Heavy Rain (PlayStation 3)

• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 6 reviews
• My rating: 0 stars

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• 7 stars

  Great idea for a game, could have been more polished

  by Jimmybock16 on March 17, 2011

  Pros: Super graphics
  Generates tension like a movie
  Creative dialogue

  Cons: Not for kids (good for me, bad for kids)
  Gameplay was rickety, particularly with walking around
  Early parts of the story are cheesy
  Rather short

  Summary: Great first try by the developers. It's like a choose your own adventure for video games. Created suspense that you rarely experience with games. I enjoyed this game quite ...

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  Summary: Great first try by the developers. It's like a choose your own adventure for video games. Created suspense that you rarely experience with games. I enjoyed this game quite a bit and if you can find it used, give it a try.

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• 10 stars

  Ground-breaking game that should not be missed!

  by Bearded-Warrior on March 9, 2010

  Pros: Excellent graphics
  Great original soundtrack
  Unique and innovative gamplay
  Gripping story

  Cons: A few minor technical glitches (screen tearing, freezing, collision detection)
  Relatively short

  Summary: Heavy Rain can be described as a flawed masterpiece that should not be missed by anyone who owns a PS3. The game's few shortcomings are greatly overshadowed by what ...

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  Summary: Heavy Rain can be described as a flawed masterpiece that should not be missed by anyone who owns a PS3. The game's few shortcomings are greatly overshadowed by what it does well and it offers an experience unlike anything on the market right now. While this game may not be for everyone, gamers owe it to themselves to at least try this game and see what the future of the industry may be like.

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• 10 stars

  First of what should be a new genre of game. Incredible

  by Romriech on March 2, 2010

  Pros: Music, graphics, story line, emotionally compelling, every action has a consequence that makes a difference to the story, replay value,

  Cons: Occasional freeze, but frequent auto-saves reduces that problem.

  Summary: This game is a first in many ways. It feels much more like a movie than a game, and once you get pulled in it is hard to put down ...

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  Summary: This game is a first in many ways. It feels much more like a movie than a game, and once you get pulled in it is hard to put down the controller.
  
  I found myself wanting to play the game every possible way to see how it turns out. Every scene you do differently, you get something different out of it, and chances are it changes the ending.
  
  Incredible. Buy it.

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• 3 stars

  Boring and Bad Controls

  by jexner325 on February 28, 2010

  Pros: Graphics are good (not Uncharted 2 Good)

  Cons: SLOW....
  Controls are lame (I guess if you like the Wii they are good)

  Summary: I found the game very slow and the controls to be terrible. If you like games where it flashes what button you need to press, this is your game for ...

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  Summary: I found the game very slow and the controls to be terrible. If you like games where it flashes what button you need to press, this is your game for sure. I had heard that it is a slow game, but I was 2 hours into it and found myself checking my email, talking on the phone; basically losing complete interest. My poor wife who was in the room commented that this was the WORST game that she had seen. Basically a depressing game.
  
  Save your money

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• 8 stars

  Good game...with glitches

  by Ingoppi on February 26, 2010

  Pros: -Graphics
  -Soundtrack
  -Interactive gameplay
  -multiple endings
  -multiple languages

  Cons: -Sound quality
  -Subtitles
  -Game freezes

  Summary: This game was one of my biggest anticipations. The interaction between characters depending on the various actions that you choose, to the multiple endings that are available based on those ...

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  Summary: This game was one of my biggest anticipations. The interaction between characters depending on the various actions that you choose, to the multiple endings that are available based on those decisions.
  
  The thing that TRULY killed the experience for me however, was the constant glitches I came across trying to just whiz through the game to get to the ending. Throughout the game, I would come across opening a car door, to have the game freeze on me, making me get up to turn off the PS3 and restart it. If not that, the sound would instantly cut off while I'm in an intense action sequence, which killed the mood. Another problem i came across, the actions where you're required to move the controller, wouldn't comprehend the action, and you can hit the button all you want, only to come across that you have to wait to actually hit it before the game can register what you're doing. As for subtitles, they would drift or have a delay; in one scenario i came across random subtitles appearing at the top when no one was talking.
  
  Aside from the big perks, the graphics are amazing. The choices that you make give the characters different expressions which makes the visual graphics that much more exciting during fighting scenes. On the other hand, there are a few people who can't pronounce the word...Origami. I've come across Origarmi or Orighami. If you're not into the whole experience of "Press the button or you die" theme, this game might not be for you. You'll come across that option quite often in this game, but that's what makes this game that much more exciting. The decisions you make make it that much more livelier, because you're putting your decisions on the line to either make the story good or bad.
  
  All in all; great game. Just wish there weren't glitches that make the game lose the quality.

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• 9 stars

  a good game for the matured people.but with glitch 2

  by uknowme_progamer on March 1, 2010

  Pros: -has a very good storyline
  -graphics is 9/10
  -good story style.if someone dies the game continues
  -matured people only
  -very easy and nice for the calm and pro at controls gamers

  Cons: -glitches
  -lagging on cutscenes sometimes
  -nudity offense(for the under 18)
  -foul words(for the under 18)
  -hard controlling if ur a noob at games like this . so shut the **** up if u cant play it properly .

  Summary: damn guys..i must tell u..this is a must buy game of the year 2010..it has the best storyline ever..best gameplay style ever..if someone dies then ...

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  Summary: damn guys..i must tell u..this is a must buy game of the year 2010..it has the best storyline ever..best gameplay style ever..if someone dies then the story still continues..i made madison paige got killed coz i do not want to see her body that isnt fit .
  ok btw , the graphics are SUPERB !! the gameplay is awesome!!!but eventually u'll notice some lagging or glitches when in the cutscenes . but its ok i guess, we could still live with that .
  then there is the storyline . its like..damn man..i couldnt say it with words...u should try it...once u played it..u will be playing it for hours..the story are sometimes quite sad , sometimes funny , sometimes u'll feel angry too . really . its like ur in the game . then there's the 'punch the button when the right time comes' . this is the fun part . obviously , this game is for the fully open minded type , calm , and quite pro at controlling the controller . then u will fully enjoy it . if not , just dont buy it .
  u can be nude . u can use foul words . u can shoot some one in the face . u can abuse a hooker . u can just do nothing with ur kids health . u can do anything u want . this game is a very good adventure game .
  but , to the people who couldnt use the controller right, then dont buy it . coz u will be cursing at it and saying "waste of my time/waste of my money" .
  thats my review . hope u enjoyed it . MUST BUY GAME 2010 .
  and shut the F U C K up haters of it and just shut up to those who couldnt even play it right , and saying its an awful game just becoz u couldnt play it right .tq

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