I get home with a copy of Heavy Rain about 5pm. At 2 am, I put the controller down and watched the credits roll. While the beginning is a bit slow, once the game starts moving, it never stops. Heavy Rain is one hell of a ride. I dare you to willingly put the controller down. I won't post any spoilers in this thread, but I can say that Heavy Rain has a great story, that will honestly have you guessing the whole way through. It's smart, it's shocking at times, but overall, it's just fun.  
 
When I found out the identity of the killer, I literally paused the game and kept saying "Holy shit" over and over. It's so unexpected and well done. Anyone who says they knew who the killer was the whole game is LYING through their teeth. 
 
If I had an complaints, its that the movement controls sometimes get in the way. I messed up a sequence simply because I couldn't get my character to turn properly. It didn't ruin the game, and the story kept on just fine the way the sequence played out, but it got in the way a few times.  Also, the game jumps between characters often, which can cause alittle confusion because there is a hefty amount of information being thrown around. 
 
These are minor complaints though. Heavy Rain is absolutely worth a look if not a purchase. I'm excited to start a second play through and make different choices. 
 
Photo for proof  

 Oh, but it's a PS3 exclusive, huh? Bummer for me. Maybe within the next year or so...
 
I hope I get to play it some day. Thanks for the impressions.

Wow. That game is short.

just wondering, but how did you get an early copy of it? 

So you beat it in one night, from 5 - 2? Ahh I wish the game was a little longer so I could justify spending $80 on it, but sadly I will have to wait to find it used. 
 
I just think that there are other games I can get which will last me longer and have more to the actual game. Maybe I might even just rent it. Haha, or go into Blockbuster and say "Hey do you mind if I borrow this for a few hours? I'll BRB with it"

You people complaining about game length are forgetting how the majority of the time spent for the writing of the game was writing the multiple ways everything can turn out.
 
I really wish I had a PS3.

" @PureRok: 9-10 hours? Thats a pretty good length for what is essentially a movie disguised as a game. "

" Wow. That game is short. "

Hows the voice acting?  
Also facial animations? 

I really wish I had a PS3 and Heavy Rain right now, it sounds awesome.

man i wish i was playing it right now.

I'm really curious to find out who genuinely guesses the killers identity too. It blew my mind. You'll want to do everything within your power to avoid spoilers.
 
What's so clever is that it all makes sense.

" @PureRok said:

" Wow. That game is short. "

The time elapsed between 5pm and 2am is nine hours. That seems like a pretty fair length to me. That's around the amount of time it took me to get through Dead Space last year, in fact, and I managed to spread that over two weeks. As I understand it, nobody is obliged to play through the whole thing in one evening. "

How did you feel about the interactive aspect? My biggest gripe with the demo, aside from the camera and the controls, was that with the exception of the expertly designed fight scene(very intense, very engaging; had it been a bit shorter, it would've been perfect), I didn't feel that the interactivity added anything to the experience. Rather, it hurt the flow and took away from the immersion -- I felt like I would've enjoyed it more if I had been passively watching it, instead of actively controlling it.

I'd say that middle paragraph is spoilerish. Neat, though.

Nice, hopefully I'll be playing it soon too.

9-10 hours isn't that short guys. Anyway sounds like you liked it which is good. I am looking forward to getting the game as well.

9 hrs isn't bad, I wanna play this and on a 2nd play through get everyone killed.

It'll take several play throughs so your getting a good 20+ hour game atleast.

So, how many breasts did you see?  One?  Two?  Maybe even three breasts?

isnt the killer the guy you play as. sorry if im spoiling here, im just speculating, based upon some of the trailers i have seen. i think they gave it away.

" 9-10 hours isn't that short guys. Anyway sounds like you liked it which is good. I am looking forward to getting the game as well. "

" isnt the killer the guy you play as. sorry if im spoiling here, im just speculating, based upon some of the trailers i have seen. i think they gave it away. "

" isnt the killer the guy you play as. sorry if im spoiling here, im just speculating, based upon some of the trailers i have seen. i think they gave it away. "

I really want to play this but I don't have a PS3 so it will have to wait for a while, that makes me very sad.

" @TwoOneFive said:

" isnt the killer the guy you play as. sorry if im spoiling here, im just speculating, based upon some of the trailers i have seen. i think they gave it away. "

Why would you write this in a thread which says No Spoilers on top? "

" @xyzygy said:

" @TwoOneFive said:

" isnt the killer the guy you play as. sorry if im spoiling here, im just speculating, based upon some of the trailers i have seen. i think they gave it away. "

Why would you write this in a thread which says No Spoilers on top? "

i never even played it asshole, and im just going by trailers so how could that possibly be an actual spoiler? its just speculation "

are there any extras?

thanks for the writeup. it really seems like my kind of game, and I'll probably attempt to go from start to finish as well. can't wait to play it.

Well damn, I may have to  go purchase a PS3 after all.

" @TwoOneFive said:

" @xyzygy said:

" @TwoOneFive said:

" isnt the killer the guy you play as. sorry if im spoiling here, im just speculating, based upon some of the trailers i have seen. i think they gave it away. "

Why would you write this in a thread which says No Spoilers on top? "

i never even played it asshole, and im just going by trailers so how could that possibly be an actual spoiler? its just speculation "

Yeah ok, that makes sense. Come into a thread that says "No Spoilers" clearly in the title, and ask someone for clarification on what you think might be a spoiler. What if it was true? Wouldn't you feel like an ass to all those you ruined the story for? I know I haven't seen any trailers for this game in ages (like going on a year) because I want nothing from the story spoiled. Trailers these days tend to give away a lot, and that's why I avoid them.  And jeez, no need to get all defensive. Maybe it would have worked better if instead I just asked if you were blind. "

...Moving on. I know you might not want to play it again so soon, but I kind of want to hear (without spoiling anything) just how having a character die changes the plot of the rest of the game. That really intrigues me.

Does anyone know if you can get a shit ending in this game, because I played through Indigo Prophecy and got the shittiest ending in the entire world because of my choices. I could have looked online to make sure that didn't happen, but thats not what I want out of a game. I wanna make the decisions I make and still get a decent ending, if not the best ending. I was wondering if thats how this game works as well, like is there one ending, multiple endings that are generally the same, or drastically different endings like Indigo Prophecy.

" Wow. That game is short. "

I haven't played the game or anything but I bet the killer is the fat detective!!!!!  Or the head of the FBI investigations guy in the demo?!!!

Can't wait for this game so I can get everyone killed muahahahahah, then I'll play it again the right way.

So I was reading an article on Killzone earlier today and the first comment spoiled the game...to those who have beaten it...if I send you a pm can you confirm or deny whether or not what I saw is indeed a real spoiler?  I'm pretty sure it is and if so then that's really upsetting as I'm not sure how much I'll be able to enjoy this game, I'm really really excited for Heavy Rain and hope to God that it was someone just spreading around fake spoilers...probably not though :(

can't wait to grab this on the weekend....stupid midterms...

" So I was reading an article on Killzone earlier today and the first comment spoiled the game...to those who have beaten it...if I send you a pm can you confirm or deny whether or not what I saw is indeed a real spoiler?  I'm pretty sure it is and if so then that's really upsetting as I'm not sure how much I'll be able to enjoy this game, I'm really really excited for Heavy Rain and hope to God that it was someone just spreading around fake spoilers...probably not though :( "

I can't wait to play this game!