Back in 2005, Quantic Dream released Indigo Prophecy. It was their attempt to do what few developers have tried to do since the full motion video era of the mid-90s' -- an interactive drama. Quantic Dream has decided to take another stab at making an interactive drama with the release of the PlayStation 3 exclusive, Heavy Rain. Fandel Mulkey of Gametactics lets us in on if Quantic Dream has pulled it off in Heavy Rain.
"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.
i see the the words heavy rain i feel really sad because i don,t want to play it after some !#!$@$ ppl spoiled the killer name :((
sigh.
Kinda Late to the party but that's cool extra incentive for the games positive reviews.
Feels good to walk into a Heavy Rain review without bungie screwing up the comments section. *Holds up middle finger at bungie who is obviously still watching us*
Anyway great game. Too bad mankind as a whole was not intellegent enough to understand it. I blame MW2 for dumbing down the gamer population.
Oh btw the killer is Chuck norris. Seriously.
It's a game i think of every day. That's a good job. Very memorable. Got the soundtrack too now, it's nice. It's a very negative game, maybe that's why. Negative feelings are stronger feelings.
Its a very memorable game which really engaged with its brilliant storytelling and its unique gameplay mechanics not seen in many games. The fact that David Cage has done something new and made it successfully, shows that Heavy Rain is one of the best games ever made, in my opinion.