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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.

    Lip syncing is the best I've seen in a video game.

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    #1  Edited By CL60

    Seriously...I played the demo, and my god the lip syncing looks great. 
     
    What did everybody think of the demo by the way?

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    #2  Edited By Vinchenzo

    No... CL60... you have the best lip syncing. :]

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    #3  Edited By Pessh

    Already posted my impressions, in short, the demo was awesomesauce.

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    #4  Edited By FesteringNeon

    No... Vinchenzo... you have the best lip synching. :}
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    #5  Edited By jkz

    I continue to be intrigued by the game, but I'm still not sure it's worth buying because of the lack of any real replay value (I have gamefly, by the way). On the other hand, I may buy it just to support Quantic Dream and Sony's willingness to take risks, although I doubt the game will pull-even either way.

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    #6  Edited By duderbattalion

    Is the demo out on PSN ?? I checked the store in the morn .. didn't see anything.

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    #7  Edited By Vinchenzo
    @bukkookkub said:
    " No... Vinchenzo... you have the best lip synching. :} "
    :]
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    #8  Edited By CL60
    @Vinchenzo said:
    " No... CL60... you have the best lip syncing. :] "
    <3
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    #9  Edited By FesteringNeon
    @CL60 said:
    " @Vinchenzo said:
    " No... CL60... you have the best lip syncing. :] "
    <3 "

    </3
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    #10  Edited By MetalGearSunny

    Where are you guys getting the demo?

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    #11  Edited By CL60
    @Venom2112 said:
    " Is the demo out on PSN ?? I checked the store in the morn .. didn't see anything. "
    I don't think it is, you need a code.
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    #12  Edited By CL60
    @Metal_Gear_Sunny said:
    " Where are you guys getting the demo? "
    You need a code you put in the PSN redeem code thing.
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    #13  Edited By MetalGearSunny
    @CL60: Ok. Thanks!
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    #14  Edited By CL60
    @Metal_Gear_Sunny said:
    " @CL60: Ok. Thanks! "
    You can get one at a site that I forget the name of. You have to find evidence and when you finish it gives you a code.
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    #15  Edited By MetalGearSunny
    @CL60 said:
    " @Metal_Gear_Sunny said:
    " @CL60: Ok. Thanks! "
    You can get one at a site that I forget the name of. You have to find evidence and when you finish it gives you a code. "
    /googles "site I forget the name of"
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    #16  Edited By trophyhunter
    @bukkookkub said:
    " No... Vinchenzo... you have the best lip synching. :} "
    no you have the best lip synching
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    #17  Edited By Pessh
    @Metal_Gear_Sunny:  =)
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    #18  Edited By CL60
    @Pessh said:

    " @Metal_Gear_Sunny:  =) "

    There you go Sunny... the answers are
     
     - Short cigarette (117b)
    - Origami bird
    - Coffee shop C (it says "diner")
    - 117h (tyre tracks).
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    #19  Edited By JoelTGM

    I tried it, got my code, but the code doesn't work.  

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    #20  Edited By Ineedaname
    @Metal_Gear_Sunny said:
    " @CL60 said:
    " @Metal_Gear_Sunny said:
    " @CL60: Ok. Thanks! "
    You can get one at a site that I forget the name of. You have to find evidence and when you finish it gives you a code. "
    /googles "site I forget the name of" "
    Just go on the heavy rain forum section here =/
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    #21  Edited By duderbattalion
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    #22  Edited By MetalGearSunny
    @CL60 said:
    " @Pessh said:

    " @Metal_Gear_Sunny:  =) "

    There you go Sunny... the answers are   - Short cigarette (117b)- Origami bird- Coffee shop C (it says "diner")- 117h (tyre tracks). "
    Aw, CL60, you're too nice. Thanks!!
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    #23  Edited By CL60
    @Metal_Gear_Sunny said:
    " @CL60 said:
    " @Pessh said:

    " @Metal_Gear_Sunny:  =) "

    There you go Sunny... the answers are   - Short cigarette (117b)- Origami bird- Coffee shop C (it says "diner")- 117h (tyre tracks). "
    Aw, CL60, you're too nice. Thanks!! "
    <3
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    #24  Edited By skunk
    @DOUBLESHOCK said:
    " I tried it, got my code, but the code doesn't work.   "
    try putting it into a UK account...
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    #25  Edited By Geno

    Ashley Simpson has the best lip syncing. 

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    #26  Edited By CL60
    @Geno said:
    " Ashley Simpson has the best lip syncing.  "
    Ashley Simpson has the worst lip synching!
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    #27  Edited By paudle

    thanks guys, worked for me

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    #28  Edited By Diamond

    I didn't think the lip sync was THAT good, it uses the same tech a lot of modern games do (performance capture).
     
    The actual face models however, are completely unrivaled.

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    #29  Edited By get2sammyb
    @jukezypoo said:
    " I continue to be intrigued by the game, but I'm still not sure it's worth buying because of the lack of any real replay value (I have gamefly, by the way). On the other hand, I may buy it just to support Quantic Dream and Sony's willingness to take risks, although I doubt the game will pull-even either way. "
    Lack of replay? There are multiple branching storylines?
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    #30  Edited By xyzygy
    @get2sammyb said:
    " @jukezypoo said:
    " I continue to be intrigued by the game, but I'm still not sure it's worth buying because of the lack of any real replay value (I have gamefly, by the way). On the other hand, I may buy it just to support Quantic Dream and Sony's willingness to take risks, although I doubt the game will pull-even either way. "
    Lack of replay? There are multiple branching storylines? "
    I was listening to an interview with the head of Quantic Dream, I can't remember his name it was a French name, and he was saying how he doesn't want people to think of this game as one to replay because he wants it to be like life - you do it once, and stick with the decisions you made and thats it. He said that that's where the best experience will be had. I think it had to do something with how the storylines aren't as "branching" as we think and that you'd have to go through a lot of the same stuff, only to come back to another scene you recognize. I know for myself that I didn't want to replay Indigo Prophecy to see the other parts of the game because of that reason... I didn't want to go through all that stuff I've already seen. On top of that, Heavy Rain doesn't really have any gameplay to come back to, just button pressing. But this game does have multiple characters, I'm wondering just how different each one is. I'm hoping it's not just a different perspective of the same story, because that would be kind of lame.  
     
