OctoberRaven Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Played some Heavy Rain for the first time in ages. Trying to do a Killer Wins run because I haven't seen any of Ethan's bad endings yet. Man I love the fight scenes. Especially Scott's first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 JASON!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberRaven Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I don't get why that's a meme. Unless the joke is how 2/3 of the time you shout, it sounds less "Father panicked because his 10-year-old son is lost in a crowded mall" and more "Father calling his son to let him know dinner is ready" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruki Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 So, with my spur of the moment impulse pre-order of the PS4 (and quite possibly a TV tomorrow), I am trying to figure out which games to get at release. Obviously, Watch Dogs. And the free racing game with PS+ (will get that in early November). But for the third, I am thinking Call Of Duty, Battlefield (never really got into the series before...but blowing up buildings seems awesome), or Knack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 God, Heavy Rain is a terrible game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 God, Heavy Rain is a terrible game.There's something wrong with you. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 God, Heavy Rain is a terrible game. You shut your face. There were more stand-out moments and set pieces in Heavy Rain than any other game I can think of. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 It always sticks with me that you (Hammy) commented that he had to turn the game off and contemplate a certain decision in that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKz Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 God, Heavy Rain is a terrible game. Yeah. It's a fucking horrible game. Great story, but it's barely a game. Interactive story, sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 It always sticks with me that you (Hammy) commented that he had to turn the game off and contemplate a certain decision in that game. Yeah I remember that. It's funny because really it's only a game and decisions made really don't matter. I tend to be quite precious about the life of the person I play as in games anyway for whatever reason and tend to sneak around a bit and play it safe. However in Heavy Rain there were a couple of really big decisions I thought for the narrative. Yeah it's only a game and you can play through again, but you only play through for the first time ONCE and I played it like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 God, Heavy Rain is a terrible game. Yeah. It's a fucking horrible game. Great story, but it's barely a game. Interactive story, sure. That's pretty much it. If you're expecting a solid action game with great controls, you're barking up the wrong tree. It's much better to approach it as an interactive story. I'll admit that there are times when the plot neglects a degree of logic to move to the next scene, but the heat-of-the-moment decision-making, coupled with one of the best orchestral soundtracks in gaming history, make it very engaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 See also: VIrtue's Last Reward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I like the basic idea of it, honestly, but the fact that it contains like every stereotyped American scenario, poor voice acting (from some) and a scratch-your-head ending just leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Creative, but very poorly executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWB's Best Poster. Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I think it's one of the top five games of this generation. Much like hammy, there were times I had to stop and put the controller down and say "what just happened?" While my heart pounded away. Few other games have captured me like that. Its a brilliant game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 When you wake up downstairs in the guy's basement and you realise what's going to happen my heart started hammering ridiculously. It was so tense and perfect with the doorbell going. First time through I blundered one of the actions and really thought I was done for but somehow managed to get through it. My wife was watching and she started squealing, really tense at the whole situation. Again, far from poorly executed, no other game has grabbed me with that tension before. I could name another 15 moments but we'll agree to disagree. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKz Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I don't think it ever really interested me anywhere near that level. I didn't find anything about it particularly interesting, probably in part due to the fact I just felt bored by the gameplay most of the time. Awesome that you guys had that experience, but it didn't remotely translate to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWB's Best Poster. Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 It is, also, one of the few games I prefer the Move for over the controller. They may have had to stop dlc to make the move for it, but at least they didnt half ass it. My only hopes is beyond two souls comes even close to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberRaven Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 When you wake up downstairs in the guy's basement and you realise what's going to happen my heart started hammering ridiculously. It was so tense and perfect with the doorbell going. First time through I blundered one of the actions and really thought I was done for but somehow managed to get through it. My wife was watching and she started squealing, really tense at the whole situation. Again, far from poorly executed, no other game has grabbed me with that tension before. I could name another 15 moments but we'll agree to disagree. For me, I think the most tense moments are the first, second, and fourth trials. That and Norman's fight with Mad Jack and the first time I played it and tried to figure out the killer as Norman (Madison died in that play-through at the moment you described) and pouring through all the data to figure it out and then you notice HOLY FUCK HIS EYES ARE BLEEDING. But yeah, Madison's life-or-death scenes are also pretty intense, though IMO Madison's character is kind of weak and at times she seems to be outright fanservice-y. And it just seems like it'd be more interesting to play as Grace or possibly even Lauren. Plus I don't think Grace's occupation was ever mentioned so there's no reason she couldn't have been a journalist or something. Also, the killer reveal is absolutely fucking brilliant and makes perfect sense when you really go back and think about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I'm really looking forward to it. I think it's second only to Watch Dogs in my wishlist for the rest of the year. What I love about Quantic Dreams is their desire to try new things and not just follow the norm. It fits with the kind of games I like, even if half of them are flawed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I tried the game with the Move, and while it made the frantic scenes more tense, the simpler actions, like opening doors, were a lot more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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