Heavy Rain Replay Value

You know when you're playing that certain game and you die at some incredibly hard part over and over, but the game keeps making you re-watch the same cut-scene a dozen times because it's part of the checkpoint ? I foresee that's what it's going to be like playing Heavy Rain for your second and third time through.

What I mean to say is, the game will rely heavily on DLC to keep it fresh, when most games rely on it's gameplay, multi-player, unlockables and any other game mode to keep it from going stale. This game will either by a hit or a miss. My thoughts.

You know when you're playing that certain game and you die at some incredibly hard part over and over, but the game keeps making you re-watch the same cut-scene a dozen times because it's part of the checkpoint ? I foresee that's what it's going to be like playing Heavy Rain for your second and third time through.

What I mean to say is, the game will rely heavily on DLC to keep it fresh, when most games rely on it's gameplay, multi-player, unlockables and any other game mode to keep it from going stale. This game will either by a hit or a miss. My thoughts.

AdjacentLives

I played Faranheit (AKA Indigo Prophecy) and after finishing it I thought about it for 2 days then played through it again. Now, I feel like playing through it again. I really dont understand the problem here. Its a single player only game. I only play through most of my games twice and then just skip to specific parts I wish to play through again (eg Chapters).

Characters can die in Heavy Rain. If a character dies because of the choices I have made I think I would be inclined to play through it again just to see if I could make him/her survive. From the gameplay I have seen there are many ways situations can be tackled, which again adds to replayability.

Sounds like the game might not be your type of game. I will be enjoying it on launch day.

@AdjacentLives

You are completly of base about your judment. I am sorry to say, but you appear to know very little of how HEAVY RAIN will be.

The game will feature MULTIPLE storys and paths to follow. The gameplay of the game consists basically exploring the story possibilities.

Example:

The game will have 4 characters, if you die with one of them, you will continue playing and discorering the story with the other characters, with the consequences of your death being part of the new story. So in a sense they are trying to make a dinamic story... much like those old boooks that you had options to choose that lead to diferents page of the book.

The gameplay of the game isn't the QTE you see on the videos, that is just to given the game feel every game needs, in reality the gameplay will be the story itself. Is trying ro be really revolutionary as far as adventure/story driven games go.

I myself know will be one of the few games I want to play at least more than 5 times... since I undoubtly will want to complete the game with losts of dead and alive characters combination and story outcomes.

If they meet their ambitious the game will be trully revolutionary... altough I think there is a big chance they wont fully meet my expectation because of how difficult it is to create this type of dinamic storyline I expected. If they fail to create a lot of deph with the storyline It could surelly be a a failure.

But at least they trying... and at least until now the game is very visually impresseve and appears to have a very mature and misterious story.

Of topic:

my top anticipated game:

Last guardian

Heavy rain

Diablo 3

God of war 3

Gran Turismo 5

I'm sure that when you finish the game with all 4 players alive you'll think... what could have been happended if that character was dead? And you'll replay the game ans suck with that character 'til is killed, trying to bend the story.

I don't think the appeal really comes from replay as much as the free choice that mightmake you want to play again for a completely different experience. The game itself has long term affecting choices throughout that might make you want to replay it, while replay as a good gameplay feature isn't touted like it was with inFAMOUS (where people sort of had to play as both good and evil to get all trophies and play it all the way). I am interested in seeing how trophies will be implemented, I don't think they want to force the player to play it a certain way with all the free choice emphasis.

Plus DLC has already been announced, which I think is shady but hey, it could be free.

Even the head developer of the game does not think Heavy Rain should be played more then once.

David Cage-Playing Heavy Rain more then once will kill the magic

This game sounds lame

Even the head developer of the game does not think Heavy Rain should be played more then once.

David Cage-Playing Heavy Rain more then once will kill the magic

This game sounds lame

CanYouDiglt

Even the head developer of the game does not think Heavy Rain should be played more then once.

David Cage-Playing Heavy Rain more then once will kill the magic

This game sounds lame

CanYouDiglt

[QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"]

Even the head developer of the game does not think Heavy Rain should be played more then once.

David Cage-Playing Heavy Rain more then once will kill the magic

This game sounds lame

jalexbrown

Lol even the dev thought of that, Well we'll see a whole bunch of used Heavy Rain at EB or Gamestop soon.

You know when you're playing that certain game and you die at some incredibly hard part over and over, but the game keeps making you re-watch the same cut-scene a dozen times because it's part of the checkpoint ? I foresee that's what it's going to be like playing Heavy Rain for your second and third time through.

What I mean to say is, the game will rely heavily on DLC to keep it fresh, when most games rely on it's gameplay, multi-player, unlockables and any other game mode to keep it from going stale. This game will either by a hit or a miss. My thoughts.

AdjacentLives

[QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"]

Even the head developer of the game does not think Heavy Rain should be played more then once.

David Cage-Playing Heavy Rain more then once will kill the magic

This game sounds lame

jalexbrown

[QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"]

Even the head developer of the game does not think Heavy Rain should be played more then once.

David Cage-Playing Heavy Rain more then once will kill the magic

This game sounds lame

jalexbrown

It won't have a whole lot of replay value as you'll start noticing that while there are different branches they don't deviate too far from the main storyline. What made Fahrenheit work was the illusion of your choices potentially having far reaching and unforeseen consequences.

Case in point; Havey Rain's store robbery. Ultimately there are only two ways that scene can play out, either you get the box or you die. You'll probably never see that robber or clerk again, regardless of whether they live or die. The following scene will play out the same way no matter what happens.

Still, I'll probably go for a second playthrough, just to see if I'm wrong.

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And if I manage to accidentally kill one of the characters I'll most definitely replay the game to see the rest of that person's story.

You know when you're playing that certain game and you die at some incredibly hard part over and over, but the game keeps making you re-watch the same cut-scene a dozen times because it's part of the checkpoint ? I foresee that's what it's going to be like playing Heavy Rain for your second and third time through.

What I mean to say is, the game will rely heavily on DLC to keep it fresh, when most games rely on it's gameplay, multi-player, unlockables and any other game mode to keep it from going stale. This game will either by a hit or a miss. My thoughts.

AdjacentLives

If you knew anything about the game, you would know that the cut scenes are different based on how you have played the game to that point. It is this constantly changing nature of the story that will bring people back.