GamingXP Reviews Heavy Rain 9.2 / 10

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"Already with "Fahrenheit" was the French developer Quantic Dream Team from the house of attention. Although this book failed the great commercial success, pushing the developers on 26 February 2010 after a similar title. Here's our review of "Heavy Rain"! "For many, like "Heavy Rain" nothing more than a series of quicktime events, for me it is a real pleasure. The incredibly compelling storyline, coupled with the successful representation of everyday situations that insanely good graphics and everything - Hammer!"

PROS:

- A gripping story

- Depth characters

- Spiffy Gameplay

- Grandiose Graphics

CONS: - No "Game"?

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-464407.aspx

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So a game with no game gets 9.2? i dont get it. :shock:

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I think this was posted already.But still.... LOL at the haters XD. its getting over 9 everywhere.
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"Already with "Fahrenheit" was the French developer Quantic Dream Team from the house of attention. Although this book failed the great commercial success, pushing the developers on 26 February 2010 after a similar title. Here's our review of "Heavy Rain"! "For many, like "Heavy Rain" nothing more than a series of quicktime events, for me it is a real pleasure. The incredibly compelling storyline, coupled with the successful representation of everyday situations that insanely good graphics and everything - Hammer!" PROS: - A gripping story - Depth characters - Spiffy Gameplay - Grandiose Graphics CONS: - No "Game"? http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-464407.aspx

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So a game with no game gets 9.2? i dont get it. :shock:

___gamemaster__
But but......its a movie!!!! (cant wait for this, will get it when im not poor!)
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I think this was posted already.But still.... LOL at the haters XD. its getting over 9 everywhere.Drakes_Fortune
Where else??
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I think this was posted already.But still.... LOL at the haters XD. its getting over 9 everywhere.Drakes_Fortune
oh crap really? :p

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[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"]I think this was posted already.But still.... LOL at the haters XD. its getting over 9 everywhere.bigboss5ak
Where else??

OPM and a few others i think.
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Thats right people. Thats what I'm talking about. Didn't I call at least a AAA? Thats right..we know how this game will own.
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but but but, its just a movie :cry:

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All console preferences aside, its a shame this game isnt multiplat because Quantic Dream deserve lots of sales for all the work they put into this. I dont think niche games should be exclusive because its hard enough to sell them as it is. What was David Cage thinking?
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Called it. 9.5 in GS, ~88 MC.

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"For many, like "Heavy Rain" nothing more than a series of quicktime events, for me it's a real pleasure" Crappy translation, but from the gist of it he said that "For many Heavy Rain is nothing more than a series of quicktime events, for me it's a real pleasure" and one of the cons is no "Game" which alludes to the fact that the game is less a game and more something else...I'm out, regardless of the scores, the reviews say the same things and those things are what keeps me from being interested. Also, who are GamingXP? Never heard of them.
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"Already with "Fahrenheit" was the French developer Quantic Dream Team from the house of attention. Although this book failed the great commercial success, pushing the developers on 26 February 2010 after a similar title. Here's our review of "Heavy Rain"! "For many, like "Heavy Rain" nothing more than a series of quicktime events, for me it is a real pleasure. The incredibly compelling storyline, coupled with the successful representation of everyday situations that insanely good graphics and everything - Hammer!"

PROS:

- A gripping story

- Depth characters

- Spiffy Gameplay

- Grandiose Graphics

CONS: - No "Game"?

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-464407.aspx

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So a game with no game gets 9.2? i dont get it. :shock:

___gamemaster__

not going to buy it just for that !

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9.0 here metacritic : 8.6
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They gave a higher rating to this than Mass Effect 2 :o

Can't wait for this game.

P.S. No I am not implying that Heavy Rain will be a better or higher scoring game than Mass Effect 2.

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[QUOTE="gamemaster"]

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-464407.aspx

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So a game with no game gets 9.2? i dont get it. :shock:

tupapi006

not going to buy it just for that !

