It's okay to say whatever you like, but I wouldn't be so sure. Heavy Rain could quite easily appeal to a more adult casual audience and not just regular gamers like myself.
It all depends on how they market the game.
All I care about is whether it is good or not at this juncture.
you know its gonna flop and so do it, doesnt mean i want it to. we all know what sells. big driving games like GT, violent sandboxes like GTA, guff hollywood shooters like MW2.
Both play.com and amazon.co.uk have Heavy Rain listed at Ł39.99 for a Feb 26th 2010 release.
play.com even has box art!
It happens to be my birthday, so I got someone to preorder it for me. I'm really looking forward to it; the start of Fahrenheit was such a great game that I have high hopes for Heavy Rain.
you know its gonna flop and so do it, doesnt mean i want it to. we all know what sells. big driving games like GT, violent sandboxes like GTA, guff hollywood shooters like MW2.
not some pretentious art peice.
Do you think it is pretentious art, just because a French guy designed it?
Having not even played the game, that statement is rather childish too.
Saying that, there is nothing wrong with being childish as long as you are funny at the same time. Sadly you are not.
Not wanting to get involved in the Handbag match here but I think Heavy Rain will do just fine.
Its never going to sell Halo 3 or MW2 numbers but then not many Games actually do, Heavy Rain is a niche title that will appeal to a select number of Gamers but as Mark said if marketed properly it could break into the mainstream.
The success of Heavy Rain will live or die with Sony and how they choose to market the Game and if their previous attempts are anything to go by Sony are certainly getting better at this part of their business.
The success of Heavy Rain will live or die with Sony and how they choose to market the Game and if their previous attempts are anything to go by Sony are certainly getting better at this part of their business.
I think that will pretty much decide it. If they push it as a kind of interactive film, it could shift bigger numbers.
Of course, it will have to be a good game too! But this gen has been all about the marketing/PR.
Not wanting to get involved in the Handbag match here but I think Heavy Rain will do just fine.
Its never going to sell Halo 3 or MW2 numbers but then not many Games actually do, Heavy Rain is a niche title that will appeal to a select number of Gamers but as Mark said if marketed properly it could break into the mainstream.
The success of Heavy Rain will live or die with Sony and how they choose to market the Game and if their previous attempts are anything to go by Sony are certainly getting better at this part of their business.
I think I may get this one...
After all the MW2, Uncharted 2, ODST & Forza 3 sessions, I'd welcome an interactive police thriller to stimulate my mind and give those trigger fingers a well earned rest.
I may not be representative of the masses but Heavy Rain will get my money ahead of Final Fantasy 13, which I've decided I frankly couldn't care less about.
Not wanting to get involved in the Handbag match here but I think Heavy Rain will do just fine.
Its never going to sell Halo 3 or MW2 numbers but then not many Games actually do, Heavy Rain is a niche title that will appeal to a select number of Gamers but as Mark said if marketed properly it could break into the mainstream.
The success of Heavy Rain will live or die with Sony and how they choose to market the Game and if their previous attempts are anything to go by Sony are certainly getting better at this part of their business.
I think I may get this one...
After all the MW2, Uncharted 2, ODST & Forza 3 sessions, I'd welcome an interactive police thriller to stimulate my mind and give those trigger fingers a well earned rest.
I may not be representative of the masses but Heavy Rain will get my money ahead of Final Fantasy 13, which I've decided I frankly couldn't care less about.
Id agree with you there Lord, FF will no doubt be a good Game but as far as RPG's go im mos def sitting in the Western genre camp now and ME2 will be the RPG that should see me through quite a few months of next year.
Not wanting to get involved in the Handbag match here but I think Heavy Rain will do just fine.
Its never going to sell Halo 3 or MW2 numbers but then not many Games actually do, Heavy Rain is a niche title that will appeal to a select number of Gamers but as Mark said if marketed properly it could break into the mainstream.
The success of Heavy Rain will live or die with Sony and how they choose to market the Game and if their previous attempts are anything to go by Sony are certainly getting better at this part of their business.
I think I may get this one...
After all the MW2, Uncharted 2, ODST & Forza 3 sessions, I'd welcome an interactive police thriller to stimulate my mind and give those trigger fingers a well earned rest.
I may not be representative of the masses but Heavy Rain will get my money ahead of Final Fantasy 13, which I've decided I frankly couldn't care less about.
I'm with you on that - I tend not to comment on Final Fantasy, but I've long since given up caring about that series.
The thing with Heavy Rain is - while it really doesn't seem like my cup of tea - it's certainly different to the vast majority of things out there, which can only be a good thing.
I can see what Grasshopper is saying. These days the major big titles all fall into three Main categories. FPS, Sandbox or sport. Heavy rain can't really be classified as any of these which is why it MIGHT not do as well.
This said though I hope it does and I'm gonna pick it up launch day.
i am looking forward to heavy rain probably even more than god of war 3, maybe not as much as bioshock 2, but very close. if the little prompts work well, it is going to be great.
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