I thought it was boring but it looked good, I'm just tired of QTE.

Nice article, I really liked it, and I really hate QTEs. Have to say, my definition of a QTE is essentially a cutscene where your timing on simon-says button bashes determines which piece of video plays next: it's interactive only in the sense that you are pushing buttons, but it starts without your input, and cannot be altered once it starts.Something like, say, Batman's grills are started only when you hit a certain button, and will stop if you stop hitting the button. Essentially, you're still in control of your actions as the player, whereas the QTES in say God of War or Star Wars Force Unleashed or b*stard b*stard Resident Evil 5 put you only in control of which piece of video plays next, the successful or unsuccessful one.

It was a great game. It wasn't this leap forward or backwards it was just a different way of telling a story imo.

Game was boring, admit it.
And to all those people that think people prefer generic shooters over this crap...
You are being defensive. Some of us prefer RPGs and RTS over this. Fighting, Puzzle, Action, yeah, you always have to single out generic shooters.
They sell more than your favorite game. :)

@ArcFatalix
Again, you are being defensive. Halo sells more than Heavy Rain, True or False. Go play Heavy Rain. No, go read a choose your own adventure book, im sure youll like that.

@Lionhead
I thought it was boring. Deal with it.

Whether you liked it or not, you have to admire it for trying something new, breaking the mold of rinse and repeat sequels and shooters, you need the odd free thinking radical.

no

heavy rain and this game brought new ideas to the table it will go down as a classic in my book and this game would have not being done xbox because the 360 cant handle it andi hope david cage gets some more information on his next ps3 exclusive

Somewhat. I found it, while interesting the first time, boring after that.
If you bought Heavy Rain you bought a 10 hours long movie.

But after two playtroughs I'm done with it.

a step backwards or a leap forwards. I would describe it as a step to the side. I really enjoyed Heavy Rain, and I hope there is a future to stories being told this way. Quicktime events when used thoughtfully can enhance gameplay. I look forward to different genres being explored.

The folks I know who did not like Heavy Rain complained about elements of the story and not how the game played. There is a market for this type of game, I would love to see a haunted house setting or and some other fantastical scenario.

Yep, Dragons Lair did this in 1983. This is just a current gen version of that gametype. Its funny how everyone says its a new type of game.

It just brings a story very well, thats all. Which isn't a bad thing, if you like this gametype, then good for you. I'd play Uncharted 2, GOWIII or KZ2 over Heavy Rain any day though. Been there, done that and find it not interesting enough.

The thing about Heavy Rain is during the "QTE", a term that doesn't truly apply seeing as how the whole control scheme is based around contextual button presses rather than a standard set of controls and that QTEs are gameplay tollbooths that require precise inputs or must be restarted, you don't have to press anything. you can sit back and let the game play on and you will not have to restart. The outcome may not be as good story-wise as if you aced the sequence, but there is no penalty for not participating in the sequences.

It's soooo sad that you cannot please everyone. Hence the criticism for the sake of criticising. Ultimately trying to please everyone leads to the obvious which is the most generic (boring/obvious) games out there. Step forward? Step back? Have you ever heard the term proggression through regression. People should learn from the past to develop their future.

"repetitive strain injury, sore thumbs and dependence on amazing reflexes"

That can be said about most types of controller based gameplay, not just QTEs.
I get sore thumbs and repetitive strain injury from playing all types of games like FIFA, Fight Night, God of War 3, Killzone 2, Wipeout HD etc and all those games are also dependent on amazing reflexes.

Wouldnt that be revolutionary...

first of all theres alot of xbox 360 people in here posting bad about this game because (alan wake)? right? hasnt sold anything worth mentioning 5yrs? to develop and thats all we got? second im tired of twitch gamers who just need their fast shooter online fix and think thats it as far as gaming goes... yeah those are fun at TIMEs for me.. but i prefer games like this with deep story line and not just pushing the same buttons over and over and over killing people and dying everyother second... and just look at the success it has made.. and the recognition its gained... horrible article go play ur shooter button mashing who cares about story line games...

i enjoyed it up until i beat it twice trying to get the trophies. it got boring and then i started to see it was nothing extraordinary like i had imagined in my first play through. bash me all you want but just because people dont like the game doesnt make them less intelligent... i at least enjoyed it till my second play through

Quoting ER-AM

"you don't have to press anything. you can sit back and let the game play on and you will not have to restart."

Now I'm the type of gamer who favours getting to the end of the game over being challenged to the point of frustration by it, but I have to say, if that quote is true, then I'm really glad I talked myself out of buying a PS3 for Heavy Rain.

