So I just beat Heavy Rain...
 

And it would have been one of my favorite games of the year if the plot wasnt SO UTTERLY BROKEN. I wont get into spoilers here but man... You could drop planets in those plot holes.

That being said, it was a very enjoyable, unique game.

::sigh:: :ohwell:
I was thinking about making this exact thread yesterday. I can only describe this game as a letdown. I wasn't a big fan of the controls tho I already knew that from the demo and the story really doesn't seem to make any sense at all. I also had some sound-glitches a couple of times. White noise or out of sync dialogue.

I really liked this game quite a bit while I was still in the middle of it. It has some great set pieces and with impressive cinematic flair. It's a real what shame it builds up ends up making it more frustrating. I hope they can salvage the engine and use it to make something else because there is so much potential there to be explored.

Today I saw a video of an interactive sex scene in that game and I have to say that kind of sh*t ist totally creepy.

I wouldn't call it a complete letdown... At times it was fantastic. And one of the choices I had to make left me feeling uneasy for hours. Its just a shame that for a game which soley focuses on the story doesn't have a coherent plot to go with it.

Did any of you get the version where there are segments in which you play the killer? Or is that just in the normal game anyway? (I read that the killer levels were in the CE)

I still can't find the damn game. Everywhere is sold out. :(

I just finished the game a few minutes ago. Seems it ended right when it was starting to pick up steam.

I think Heavy Rain is definitely a very experimental game and while it didn't entirely pay off, I'm happy the developers were willing to take some risks and I'm glad to have played it.

I was thinking about getting Heavy Rain when I go home for Spring Break, so I watched a few videos of people playing it. So far, the game seems pretty boring. Does the story pick up later, or...?

The story is ultimately disappointing, but the game is far from boring; in some ways it's one of the most exciting games I've ever played.

Okay, that is good to know. I'm a big fan of Shenmue, so I can expect this to be like that. Thanks! :)

I don't get the hype about this game, from what I've seen it's pretty much the same as Quantic Dream's last game Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy, i.e. kind of exciting but ultimately disappointing/convoluted/stupid as far as the story is concerned and dull and boring gameplay-wise.

I know this sounds like a huge cop-out, but I really don't think this is a game you can judge by watching someone else play it. You have to play it for yourself to find out whether it's your thing or not.

Yeah but to all of you who played Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy, isn't this game pretty much exactly the same? (The plot seems less sh*tty but still.) I really enjoyed that game but towards the end it just pissed me off.

Heavy Rain refined it a little by having fewer inputs and the supernatural aspects are toned down. But yes they are ultimately still pretty similar in style and feel. The game's lasting impression will rely heavily on how much you likes the story and presentation.

It's hard to review it as a video game so you might want to check it out for yourself once it's gone down in price on the condition that you don't know who the killer is yet.