Wesley Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I'm also going to resist reading that. I just popped on here to say that 1Up have a feature on it. Got that through my Twitter feed, but am also resisting the temptation to read it. I'm already sold on this game... anything more will just spoil it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 To be honest I'm not sure what the point is in them revealing what may happen in your playthrough. It's worse than a film trailer in the spoiler department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Yeah but I guess that's the only way to show off this game and build a bit of hype for it. From what I can tell, they haven't shown of anything that central to the plot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Yeah but it'll be a lot fresher if you play it and haven't seen the settings/characters. I get your point but I'd rather have just picked up the game knowing nothing about it. (OK i might not have picked it up but you get the point) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Yeah, it's a bit of a catch 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimless Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 The original scene they showed, the taxidermist's house, apparently isn't a part of the main game; odds on they'll release an updated version of it for a demo. I would imagine the problem with only showing that stage is that people didn't seem to come away from seeing it with the impression the developers wanted; "It's Dragon's Lair!" Perhaps that's why they decided to eventually show a scene featuring each character instead. Part of the problem is just that games are trailed for far too long. We generally find out about a game a year or more before it actually comes out, and a lot of times this seems to leave publishers gradually revealing more and more about a game until... well, Metal Gear Solid 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkatronics Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 This doesnt really appeal to me, i hate quick time events and this looks like Quick Time Events: The Game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 No that was Shenmue. And it was fucking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) When quicktime is done well, I love it. TR: Legends was awesome because when you failed you got an awesome animation of Lara getting hit by a train or something. Proper slapstick. The integration in Heavy Rain looks good because the button prompts are located where you would be looking anyway and also you don't have to get every one perfectly (The point of the game is that you can fail and that action will have an effect). Also, a lot of it isn't quicktime. A lot of what we've seen are just button prompts in context. I think a few people are getting confused by this. Edit: This next bit is pretty spoiler free, especially if you saw the videos at E3. Cage defends Madison striptease scene Quantic Dream's David Cage has defended the scene in Heavy Rain in which player-character Madison Paige strips for a nightclub owner, arguing that during its E3 showing it succeeded in its goal of making the player "uncomfortable". During the scene, Madison discovers that the club owner only has eyes for the girls pole-dancing near to where he's sitting, and the player is given the option to retire to the restrooms to doll her up, before gyrating provocatively to catch his attention. Having done so, Madison and the owner retire to a private room and she uses a weapon in her purse to extort information from him. However, in the choice-and-consequence world of Heavy Rain, things can go very wrong. "It was received in a very interesting way. I think with this game we go from discovery to discovery," he told Eurogamer during gamescom last week. "We had a couple of people who felt uncomfortable watching the scene, which is perfect because this is exactly what we wanted. "You can't pretend to trigger different types of emotions and just focus on adrenaline and fright and competition and frustration. You need to go through different emotions, and showing this scene in particular was for us a test to see if we can make people feel like Madison, having to get naked to do a striptease in front of this ugly guy, and obviously it worked because people felt very uncomfortable. "You know, when we thought people would just enjoy getting her naked and have this teenage kind of feel, in fact no, they really felt like they were Madison and they felt very uneasy." Asked whether videogames perhaps have to learn to walk before they can run when it comes to difficult adult events, particularly given the potential for the situation the scene describes to become sexually violent, Cage said that he would not censor himself in order to avoid controversy. "If you want to do toys for kids with videogames, then you certainly shouldn't do that, but if you intend to do an adult experience for a mature audience, then there's nothing you can't do, and you should certainly not count on me to censor myself, and say I can't do this or don't want to do that because it's too sensitive or too controversial or whatever. "I do whatever it takes to tell my story, and I hope people will enjoy it, but I'm not playing safe things here, I'm trying things, I'm exploring new ground, and I hope people will appreciate that." I pretty much agree with what he says, especially about not just depending on adrenaline type situations. Edited August 27, 2009 by Daft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Good for him. Mature game content is sorely lacking, I find. and I do mean actual mature. Not a 13 year old's version of mature. (Hi, Clifford. How's things at Epic?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 (edited) Eurogamer have a hands-on with Heavy Rain, "We don't make Dragon's Lair! This is not Dragon's Lair - do you think I'm crazy? I'm not stupid. Do you think I develop on PlayStation 3 to do Dragon's Lair again? It would be absurd. Of course it's not." David Cage is basically hopping up and down in the middle of a hotel room in Germany. Cage is a funny man. Anyone worried about it being a QTE-fest, give it a read. It's spoiler free. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/heavy-rain-gamescom-hands-on Edited August 28, 2009 by Daft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mundi Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 In-game video from PAX (Cam quality) I don´t know too much about the plot but it appears to spoiler free. http://www.justin.tv/clip/fce80802af72db6d Goddammit I want this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumo73 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I was interested in this game when I first heard about it but now less so. I'm gonna wait until it comes out and I can read up on a few reviews before buying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooj Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 This game is definitely in my top 10 list. Have to say, the soundtrack so far is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 (edited) New footage is out but i dont think i cant post it here. The video is called "Full Madison Paige Strip Scene (NSFW)" Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain want to tackle a lot of real life themes. The Madison Paige scene seems to really hammer home the game’s intentions. In it, you are confronted and propositioned by a guy who’ll provide you with information if you strip for him. Given the nature of the shady character, you risk getting raped if you take things too far — but thanks to Heavy Rain’s open-ended gameplay, you decide at what point to stop. This off-screen footage captures the moment perfectly — the footage is shady and in many ways uncomfortable, an emotion we’re sure Quantic Dream are trying to invoke with the scene. Edited September 25, 2009 by Dante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 http://www.zshare.net/video/660801956376ae12/ There it is, I think we're all mature enough to take it for what it is. Phwoar!!! Nice jubblies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 http://www.zshare.net/video/660801956376ae12/ There it is, I think we're all mature enough to take it for what it is. Phwoar!!! Nice jubblies But I dont think the Admins/Mods will find it suitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I don't need to watch the video the quote Dante posted alone is enough to make this game front page news in the Daily Mail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 I'm not going to watch but I'm well exited... ...for the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 European boxart? http://www.playstationuniversity.com/heavy-rain-european-boxart-revealed-1578/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 European boxart? http://www.playstationuniversity.com/heavy-rain-european-boxart-revealed-1578/ one word gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 By boxart standards that is f*cking brilliant. Moar please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I just love it, it's so striking...they easily could have cobbled together a shitty boxart with each of the characters on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diageo Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Looks alright, I like it. Not mindblowingly gorgeous though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 (edited) New preview and screenshots. Edited December 14, 2009 by Dante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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