First nine minutes of Heavy Rain:
Heavy Rain
Game » consists of 12 releases. Released Jan 25, 2010
An interactive thriller from the studio behind Indigo Prophecy, sporting a dark storyline involving the investigation of a mysterious serial killer.
First 9 Minutes
" This is actually one of those games I don't want to see any more footage of. Want to experience it first-hand myself. "i got to agree even though its so tempting....
The video doesn't spoil anything. It shows Ethan getting ready for his son's birthday party, and it shows off some more interactivity within the environments and player controls.
" The video doesn't spoil anything. It shows Ethan getting ready for his son's birthday party, and it shows off some more interactivity within the environments and player controls. "AGGHHH SPOILERS!!!
Just kidding. I'm not afraid of spoiling the game, I'd prefer to just play through it without having seen it before.
" If I remember it correctly, from having played the game, watching those 9 minutes will spoil one of the most powerful moments in the history of Video Game Storytelling. "when where you able to play the game?
I played a preview version of the game, the father of a friend of mine works for the press, but that is besides the point. If you feel unsafe about watching the video because of what I said then I'll watch the video and tell you whether it spoils the moment or not." @Snail said:
" If I remember it correctly, from having played the game, watching those 9 minutes will spoil one of the most powerful moments in the history of Video Game Storytelling. "when where you able to play the game? "
EDIT: It does not spoil it, I had forgotten how long that opening sequence of the dude getting dressed was.
If you don't watch the video because you want to have a fresh experience, by all means you don't have to watch. But there aren't any plot elements in this video. It is mainly a tutorial for the controls.
"I'm thirsty. Should be some orange juice in the fridge." :T
I admire the lofty goals of Quantic Dream, but I have the lingering feeling that they couldn't shake off some of the problems with Indigo Prophecy.
" @shadows_kill said:lucky :P i wasnt going to watch it cause i never (or try not to) watch the first X mins cause to me the first hour or 2 is the most important cause it gets everything starting and i dont like spoiling it.I played a preview version of the game, the father of a friend of mine works for the press, but that is besides the point. If you feel unsafe about watching the video because of what I said then I'll watch the video and tell you whether it spoils the moment or not. EDIT: It does not spoil it, I had forgotten how long that opening sequence of the dude getting dressed was. "" @Snail said:
" If I remember it correctly, from having played the game, watching those 9 minutes will spoil one of the most powerful moments in the history of Video Game Storytelling. "when where you able to play the game? "
" @MurderByDeath said:No, he doesn't. He shaves and brushes his teeth after peeing. Shudder." Am I the only one disturbed by the fact that the dude didn't wash his hands after peeing? "He had a shower right after peeing. "
My god this game looks tedious. I mean, brushing a guy's teeth with motion control? Really? I get what they want to accomplish with that stuff and I applaud them for trying, but I think it's going to fail miserably; judging by the footage they've shown, almost everything in the game is going to feel like a fucking chore.
" My god this game looks tedious. I mean, brushing a guy's teeth with motion control? Really? I get what they want to accomplish with that stuff and I applaud them for trying, but I think it's going to fail miserably; judging by the footage they've shown, almost everything in the game is going to feel like a fucking chore. "It's just introducing you to the game and characters. Once you actually get into the decision making and conversations it'd start getting interesting.
" @CL60 said:Do you think your penis is the part on your body with most germs? Or do you just enjoy peeing on your hands or something?" @MurderByDeath said:No, he doesn't. He shaves and brushes his teeth after peeing. Shudder. "" Am I the only one disturbed by the fact that the dude didn't wash his hands after peeing? "He had a shower right after peeing. "
" My god this game looks tedious. I mean, brushing a guy's teeth with motion control? Really? I get what they want to accomplish with that stuff and I applaud them for trying, but I think it's going to fail miserably; judging by the footage they've shown, almost everything in the game is going to feel like a fucking chore. "That is just the introduction, its showing you the controls and how the game plays different from other games. Its a clever tutorial. This game isnt a more realistic version of the sims, its not just living a characters ordinary life.
" @MurderByDeath said:Eh, one has to consider where one's penis has been recently." @CL60 said:Do you think your penis is the part on your body with most germs? Or do you just enjoy peeing on your hands or something? "" @MurderByDeath said:No, he doesn't. He shaves and brushes his teeth after peeing. Shudder. "" Am I the only one disturbed by the fact that the dude didn't wash his hands after peeing? "He had a shower right after peeing. "
Then again, I might just be terribly germophobic, I guess.
