Comments on: Review: Heavy Rain

By: David Simmonite

David Simmonite — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:08:48 +0000

Agree completely with the review, the story is immense and had me completely glued all the way through. It might not be to everyone’s taste but I loved every second of it. Sure the prologue scene is a little unrealistic and could be solved with a bit of discipline in real life but if that happened there wouldn’t have been a game, you could say “Hh that wouldn’t have happened if X did Y to Z” about any game, film, book or TV show really.

By: HartThorn

HartThorn — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:01:34 +0000

I have to comment on this, but leveling a blanket “I would never let that happen” at something like not firmly shackling your child to your person is a good bit off base. I mean, short of a physical tether, anyone could lose track of their kid at some point.

And as for it being this mandated scenario, well they have to have a story don’t they? Pretty much every game has this conceit at some point, it’s mainly about how fluidly they have it happen that sets how it is received.

But given all this, I don’t know if I could play this game. I think I might find it too emotionally scaring, but I’d be willing to attribute a decline in teen pregnancies to this game if it’s as soul crushing as people keep saying. It’s practically a PSA for “don’t have kids until you are damn good and ready”.

By: Vanir

Vanir — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:18:21 +0000

@justaguy – Yeah, I was thinking the same as you when I started it. When I had to go and get Ethan dressed and do some housework in the beginning, I was rolling my eyes. But I’m telling you, I think this game uses the mundane to connect the story more to real life. When it gets exciting, which is often, you’re invested in what’s going on, and that’s what makes this game special. I think that’s the common theme in these reviews you’ve been reading.

For me, while perhaps the whole unavoidable “kid running off” scenario could have been averted IRL, , but I’ve had my two year old teleport across the room when I looked away for a moment more times than I’d care to admit and it scared the CRAP out of me. Besides, do you really want to go back home and get the “more housework” ending?

By: justaguy

justaguy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:58:48 +0000

It’s interesting to me that every review of this game I’ve read has been very consistent in

1) Telling me jsut how awesome the game is while
2) Convincing me it is full of stuff that would annoy me to play.

I’m very escapist when it comes to gaming… I don’t particularly want to play a game about the mundanities of life (changing a baby? really?) or have you play through he “Look, your kid dies at the start regardless of wht you do… and no, you can’t do the things you would really do like grab the kid by the coat and make sure he doesn’t run of while you pay for the balloon”. It probably doesn’t help that I don’t have kids, nor do I particularly like children… so the beginning as described (and seen n the game play demo I watched) just seems…. annoying.

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