templeusox said:Oh boy. Someone is butt-hurt.
GhaleonQ said:? I don't get it.
On the other side, it's great to see Destructoid's review. The guy starts out criticizing high-falutin' David Cage for failing to be genuinely highbrow. Then, he writes, "...albeit with a little more Hollywood flare." Way to go, games writers!
RedRedSuit said:I hope he really spelled it "flare."
GhaleonQ said:Exactly.
Heavy Rain is a strong effort by Quantic Dream. It succeeds as a game that doesn't need the constant killing and chaos that so many video games depend on to be interesting. It may ultimately be a murder mystery and an exploration about the lengths to which players might push the characters they control. But Heavy Rain is, at its frequent best, a game about emotion and subtlety, a game that doesn't condemn choices as bad but instead allows them to be different, allows them to be meaningful and allows the player to feel. This is a game for grown-ups or anyone who wants to feel like one.
u_neek said:I was expecting review scores to average around the 70-80's so all this positive coverage is a pleasant surprise. I'm looking forward to this title more and more.
MTV Multiplayer said:Innovation in video games can be a rare commodity. Every day we see titles pour onto store shelves which are derivative of successful franchises, attempting to copy what the last guy did while making it slightly better to justify another $60 purchase. "Heavy Rain" is not one of those games. While it has roots in classic adventure gaming, it's unlike anything I've ever played. It's also not very good.
GhaleonQ said:Those 1-Up and Eurogamer ones are peculiar. I'm not sure that they justified the scores. "Everything works, and I liked the thriller story even if it's not exceptionally well-written." I'm glad that reviewers aren't getting rhapsodic, but such high scores should really drive home what makes the game amazing.
Ploid 3.0 said:I think doing so would require them to spoil quite a bit of the game. Some reviewers felt that actually writing the review would be quite difficult with having to dance around spoilers.
Majine said:Aren't the reviews coming abit too early? The game launches in, what, 16 days? x(
Majine said:Aren't the reviews coming abit too early? The game launches in, what, 16 days? x(
u_neek said:I was expecting review scores to average around the 70-80's so all this (very) positive coverage is a pleasant surprise.
Yeah, but it almost seems like QD told reviewersskip said:embargo got bumped up, everybody scrambles
Majine said:Yeah, but it almost seems like QD told reviewers
"Take your time, really play it, think, then make your decision."
"....WORLD FIRST REVIEW!"
"Aw goddamnit."
RustyNails said:Lowest score is a 7 so far...
Same score from GameReactor Denmark: http://www.gamereactor.dk/anmeldelser/76542/Heavy+Rain/BeeDog said:Gamereactor.se gave it a 9/10
skip said:G4 (that is to say, me): http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/36147/heavy-rain/review/
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/106/1068165p1.html10 Presentation
It looks and sounds absolutely stunning and it's polished within an inch of its life. Minor faults don't detracts from its near-unparalled presentation.
9.5 Graphics
Some character animation quibbles aside, it's a stunning achivement with one of the most cohesive, atmospheric and resolutely bleak game worlds ever devised.
9.0 Sound
Voice work is mostly sympathetic, if occassionally ill-fitting, but atmospheric effects and music are absolutely stunning.
8.0 Gameplay
There's no avoiding the limited - or at least inconsequential - interaction with the world but it's still an engaging, compelling experience.
8.0 Lasting Appeal
The story's so good you'll likely want to see it again. However, with significant choices mostly limited to the second half of the game, you'll likely exhaust story deviations relatively quickly.
skip said:G4 (that is to say, me): http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/36147/heavy-rain/review/
N30RYU said:(Insane list of great review scores.)
RustyNails said:Lowest score is a 7 so far, which is still good considering that most of the people I heard said the game is either love it or hate it. IGN's review made me notice a few things though. They pointed to low res static images in background which stand out.
skip said:G4 (that is to say, me): http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/36147/heavy-rain/review/
divisionbyzorro said:So MTV Multiplayer is the most negative review? They don't show up in Metacritic, but they did have this to say:
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2010/02/10/heavy-rain-review-innovation-can-only-get-you-so-far
Can't help yourself can youI Push Fat Kids said:Yay, there are still people that won't give this game a free pass. Shit story/dialogue in a game about story/dialogue = very important. Especially when there's minimal gameplay to back it up.
This can't be a very enjoyable day for you.I Push Fat Kids said:Yay, there are still people that won't give this game a free pass. Shit story/dialogue in a game about story/dialogue = very important. Especially when there's minimal gameplay to back it up.
The central plot is little more than the Saw franchise blended with the visual style of Se7en, and theres barely a single scene or story element that isnt built around a hoary old crime movie cliché you can instantly relate to a million hoary old crime movies. The corrupt police chief. The world-weary but big-hearted private detective. The brilliant, ideosynchratic, but mistrusted FBI agent. The crazy, out of control son of the sinister millionaire. The ballsy reporter. The sleazy nightclub owner. Theyre all here in force, but theyre just the tip of an iceberg which comes close to sinking the whole narrative ship.
I Push Fat Kids said:Nah, I just find it disappointing that people are lining behind this game to show it as some new benchmark in interactive storytelling when:
This game doesn't have a good story, and if people push it as having one, games are further from attaining literary respectability than I thought.
I would love to 'play' a well-written and interesting nine hour movie, unfortunately, Heavy Rain seems to be shallow and boring.
JCtheMC said:Ghaleon, you might want to take the next few weeks off to if you want to thoroughly refute every great review.
templeusox said:This can't be a very enjoyable day for you.
GhaleonQ said:500 took away my post.
The gist: Tom Bramwell gave Indigo Prophecy an 8. I like the guy's writing, but I don't think he's very imposing.
There's also not a lot to refute, since the reviews are very much making buyer's guide assertions (not that that's bad, just binary). The 2nd-wave examinations will be much more interesting, once people explain why lighting, pacing, setpieces, and such are good or bad. Stuff with which I can disagree: Dialogue, story, voice-acting, button pressing (a lot of people are mentioning the hill climbing or wire-escaping segment, which would be a very disappointing pinnacle of innovation). Reviews already confirm that it's not intellectual, nor does it try to promote an idea or have thematic resonance. So, my disappointment on that front's already set.
Also, are there any deals anywhere? I don't want to pay 60 dollars for this.
GhaleonQ said:500 took away my post.
The gist: Tom Bramwell gave Indigo Prophecy an 8. I like the guy's writing, but I don't think he's very imposing.
There's also not a lot to refute, since the reviews are very much making buyer's guide assertions (not that that's bad, just binary). The 2nd-wave examinations will be much more interesting, once people explain why lighting, pacing, setpieces, and such are good or bad. Stuff with which I can disagree: Dialogue, story, voice-acting, button pressing (a lot of people are mentioning the hill climbing or wire-escaping segment, which would be a very disappointing pinnacle of innovation). Reviews already confirm that it's not intellectual, nor does it try to promote an idea or have thematic resonance. So, my disappointment on that front's already set.
Also, are there any deals anywhere? I don't want to pay 60 dollars for this.
I Push Fat Kids said:I'm looking forward to this as well. I'm curious when the internet backlash will lead the charge to make this 8-9ish score game to appear as a 5-6 game in the minds of game journalists/forum dwellers. It seems almost inevitable.