Heavy Rain Dev: 'We Are Exclusive to Sony'

IGN: Yesterday, Quantic Dream Founder and Heavy Rain developer David Cage debuted the 'Kara' short film. No, it wasn't a trailer for a new game but rather a trailer for the engine the development house is using on its next project. If you haven't watched the video, it's stunning -- using mo-cap, vocal and facial performances that were all captured at the same time. We grabbed Cage after screening the trailer, and got him to spill on a number of hot topics.

[tantobanto]

I didnt particularly like heavy rain that much

it plays out like a VN but it wasnt as interesting as say disgaea infinite or 999, or layton or pheonix wright

[Raf1k1]

Heavy Rain certainly wasn't the best game and didn't quite live up to some of the stuff we were expecting. However I did enjoy it and think that the devs will have learned a lot and therefore be able to create something really great.

[CarlitoBrigante]

No. Heavy Rain truly lived up to everything we were expecting. Heavy Rain is regarded as one of the best games out there, its not a cult classic hit anymore since it almost sold 3 million copies.

The people disliking Heavy Rain are probably kids who enjoy CoD, and seeing tantobanto's comment: a kiddy Nintendo fan.

[saladthieves]

I know everyone has a right to their opinion, so my opinion is that your opinion on Heavy Rain is total BULL.

I absolutely enjoyed playing Heavy Rain, so much that I had to platinum the game! It was like fresh air or a change of scenery from an industry that was ridiculously flooded with generic boring shooters, every year.

Heavy rain was something unique - it was a new experience and I'm glad I picked up a copy - it was well worth it.

(I should probably replay the game with the PS Move, to see how well it fairs)

I just wish there were more innovative games like it and fewer that lack innovation like the ongoing Dall of Cuty series.

[MRMagoo123]

@egidem

I totally agree with every agree power i have.

[BitbyDeath]

Heavy Rain is one of the best games to come out this gen IMO.

[lastdual]

I still prefer Indigo Prophecy to Heavy Rain, though I appreciate what both games were trying to do.

While I enjoy them for what they are, I can also totally understand people disliking these types of games. It can sometimes feel like the act of playing the game *gets in the way* rather than adds to the story, and the occasional sequences that exist solely to make you do QTEs without moving the plot forward at all are just cumbersome.

Basically, this genre is still very much a work in progress, but I have no doubt it will mature with future games.

[b163o1]

HeavyRain tugs @the players emotions, something I haven't felt since FF7. QD, Sony will purchase you after this game...and we all Welcome you into the family. Indigo Prophecy should be on PSN...

[b163o1]

HeavyRain tugs @the players emotions, something I haven't felt since FF7. QD, Sony will purchase you after this game...and we all Welcome into the family. Indigo Prophecy should be on PSN...

Wow just read, this trailer is a YEAR OLD!!!!

[sikbeta]

You people should be thankful that a game like HR even came out, in this day an age, if it's not a FPS or a $0.99 game, it's doomed and there is nothing to do...

[kaveti6616]

"No. Heavy Rain truly lived up to everything we were expecting. Heavy Rain is regarded as one of the best games out there, its not a cult classic hit anymore since it almost sold 3 million copies.

The people disliking Heavy Rain are probably kids who enjoy CoD, and seeing tantobanto's comment: a kiddy Nintendo fan."

Every single sentence in your statement is a logical fallacy.

Let's break it down.

"No. Heavy Rain truly lived up to everything we were expecting."

Appeal to popularity/ Argumentum ad populum.

"Heavy Rain is regarded as one of the best games out there, its not a cult classic hit anymore since it almost sold 3 million copies."

Appeal to popularity / appeal to authority

"The people disliking Heavy Rain are probably kids who enjoy CoD, and seeing tantobanto's comment: a kiddy Nintendo fan."

Ad Hominem twice over.

So when Heavy Rain sells 3 million copies, you use this fact to bolster it's reputation, but in the very same post you accuse someone of being a person who enjoys CoD, which happens to sell almost 20 million copies an iteration.