So it's not a game in the traditional sense. Whats wrong with trying something new? Especially with all the work that went into this title.

I'm getting it.

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#17 AnObscureName
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I preordered this last night. Looks pretty good.
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Why is Sony drowning us in all that creativity and innovation. Please Microsoft, force feed us with another Gears of War.
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Why is Sony drowning us in all that creativity and innovation. Please Microsoft, force feed us with another Gears of War.DarkStraberry
LOL. Yes Sony has been pushing the envelope quite a bit lately with creative games like Flower and LBP and now Heavy Rain. This "movie" cant be released soon enough

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All console preferences aside, its a shame this game isnt multiplat because Quantic Dream deserve lots of sales for all the work they put into this. I dont think niche games should be exclusive because its hard enough to sell them as it is. What was David Cage thinking?navyguy21
It is because Microsoft rarely ever funds project that they would deem failures, so It went to the PS3...I think it should be for PC also, Cage needs his project to shine and make tons of money because I'd like to see him do the story for many other games.

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Can't wait!!!!

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#22 lester776
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I Want to buy an PS3 just for that game but as always i have priorities

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I like the cons" no game?

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All console preferences aside, its a shame this game isnt multiplat because Quantic Dream deserve lots of sales for all the work they put into this. I dont think niche games should be exclusive because its hard enough to sell them as it is. What was David Cage thinking?navyguy21
I know your going to get mad but, maybe because it would not have turned out as good on the 360? From what ive read this game is SPU heavy and i just dont see it being ported to the 360 working out so well. I ordered the CE from the UK, cant wait!
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I wonder what Ebert & Roper are going to give it :P Man I am really looking forward to getting this game.
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"Already with "Fahrenheit" was the French developer Quantic Dream Team from the house of attention. Although this book failed the great commercial success, pushing the developers on 26 February 2010 after a similar title. Here's our review of "Heavy Rain"! "For many, like "Heavy Rain" nothing more than a series of quicktime events, for me it is a real pleasure. The incredibly compelling storyline, coupled with the successful representation of everyday situations that insanely good graphics and everything - Hammer!"

PROS:

- A gripping story

- Depth characters

- Spiffy Gameplay

- Grandiose Graphics

CONS: - No "Game"?

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-464407.aspx

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So a game with no game gets 9.2? i dont get it. :shock:

___gamemaster__

There is spiffy gameplay, but no game?:?

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[QUOTE="___gamemaster__"]

"Already with "Fahrenheit" was the French developer Quantic Dream Team from the house of attention. Although this book failed the great commercial success, pushing the developers on 26 February 2010 after a similar title. Here's our review of "Heavy Rain"! "For many, like "Heavy Rain" nothing more than a series of quicktime events, for me it is a real pleasure. The incredibly compelling storyline, coupled with the successful representation of everyday situations that insanely good graphics and everything - Hammer!"

PROS:

- A gripping story

- Depth characters

- Spiffy Gameplay

- Grandiose Graphics

CONS: - No "Game"?

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-464407.aspx

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So a game with no game gets 9.2? i dont get it. :shock:

dercoo

There is spiffy gameplay, but no game?:?

They probably mean it is not a game in a traditional sense, like you influence the story and characters but there is not much "game-play"...see what I mean?
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I like the cons" no game?

Idream2010

and yet it scored 9.2. weird. :shock:

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[QUOTE="navyguy21"]All console preferences aside, its a shame this game isnt multiplat because Quantic Dream deserve lots of sales for all the work they put into this. I dont think niche games should be exclusive because its hard enough to sell them as it is. What was David Cage thinking?djsifer01
I know your going to get mad but, maybe because it would not have turned out as good on the 360? From what ive read this game is SPU heavy and i just dont see it being ported to the 360 working out so well. I ordered the CE from the UK, cant wait!