    I will try to find that interview.
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    #31  Edited By Diamond
    @xyzygy: Yea I remember seeing that.  But fuck him, if I play it through only once I'm going to get a shit ending anyways.
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    #32  Edited By jkz
    @xyzygy said:
    " @get2sammyb said:
    " @jukezypoo said:
    " I continue to be intrigued by the game, but I'm still not sure it's worth buying because of the lack of any real replay value (I have gamefly, by the way). On the other hand, I may buy it just to support Quantic Dream and Sony's willingness to take risks, although I doubt the game will pull-even either way. "
    Lack of replay? There are multiple branching storylines? "
    I was listening to an interview with the head of Quantic Dream, I can't remember his name it was a French name, and he was saying how he doesn't want people to think of this game as one to replay because he wants it to be like life - you do it once, and stick with the decisions you made and thats it. He said that that's where the best experience will be had. I think it had to do something with how the storylines aren't as "branching" as we think and that you'd have to go through a lot of the same stuff, only to come back to another scene you recognize. I know for myself that I didn't want to replay Indigo Prophecy to see the other parts of the game because of that reason... I didn't want to go through all that stuff I've already seen. On top of that, Heavy Rain doesn't really have any gameplay to come back to, just button pressing. But this game does have multiple characters, I'm wondering just how different each one is. I'm hoping it's not just a different perspective of the same story, because that would be kind of lame.   I will try to find that interview. "
    Yeah, I remember that exact interview and that was partly what I was referring to. 
     
    On the other hand, I'm not playing this game purely for the story, I'm playing it for my interaction with the story. If I finish the game and go back, the story could well be entirely different (although I'm not 100% sold on this either, since I doubt the possibilities are as endless as they've been made to seem), but my interaction with the story will be nearly identical. 
     
    If I was looking for something to enjoy purely based on the story, I wouldn't need Heavy Rain; The Idiot more than fills that void.
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    #33  Edited By Korone
    @Vinchenzo said:
    " No... CL60... you have the best lip syncing. :] "
    That's what you think. 
     
    When you actually talk to him in real life you only hear the words five Mississippi's after his mouth moves.
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    #34  Edited By CL60
    @Korone said:
    " @Vinchenzo said:
    " No... CL60... you have the best lip syncing. :] "
    That's what you think.   When you actually talk to him in real life you only hear the words five Mississippi's after his mouth moves. "
    Oh god, I didn't think it was noticeable!
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    #35  Edited By get2sammyb
    @jukezypoo said:

    " @xyzygy said:

    " @get2sammyb said:
    " @jukezypoo said:
    " I continue to be intrigued by the game, but I'm still not sure it's worth buying because of the lack of any real replay value (I have gamefly, by the way). On the other hand, I may buy it just to support Quantic Dream and Sony's willingness to take risks, although I doubt the game will pull-even either way. "
    Lack of replay? There are multiple branching storylines? "
    I was listening to an interview with the head of Quantic Dream, I can't remember his name it was a French name, and he was saying how he doesn't want people to think of this game as one to replay because he wants it to be like life - you do it once, and stick with the decisions you made and thats it. He said that that's where the best experience will be had. I think it had to do something with how the storylines aren't as "branching" as we think and that you'd have to go through a lot of the same stuff, only to come back to another scene you recognize. I know for myself that I didn't want to replay Indigo Prophecy to see the other parts of the game because of that reason... I didn't want to go through all that stuff I've already seen. On top of that, Heavy Rain doesn't really have any gameplay to come back to, just button pressing. But this game does have multiple characters, I'm wondering just how different each one is. I'm hoping it's not just a different perspective of the same story, because that would be kind of lame.   I will try to find that interview. "
    Yeah, I remember that exact interview and that was partly what I was referring to.  On the other hand, I'm not playing this game purely for the story, I'm playing it for my interaction with the story. If I finish the game and go back, the story could well be entirely different (although I'm not 100% sold on this either, since I doubt the possibilities are as endless as they've been made to seem), but my interaction with the story will be nearly identical.  If I was looking for something to enjoy purely based on the story, I wouldn't need Heavy Rain; The Idiot more than fills that void. "
    Just because he said that doesn't mean that's the way you have to play it.
     
    EDIT: And for the billionth time, it's not just "button pressing", xyzygy.
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    #36  Edited By wfolse1

    Yeah, the game looks amazing and seems to have a really interesting atmosphere and tone.  The one thing that worries me is the voice acting.  It seems incredibly wooden to me.  I haven't heard a ton of people talking about it though, so maybe I'm just crazy.

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    #37  Edited By CL60
    @wfolse1 said:
    " Yeah, the game looks amazing and seems to have a really interesting atmosphere and tone.  The one thing that worries me is the voice acting.  It seems incredibly wooden to me.  I haven't heard a ton of people talking about it though, so maybe I'm just crazy. "
    I agree, the voice acting isn't that great.

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