Heavy Rain...Yes or No

Well, I am all hyped about this game, the demo was pretty fun and i thought the environments and control integrations were like nothing done before. However, an 8.5, while it still retains the score of a good game, may not be enough to convince me to buy it. I want it so bad, it looks really fun, but then again I have always has good luck sticking with 9.0 games and higher and reached no disappointments. So, to those of you who have played it, should I get it or were you disappointed by...this game not being worth the money or too visually glitchy etc? Just let me know what you think.

What I think is that you clearly have a lot of interest in it. You've played the demo, and you remain very interested. All that being said, I can't imagine why you're sitting here asking us what you should do.

You should be your foremost authority on games. You are interested, and remain so after playing the demo. That should be enough for you. If it's not, well, I guess you probably shouldn't buy it because you clearly aren't ready, and the word of random strangers should not be enough to change that.

I, personally, am blown away by the game. It is everything I hoped for, and it's totally living up to my high personal expectations.

since when does a GS score matter, or even everyother score mathers, if you loved the demo and you are hyped about the game, i dunno why an 8.5 is keeping u from buying it

A RESOUNDING YES!!!!!

Thanks guys, normally I do put my own authority into buying games, but I can never decide anything, and seeing people who share my internal YES does help me realize it is a game worth getting.

Well, I am all hyped about this game, the demo was pretty fun and i thought the environments and control integrations were like nothing done before. However, an 8.5, while it still retains the score of a good game, may not be enough to convince me to buy it. I want it so bad, it looks really fun, but then again I have always has good luck sticking with 9.0 games and higher and reached no disappointments. So, to those of you who have played it, should I get it or were you disappointed by...this game not being worth the money or too visually glitchy etc? Just let me know what you think.

MGS-Mercenary

I wouldn't take a critic's score as my final say. Either way, an 8.5, are you nuts? That means it's a GREAT game, so why the skepticism?

haven't played it, but i refuse to spend $60.00 on a real-time on screen button tapping movie that I'd never play again.SamuRai_JeDi

How do you know you wouldn't play it again if you're not going to play it to begin with? :S Personally, I cant wait to get my hands on it tomorrow, regardless of whether I play it 50 more times or not!!! :D

If you don't get Heavy Rain, the government should revoke your PS3.

[QUOTE="SamuRai_JeDi"]haven't played it, but i refuse to spend $60.00 on a real-time on screen button tapping movie that I'd never play again.stack1109

How do you know you wouldn't play it again if you're not going to play it to begin with? :S Personally, I cant wait to get my hands on it tomorrow, regardless of whether I play it 50 more times or not!!! :D

Well, I am all hyped about this game, the demo was pretty fun and i thought the environments and control integrations were like nothing done before. However, an 8.5, while it still retains the score of a good game, may not be enough to convince me to buy it. I want it so bad, it looks really fun, but then again I have always has good luck sticking with 9.0 games and higher and reached no disappointments. So, to those of you who have played it, should I get it or were you disappointed by...this game not being worth the money or too visually glitchy etc? Just let me know what you think.

MGS-Mercenary

so you like to play scores? Lol. I play what I think I like. If there is a game I'm really lukewarm about I will read reviews and then decide but that is more reading about the pros and cons of the game and not the score. I definitely wouldn't just go with one review from one source. If money is tight just wait until the price drops otherwise get it now an don't look back.

I use to feel the same way. But Gamespot scores arent what they use to be. Back in the day when they had the canadian guy doing the reviews they were really good. Now sometimes they just dont make sense. I use to buy 9.0+ games only also. But not when it comes to gamespot anymore. I bought Heavy Rain and feel it was worth it.

Well, I am all hyped about this game, the demo was pretty fun and i thought the environments and control integrations were like nothing done before. However, an 8.5, while it still retains the score of a good game, may not be enough to convince me to buy it. I want it so bad, it looks really fun, but then again I have always has good luck sticking with 9.0 games and higher and reached no disappointments. So, to those of you who have played it, should I get it or were you disappointed by...this game not being worth the money or too visually glitchy etc? Just let me know what you think.

MGS-Mercenary

If you don't get Heavy Rain, the government should revoke your PS3.

GingerDeadMan

It's a terrible game but an amazing experience.Something you have to try out no doubt! Keir21

Heavy Rain...Yes or NoMGS-Mercenary

Yes. Its not perfect, but its very involving. If you are a person open to new experiences, and kind of bored of the same old video game conventions, try it at least once. Its not a game for everyone though.beekayjay

+1 for new experiences 8)

Boo @ you not picking up games because they land under 9.0

[QUOTE="Keir21"]It's a terrible game but an amazing experience.Something you have to try out no doubt! CleanNJerk

Well, I am all hyped about this game, the demo was pretty fun and i thought the environments and control integrations were like nothing done before. However, an 8.5, while it still retains the score of a good game, may not be enough to convince me to buy it. I want it so bad, it looks really fun, but then again I have always has good luck sticking with 9.0 games and higher and reached no disappointments. So, to those of you who have played it, should I get it or were you disappointed by...this game not being worth the money or too visually glitchy etc? Just let me know what you think.

