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choupolo

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Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy) - May 13, 2006 21:46
Was it uumai who mentioned this game by Quantic Dream (the Fahrenheit guys) earlier? It' s called Heavy Rain, and the screens and HD vid demonstrate some very very cool stuff! I had a big grin on my face throughout (finally, good use of guns!), and the end was great (yep a trailer with an interesting story heh)...

Check it out. (especially the wrinkle tech lol)

http://www.gamershell.com/news/30240.aspx
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QuezcatoL

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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 13, 2006 21:51
Thanks man,so it was them who made fahrenheit.
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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 03:24
Fantastic! this is the first time i heard about this game, and alltough it tells you nothing about this game,it shows great potentail for the future, and this from the guys who made Fahrenheit, just to say, I am going to be watching this one from on..
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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 03:40
I was never any fan of Fahrenheit, but I still look forward to more games from it' s makers. I believe the definitely have potential and will check out this trailer as soon as I can. So thanks for telling.

By the way, was there anyone else who fond the gameplay of Fahrenheit somewhat lacking, and the story like a bad The Matrix?
I clearly remember the creator complaining about how Final Fantasy was built, as it was only cut-scenes and how people game designers never try anything new. I got to admit I loved the game at first sight, but then after playing the game for awhile I couldn’t help but notice all the cut-scenes. The only thing different was that you had to move the stick and press a button every so often. This was according to me like a bad version of the Shenmue’s Quick Time Event. Also the different path thing wasn’t all that different. No matter what you did, the way the game played out didn’t change all that much.
I do believe David has potential, but he didn’t really show it right with Fahrenheit. And honestly I think he got cocky.
QuezcatoL

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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 03:57
its good marketing,look at fable,sold 2,5 million copies,its a good rpg,but not that good,however peter hyped it way way more then it delivered.-
However he said xbox limitaion kept him from make what he wanted and talked about.
choupolo

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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 05:14
Fahrenheit started off great, with an intruiging premise. The actions that you had to perform by moving the mouse/joystick felt novel, and it gave you the illusion of freedom ie clean up the blood/dont clean up the blood etc...but you' re right, ultimately there was only one story to follow. I quite liked that though since you knew whatever you did you wouldn' t miss any important stuff.

I didn' t mind the ' dancing stage' sequences that much, but of course they' d been done before, and I like a few well done cut-scenes here and there. Never knew about the Final Fantasy comments though, doh! Oh well.

Then the story got all supernatural which I didn' t like, and the end was terrible. Sex scenes were unnecessary and felt a bit false anyway (in the ' why would they' sense rather than ' the pixels aren' t in the right places' sense heh) . But for most of it, it felt clean and fresh in terms of gameplay. Being able to play from different character' s POV, exploring your flat for things to do near the beginning and playing blues on the guitar. The choice of licensed music was great too.

I think the main thing was that the characters weren' t just Jim and Bob. Jim has a shotgun and Bob has a sniper rifle, and Jim kicks ass! But they all had a bit of background, and some emotion to them.

I think decent acting in games is going to have to reach a new benchmark this generation, even in the action genre. Gone are the days of Resident Evil 1! (as groundbreaking as it was in its day!)

(In the lobby...)
Chris: " What is it?"
Barry: " Looks like blood"

(In the dining room...)
Chris: " What iiss it??"
Barry: " More blood"

(In the corridor...)
Chris: " What WAS that???"
Barry: " A zombie? No, no it was blood.."

*all with that funny arm/shoulder movement that they did*

[:' (]
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QuezcatoL

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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 05:18
Fahrenheit was a 8/10 game,could have easliy been 9/10 if they didn' t just cut the story from A then to C without telling B.
It feelted 5-10 hours short.
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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 07:06
I just saw that heavy rain trailer and now I’m like “What the fuck was that?!”
I don’t really know, but I liked it. Great graphics, possibly the best acting for a game ever, and seriously an original demonstration. My guess is (as hinted) its made to show what you can do and whit the next-gen, mostly in terms of making expressional characters, and perhaps what to expect from Quantic Dreams. I look forward to seeing more of this, especially in terms of what the fuck it really is (though I feel even more that David actually wanted to be a Hollywood director).
BTW is swearing not allowed in hear?

