Heavy Rain

[StorminNorman]

Yeah, my Mum is really interested in playing this, and she's played like one video game ever.

[the_tic_begins]

Well I'm not playing Heavy Rain because of this........

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100228203617AAKmolA

Restored system to defaults, formated Hard Drives, made a new profile, nothing works.

****** :(

Has nothing to do with Heavy Rain, some (now) jobless idiot put the codes in for a leap year every 2 instead of 4 :), hence the interanl clock got mixed up with the extra day. The problem has been fixed (HAHA sony didnt fix it, tthey waited 24 hours) although it only affected people that bought a ps3 before 09 mostly being the awesome greatness that own a big boned ps3

[Space_Monkey]

Has nothing to do with Heavy Rain, some (now) jobless idiot put the codes in for a leap year every 2 instead of 4 :), hence the interanl clock got mixed up with the extra day. The problem has been fixed (HAHA sony didnt fix it, tthey waited 24 hours) although it only affected people that bought a ps3 before 09 mostly being the awesome greatness that own a big boned ps3

Thanks man.

Yeah I booted it up last night and it ran ok.

Mind you it didn't stop me formatting my Playstation and deleting my save game in the mean time.

Yeesh.

[jawsy]

Well, my save file was corrupted, so I had to start again. Lost a few hours of game time, but I just got to burp a baby so that was okay I guess.

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I saw that, must try it for myself :p Hopefully it doesn't get patched

[Tonez]

What was it that Manny posted that's not allowed on the forums?

[Lazlow]

Kotaku report detailing nudity glitch

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Oh c'mon you're really going to delete that post of Mannys?

[Cobla]

So we're not allowed to link to an article from a legit source which discusses nakedness in a video game? :confused:

Nakedness doesn't automatically equal porn, and in this case I think it'd be a pretty tough case to make. There's nothing sexual about it, she just walks around the room without clothes on. BIG DEAL
Similarly, sexual comment and references to "adult" content (eg. pornography and illegal drug use) are not tolerated, except when part of a mature and relevant discussion. We are not total prudes, but you need to keep your innuendo at a "PG" level.No I'm pretty sure you are.

[Lazlow]

It's probably my fault for saying that post was as pornographic as Readman's thread was racist.

[RunningMild]

There's a trophy which says 'Thank you for supporting interactive drama'. Isn't that the wankiest trophy/achievement you've ever seen?

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

I enjoy being thanked by video games

[jawsy]

I usually just thank myself on behalf of the video game, so this saved me some time.

[borgster101]

There's a trophy which says 'Thank you for supporting interactive drama'. Isn't that the wankiest trophy/achievement you've ever seen?
Well how many old school games had those "thank you for playing" messages.

[RunningMild]

Well how many old school games had those "thank you for playing" messages.

Good point.

Then again, they just said 'thank you for playing this particular game', not 'Thank you for SUPPORTING THIS BRAND NEW KIND OF GAME WHICH YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND WE BETTER SUPPORT THIS THING OR IT MIGHT NOT MAKE IT'. :p

[Manny M]

Starscream. Reason: Not allowed on forums


You're ****ing kidding, right? A little extreme in my opinion.

[StorminNorman]

You should totally make a rage thread in Offtopic now.

[Jay]

Seems to be the thing to do. And add a poll so we can all rate which mods we hate the most.

[Bob the Destroyer]

Kotaku says it's NFSW, thats pretty much a no no on these forums.

[Manny M]

Not For Safe Work?

Go back to school Bob.

[Bob the Destroyer]

Not sure when you last read a Hyper magazine but the target demography sort of is still at school

[JimmyKane]

Wow, I'm a long way from OT/Feedback.

[RunningMild]

Is it just me or do most of the dramatic bits in this game feel so-bad-it's-funny? Makes it hard to get wrapped up in the story.

Also, how did the hooker cop so much flak for her voice acting when the kid is far worse?

[Jay]

Wow, I'm a long way from OT/Feedback.

Just take a right at the next corner, go down three blocks, hang left and you should see it in the distance. Alternately just listen for the wah wah wah. That'll guide you back no problem. :p

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Warning spoilers, do not click link if you haven't completed Ethan third trial

Just in the mood for linking to a completely safe for work youtube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch#!videos=0_JFk7N-oio&v=YIDdvhL8GgM)

[RunningMild]

I gave this game every chance, but it just didn't appeal to me. The gameplay is clumsy and stupid (too often they drop the context-sensitive, immersive QTEs for totally random ones, bad move IMO. Also, having to swab someone three times or open a car door twice because you stuffed the QTE is a huge immersion-killer), the story isn't keeping my interest, and the acting/script is so ham-fisted that I ended up laughing at most of the 'dramatic' bits. Also, there's a ton of stuff that's just stupid- one character will grab three things from a medicine cabinet at once, another has to make three trips back and forth? WHY?

