2 as well(cautious being the paragon) and overall playing renegade options was much more fulfilling for me. bleeeh now im just rambling...
Also, the one with Norman at the end was awesome.
There were times that I did something...made a decision...and I completely blew myself away.
I was like...did I seriously just make that choice?
It felt real to me...like these lives were my life. It was insane!
Honestly, this is my favorite game of all-time.
Seriously.
It's obviously going to be my Game of the Year also.
Mass Effect 2 was pretty darn good. Let's face it though...it's no Heavy Rain.
I can't imagine someone who has played both saying Mass Effect 2 is a better game.
I'm just saying this because the reviews tend to disagree.
If you've played through Heavy Rain, you'll know how incredible it is. It's just...wow.
ME2 might appeal to others more than HR
i'm sure it depends on the person. I'd love to play ME2 but i'm sure it'd be more about action and adventure than story, decisions and emotions
still, i agree so far this is the best game i've seen this year =D then again i have missed a few...
i'll hit you back when i get my hands on GOWIII xD
thats for sure =D love it
i just finished it and th emusic keeps playing in my head like the theme to a memorable movie that you just cant shake
one of my favorite gaming experiences
they should make the silent hill games more like this
and i also agree the emotions and realism of the characters are unmatched
cant wait for more
i hope they do more like this
props to sony and quantic dreams for believing in such a unique product
game of the year for me so far
is seriously taking over my life. So may options! I keep going back to each chapter one by one to play ti completely differently to see what happens. What makes it even crazier is that a choice made in the earlier chapters has a direct effect much later in the game. Just makes me go mental deciding what to do...LOVE IT!
This guy can write unlike orthers.