Heavy Rain Demo

**thejnc** · 02-12-2010 11:19 PM

I am downloading this right now. I wasn't to sure if I wanted to download this because I am getting this game for sure. And I hate playing these demos and wanting more (which I know is there job) or just sucking big ass.
But I am going to chance it.
Any thoughts on the Heavy Rain Demo?
I will post mine once it finishes down loading and I get a play through a couple times.

**Squirly** · 02-12-2010 11:34 PM

It was weird as hell at first. The controls just felt clunky but after a while it all started to flow and I was really impressed. I was pretty unsure about the game before playing the demo but I will probably buy it at some point now.

**kowhite** · 02-12-2010 11:45 PM

Really liked this. The voice work ain't oscar worthy, and the controls are a bit odd...but, it all works really well with the design and interactive storytelling to create a particularly atmospheric and immersive experience. Well, that's the impression I got from the demo. Hopefully the whole narrative is good, but I really liked this. Though it's...quite unique...more like a modern old school adventure game, so I imagine it won't be everyone's cup of tea. But man...it's perfect for me, I can't wait for a full game like this.

**RedRedSuit** · 02-13-2010 12:24 AM

Awesome. Really look forward to this.

Voice work in English is pure shit. I set it to French with English subs, and it was good!

**thejnc** · 02-13-2010 12:29 AM

Just got finished with the demo. Next time through I will have to try setting it to French. Didn't know you could do that.
Controls will take a bit to get used to. But always looking for something a little bit different. Even if not for me, it's good to know that there are some game developers out there trying to make original games. Only about a week and a half now then.

**gamma626** · 02-13-2010 12:32 AM

Originally Posted by RedRedSuit

Awesome. Really look forward to this.

Voice work in English is pure shit. I set it to French with English subs, and it was good!

If the voice work in english is pure shit, it makes me wonder what you've been playing.

**thejnc** · 02-13-2010 12:36 AM

I didn't think the voice acting was that good. Maybe because the last few games I played, Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed 2, Uncharted 2, Batman AA, had exceptional voice work. I'd put this about the same quality as Wets. OK, but nothing stands out.

**gamma626** · 02-13-2010 12:40 AM

Everytime I hear MW2 I get a gag reflex.

It's not the most amazing voice work. but pure shit? Someone needs to youtube Star Ocean 4.

**pob14** · 02-13-2010 12:46 AM

Played through it this afternoon - I'm not feeling it. Maybe I should play it again and try something different, but I never had the feeling I was affecting anything; as if, instead of Yahtzee's "press X to not die," it was "press X, O, and R1 at once to get on with the story."

I was thinking of buying this on release (and I hardly ever do that, unless the game is named Fallout 3

), but the demo's taken me to "wait for the bargain bin."

**RedRedSuit** · 02-13-2010 02:50 AM

Originally Posted by gamma626

If the voice work in english is pure shit, it makes me wonder what you've been playing.

At the very least, the hooker's voice work WAS pure shit. And yes, I mean that, with no hyperbole. It was terrible. Really really really really bad. It sounded like a bad actress who's not even American trying to pretend to sound like an American.

What have I been playing? Mass Effect 2. Which, by the way, has amazing voice work, except for Miranda, who constantly sounds disinterested and like she's reading stuff off a prompter and just waiting to leave and cash her check.

**SupraDoom** · 02-13-2010 03:29 AM

I'm not going to lie... it was pretty fucking cool.

**Shoeless** · 02-13-2010 04:25 AM

Originally Posted by RedRedSuit

At the very least, the hooker's voice work WAS pure shit. And yes, I mean that, with no hyperbole. It was terrible. Really really really really bad. It sounded like a bad actress who's not even American trying to pretend to sound like an American.

I'm pretty sure she isn't American. The hooker was the same girl that appeared in the original tech demo. At a guess, I'd say she was French from her accent in that. I expect a lot of the actors are French trying to put on an American accent.

If Cage actually gets the go ahead to do a sequel, it's likely he'll have more of a budget to get American actors if he chooses to do another game with an American setting.

**TheAnalogKid** · 02-13-2010 08:26 AM

I liked it. I was hesitant about how a demo would work for this game, but it definitely works. Very unique game from what I can tell. We played through it like 4 different times in one sitting. It went from a definite eventual purchase to probably a definite day 1 purchase. Some of the voice acting is bad, but it didnt detract from the game.

**hdinred** · 02-13-2010 08:35 AM

This game is simply not for me.. going from one QTE to another just didn't work for me.. the story, sound & graphics all looked pretty good though. I'm surprised it's getting such good reviews, what are they seeing that I am not?

**nmcmahan52** · 02-13-2010 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by hdinred

This game is simply not for me.. going from one QTE to another just didn't work for me.. the story, sound & graphics all looked pretty good though. I'm surprised it's getting such good reviews, what are they seeing that I am not?

That's just how it is. Indigo prophecy was the same way, which is probably why it appeals to some and not to others.

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