Heavy Rain reaches three million copies sold
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Yeah, it's disgusting that people bought a game. Ugh, I think I'm gonna throw up.
Ploid 3.0
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Guys with a pulse will. Just like someone making fun of people that think pictures of women are sexy. "Dudes you're finding monitors, paper, blocks of wood, stone, etc sexy. Real women are out there!" (goes to look at real women from behind a glass, window, across the street)
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Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Yep, you didn't enjoy it and therefore it isn't a good game. Well done.
rocketskates
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ellen page yo
Earthpainting
Member
I agree with the others in here that the game might not have been all that great, but it should definitely be commended for trying. It tried modernise a genre that I hadn't seen on home consoles in quite a long time. It also did it with a AAA-budget, which was definitely a risky endeavour. I respect Sony a lot for backing it and admire the gaming public for having given it a chance. It shows this type of adventure game still is viable.
I guess in the end that's sort of the feeling what the game left me with-- Hopeful for other games in the same style. Though I pray they'll come with a better story and more improved acting quality.
I guess in the end that's sort of the feeling what the game left me with-- Hopeful for other games in the same style. Though I pray they'll come with a better story and more improved acting quality.
quickwhips
Member
No its not....it is fun though.
Your reply doesn't even make sense. My point is true for good games, bad games, and in between. Glad to know I've finally met the arbiter of game goodness, though. I'll be sure to check in with you to find out if the other games I'm enjoying are any good, or if I'm just pretending to enjoy myself.
sono
Gold Member
Yes. Well put SmokeDave!
Dude, go away with this crap.
It's a game like any other.
silver.tongue
Member
Why are you even looking up there?! lol
That's why I usually can't see the problems in games. I'm only looking at what developers want me to look. In this scenario it's the back of her knees obviously.
What is?
silver.tongue
Member
Why isn't it a game? Please explain...
Diprosalic
Banned
that they managed to sell 3 million copies of this drivel.
ArkkAngel007
Member
I could never understand how point and click adventures and the solely text RPGs from a few decades back are considered games, but this isn't.
On topic: The game was ok. The narrative was pretty awful as a whole and some of the "controls" weren't the best in some sequences, but it wasn't a miss on its overall execution. If they can (heavily) tighten up the narrative while retaining the choices from this game, then I can see Beyond being received well.
? Dude, it's a game.
A strategie game is a game, a point&click adventure is a game, etc.
They are games!
You can control the main character.
I'll never forgive that person who posted a YouTube comment with the BIG spoiler for Heavy Rain on its Trailer video. Just to keep the spoiler going when I sold the game I wrote it on the Origami crane it came with. Then I put it back into the game box 
I still played the game and enjoyed it, good job to the team hitting 3 Million.
I still played the game and enjoyed it, good job to the team hitting 3 Million.
Portugeezer
Member
This game has legs. Good to see.
LukasTaves
Member
Wow, great numbers!
Congrats for the team, definitely well deserved!
Congrats for the team, definitely well deserved!
silver.tongue
Member
Have you played Heavy Rain?
You also control the main character. There's also 4 of them.
ArkkAngel007
Member
That's my point. I've seen older games that give you less overall control be considered games, while this to many people it isn't.
To which are you referring to? Some older games you might not have been a set character in the narrative, but your choices and how much exploration you did was still a point of character control. This is no different, except this game offers more control than many of those do. The only difference between this and lets say...Oregon Trail...is that you have a clearer idea on what would be mistakes and not, and the failures are directly of your actions (or lack of) rather than essentially a dice roll.
From the 80s to 90s, no one cared to label a game based on control scheme or "challenge". A game was a game, and it continued that way until very recently (about mid-current/last generation).
Ploid 3.0
Member
I'll never forgive that person who posted a YouTube comment with the BIG spoiler for Heavy Rain on its Trailer video. Just to keep the spoiler going when I sold the game I wrote it on the Origami crane it came with. Then I put it back into the game box
I still played the game and enjoyed it, good job to the team hitting 3 Million.
That's evil man.
I'll never forgive that person who posted a YouTube comment with the BIG spoiler for Heavy Rain on its Trailer video. Just to keep the spoiler going when I sold the game I wrote it on the Origami crane it came with. Then I put it back into the game box
I still played the game and enjoyed it, good job to the team hitting 3 Million.
You're a horrible person ;_;
Ah, now I understand! Sorry bro
CambriaRising
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I'll never forgive that person who posted a YouTube comment with the BIG spoiler for Heavy Rain on its Trailer video. Just to keep the spoiler going when I sold the game I wrote it on the Origami crane it came with. Then I put it back into the game box
I still played the game and enjoyed it, good job to the team hitting 3 Million.
You're a monster. The most awful and terrible kind of fiend.
dragonbane
Member
Congratz to the team. Well deserved. One of my favourites games this generation and I'm looking forward to Beyond!
It's pretty much the same situation with Beyond. Many people are looking forward to the game, probably more than to Heavy Rain initially. Interest went high because of high ratings and word of mouth after release. Beyond has the fans of Heavy Rain mostly on board as well, as well as Page and Dafoe fans. Pre-orders are probably a lot higher than Heavy Rain because of that. According to some analyst it is the 15th most pre-ordered game after E3. The showing at E3 was really less than stellar, so this is pretty good for the type of game it is. How it does after release depends on reviews and word of mouth again. I expect it to be sandwiched between the big releases a bit, so I don't think it is going to do 3M copies, but I can see 2M being possible, which is still good.
Just that you know, after playing one scene of the game most of the previews for Heavy Rain were pretty mediocre as well. Once they saw the context and played the whole game with the controls introduced to them properly it clicked for many of them. Then Heavy Rain got its 10, 9 and 8 ratings.
It's pretty much the same situation with Beyond. Many people are looking forward to the game, probably more than to Heavy Rain initially. Interest went high because of high ratings and word of mouth after release. Beyond has the fans of Heavy Rain mostly on board as well, as well as Page and Dafoe fans. Pre-orders are probably a lot higher than Heavy Rain because of that. According to some analyst it is the 15th most pre-ordered game after E3. The showing at E3 was really less than stellar, so this is pretty good for the type of game it is. How it does after release depends on reviews and word of mouth again. I expect it to be sandwiched between the big releases a bit, so I don't think it is going to do 3M copies, but I can see 2M being possible, which is still good.
The English Conquistador
Member
Great movie.
anexanhume
Member
There are QTEs in which your actions affect the outcomes. There are sequences in which the timing of your actions affects the outcome. Calling it a pure point and click is being a little liberal with the term.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Much deserved! : D
Congrats to them, it was an enjoyable experience. I actually played the game for the very first time last month. It was aight, definitely not interesting enough to sell me on Beyond though.
How did people respond to the visuals when it first came out? The game doesn't look horrible or anything even when considering advancements but compared to the images I have in my head from that first trailer with whatsherface doing an audition it certainly looks like a downgrade.
How did people respond to the visuals when it first came out? The game doesn't look horrible or anything even when considering advancements but compared to the images I have in my head from that first trailer with whatsherface doing an audition it certainly looks like a downgrade.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Apparently the budget was ~$22 million. $40 million including distribution and marketing. Sony raked in $100 million + from it.
Moon_frogger
Member
Holy smokes game has legs. I personally didn't enjoy it enough to bother finishing but my roommate borrowed my ps3 for almost 2 weeks playing and replaying. Maybe I should give it another go.
are you really asking this?
And yet somehow it's sitting at an 87 on Metacritic. Maybe your opinion is just an opinion (and a minority one, at that), rather than some sort of objective truth?
It's a discussion board. People are allowed to say stupid shit.