ohhhh shut up. this is annoying. i don't even feel like i should have to explain how compared to something like DEATHCORE 2 or whatever other garbage is coming out this year that people are flipping out about, heavy rain is kind of a breath of fresh air. any game that puts such an emphasis on CINEMATICS is something i am going to be a bit more fond of than other games, but the fact that it is concerning something that hasn't really been done much in video games and appears to be plot-driven with passable dialogue are also factors. bottom line is it looks better and less dumb than 99% of other video games even with its apparent flaws and if you weren't bringing out some tired, quintessentially-you argument about how poorly they compare to a medium much more developed than video games, i probably would not need to be typing this post.
i agree with this btw. i think games like heavy rain are pretty interesting and worth a purchase, not to mention that unlike something like idk HALO : DEATH GRUNT KOMMANDO 4 or CoD4, it seems like a genuine step forward for interactive entertainment (for example, it's being developed more as a movie than a game)
it'll be interesting to me to see whether or not the game is TRULY plot-driven, because i feel like more often than not 'plot driven' games (or rather, ones that are advertised as plot driven) are clearly designed with things like OKAY WELL WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO HAVE A FIGHT IN A WAREHOUSE taking priority over the story. when's the last time you played a game where the setting could not be changed to a completely different location and the dialogue, plot would make exactly the same amount of sense if they just changed the lines referring to the exact location you are currently shooting bad guys?
Last Edit: June 04, 2009, 11:24:15 pm by stern_gupples
That’s right, you have the young gaming with the old(er), white people gaming with black people, men and women, Asian countries gaming with the EU, North Americans gaming with South Americans. Much like world sporting events like the Wolrd Cup, or the Olympics will bring together different nations in friendly competition, (note the recent Asian Cup; Iraq vs. Saudi Arabia, no violence there) we come together. The differences being, we are not divided by our nationalities and we do it 24-7, and on a personal level.
We are a community without borders and without colours, the spirit and diversity of the gaming community is one that should be looked up to, a spirit and diversity other groups should strive toward.