You say things like, "we" to make it seem like you represent others in your attack against someone else's personal opinion.

Of course, Rafk1k1 made similar mistakes.

"Heavy Rain certainly wasn't the best game and didn't quite live up to some of the stuff we were expecting."

He use "we" as well when describing a personal opinion.

[baodeus]

I like the heavy rain story and mystery, but i couldn't get over the redundant QTE events. Same with any games that focus so much on it.

[badz149]

the Kara tech demo is great and I'm psych for their next offering! come on Cage and Co.!

[Kurt Russell]

"The people disliking Heavy Rain are probably kids who enjoy CoD"

That's simply not true to the point it is a blindly idiotic remark...

Heavy Rain is not for everyone, it looks great and is totally original - but it just wasn't for me.

[hay]

One can dislike Heavy Rain due to personal preference, but denying it's greatness is just a mistake.

[Saladfax]

Heavy Rain definitely provided an excellent experience, and made a nice improvement over the Indigo Prophecy formula.

Small problems with a couple of their voice actors, a few odd dialogue transitions, and a couple plot points which don't make sense once you have the whole picture didn't spoil a very good experience. Hopefully, QD will continue to improve their craft.

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

@edigem Please play it with Move. It's definitely worth it! ;)

[Skateboard]

Pttttttfffffff

[Persistantthug]

And the video game industry needs more games like it.

[LX-General-Kaos]

Heavy Rain is one of the greatest games this generation. I am sorry you did not appreciate that dark beautiful innovative work of art.

Rated E For Everyone

[Shadowolf]

@ LX-General-Kaos

Well said!

[Jamzluminati]

And now the deal has been done, now we just need to buy them.

[F7U12]

Enough with this exclusivity nonsense and allow all gamers to partake in the fun.

(disagrees already but no posts to explain as to why...f**king fanboys. and this is coming from a PS3 owner)

*vendor lock-in is a bad thing boys and girls. It's bad when MS does it, Apple and yes even Sony.

[MetalProxy]

vender lock in? oh just another euphorian I see? moving on

[MysticStrummer]

As much as some people have tried to deny it this generation, exclusives are what define a console. All gamers are allowed to play these games, as there's nothing stopping them from buying the system. If they don't feel there are enough exclusive games they want to play on the console to justify a purchase, that's their own business.

[smashcrashbash]

You obviously know nothing about business. If everyone could just play anything on any system it would be harder for companies to make on system look more attractive then the other.

Besides do you think anyone but PlayStation owners would have brought as many copies of Heavy Rain as we did? Nope. Microsoft and Nintendo owners would have ignored it and it would have sold less copies. Argue all you like but certain games would not have sold as well if they were on any other system. Heavy Rain sold well on the PS3 and they hope their next game will do the same. Why chance putting it on any other system so they can criticize it or ignore it completely?

[FunkMacNasty]

Honestly, I don't think exclusives would matter much if they were done away with next generation. By now, the console war has raged to the point that it has created distinct armies of blind corporate drones (what we all like to call "fanboys"), who are likely to continue to support their flagship brand simply out of brand loyalty.

When we used to buy consoles we considered things like hardware specs, and preferred exclusives when it came time to choose. Nowadays only serious gamers do that. Too many other people are worried about brand loyalty.

[MRMagoo123]

If there wasnt exclusives what would be the point in different consoles, plus imagine how downgraded some of this gens exclusives would be if they where multiplatform instead, what a stupid idea.

[Veneno]

for fvck's sake, you morons that declare "no more exclusives" aren't noble heroes out to save the games industry, you just look like ignorant man-babies with no concept of the real-world.

[TitanUp]

game system need to have exclusives if they didn't everyone would just buy the same system be no reason to own multiple systems.

[NeoBasch]

The problem is independent developers don't exactly have job security. One flop and they'll be closing down for sure. That's why Bioware signed on to EA instead of publishing their own games. Though, I'm sure if Bioware had the resources to make something like ME2 and 3 on their own they would self-publish.