@ The Leisure Lab: No, that statement is not true. Not even close; were ypu to press nothing, then you'd simply be looking at Ethan sitting on his bed for several hours.

Well, if you found Heavy Rain boring, what would you prefer Quantic dreams to make?
Another generic shooter like Halo?
Another mediocre JRPG or Oblivion/Fallout/GTA clone?
A racing game like the 20 others out there?
Seriously, if you are braindead sheep and play whatever sells 5 million and involves mindless shooting with no plot or innovation, thats fine. Just dont expect everyone to be like you.

There are days when that sounds like my ideal game.

step backwards in a Dragons Lair sorta way.

good game.

The story was great, one of the best games i've played this gen. I'm not a fan of the qte, but most of it worked fairly well for the game. The only thing i would have liked was for the movement to be associated with the analog sticks.

heavy rain wasent even a game would rather play me some mw2 any day over this boring shit

A lot of people who haven't played Heavy Rain think its just a game full of QTE's. It isn't though, the game is a lot of exploring the different areas and finding out more to the story, bit like a third person game. The QTE's are only for the action parts.

Is he a step backward for the human race?

Or is it unfair to judge him based on the standards of something he isn't?

Heavy Rain isn't trying to be an action game. It's not trying to be exciting. It is trying to be an immersing, engrossing experience with tension and drama. I think it succeeds greatly at what it tries to be.

I just rented this game from Gamefly, and I gotta say. I love this game. It's different from anything I've ever played before, And the story is just amazing. It really keeps u at the edge of ur seat wanting to know what's going to happen next. U feel totally connected with the characters, and u just want to keep playing the game just to see what's going to happen next. So to me this game is a huge step forward.

The quote I hear so much when it comes to Heavy Rain:

"We need more games like this"

A step back? Haha, okay Mr. bitter 360 fan.

Just the fact that we're talking about it proves that it is one of the most influential games to come out this gen. It was nice to see it do well at retail (1.5 Million)

It was an emotional evolution. Never before has a game made me feel so concerned about characters. I cringed at certain scenes and almost cried at othes. It was much better then the kind of stereotypical, inhuman, juvenile junk that people try to pass of as a story these days.'Oh my wife died', ' War is hell','I am depressed', 'My daughter is dead' all portrayed with as much emotion as a brick wall. I for one would love to see either another Heavy Rain type game or this type of emotion in another genre. Like an action game that is really edgy and dramatic and not just people spitting out sentences and one liners or a Sims type game where your actions have greater consequences and rewards as you build your life and loving family. You people just don't get it. You are stuck on a certain type of game and just won't let go.

Whoever hasn't played the game should stay out of this article. I've played it and it was a good game and definitely refreshing. I just need to get more endings.

(Couple of spoilers in this comment for those who haven't played it) Heavy Rain is often hailed as a masterpiece, because it tries to incorporate a mature storyline, but the fact is, its terribly written, terribly acted and filled to the brim with choppy animations and bugs- not what I'd expect in a cinematic experience. The finest example of the game failing for me was the scene in which you have to cut off your finger- I felt this was totally unnecessary and a cheap effort to cash in on the SAW mentality that has swept storytelling, especially in cinema. Just because the game deals with the loss of a child, it doesn't make it a well presented aspect of the story. They tried to make a mature game, we got the video game equivalent of a crap film and its not at all saved by its gameplay. Of course, this is just my opinion, but I've grown weary of the praise this game gets for trying to be mature- it tries so hard that it becomes far less mature than games such as Bioshock and even ODST, whose storyline is far more well presented and a lot more fun to play as well.

EDIT: I'd like to add MGS4 to my example games- a totally over the top storyline, yes, but written as that. Not attempting to be something that it isn't and then failing.

You could have made a better point if you didn't mention Halo ODST.If that is your idea of a mature and engaging storyline then either you didn't play Heavy Rain or you never have read a book in your life. Halo, any Halo at all, the so called 'story' would get a D- at best in any English class. I am very good at writing essays and although Heavy Rain had it's story problems, they were way above these juvenile and brainless stories written by these shooter game idiots who probably can barely write their own name much less tell a coherent story. Heavy Rain now that has established itself can improve on any faults in the next game by Quantic Dreams, just like LBP did

Heavy Rain accomplished exactly what it wanted to accomplish. It was an immersing experience designed to be an interactive movie, and it used QTE's to put you inside the game in a sense. If you need to constantly be doing something in order to keep your attention, this isnt the game for you. Maybe pick up a Gears of War or Killzone 2 if you own a PS3. But Heavy Rain was a very well developed game and deserves all the respect and praise it gets.

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why isnt anyone talking about alan wake anymore?

NOPE...not at all