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Author: zippdementia
Posted: July 06, 2010 (11:35 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
This is a killer review, Nightmare. I think it responds nicely to both the praise and the criticism of Heavy Rain and manages to keep its hands clean by remaining very personal in its prose. Nice job.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: July 07, 2010 (12:06 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
What a weird review. At times it feels like a direct rebuke against negative Heavy Rain reviews and comes off as extremely condescending (people who don't like the controls are called lazy and at one point, I believe, compared to infants), while at others, you seem incredibly unsure of yourself, constantly bringing up the fact that some people don't like it and at one point suggesting that you're delusional for enjoying it.
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Author: hmd
Posted: July 07, 2010 (01:45 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
guys let me just put on my csi sunglasses here and
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Author: Nightmare
Posted: July 07, 2010 (03:02 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks for the feedback, Zipp. I tried to both write a review that would explain the game, but at the same time address some of the major concerns others have complained about. I think Heavy Rain is perhaps one of the most talked about games of last year, and there aren't many who haven't read some potentially negative comments on it. I'm glad you liked it.
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Author: zigfried
Posted: July 07, 2010 (09:20 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I did refer to cynics as lazy because the walking argument seems to be kind of shallow. You don't hear anyone complaining about some first person shooters requiring you to push several different buttons to fire a gun, or action games demanding a specific combination to roll out of the way
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Author: Suskie
Posted: July 07, 2010 (04:05 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Yeah, that's not a good analogy simply because what Heavy Rain is doing is taking what's been established as standard in 3D games -- pushing the analog stick in a direction makes your character move in that direction -- and adding an additional complication for no discernible reason. You're right that it's not worth dwelling on (which is why I didn't dwell on it in my own review), but, for example, I could easily see someone making the argument that holding either of the PS3 controller's awful shoulder buttons for an extended period of time doesn't do the game any favors. I didn't get any noticeable cramps while playing Heavy Rain, but it's happened for me in other PS3 games (most notably Prototype), so it's not uncalled for. Just as an example.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: July 07, 2010 (08:17 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
The only three problems I had with Heavy Rain were (a) sometimes the voice acting falls off in a jarring way (b) the opening is much too long without really building any feeling and (c) I have no inclination to go back and replay it.
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Author: aschultz
Posted: July 27, 2010 (05:03 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Having not played Heavy Rain, I had to read other reviews to find what this game was about--was it a sim, or did you just wander doing stuff without the story ending? However, on reading them, I think this review fills a niche very well, perhaps more as an essay, and given what it chose to focus on, perhaps getting back into the game would've made it long and unreadable. As it is, the length feels about right--and you shouldn't be forced to make your review wear a nicely starched shirt and a proper striped tie.
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