" @CL60 said:Where it's been recently? Do you dig holes with your penis or something?" @MurderByDeath said:Eh, one has to consider where one's penis has been recently. Then again, I might just be terribly germophobic, I guess. "" @CL60 said:Do you think your penis is the part on your body with most germs? Or do you just enjoy peeing on your hands or something? "" @MurderByDeath said:No, he doesn't. He shaves and brushes his teeth after peeing. Shudder. "" Am I the only one disturbed by the fact that the dude didn't wash his hands after peeing? "He had a shower right after peeing. "
In a sense, yes.Where it's been recently? Do you dig holes with your penis or something? "
Ba-dum tish.
" @CL60 said:If you are speaking of vaginas, no digging is necessary in that case, but if you are indeed digging, you should tell that female that she should probably clean.Where it's been recently? Do you dig holes with your penis or something? "In a sense. "
" @MurderByDeath said:This conversation is going in circles. Let's just agree that the human body is filthy and should be feared. And every time you touch yourself, the baby Jesus cries." @CL60 said:If you are speaking of vaginas, no digging is necessary in that case, but if you are indeed digging, you should tell that female that she should probably clean. "Where it's been recently? Do you dig holes with your penis or something? "In a sense. "
" @CL60 said:Okay." @MurderByDeath said:This conversation is going in circles. Let's just agree that the human body is filthy and should be feared. And every time you touch yourself, the baby Jesus cries. "" @CL60 said:If you are speaking of vaginas, no digging is necessary in that case, but if you are indeed digging, you should tell that female that she should probably clean. "Where it's been recently? Do you dig holes with your penis or something? "In a sense. "
" @Icemael said:It's not necessarily just the actions you're doing that look tedious to me, but they way you do them. They're trying to make this really involving game, but they're using some of the most uninvolving methods of control a video game can have: janky motion control and quick-time events." My god this game looks tedious. I mean, brushing a guy's teeth with motion control? Really? I get what they want to accomplish with that stuff and I applaud them for trying, but I think it's going to fail miserably; judging by the footage they've shown, almost everything in the game is going to feel like a fucking chore. "That is just the introduction, its showing you the controls and how the game plays different from other games. Its a clever tutorial. This game isnt a more realistic version of the sims, its not just living a characters ordinary life."
Voice acting from the video was pretty bad. I'm not sure if it was intentional since it was his own thoughts though.
Game looks great anyways.
Noooooooooo sixaxis teeth brushing.... like seriously.
I wantwantwant heavy rain to be brilliant but the more they keep showing closer to release the more I'm put off by little things like this and the horrible voicework.
I want to watch this but I shouldent. I think I have seen way too much of this game already and I hope to be able to enjoy it at some point.
" @CL60 said:" @MurderByDeath said:This conversation is going in circles. Let's just agree that the human body is filthy and should be feared. And every time you touch yourself, the baby Jesus cries. "" @CL60 said:If you are speaking of vaginas, no digging is necessary in that case, but if you are indeed digging, you should tell that female that she should probably clean. "Where it's been recently? Do you dig holes with your penis or something? "In a sense. "
This thread is hilarious.
" My god this game looks tedious. I mean, brushing a guy's teeth with motion control? Really? I get what they want to accomplish with that stuff and I applaud them for trying, but I think it's going to fail miserably; judging by the footage they've shown, almost everything in the game is going to feel like a fucking chore. "It really does. But I'm sure this is like a tutorialish thing
Whoops, didn't see this thread and replied to the one that is way, way late. Here's what I thought of it:
- To tell you the truth I thought the graphics would be better. I remember seeing screens of this a while ago and it looked a lot better... just look at the bathroom when they show the sink and all that stuff. The only thing I really liked was his facial detail and the great lighting, but even then I've seen much better facial detail before.
- I was expecting the voice acting to be better, especially for a game that is basically one whole cinematic.
- I'm not sure how long I would be able to play it for in one sitting, I had the same problem with Indigo Prophecy.
- I got a huge Indigo Prophecy vibe from it - I'm thinking that's more of a bad thing than a good thing, even though I did like IP.
- The level of interaction is nice, being able to touch mostly everything, but still - it's all just a cinematic. Like with that RC toy, all he did was press a button and a cinematic played.
- Some of the animations are a bit... robotic?
I will probably want to see more before I decide to get it or not... I'm not sure a game like this warrants a full-price purchase for me!
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