Also, about the title…
Hard Rain, Acid Rain, Wolf’s Rain, Titanium Rain, (((Heavy Rain))), American Rain, Still Rain, Silent Rain, Bringing Rain, Summer Rain, Dark Rain, Black Rain, Red Rain, Yellow Rain, are the names of a couple of films and shows. Not all that original or what do you think? Well, not that it matters.

Lastly. I thought the girl was ugly, I' m glad she didn' t get the part [:' (]
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QuezcatoL

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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 07:20
Well,who here bought Fahrenheit for its graphic?
But david cage better delivering now.
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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 08:20
i got it becuase it interested me, and i liked it very much, 8/10, but yea , it was rushed at then end.

I wonder what Heavy Rain will be about?
choupolo

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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 09:37
I was quite impressed with Fahrenheit' s graphics. Nice, clean look, high res, ran smoothly and used some funky full screen filters. More impressed by these type of gfx than say Call of Duty 2 where the bump mapping makes everything look like a cushion. :P

Dio - Heh, I thought the girl in the trailer looked pretty good. Teeth looked fairly big at the beginning, but noone' s perfect.

I' d hate for Heavy Rain to go supernatural again. I suppose as long as it isn' t about a war against aliens where one man is the only hope, then I' m happy, lol. [:' (]
QuezcatoL

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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 09:54
Yes,when that girl...what was the main characters name...i forgot when she had sex,and you saw her complely naked the high reso really paid off? :P
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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 09:58
Fahrenheit? The name is not quite familiar to me, but this gameplay mechanic... sounds like... Indigo Prophecy! Yes, that game is one and the same. I agree, the story seemed like it got disconnected from what had already been established. In that case, Heavy Rain is now another title I am watching out for. That game was quite interesting for most of the experience. The part after the main character' s death though... very clumsy. Should have kept it less sci-fi, and definately 5-10 hours longer. I don' t mind sci-fi, but they went way too Matrixy for my tastes. Stuck out like a sore thumb.

Quantic Dream, please make a game with a MUCH better ending this time, PLEASE!
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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 10:00
I thought fahrenheit was 9/10 the first hours,then they basically skipped the middle story,and suddenly you was some month later in the game and suddenly two of the main characters was in love,and the end was just retarded,not about the child they had,but purple and orange clan... TT

The game is a 8.7 for me, because it feelt fresh.
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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 19:02
The girl sort of remind about an actress I know I hate but can' t quite put my finger on whom, maybe that' s why I dislike her (still think she' s ugly though). I still look forward to the game though, even if I know nothing about it.

I only got the freshness feeling for a short while, with Fahrenheit and after that ended and I found the game to not be very interactive or free at all, I started to loose my passion for it. I still found it nice enough to finish though, and that’s not bad in my book.

And here’s another nice David Cage comment. “Resident Evil 4 is for retards”

Cocky bastard!
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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 19:39
Fahrenheight I got not for the graphics so I didn' t mind that bit, but mostly the story and to be honest it was really good in the beggining but then I lost interest and haven' t really finished it (will try to soon...hate leaving stuf unfinished).
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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 14, 2006 23:38

The girl sort of remind about an actress I know I hate but can' t quite put my finger on whom


Penelope Cruz? kind of... Or that goofy looking girl from ' The Tommyknockers' !


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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 15, 2006 03:01
She reminded me of Penelope Cruz, too.
Very nice demo, by the way. It' s very subtle, as in the animations make it really realistic.
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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 15, 2006 07:43
I thought she kinda looked like Courteney Cox or maybe thats just me.
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RE: Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream (makers of Fahrenheit..) - May 15, 2006 10:32
that trailer truly impressed me, i was like woooow, the art direction is excellent while graphics are top notch as well except for the the chracter which i think they can make it look more realistic, but the animation of this actress is truly stunning while the emotions shown on her face are unbelievabl... it sounds like it will have an intersting story at least well written, i loved the idea of this trailer, if metal gear 4 wasn' t on the show , it will get my best trailer at E3.
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