Quantic Dream wants that simple assurance Bioware has with EA, and they developed a good relationship with Sony. So it's easy to see why they would say something like this. They want to be bought up. Sony's already covering their budgets, they just want to secure a future for themselves.

[undisputed]

If we didn't have exclusives, then we wouldn't see any console truly shine.

[dale_denton]

TANTOBANTO.... SERVED.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

It wasn't as interesting as phoenix wr...stop it. Knock it off right now.

[TheTwelve]

Heavy Rain, the only game I've ever platinumed. My favorite game this WHOLE generation buddy.

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[zeddy]

im glad kara isnt the game they are making. we've seen this type of story before in movies like artificial intelligence. cant wait to see what they are up to next. sony should snap them up right away.

[Cloudberry]

As might as well they buy Quantic Dreams then.

[dktxx2]

I think they like their independence. Sony can't tell them what to do, and they like that. And even though Sony has awesome relationships with its first party studios, you never know if someone new will take over and be more dictatorial.

I think second-party suits them just fine.

[LolololRumz]

I duno, financially for Sony it's probably better to not buy them right now if they say their fully committed.

But at the same time you want full re-assurance they they're with you. I think Sony will take their time with this

[Gamer1982]

Why buy when they are loyal? Save there money.. If they start talking about 360 games then you buy.

[360GamerFG]

So too was Insomniac Games

[yesmynameissumo]

So? Still upset over Bungie?

[F7U12]

I'm a Mac user and fu*k yeah I'm still pissed.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[MRMagoo123]

LOL a mac user

[F7U12]

And the point that I meant to convey with the video was to illustrate how bungie were nothing but a bunch of Steve Jobs lovin' Mac using snobs and if it wasn't for us Mac users you wouldn't have your beloved Halo today. So mehhhh xP

@MrMagoo123

Hell yeah I'm a Mac user and damn proud. And after using Win hardware and software for almost two years I can safely say that Apple's OS and beautifully designed hardware trounces the Win OS in almost every way.

I don't mind paying a little more for a product that offers seamless integration of services w/hardware that requires minimal interaction by the user in order for it to run properly allowing me to focus on the most important thing, WORK! And neither do the millions of new Win customers that are coming over to the(light side of the force :D) Mac every year.

So, in short, http://i.imgur.com/9XbwC.gi...

My PC Specs:
i5 2500k OC 4.2Ghz
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
8Gigs ram
Noctua NH-D14 140mm CPU Cooler
Dual AMD 1GB Gigabyte 6950s OC
2x 120GB SSD Corsair F3
(Win7 installed on SSD speedy as f**k)

[yewles1]

Insomniac ALWAYS stated they didn't want to be owned because they liked their freedom.

Quantic Dream on the other hand...

http://www.develop-online.n...

[Rynx]

I find this comment hilarious and pathetic at the same time.

1)How many years has Insomniac been making games exclusively for SONY before they went Multiplat?

2)How many of those IP's that Insomniac made while under SONY are going Multiplat now that Insomniac is a third party dev?

3)If you are insinuating that Quantic Dreams has the possibility of going the route of Insomniac, then I tell you one thing. We're in for a ton of games exclusive to SONY before they do.

Man, the trolls on N4G are really getting lazy...

[gaden_malak]

Well the IPs insomniac made for Sony were Sony owned thus why they aren't multi-plat.

This was part of the reason they went multi-plat, they wanted to own their own IP.

[dale_denton]

FINANCIALGAMER, YOU SIR HAVE BEEN SERVED.

[TheLastGuardian]

We have a Dale Denton on N4G now? Sweet, I love Pineapple Express. This might sound creepy but, I'm going to track you on here from now on. Hope you live up to your name and make me laugh.

OT: Sony exclusive FTMFW! Heavy Rain had me on the edge of my seat and I couldn't stop playing for 4 days straight until I got the platinum.

