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    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.

    IGNs Heavy Rain Review..

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    #1  Edited By ravensword
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    #2  Edited By jjbiggs

    Looking forward to picking this up. Even without the high review score I would have picked this up. 
     
    Why are the ass-hats at IGN putting up reviews 2 weeks early? BTW, I loathe IGN and everything they stand for

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    #3  Edited By MikkaQ
    @jjbiggs: Because everyone else has. The embargo is up, and sites want the hits, duh. 
     
    Also I read there it's like 8 or so hours long, which is sortof a bummer, but I guess if the outcomes can change as much as they seem, then it could be worth a buy. I want to play this game, but now I'm not certain I want to own it. Either way, it's probably the title I'm most excited for this year. That and Splinter Cell. 
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    #4  Edited By gearhead

    Gameinformer gave it a 9.5 

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    #5  Edited By PerryVandell
    @jjbiggs said:
    "   Why are the ass-hats at IGN putting up reviews 2 weeks early? BTW, I loathe IGN and everything they stand for "
    Why are you pissed off at IGN for putting up some early reviews so people can read about them and decide whether or not they want to buy it?
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    #6  Edited By Driadon
    Stephen Totilo over at Kotaku wrote a hell of a review for this as well. 
     
    @XII_Sniper:   8 hours for the kind of game it is sounds just right. This is a game that you'll want to replay several times, from the sounds of it. 
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    #8  Edited By blair

    It's a day one purchase for me.
     
    I can't wait for Chubby Rain... er, Heavy Rain.

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    #9  Edited By EpicSteve
    @jjbiggs said:
    " Looking forward to picking this up. Even without the high review score I would have picked this up.   Why are the ass-hats at IGN putting up reviews 2 weeks early? BTW, I loathe IGN and everything they stand for "
    Way to hate on Ign because it's "cool" right now. They typically get review exclusives, that's why a lot of their stuff comes out early.
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    #10  Edited By handlas

    Yep.  Buying it.  Didn't really need the reviews after the demo entertained me tho.

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    #11  Edited By MildMolasses
    @jjbiggs said:
    "Looking forward to picking this up. Even without the high review score I would have picked this up.   Why are the ass-hats at IGN putting up reviews 2 weeks early? BTW, I loathe IGN and everything they stand for "

    I think the bigger question is why does sony keep sending out review copies so early? It doesn't do much for pre-release momentum is everyone's reviews are off the front page of game sites when the game is actually released. And they seem to do it with all their big games. Hell, it seemed like the Killzone 2 reviews were up nearly a month before release. 
     
    Also, I'm curious about what IGN stands for that could inspire "loathing"? Have the editors been talking up the benefits of eugenics, or denying the Holocaust and I just haven't noticed? Last I heard they just talked about games and shit. Sorta like this site, except they have a much higher overhead
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    #12  Edited By nanikore
    @jjbiggs said:
    " Looking forward to picking this up. Even without the high review score I would have picked this up.   Why are the ass-hats at IGN putting up reviews 2 weeks early? BTW, I loathe IGN and everything they stand for "
    Wow, you're so cool for hating a website. I wish I could be cool just like you.
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    #13  Edited By Geno

     
    "Were this filmed as a Hollywood picture, it would perfectly fit the body of work of someone like Martin Scorsese or David Fincher. "

     

    Whoa. If this is true, gaming's certainly come a long way. I've been waiting for a game like this for quite some time.

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    #14  Edited By jjbiggs
    @MildMolasses:  I suppose I should have reworded that to express my dislike of the editors rather than the site as a whole.  Either way, my opinion of IGN seems to have struck a nerve with some of the GB community.
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    #15  Edited By Ataxia
    @MildMolasses said:
    "I think the bigger question is why does sony keep sending out review copies so early?  
     
    It's not just Sony that do this.
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    #16  Edited By wefwefasdf
    @jjbiggs: No, they probably are just wondering why someone would make a comment like that without a very good reason.
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    #17  Edited By MildMolasses
    @jjbiggs said:
    " @MildMolasses:  I suppose I should have reworded that to express my dislike of the editors rather than the site as a whole.  Either way, my opinion of IGN seems to have struck a nerve with some of the GB community. "

    I don't even go to ign, so it's not that I have some sort of complex about someone else disliking things that I like. There was just an odd level of hyperbole in your statement that doesn't really make sense since you're talking about website dedicated to videogames. But if you hate the people themselves, then that makes a little more sense
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    #18  Edited By Torrim

    Hopefully this shows the viability of an interactive story, as few games have given me reasons to seek them for their story instead of reaching for a book when I want one.

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    #19  Edited By get2sammyb

    the early review is because Sony set ridiculously early review embargoes. Nothing to do with IGN.
     
    It's dumb for Sony really. I mean it shows great faith in their product, but the hype has come and gone by the time the game releases. Silly.

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    #20  Edited By vilhelmnielsen

    Ubisoft has ruined this whole early reviews thing for me. Everytime a game gets a good review early, I suspect somethings wrong, even though there most likely isn't.

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    #21  Edited By LiquidPrince

    Awesome. So looking forward to this.

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    #24  Edited By matthimself

    I wont read it, don't wanna spoil the overall experience. 

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    #25  Edited By deactivated-5998b7e12fabb

    While I was buying it regardless of review scores, I was kinda shocked by how well received it was by the press. I thought there would have been some major criticism of the game but these reviewa are certainly encouraging. 

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    #26  Edited By stinky51012
    @jjbiggs:
    they are better than the chutz's at gamespot, brb. plus ign's reviews are generally spot on
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    #27  Edited By stinky51012
    @Blair:
    brb i thought i was the only one who saw a connection. you sir are a hoot brrbrbrbrb
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    #28  Edited By c1337us

    All the reviews I have seen so far are painting this game in a great light already. Can't wait to play it.

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