Heavy Rain is nothing but a qucktime movie.

i've been very cautious about thisgame,but after watching gametrailers tv onspike, thepreview of the game looks like nothing but quicktime events. But with that saying the game looks great.

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QTE are worst things that could happen to games, its basically an interactive cutscene, requireing no skill to actually play the game

I loved Shenmue

I'll love this.

As long as Im not looking for sailors for about 3/4's of the game. It'll be alright.

So about 3 hours long aswell then.

QTE are worst things that could happen to games, its basically an interactive cutscene, requireing no skill to actually play the game

kidonre

Yeah, the only other game it reminds me of this gen is Ninja Blade. None of the combat is actually normal gameplay, though, unlike in Ninja Blade, so all the combat is through QTE's. I actually like QTE's if they're well done, though. I liked them in Indigo Prophecy and Ninja Blade, but disliked them in most games, because I feel that most of the time they feel shoehorned in. Heavy Rain is my most anticipated PS3 exclusive.

Omg, I just saw Madison doing the stripper dance in undies! Doubley sold!

The lead designer said that QTEs are being downplayed in Heavy Rain. Allegedly, the one we saw was only one of a few in the entire game.

The producer confirmed nudity, sex, violence, language, etc, will all be in the game. Keep this one away from the kiddies!

Edit: Crap, confirmed to be a 2010 release. :(

Geof just said it's coming next year :|

I loved Shenmue

I'll love this.

As long as Im not looking for sailors for about 3/4's of the game. It'll be alright.

hayato_

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I loved Shenmue

I'll love this.

As long as Im not looking for sailors for about 3/4's of the game. It'll be alright.

Bigboi500

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I loved Shenmue

I'll love this.

As long as Im not looking for sailors for about 3/4's of the game. It'll be alright.

kidonre

Thanks for that wonderful analysis. :|

This a David Cage game. Anyone who's played Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit would know that David Cage focuses on movie like experiences, and hence utilizes QTEs.

Indigo Prophecy was disappointing (mostly because the team had to rush the game). Let's just hope this game is better

indigo prophecy was one of the best games i played last gen, so ill be picking this up.

This a David Cage game. Anyone who's played Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit would know that David Cage focuses on movie like experiences, and hence utilizes QTEs.

Indigo Prophecy was disappointing (mostly because the team had to rush the game). Let's just hope this game is better

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I loved Shenmue

I'll love this.

As long as Im not looking for sailors for about 3/4's of the game. It'll be alright.

I really wanna play this game!!

It will be more than just quicktime events. Interacting with characters to move the story forward will probably be a big part of it. For example, in Fahrenheit you would get into conversations with people and you needed to be careful what you said otherwise the game would end. Puzzle solving and interacting with objects played a part as well.

Heavy Rain seems like a rent to me.

Its an adventure game. You search for clues and stuff think something like a point and click game but you actually control your character, The QTE part is for action scenes like fighting and escaping from being crused.

i guess seeing a small portion of a game is equal to playing the entire game.

i guess seeing a small portion of a game is equal to playing the entire game.

Ragashahs

i guess seeing a small portion of a game is equal to playing the entire game.

Ragashahs

$60 for a movie is kind of a rip off then...ill probably just rent it

Heavy Rain is a highly anticipated game for me. Based off of what I've seen so far, the game is not heavily reliant on QTE. It seems like it will be a lot more on the exploration and investigations of different areas.

So about 3 hours long aswell then.

Snagal123

2010???2010??? WTF dude...hurry the hell up.

I guess I can see the appeal, but it's trying to do too much, and I can see it failing hard. It's trying to bridge a gap between games and cinematic stories, and I have a sinking feeling it won't play well, and that the story will probably be subpar in comparison to books and movies. The name also sucks, too. It reminds me of Chubby Rain from Bowfinger :lol:

Just saw this interview which backs up what I was saying before.

http://au.gamespot.com/ps3/adventure/heavyrain/video/6209964

Should be great. Release date to be announced by Sony at E3 apparently.

If the story is good and if the lenght of the game is not less than 4 hours. It is going to be a sure buy for me

I'll think of it as a movie.

QTE are worst things that could happen to games, its basically an interactive cutscene, requireing no skill to actually play the game

kidonre

I just thought the voice acting was piss poor in the new videos, it just felt so flat.

I just thought the voice acting was piss poor in the new videos, it just felt so flat.

spinecaton

The 3 things I don't like about it is... The voice acting, mouth movement ( Charlie Brown anyone? ) and the over uses of button presses to play the game ( I don't call that playing ).

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I just thought the voice acting was piss poor in the new videos, it just felt so flat.

TREAL_Since

Well piss poor to what I was expected :P

But it didn't match the drama going on in the scene so I agree... no emotion and totally flat.

QTE are worst things that could happen to games, its basically an interactive cutscene, requireing no skill to actually play the game

kidonre

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QTE are worst things that could happen to games, its basically an interactive cutscene, requireing no skill to actually play the game

hayato_

Why do people hate quick time events?

Why do people hate quick time events?

Leejjohno

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Why do people hate quick time events?

skrat_01

it at least gives you a little more interaction then just watching a movie. I don't really see how you can effectively have scripted events play out so perfectly if you give the user full control, you have to restrict them somehow.

it's like rts's in what other way could you control an entire army without just pointing at another army and letting the computer do the work. I suppose they could do it were you zoom in and take control of a character of choice that would be pretty cool.

"You can move your character in the environment" - that basically renders the topic useless. Also I doubt quick-time events will be simple like in most games. Most games just use it as gimmick for a more cinematic transition, or to spite some players when they thought the game was over(RE5).

I played Fahrenheit, and I thought it was quite interesting. Quick-time events are just well implemented and not tacked on, otherwise it would've sucked. I would gladly play it even now, because it just offers more interesting ideas than most games. Although a game based solely on quick-time, it has by far the most amount of re-playability than the average game.

I think people are also forgetting that Heavy Rain is a more original concept this gen. My taste in games to some might not appeal to other, but one thing I can say without doubt - I would rather play a game with quick-time events than play another shooter (jeez... the market is already over-saturated with those).