The Kara tech demo gave me chills and made me teary eyed when I first watched it. The graphics and facial animations were amazing. I would love to play a game based on that concept. I'm very excited for the future of Sony and Quantic Dream.

[lover2012]

lol @financialgamer
go count M$ money
maybe one day they will give you a job and then you can buy ps3 to see what you have been missing

[josephayal]

I dont thing so, it's about time

[redDevil87]

I can't wait for their next game!

[gillri]

this is why I own both a 360 and PS3, its the way to go

[MysticStrummer]

It's the way to go if you have a burning desire to play every console exclusive. Out of this entire generation. there are only two 360 exclusive games I wish I could play on my PS3. Others might feel the exact opposite and be happy owning only a 360, but I'm perfectly content with my PS3 and feel no need for another system. I don't need a PS4 yet either, since their are still current gen games I'm looking forward to, both exclusive and multiplat.

[DeletedAcc]

I love sony :)

[SpartanGR]

And i love SONY and your avatar

[Skateboard]

giggity

[EliteDave93]

Id tap dat.

[specialguest]

I got next to tap it after Dave.

[LOL_WUT]

I got trey.

[negroguy]

Cage: "We're open to all options [such as becoming a first-party studio]"

Sony needs to take a hint and just buy them.

[Veneno]

Yeah it's like when a dude has no clue that a chick is hitting on him LOL

[Sevir]

Media Molecule! these kinds of Acquisitions must be approved on a level higher than just "here i am buy me" Share holders must meet and country Conglomerate to see if the purchase would be anti competitive or not and to see if such an aquistion will better the economy! You only need to look at the the recent failed acquisition attempt of ATT with Tmo USA. I'm sure both parties fantasize about it but there's a huge process to happen which is why these acquisitions are only announced after they secure the deal. Sucker Punch pro, Media Molecule, Evolution studios, Takes 9 months to almost a year before the deals can fall through or even be approved for purchase!!!

I'd love it if Sony secures them and i think Its already underway! But i'm sure We'll here about it next year after this game launches much the same way We learned about Sucker Punch becoming apart of the Sony Conglomerate of Developer studios.

[StrongMan]

Buy them now Sony.

[Ninjamonkey82]

What makes Quantic Dreams and David cage special is they take steps where others won't. The gameplay is fresh and new and not tried and tested like many companys now a days tend to do.

Makes there games worth looking forward to and the content exciting. Thats a lost thing in most other games i already know excactly how Black ops2 will play....

[AngelicIceDiamond]

True, but over 9 million devices are out there alone. So I think that's pretty successful considering they don't have really big adverts backing it like MS and Kinect.

Wrong article wow: Anyway, Quantic Dream are just like Naughty Dog, They know the optimization's of the PS3 hardware exceptionally well. QD is pretty much exclusive to Sony delivering fantastic looking games like Heavy Rain, and the freshly announced title simply call Kara.

[Malice-Flare]

Kara is a year-old tech demo. it's not QD's new game. they're just showing off the engine...

[Dante112]

Nice, Sony should buy them. Heavy Rain was pretty fun.

[DigitalRaptor]

Heavy Rain wasn't meant to be fun in the traditional sense, but it kinda was for me too. Fun in the sense that it played on your emotions and made you think about the human aspects of making decisions, and drove you to care for the characters in ways I haven't before. Simply put, it thrilled me like no other adventure, besides Shenmue (but that is a complete gem imo).

I hope their next game is as thrilling and interesting as HR. If it does well enough, I'm sure Sony will snap up Quantic Dream!

[NYC_Gamer]

Sony might as well buy the studio

[CynicalVision]

Is there any need with a comment like "we are exclusive to Sony"?

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Ever told a girl you love her? What was her response after a few years?

[ironmonkey]

yuuup!

[Tzuno]

They stay to those that pay the most.

