What with Heavy Rain featuring so prominently in the top 5 lists of many people I couldn’t resist having a pop at the game in the forums. Fortunately for lovers of the game Headcase was on hand to provide some much needed balance in the discussion. In order to save you all from trawling through the forums to find the discussion, and with the aim of preventing the thread from becoming too overgrown I’m posting the relevant parts of both sides of the argument for everyone to enjoy. First of all, from myself: the case against.
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.
Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.
It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst
Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.
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live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating
Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.
Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.
This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality
..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....
...Really???
PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.
Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.
He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.
More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.
Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.
Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.
All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.
If you are mature enough and have an open mind to do experience something new, try Heavy Rain. It's a different kind of game that will both amaze you and show you that there is hope for the evolution of gaming. I get that some people can't wrap their minds around the idea, but if you just let yourself experience the story, it will suck you in. Don't worry about trophies, or making mistakes, or understanding it all when you first play through it. Just let yourself get pulled into the world of HR and allow it to move you. It's my GOTY for the simple fact that past all the violence, or shooting, or sex, it has a deep story that I am the focus of. I may not be 100% in control all the time, but that is the beauty of it.
It's the only game that I have played that the choices you make aren't black and white. You let your own emotions dictate them. For example, at the beginning of the game you can have a Nerf Sword Fight with your son when playing. I purposly failed the QTEs because in my mind, I would want my child to win. Be a good dad and let him feel like the champion. A game that does that is a truly inspiring game. One that you can play with your heart, with your emotions. Don't knock this title. If you are afraid to buy it, rent it. $6 for something that could easily change your outlook on how story is told in games. "How far would you go for love?" is a great tagline. The game really tested me, so I challenge you to enter the world as well. It's your story, unique to you. God Bless...
I didn't read all of the article.. but what a load of rubbish..
I read books and seen tons of movies and heavy rain stood out as the deepest most involving videogame I think I've ever played.. It deserves no.1 on the lists I think.. Videogames have a massive flaw.. the repeative gameplay mechanices.. Shoot, run, healthbars etc.. Heavy rain proofs games are far more emotional and powerfull when you get rid of these mechanics and design gameplay that pushes the story forward. Quantic dream are the pioneers of the video gaming industry in my opinion.. I don't believe mass effect, gears of war and maybe even uncharted can compete on a story/raw emotional basis when compared with heavy rain.
Woa and nice comment FrankMcSpank totally agree with everything you said.
I think Heavy Rain is amazing. If you read the full article you see sides for and against Heavy Rain
360gamercast is run by x box fan boys, most of the admins are racist also. im shocked they have played heavy rain.
I loved heavy rain the story is so deep.amazing