MGS-Mercenary

This AAA stuff is really annoying why does every game have to score 9.0+ to be worth playing... its just some reviewer opinion on how HE liked the game... You said yourself that you liked the demo and your hyped so buy the game or rent it.-Hoax-

After beating it the first time, the story had me hooked and (somewhat) surprised me when the twist rolled around. I couldn't stop playing it and I was completely satisfied with my ending..that being said, I don't really feel that there's any reason to buy the game. You already know the major plot points after the initial play through. The only reason I'm playing it again is because I'm a trophy whore...and I've got to say that it loses a lot of its momentum when you know whats ultimately going to happen. It's fun playing the intense chapters over again to see the different outcomes, but it's not enough motivationto start the game from the very beginning all over again. I can imagine those first chapters being very monotonous..especially if you played the demo a lot.

For me, I feel that it's in the same boat as MGS4...I thoroughly loved my experience inside and out, but I'll be damned to play through all those cutscenes and moot tasks again...it almost feels like a chore.

I'd rent it first if I were you. If you beat it and still want more, then sure, buy it. The decisions yours, not ours.

I don't think advice from strangers are going to alter your decision. I mean you could ask a gamestop employee the same question, and he'll say it buy it etc. If you liked the demo and you still have an interest in the game, then I don't see why you wouldn't like it.

What I think is that you clearly have a lot of interest in it. You've played the demo, and you remain very interested. All that being said, I can't imagine why you're sitting here asking us what you should do.

You should be your foremost authority on games. You are interested, and remain so after playing the demo. That should be enough for you. If it's not, well, I guess you probably shouldn't buy it because you clearly aren't ready, and the word of random strangers should not be enough to change that.

I, personally, am blown away by the game. It is everything I hoped for, and it's totally living up to my high personal expectations.

nyc05

Honestly, RENT it. Here is the thing about Heavy Rain... it's a one trick, 8-10 hour pony. Sure, the game's big plot twist and overall story are breathtaking, they are only breathtaking the FIRST TIME. This game is all about shock value. Second of all, I think it should be punishable by death to make a possible ending that is as unsatisfying as the ending I got. I won't spoil it for you, but it made EVERY SINGLE THING I'd done so far seem completely worthless, like I had legit wasted the last 9 hours of my life! That shouldn't be a possibility, period. It would be as though a game like Demon's Souls or Uncharted wouldn't let you play the last level because it didn't like how much damage you took throughout the beginning and the middle of the game. Second, the game relies too much on timed puzzles, in which you have to manually take control of the character, but the controls fall far beyond flat. They aren't good unless you can meander leisurely around. Finally, you probably won't go through the game again. Once you experience all the bits there are to the game, you won't be compelled to relive it. There are too many sequences that are just plain boring, and you won't want to relive them, but in order to get any kind of experience out of it, you have to play the whole thing again. In short, rent it, but don't spend 60 bucks on it. A decent game, with some HORRENDOUS potential endings that you won't want to play again anytime soon.Essian

Okay, im disecting this massive block of text.

Its only a one trick, 8-10 hour pony if you make it so. Its mutliple endings and different story paths pretty much mean you play it multiple times to see and achieve everything, as well as episodic little downloadable content extra's. Makes your statement void.

You only got one of the mutliple endings, play through it again to get a good one, you probably killed off a main character or done some things to change the ending.

Meander leusurely around, so thats why the controls feel flat? Okay, lets take the games setting into account, a murderer is on the loose, your the frantic father trying to save his son before he dies, would you 'Meander leusurely around' if this situation happened to you? Of course not, there is always the sense of urgency, to constantly let you 'wander around everywhere' would just be stupid.

This game is personal taste, everyone was saying its 'an interactive movie' experience, which is what it is, everyone knew that going into the game. To complain that, 'You have to complete the whole game again' should be implied, if you had common sense.

I love this game so far it just has me hooked.

I came across no such visual glitches. I'm renting it though

get it. It should have been an 10/10. Wow what an experience!

Definitely give this a try one way or another, I just finished it a few hours ago and all I have to say is it was a superb expierence, excellent story, and completley shocked me with the plot twist. Its hard to explain but this "game" gets your heart pounding just as much as any other type of game you have ever played if not more.

Honestly, RENT it. Here is the thing about Heavy Rain... it's a one trick, 8-10 hour pony. Sure, the game's big plot twist and overall story are breathtaking, they are only breathtaking the FIRST TIME. This game is all about shock value. Second of all, I think it should be punishable by death to make a possible ending that is as unsatisfying as the ending I got. I won't spoil it for you, but it made EVERY SINGLE THING I'd done so far seem completely worthless, like I had legit wasted the last 9 hours of my life! That shouldn't be a possibility, period. It would be as though a game like Demon's Souls or Uncharted wouldn't let you play the last level because it didn't like how much damage you took throughout the beginning and the middle of the game. Second, the game relies too much on timed puzzles, in which you have to manually take control of the character, but the controls fall far beyond flat. They aren't good unless you can meander leisurely around. Finally, you probably won't go through the game again. Once you experience all the bits there are to the game, you won't be compelled to relive it. There are too many sequences that are just plain boring, and you won't want to relive them, but in order to get any kind of experience out of it, you have to play the whole thing again. In short, rent it, but don't spend 60 bucks on it. A decent game, with some HORRENDOUS potential endings that you won't want to play again anytime soon.Essian

You can start the game from any chapter you want after you beat it once, so you don't have to go through everything all over again.

So, I just played the demo. Somebody please tell me that you can change the walking controls in the game. It feels super awkward and could very well be a game breaker for me.nethernova

No you cant change the controls.-Hoax-

YES YES YES