[dgonza40]

im pretty sure microsoft would pay the most x) they spend money like no one's business..
half a billion on kinect market alone.. that's crazy

[smashcrashbash]

People can pound the disagree button all they like. No company is going to give up exclusives as a competitive advantage no matter how much gamers wish it were true. You need to distinguish yourself from the pack. As long as profit and money are involved exclusivity isn't going anywhere. Do you really think Nintendo would ever give up their exclusives and lose what little advantage they have over other consoles?

[BitbyDeath]

QD are the future.

[xVeZx]

i liked that trailer....i teared up alittle bit

[Rageanitus]

Heavy rain was a decent game and it is a unique game... It did quite well for a newish concept.

But I loved how the xbox fanboys loved to compare Alan Wake to Heavy Rain.. just shows how things are compared and how fast ppl jump to conclusions.

[Raoh]

"We just wanted to take more risks, have new challenges and try new things," Cage said. "What you need to know about Kara is that this demo is a year old. So this is where we were last year regarding the engine and everything."

This is why I like Sony and am glad Quantic Dream is staying exclusive to Sony. MS would just ask for kinect bro love fist pounds and a shooter exclusive content.

Love QD, Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy are great games, a nice step away from your usual unreal tournament dude bro games

Even your beloved peter molyneux is leaving microsoft and as horrible as he and his games have been this current generation, he is the closest thing to innovation and gaming in the world of microsoft.

343 is a great studio but they are just working on more halo, that's not innovation, its a new cod clone.

Alan Wake (LOL the game people considered to be heavy rains competition LMFAO) is also on pc and nothing like david cage games.

[BitbyDeath]

Peter is leaving?
Got a link?

[DigitalRaptor]

It's been quite big news on here.

http://www.gamesradar.com/p...

[BitbyDeath]

Thanks, i somehow missed it.
Have a bubble

[Veneno]

Heavy Rain Vita confirmed.

[C0MPUT3R]

SONY will probably lock QD up before the start of next generation.

[Bathyj]

"We are exclusive to Sony right now," Cage said. "We're open to all options [such as becoming a first-party studio], but again, we're not a studio driven by money. It's an important element, of course, but it's not like 'Tell me how much money you give me and I'm going to do whatever you want.' "

Wow, thats really nice to hear. They're open to becoming 1st party. Snap them up Sony. I dont care what anyone says, exclusives matter. Its what gives a console its own identity. If the games were all the same, the consoles would be all the same. I dont like PS3 because its the best hardware, (well, I do a bit) I like it because of the games.

It also shows that while everyone wants to make money, its not the only thing that matters. There are lots of professions where you can make money, but they make games because they love them. Theyre artisits. QD, and Sony like taking risks, even if theres no guarantee it will pay off. Its great to see that sort of courage being rewarded.

"There's still a lot to do with the PlayStation 3 I'm telling you."

This confirms what I've been saying too. We dont even need a PS4 yet. PS3 still has miles to go, and most devs arent even up to this level yet so until they are, theyve still got work to do. Many just want the easy boost in performance that more powerful hardware would bring, not in through the honing of their skills.

Finally, a point that most are missing. Kara is a year old. Cant wait to see where this leads.

[blackhammer]

I ponder if Sony actually gives them funding for their exclusivity. They don't OWN them, but they do have a monopoly on their future product. It's disappointing they've decided to limit themselves.

On the subject of Heavy Rain: I struggle to call Heavy Rain a "video game."

It's completely about the story with little focus on the actual gameplay. There is limited control. It's more like one of those, "make-your-own adventure" novels.

[PirateThom]

I'm guessing you didn't play it then... because, well, it's mostly gameplay.

[Veneno]

blackhammer doesn't understand the point of Heavy Rain, or game development in general.

The reason Heavy Rain uses QTE is because it would be too large of a task for QD or ANY developer to create specific engines for all of the types of action presented in the game. In Heavy Rain there is shooting, a car driving segment, melee combat, some climbing and platforming, and many other actions that would take tons of time to develop specific mechanics for each scenario.