Another thing is, I don't agree that these are the most realistic graphics we've ever seen. Yes, the four main characters are superbly detailed and animated, but everyone else is so poorly animated that it becomes totally jarring (and it's not an 'uncanny valley' issue, it's just flat-out bad animation). Every peripheral character has that Smackdown vs Raw 'snake jaw' glitch where their mouth opens twice as wide as a normal human mouth when they talk.

Yes, it's an important, ambitious game, but then again, so was Scribblenauts.

Anyone got a link to a story FAQ so I can see what the big twist is?

[Creedy]

How many hours into it are you?
The guys on the Totally Rad Show implored their viewers to at least get past the first 4 hours.

[RunningMild]

How many hours into it are you?
The guys on the Totally Rad Show implored their viewers to at least get past the first 4 hours.

I definitely played longer than four hours. The exact scene I reached was when the reporter meets Ethan at the motel, and you have to make three or four trips between Ethan and the bathroom cupboard instead of grabbing three things at once like Scott Shelby did. ;)

I was planning to finish the game, but I reached a point where I just stopped caring. The QTEs got worse and worse, the gaps in logic got bigger and bigger, and I found the story fairly uninteresting. Also, I never really cared about Ethan (tbh I found him annoying, mainly due to the awful voice acting).

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

How many hours into it are you?
The guys on the Totally Rad Show implored their viewers to at least get past the first 4 hours.

The Totally Rad Show is the bane of my life. Terrible, just terrible. Will occasionally check it out when I need a sure thing to hate on.

[Creedy]

I love the guys on the TRS show, love their personalities. :)

[Lex]

but... they don't have personalities...

[Creedy]

That is obviously a joke right?

[Lex]

not in the slightest.

[RunningMild]

*munches popcorn*

[AranchineD]

*munches popcorn*

*right thumbstick up*

*right thumbstick down*

*right thumbstick up*

*right thumbstick down*

*right thumbstick up*

*right thumbstick up*

YOU CHOKED ON POPCORN AND DIED

[Creedy]

not in the slightest.

I'd like to know what you consider a person to have to be like to have a personality, a clown or something? The three of them have very bright personalities, Alex especially is very bubbly. O_o

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Pretty sure they claimed Avatar was the best film of 09.

[/backslash]

When I played this game this afternoon for the first time my impression was "pretty average" as I played through the father role trying to get used to where things were & what I could interact with. Then after the P.I. guy I decided to go back & replay from the beginning again - thinking that I could've done things better since I think Shaun ended up going to bed at 11pm instead of 8pm because I spent so much time mucking around. On the 2nd playthrough I did an evil parent thing where I was just constantly looking at the clock waiting until it turned exactly 8pm before forcing him to go to sleep, lol

It paid off because I unlocked another 2 trophies and got to see some nice touches that I totally missed like watching a home video of the kids. I was tempted to do some mean things, I wanted to drop the groceries to see what would happen & I wanted to bang every single plate on the table so the wife would complain. Its a bit like playing The Sims, you're given choices to do either evil or nice stuff

So this game's starting to grow on me and I'd like to play more tonight but I figured I would control my own sim & force myself to go to sleep too before it hits 3am :p

[borgster101]

Hahah it only gets better after that slashy .. I'd advise not to reset the game though, just play through and see what happens, it's amazing how different the story plays out for different people by the end depending on what happened during their play through, so just go for it and keep moving forward :)

You can easily go back for trophies once you finish the game, since you’re able to select the relevant chapters, your first play through needs to be all about experiencing he story, your story :)

[ElPresidente]

Am I the only person who found the opening moments of the game to be the most engaging?

Every complains about the opening. It was during this sequence I had the most connection to the game, not the least.

[Natrak]

The scene after the opening credits particularly resonated with me.

[adam_91vn]

Am I the only person who found the opening moments of the game to be the most engaging?

Every complains about the opening. It was during this sequence I had the most connection to the game, not the least.

I didn't know anything at all about the game before I bought it. No trailors, no demos or anything. So when I started playing the opening moments sucked me right it. The music everything.

