Mat Growcott of Nonsense Gamer writes:
'There are a couple of things that a game like Heavy Rain does to you.
Number 1: They've captured life surprising well. At first I found the arrows and button indications quite distracting. I felt that the beautiful graphics were let down by those big markings everywhere.
And then I started seeing them as I was waiting to catch the bus and realised that, actually, they're more natural than you think.
That's right, you know you've played games for too long when you start imagining that someone could actually use a PS3 remote to control you and it could work quite well.
It only does everything.
The second thing that Heavy Rain did to me was make me consider how it had closed the gap between being involved in something and just watching it.'
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD have been delisted from digital stores without warning.
Stupid headline. Should state that they are being updated or discontinued. This makes the crazy people that only read headlines think it some kind of conspiracy to take away peoples already purchased games.
If you want to all of a sudden own them now and haven't played them yet because a remastered is coming out, shame on you. I can't believe people are complaining about this 15 years later when it was bound to happen anyway. "A new remaster is out, quick, I'd better buy the original from the shop."
Gamers: "Physical? who needs physical? everyone knows that digital online games are the future. stop living in the past. we don't need no stinking disc drive"
Same gamers: "How dare the delist a digital game that I own!!!!"
And? What is your point?
Same gamers: "How dare the retailers to delist (quit selling) a physical game that I own!!!!"
I think you just read the headline and don't know how dilisting works with Sony. It's common knowledge that:
"Players who already bought the games will still have them in their library and can download and play them as usual."
So again, what is your point?
Ben from Netto's Game Room takes a look at 7 video games where dying doesn't mean the end, as the story and world simply continue on without you.
We present a list of horror games with depressing endings, each known for its unique experience and storytelling.
I love it. Even though thought of American Idol:Rock Band gives me shivers. eurghh....
ha ha... until all these pew pew kids grow up it'll be games like MW2. maybe games like HR will be accepted as the current gen grows up. much like "baby boomers" scenario. as these kids grow up, becomes mature, they'll start appreciating 'interactive dramas' more.
thankfully, there are quite a large number of mature gamers out there. no wonder HR managed to sell well.