There are many, many misconceptions about the SPUs in the cell. Just because the SPUs are handling tasks, doesnt mean that a traditional CPU could not do it. People make the SPUs out to be some sort of super chip on its own, and thats simply not true. The SPUs are single threaded, those jobs could easily be done on a traditional core, probably with a bit more flexabiltiy than you would find on a SPU. (*note- i said more flexability, not faster) There is nothing that cant be done on either system this gen. It simply comes down to devs, and the talent that they have accompanied by creative freedom. Heavy Rain WAS in development for the 360, Sony just bought the rights, so it couldve, and wouldve been done.

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[QUOTE="Idream2010"]

I like the cons" no game?

___gamemaster__

and yet it scored 9.2. weird. :shock:

and yet no game.. Ill pass or just rent Saw. :lol:

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[QUOTE="djsifer01"][QUOTE="navyguy21"]All console preferences aside, its a shame this game isnt multiplat because Quantic Dream deserve lots of sales for all the work they put into this. I dont think niche games should be exclusive because its hard enough to sell them as it is. What was David Cage thinking?navyguy21

I know your going to get mad but, maybe because it would not have turned out as good on the 360? From what ive read this game is SPU heavy and i just dont see it being ported to the 360 working out so well. I ordered the CE from the UK, cant wait!

There are many, many misconceptions about the SPUs in the cell. Just because the SPUs are handling tasks, doesnt mean that a traditional CPU could not do it. People make the SPUs out to be some sort of super chip on its own, and thats simply not true. The SPUs are single threaded, those jobs could easily be done on a traditional core, probably with a bit more flexabiltiy than you would find on a SPU. (*note- i said more flexability, not faster) There is nothing that cant be done on either system this gen. It simply comes down to devs, and the talent that they have accompanied by creative freedom. Heavy Rain WAS in development for the 360, Sony just bought the rights, so it couldve, and wouldve been done.

How would you port that though? I would think it would be harder to port a PS3 game to the 360 vs 360 to the PS3.
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#32 navyguy21
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[QUOTE="navyguy21"]

[QUOTE="djsifer01"]I know your going to get mad but, maybe because it would not have turned out as good on the 360? From what ive read this game is SPU heavy and i just dont see it being ported to the 360 working out so well. I ordered the CE from the UK, cant wait!djsifer01

There are many, many misconceptions about the SPUs in the cell. Just because the SPUs are handling tasks, doesnt mean that a traditional CPU could not do it. People make the SPUs out to be some sort of super chip on its own, and thats simply not true. The SPUs are single threaded, those jobs could easily be done on a traditional core, probably with a bit more flexabiltiy than you would find on a SPU. (*note- i said more flexability, not faster) There is nothing that cant be done on either system this gen. It simply comes down to devs, and the talent that they have accompanied by creative freedom. Heavy Rain WAS in development for the 360, Sony just bought the rights, so it couldve, and wouldve been done.

How would you port that though? I would think it would be harder to port a PS3 game to the 360 vs 360 to the PS3.

Its easier to port from PS3 to 360 because 360 has more available RAM. This has been said many, many times by devs. Its harder when going 360 to PS3 because game code has to be broken up (which is difficult) and then made to fit in split pools of RAM............all while keeping a steady framerate. I think you are letting the Sony PR get to you again where you think the PS3 is uber powerful, and that it would be hard to do. Fact is they are both holding themselves back, not one holding the other back. The power differences are way closer that last gen.........people just choose to ignore that.
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i'm a huge ps3 fan and I enjoy the system wars, but this game doesn't look good to me.
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#34 Regisland
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[QUOTE="___gamemaster__"]

[QUOTE="Idream2010"]

I like the cons" no game?

Idream2010

and yet it scored 9.2. weird. :shock:

and yet no game.. Ill pass or just rent Saw. :lol:

You have been bashing this game since ever.Out fanboy!And take Panosola with you before he posts here.