The only problem was when I read that you were disappointed with the killer I had just started so the whole time I was playing I thought it was Ethan

[ElPresidente]

Take a look at the Kotaku Comp winners. These are really very very good.

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/03/gaze-forlornly-at-your-winning-heavy-rain-photos/

[borgster101]

Am I the only person who found the opening moments of the game to be the most engaging?

Every complains about the opening. It was during this sequence I had the most connection to the game, not the least.

I actually enjoyed the opening moments .. as it gave you a great introduction to Ethan .. but for me it only got more engaging later on .. though the opening sequence actually enhances this more!

[RunningMild]

Am I the only person who found the opening moments of the game to be the most engaging?

Every complains about the opening. It was during this sequence I had the most connection to the game, not the least.

Not for me. My opening sequence was a mess of fumbling around, walking into walls and not knowing where anything was (so they're in the living room cupboard? Well where the hell is the living room?), combined with annoying, poorly acted dialogue (which also lessened the dramatic impact).

I agree with Adam that the music was good, and yes, the scene was a great juxtaposition with the one that followed the opening credits. Other than that, I didn't like it.

[/backslash]

Not for me. My opening sequence was a mess of fumbling around, walking into walls and not knowing where anything was (so they're in the living room cupboard? Well where the hell is the living room?)
Same here. If I really wanted to experience the storyline the way I wanted it, I wouldn't have wasted so much time fumbling with the controls at the start and trying to figure out which one is the living room - which was actually the dining room. I really did waste a f***load of time spinning around in circles, how is that meant to improve the storyline & make it engaging?

So I basically wanted to reset it because I was missing out on too much and felt like I didn't have enough time to do everything I wanted - that's the only reason. For actual decision making its been pretty much the same but just quicker, more flow making better drama to feel more like a movie

@ ElPrez

I love that last photo on Kotaku :D I should do something like that

[Cobla]

so they're in the living room cupboard? Well where the hell is the living room?And even then it turns out they're in the dining room cupboard, not the living room.

It's like the game is giving the player a subtle hint that the wife is gonna turn out to be a bitch. ;)

[/backslash]

It's like the game is giving the player a subtle hint that the wife is gonna turn out to be a bitch. ;)
Haha, maybe it is. Then there'll be the discussion of a usual wife/husband convo

Husband: "They're not in here"
Wife: "Yes they are"
Husband: "Well I'm looking directly at it and unless there's some vortex that leads to another cupboard I'm not seeing anything"
Wife: "Oh, that's right! I left the plates in the oven"
Husband's options:

X - Slap her
Circle - Whack her over the head with one of the plates
Square - Throw the plates at the table & purposely break them
Triangle - Shove her head in the oven & close it

[Tonez]

You should probably never get married :p

[RunningMild]

It's ok, I hear they have great make-up sex.

X- Oh yes
Square- That feels so good
Triangle- I waited all day for this

[/Family Guy]

[/backslash]

It's ok, I hear they have great make-up sex.

X- Oh yes
Square- That feels so good
Triangle- I waited all day for this

[/Family Guy]
Circle - Take it out :p

You should probably never get married
There's a 3 in 4 chance I wouldn't get married because of the options during the wedding ceremony ;) I might need to find 4 potential wives before I finally get it right

Played some more tonight and the QTEs were getting a bit more annoying. Even simple stuff like taking care of the baby & rocking her to sleep was hard because my analogue stick was too loose which resulted in constant failure even though I did it super slowly. Also I just "loved" it when the camera changed about 4 times just trying to walk by a table to examine something, the P.I. wasted at least a whole minute spinning around, gah! How on earth did the developers think it was a good idea to constantly force the player to change direction for every step they made? Thought this was aiming for realism ffs

I'm up to the bit where I'm dodging oncoming traffic which isn't very fun at all, shame he's not driving a DeLorean... <_<

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3064/3010104971_206be766b2.jpg

[borgster101]

Damnit slashy .. you're not feeling it :( the car scene was awesome!

Are you playing on the default hard mode? Perhaps you need to drop down the difficulty due to your reflexes :p

[/backslash]

Perhaps you need to drop down the difficulty due to your reflexes :p
Wife: "Watch out!"
Husband: *gets hit by car, then dives out of the way* :p

I've got it set to normal, I was pretty tired though once I got up to it so maybe I was a bit slow to react. I do like the scene but its just frustrating at the same time

[Stevorooni]

I've won myself a copy of this game and should hopefully get it in a week or so.