You may notice that many action games only focus on one to a few game mechanics: shooting like in FPS's, driving in racing games, fighting in fighting games, platforming, sports games, etc. In order for QD to be able to have a variety of action sequences they had to use a simpler mechanic, QTE's, that can be used in any of these situations. But in the case of Heavy Rain, it works because the point of the game is not skillful execution of actions, although I would argue that some parts of the game are a challenge especially on hard difficulty, but making serious choices that have ripple effects up until the end of the game.

In every respect heavy rain is certainly a video game, just an evolution of what games have become.

[ZippyZapper]

Good luck! hope you do better this time.

[Veneno]

^-------- to all of the xbox fanboys that whine all day about being 'picked on'. What do you call this?

[lover2012]

what can i say
he is a troll with one bubble
that never own ps3 before so what do you expect from him ???

[ShinraE5]

Thats fine. That means my money is exlcusively going towards MS.

(although kudos to Sony for continuing to secure exclusives, MS has some great hitters but not the same number as Sony)

[Hicken]

Why? Knowing the quality they're capable of, and knowing you could only get it on a Sony device, you would CHOOSE to limit yourself to one system?

I will never understand that. As a gamer, I want to have as many great gaming experiences as possible, and while I'd prefer if I only had to buy one console to do so, I'm also fully aware that exclusives make each console unique. So as much as I want to play Lost Odyssey, I know I need a 360 for that; as much as I want to play Fragile Dreams, I will need a Wii to play it. I will never say I won't get either of the other systems simply because I love Sony.

So why would you, essentially, say that you have no plans to play this title simply because it's not going to be on a Microsoft system?

Edit: Well, I dunno about you, but I play games to enjoy them; the system doesn't matter as long as I enjoy it, and playing with others doesn't matter as long as I enjoy what I'm playing.

It's not hate filled, but it sounds simple in a different way: because it's not on 360, you have no interest in it. It could be that I'm wrong and you are interested, but your word choice indicates you have no interest in it BECAUSE it's not on 360, as opposed to you not being able to PLAY it because it's not on 360.

And additional sales aren't a measure of success. Indeed, if sales are poor on another system, they could lose money just by the production of the game on a system where the sales are poor. In other words: if it doesn't perform well enough, developing for an additional system was a waste of time and money.

[ShinraE5]

Yes. I ONLY own an xbox. So since this isnt coming to the xbox 360, I wont be buying it. Its pretty simple.

Would I like to own all three? Sure.

I have limited time to play. So I like to maintain a consistent group of people to play with. That is much easier to do on one system.

This isnt a hate filled comment against those that dont publish on MS's platform. But in reality, if they dont go multi, they dont get additional sales.

[PirateThom]

Even as a technical team, they'd be a sensible purchase. Heavy Rain sold really well for what it was, but if they can feed their capture techniques through Sony's first parties, that's where their value would be.

[SnakeCQC]

i played it and i loved it but would have loved it if they released it on the pc and made more dlc

[susanto1228]

NO heavy rain on Xbox!!!!!!!! How Dare you SIR!!!!! why I oughtaaaa......DONT GIVE A SHIT.

[horndog]

That was funny. To each their own I guess.

They can stay exclusive to Sony I don't mind skipping out on games like heavy rain.

@ yesmynameissumo. Who cares about Bungie leaving ?? Old news and good for them for try something new. Halo is still MS and that's what bungies was all about. So as long as that stays who cares where Bungie goes.

[Burning_Finger]

They might buy QD since Team Ico is pretty much dead at this point. They need someone to replace Team Ico epic story telling and emotional games.

[RandomDude655]

thatgamecompany is the only studio that could replace the feeling of Team Ico (IMO), but Sony screwed that up too

QD would also be a good purchase though.

[giovonni]

I played Heavy Rain, and to me the game was a decent game with some lack luster controls outside of the limited interactions found in the scenes themselves. to put it among some of the great games to come out this gen, taking the over all controls, story, and game play in my book it wasn't something that made me jump up out my seat and say "wow!" I'm going to remember this game as my go to game for ps3.

