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the Aus(?) boxart is by far the best.

Didn't really care about this game until I played the demo. I thought the walking controls were terrible, the graphics and voice acting were pretty mixed, but damn if it didn't make me want to play the game.

 

[Billy Mitchell]

Been wanting to eventually play this game until I played the demo. Immediately pre-ordered!

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Gonna grab the HMV exclusive one!

 

[noah111]

:lol @ the title edit.

 

[Joei]

I am really looking forward to playing this game. I just recently heard about it and it sounds very interesting. I'll wait to download the demo the 11th rather than do the stuff online, but it is definitely on my radar. There are just sooooo many games coming out. Just bought Darksiders and Bioshock 2, FF13 in 4 weeks, possibly this, a few PS3 online games, man... my pockets are going to take a hurting....

 

[autobzooty]

The image in the bottom left thumbnail of the screenshot section links to the wrong image in the OP. Thought I'd let you know...

Very excited for this game

 

[agm2502]

Just ordered the special edition from HMV. Hopefully it arrives on the 25th as its my birthday! can't wait for it, loved the demo.

 

[ravien56]

Awesome OP.

 

[F#A#Oo]

Day 1...

Also I hope it sells well...I know it will have a base...whether it will be a big base I'm not too sure.

 

[No_Style]

This official thread is damn good. Well done, Juno!

 

[cjtiger300]

I have wanted to play this game since I first heard about it during the E3 demo! Day 1!

 

[Dimmuxx]

I will buy this and I don't even have a PS3 yet, I will borrow one to play it though.

 

[Salz01]

Awesome OP! I can not wait. Demo has me pumped.

 

[belvedere]

She will be mine. Oh yes, she will be mine.

 

[N30RYU]

All the scores right now (range 0-100):

·Official PlayStation Magazine UK - 90
·gamingxp - 92
·GamesMaster - 91
·Video Vibes - 97
·Jeux Video Network - 95
·GameBlog - 100
·GamAlive - 100
·Eurogamer.fr - 90
·Jeuxvideo - 75
·PlayFrance - 90
·JeuxActu - 80
·tom's GAMES - 85
·Gamekult - 60
·PlayStation The Official Magazine US - 100
·Pelaaja Magazine - 90
·Gamekyo - 80
·GameInfomer - 95
·Play3-Live - 90
·Consoleo - 90
·PSM3 Magazine - 88
·Famitsu - 93
·Dengeki Magazine - 80
·NextGen News - 99


The average right now based on 23 reviews is 89/100

 

[savor100]

Already preordered from Amazon... can't wait for this game

 

[Torillian]

I read on these forums recently that Heavy Rain had a review embargo but I didn't remember what date was mentioned and I'm having trouble finding the post again. Does anyone know when the review embargo will be lifted if it hasn't already?

Thank you for the reply and it's a great thread btw.

 

[N30RYU]

I read on these forums recently that Heavy Rain had a review embargo but I didn't remember what date was mentioned and I'm having trouble finding the post again. Does anyone know when the review embargo will be lifted if it hasn't already?

Thank you for the reply and it's a great thread btw.

tomorrow

 

[MidnightScott]

Good job Op. I think I'll actually give this game a try now that I've read your post. ^_^

 

[MidnightScott]

I don't like the US Box and don't really care for the JP box. The European box would be awesome if you got rid of that giant flower rating and replaced it with an ESRB logo. =)

Oops didn't realize I hit reply again instead of edit. My mistake! Sorry

 

[N30RYU]

The euro cover art is the best, but the title font is worst than the US and Japanese one.
Why the hell have they changed it....

 

[Dogenzaka]

I read on these forums recently that Heavy Rain had a review embargo but I didn't remember what date was mentioned and I'm having trouble finding the post again. Does anyone know when the review embargo will be lifted if it hasn't already?

Thank you for the reply and it's a great thread btw.

Tomorrow.

 

[DR2K]

Reserved at GS for the episode 1 dlc. Will be there day 1.

 

[Masamuna]

I'm so going to be there day 1, picking up random objects and placing them back down over and over again.

Oh, and

Spoiler

digital man butt

too!

 

[Ranger X]

Second one.

 

[firen]

I love...this game...I love...lamp. =P

 

[major_killjoy]

Day 1...

Also I hope it sells well...I know it will have a base...whether it will be a big base I'm not too sure.

Spoiler

The fan base will be built upon the mangled corpses of our enemies!

For those (still) complaining about the NA box art, there will be a printable EU cover around the time of launch.

Nice OP, Juno. : ) Now I don't have to bump 3 different threads.

 

[dallow_bg]

Importing CE from UK!

Reserved at GS for the episode 1 dlc. Will be there day 1.

You get the episode 1 dlc everywhere you pre-order it, including Amazon.
Just fyi if you prefer Amazon.

 

[~Kinggi~]

Preordered today from Amazon for 45$!!!

 

[kuYuri]

For those complaining about the US boxart, apparently the EU art will be provided by the PS Blog sometime when the game releases.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/01/introducing-the-official-heavy-rain-box-art/#comment-312376

 

[beast786]

Awesome thread .


Pre -ordered and Paid in full

 

[Torgo]

Alright, I just uploaded my review to our site. It is scheduled to post at exactly 11 a.m. CST tomorrow. I hope y'all like it (remember, I'm not a "professional" writer, so be gentle please)

 

[Kyoufu]

Gonna grab the HMV exclusive one!

Same here, can't wait!

 

[Shadow780]

Good stuff, cannot wait!

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Why are you not in my PS3 yet?

 

[Chromax]

So hyped for this!

 

[Yeef]

Can't wait for this game. US Boxart is fairly hideous though. The others are all good.

 

[Shinjiru]

Normand Corbeil has put the official musical themes for Ethan and Jayden on his website.
http://www.normandcorbeil.com/index2009.html

 

[RadioHeadAche]

The US boxart, while not fantastic, is nowhere near as bad as people make it out to be. I've actually grown to like the movie-poster feel of it.

 

[DidntKnowJack]

The demo was fucking awesome. I hope I can scrape up the dollars for this game.

 

[templeusox]

Are you implying that people on the internet are blowing things out of proportion? Because that's a pretty serious charge.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Are you implying that people on the internet are blowing things out of proportion? Because that's a pretty serious charge.

Yep. I've seen far worse boxarts.

 

[paperheart]

On the PS.Blog they have a screen of Jayden from the demo, but the other screen of Shelby isn't from the demo. I wonder why that is, since it is a blog post about the demo coming this Thursday. They must have just put a random screen of Shelby there.

 

[RadioHeadAche]

On the PS.Blog they have a screen of Jayden from the demo, but the other screen of Shelby isn't from the demo. I wonder why that is, since it is a blog post about the demo coming this Thursday. They must have just put a random screen of Shelby there.

It's probably just a random screen, but we'll know for sure on Thursday.

 

[major_killjoy]

Normand Corbeil has put the official musical themes for Ethan and Jayden on his website.
http://www.normandcorbeil.com/index2009.html

Thanks for the links. I've always assumed that Ethan's theme was the 'Requiem for the Dream-ish' piece used in the trailer.

 

[seady]

As an architecture student, I can't wait to see how Ethan's story pans out. (probably not going to have much to do with the game though other than simply a background info)

 

[momolicious]

there is so much slowdown scenes... I wish there werent any slowdowns

 

[N30RYU]

there is so much slowdown scenes... I wish there werent any slowdowns

I've played the demo several times and i dind't notice any slowdowns.

 

[bonesmccoy]

Day Two!

 

[dragonflys545]

Bring it on!!!!!