[/backslash]

Lucky bugger! How'd you do that? Kotaku?

[Stevorooni]

Yeah

I didn't win in the initial 10 entries, but they did a bonus 5 entries because Sony donated an extra 5 copies and I got in on those

[/backslash]

What was your entry?

[Stevorooni]

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/03/forensics-reveal-more-heavy-rain-photo-winners/#more-382657

bottom one

[/backslash]

Hah :D From that angle you look a bit like Walter from Big Lebowski

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h30/hamwad/the_big_lebowski32.jpg

[Stevorooni]

Hah :D From that angle you look a bit like Walter from Big Lebowski

Nah man, I'm the one wearing the dog costume

[/backslash]

Getting pretty far into the game now, just finished the bit with the P.I in the typewriter shop. The game's a bit evil how it doesn't present you with any menu screens or save points that aren't automatic so you're just compelled to keep on playing :p Getting quite a few trophies, seems to be a trophy for almost every action you do even if you fail

Luckily I've managed to avoid my characters getting tortured to death & I've yet to do anything too silly like shooting someone

[borgster101]

Getting pretty far into the game now, just finished the bit with the P.I in the typewriter shop. The game's a bit evil how it doesn't present you with any menu screens or save points that aren't automatic so you're just compelled to keep on playing :p Getting quite a few trophies, seems to be a trophy for almost every action you do even if you fail

Luckily I've managed to avoid my characters getting tortured to death & I've yet to do anything too silly like shooting someone

Hahah .. yeah that's the point, you're meant just to play it through regardless of what decisions you make.

With the trophies it's pretty easy to go back and get the ones you missed via selecting the completed chapters once you've finished the game.

[/backslash]

With the trophies it's pretty easy to go back and get the ones you missed via selecting the completed chapters once you've finished the game.
I know, you've already mentioned it :p

[SOX]

Played the first section of the game up to and past the intro credits.
Initial impressions: the bizarre jerkiness in the graphics at different times is really grating and the whole beginning set up just didn't make me feel any empathy towards the family because it was so fake.

That isn't going to stop me from playing through the game though.

[/backslash]

Well I finished the game :D My signature says otherwise but it should update itself at some point

Finished with all 4 characters alive. Good game, there doesn't seem much point in replaying it since there's not many surprises left from alternative scenarios but I think I'll hold onto my copy anyway & try to complete it 100%

[/backslash]

Tried out the Taxidermist DLC I got free with my CE copy, well, that was pretty disappointing. For those who don't know what it is, its that tech demo that was shown in a french gaming show where Madison enters a big empty house & goes looking around for clues

It all ends in pretty much 5min, you look around till you find something, then try to sneak out once the owner gets back. I did 1 of 7 scenarios yet unless I actually get caught I doubt there's a huge difference. Glad I didn't have to buy it separately because its really not worth the money & there's no bonus trophies to be had either

Also trying to unlock as many trophies as I can, there's quite a few but I'm getting there, 65% completed. I should checkout the bonus stuff too (concept artwork, interviews) - completely forgot about it

[borgster101]

Nice slashy, I missed out on the 4 heroes, though I'm not even sure why as I got a good ending (see spoiler thread). Now - head to the spoiler thread to discuss story and what not!

Yeah the Taxidermist is pretty short, nice little bonus though.

[the_tic_begins]

Well I finished the game :D My signature says I think I'll hold onto my copy anyway & try to complete it 100%

Did you manage to unlock the kamikaze trophy?
Im stuck at 98% with it being the only thing missing :(

[/backslash]

Did you manage to unlock the kamikaze trophy?
Im stuck at 98% with it being the only thing missing :(
No, I thought I did but it was just the trophy for 'Good Driving' :( I'm having trouble with that baby one too - you can't make any mistakes and you only get a nanosecond to let the analogue stick flick back to its original position

[the_tic_begins]

No, I thought I did but it was just the trophy for 'Good Driving' :( I'm having trouble with that baby one too - you can't make any mistakes and you only get a nanosecond to let the analogue stick flick back to its original position

If any give you major grief and or your just plain lazy,you can lower the difficulty level to easy.

[Stevorooni]

My copy I won on Kotaku finally arrived today, woohoo!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/Stevorooni/heavyrain.jpg

[McChimp]

That looks AWESOME! Impressed I am.

[Sweating Bullets]

That is freaking awesome!!