Don't get me wrong it was a wonderful concept and showed some sparks in certain scenes (see club scene) but once again was limited to the lack of environmental interactions in a nut shell, beautiful scenes, a few key spots to interact with and that's it. I wished they would of took a page out of an Older Playstation game called "Clock Tower" where you were free to collect things, and certain objects open up certain aspects of the story which puts you closer to the killer, the more clues you have, the more you become the hunted.

I could careless if the game sold 3 million. The games that stand in my mind as defining games this gen would be GOW III, Mass Effect, Gears of War, Bioshock Assassin's Creed, Heavy Rain to me is just a decent game

[tarbis]

Heavy Rain is one of the most enjoyable game I've played. The story is good and engaging. They still need to fix the motion control accuracy and I'm sure they'll be able to in their next game.
Too bad Kara was just a tech demo. I was interested to see what their version of Ghost in the Shell is about. It was quite interesting.

[danthebios]

Cant wait for their next exclusive Sony game:)

[n4gisatroll]

Sony needs to just buy them...just in case.

[Inzo]

It is very rare these days for third party devs to be exclusive, well done to Sony in keeping them happy, no doubt MS has tried to throw some money at QD.

[PixL]

Great. Commercial MS crap would ruin their unique development.

[SamPao]

Quantic Dream is Awesome, I like their attitude, stay with the ones that care!!!!!

[masa2009]

Heavy Rain had some good ideas like some of the QTE that were purposedly unconfortable to perform to recreate the sensations if the hero.
But character movement was bad, with the trigger and tank like analog turning.
The story was not very original, it felt like an emulation of a thriller movie just like COD or Gears of War try to emulate a Michael Bay film or Aliens. It fell painfully short compared to the great thrillers David Cage tries to emulate.
The revelation of the killer was a lame deus ex machina and the rest of the loose ends were wrapped very quickly.

Not quite as bad as Kojima and his laughable attempts at Hollywood dramatization, but still not great.
The story arcs were truncated to always go back to the main story thread so that they don't have to write too much different material.
That made replaying the game a chore because although you could restart when you wanted, after that you still had to redo the same actions many times just to witness a handful of different scenes.

David Cage should be more humble, cause he's no David Fincher.
In Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit, he already came accross as boastful, appearing in person in the tutorial, but at least the game itself played well and didn't come accross as pretentious as Heavy Rain.

Now I'm not thrashing HR. It had its moments, but the experience was gloriously imbalanced.

Now if you will please excuse me, I have to make scrambled eggs and change some baby's diappers. Because you see, I need chores like that to stay connected emotionally to the world that surrounds me.

[denero1]

Loved heavy rain I'm one of those people still hoping for a sequel to indigo prophecy but i know its never going to happen lol

[danthebios]

I believe in order to make a game that really pushes the ps3 system to the max would maybe take a long time to make(maybe 8 years instead of five) meaning more people(lots and lots of people) and more money to be used.I dont think any game company would take that kind of a risk unless who owns it is a multi billionare(did i spelled it right haha).

[urwifeminder]

I consider omikron one of the best games i ever played the dreamcast version i completed still need to finish on pc just amazing .

[Jag-T1000]

Heavy rain is just a good " rental game." You'll finish it in a day. People only bought it for the shower scene anyway.

[T3MPL3TON]

I like how this has started up yet another Xbox vs Sony argument even thou it has nothing to do with that at all.

Anywhoo, I loved Heavy Rain thought it had a great story, I wouldn't call it a game, but it was a quite enjoyable experience. I'm excited for whatever these guys have for us next.

[_LarZen_]

Heavy Rain is one of the best console games this gen for me. The rest is just the same crap we have seen 1000 times before.

[jalen247]

I have played most of this gen's games...and I have to say Heavy Rain is one of the best games this gen...in terms of graphics and game experience...

I look forward to Quantic Dream's next project