+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 24, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted January 24, 2010 Here are first 9 minutes for highly anticipated PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain. Source: http://n4g.com/ps3/News-463065.aspx For those that don't mind spoiling themselves and/or 360 owners that don't have a PS3. Me? I'm just waiting for the demo on Feb 11th, honestly, if there's an epic start to the game I don't want to ruin it. Maybe someone else can briefly without spoilers who watches this say if a lot is revealed in the first 9 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastedJoker Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 It starts with a few dev symbols on a matt black background with raindrops falling on it and accompanying rain sounds. This carries onto the Heavy Rain start screen. It looks haunting and beautiful. Next there's a montage of what appears to be a bedroom (can't read the text at the res. offered but it appears to be in Japanese) with a man slumped across the futon-style bed. The scene lingers then dims before coming back - to show time lapsing, I assume. you then see an icon and japanese text over the man laying on the bed - it prompts him to get up out of the bed. It seems like you need to hold the button down to make him get up fully - it goes through a little period where he starts to get up then back down a few times as if to highlight this. Then you get a symbol of the gamepad with the left stick highlighted - the guy then walks along the bedroom. Camera angle change. As he moves past wardrobe and photograph, symbols appear near them. He picks up the photo then places it back down. He returns to the wardrobe and opens it. Symbols graphics change to highlight the action - camera angle change to show view from inside of wardrobe out. He then closes wardrobe door again. Camera angle zooms into the guys face and gamepad symbol appears - L2 button is highlighted. Shows X button clicked and suddenly the guy speaks for the first time - I'd better take a shower before I go downstairs. As he mvoes towards the bedroom door, he stoops to pikc up a note. A girls voice is heard reading out the note saying she has gone shopping. I then get bored of typing out a description of the first 9 minutes because it's far from epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 24, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) It starts with a few dev symbols on a matt black background with raindrops falling on it and accompanying rain sounds. This carries onto the Heavy Rain start screen. It looks haunting and beautiful. Next there's a montage of what appears to be a bedroom (can't read the text at the res. offered but it appears to be in Japanese) with a man slumped across the futon-style bed. The scene lingers then dims before coming back - to show time lapsing, I assume. you then see an icon and japanese text over the man laying on the bed - it prompts him to get up out of the bed. It seems like you need to hold the button down to make him get up fully - it goes through a little period where he starts to get up then back down a few times as if to highlight this. Then you get a symbol of the gamepad with the left stick highlighted - the guy then walks along the bedroom. Camera angle change. As he moves past wardrobe and photograph, symbols appear near them. He picks up the photo then places it back down. He returns to the wardrobe and opens it. Symbols graphics change to highlight the action - camera angle change to show view from inside of wardrobe out. He then closes wardrobe door again. Camera angle zooms into the guys face and gamepad symbol appears - L2 button is highlighted. Shows X button clicked and suddenly the guy speaks for the first time - I'd better take a shower before I go downstairs. As he mvoes towards the bedroom door, he stoops to pikc up a note. A girls voice is heard reading out the note saying she has gone shopping. I then get bored of typing out a description of the first 9 minutes because it's far from epic. ROFL That was all I needed might watch it now. It's just cause you know how some games start with some crazy death or huge scene... I kind of guessed HR wouldn't though, it's a character building game and much like the best movies in the industry it'll start slow and let you get to know the characters and become "close" to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastedJoker Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Seriously, nothing spoiler-ish happens. The highlight is the guy taking a **** and not washing his hands. Or was it controlling his electric razor so he can shave. It better pick up after that - not exactly the best 9-minute showcase for a game I've ever seen :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 That was 9 minutes of my life wasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 24, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) Seriously, nothing spoiler-ish happens. The highlight is the guy taking a **** and not washing his hands. Or was it controlling his electric razor so he can shave. It better pick up after that - not exactly the best 9-minute showcase for a game I've ever seen :( Parts of the game are choosing or not choosing to do normal everyday tasks, feeding your son/not feeding, playing basketball with him or not, choosing not to do things has effects on how the story plays out as mundane as that seems to you. It's an adult story game, kind of an evolution of point and click, if you want crazy shoot outs and a blockbuster action flick play UC2. This isn't released to showcase the game, it's just someone recording the first 9 minutes. That was 9 minutes of my life wasted. Why not waste another 15 seconds writing this great post, and then further replying to me :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoredBozirini Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Well, its just the tutorial on how the controls work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastedJoker Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) Parts of the game are choosing or not choosing to do normal everyday tasks, feeding your son/not feeding, playing basketball with him or not, choosing not to do things has effects on how the story plays out as mundane as that seems to you. It's an adult story game, kind of an evolution of point and click, if you want crazy shoot outs and a blockbuster action flick play UC2. This isn't released to showcase the game, it's just someone recording the first 9 minutes. I didn't realise that - being clean shaven changes NPc response to you huh? That's actually pretty cool so long as it a) Isn't massively anal 2) Isn't just gloss That kind of attention to detail needs to be finely balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 24, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) Well, its just the tutorial on how the controls work. Yeah just watched myself and that's basically all it is. Gotta love the guy doing the bed thrusts :laugh: I didn't realise that - being clean shaven changes NPc response to you huh? That's actually pretty cool so long as it a) Isn't massively anal 2) Is just gloss That kind of attention to detail needs to be finely balanced. Well don't bother shaving then, it's just attentions to detail put in the game to make it more lifelike and further help you bond with the characters. One of the guys children dies, he goes downhill, divorced, depressed everything else, who knows you if you get attached to the character might feel more upbeat for him if he looks presentable than dragging himself around unshaved/unclean. Just depends how the story plays out, attention to detail like that could be what separates this game from others in the industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastedJoker Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Yeah just watched myself and that's basically all it is. Gotta love the guy doing the bed thrusts :laugh: Well don't bother shaving then, it's just attentions to detail put in the game to make it more lifelike and further help you bond with the characters. One of the guys children dies, he goes downhill, divorced, depressed everything else, who knows you if you get attached to the character might feel more upbeat for him if he looks presentable than dragging himself around unshaved/unclean. Just depends how the story plays out, attention to detail like that could be what separates this game from others in the industry. I wasn't dissing it :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 24, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) I wasn't dissing it :p I know, it's just going to be one of those games fairly different from everything else people are going to be quick to prejudge especially after a 9 min tutorial like this. Yeah yeah I'm on the bandwagon for it, but it's innovation and difference like this in the gaming industry I want to see, even if it's just developers trying, I don't need 40 more "safe" World War FPS games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Yes, I'm starting to get really excited about this game and I'm 100% sure it'll be a kick-in-the-daddy-bags good but just watching the game is mind-blowingly boring. I almost dosed off watching that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unrealistic Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 That dude is a ****ing bum. Wakes up around lunch time, takes a shower then re-uses his underwear, drinks Orange Juice from the box and leaves doors open to let the A/C run on full blast. If I was his wife, I'd tell him to get a job. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperAFK Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Not gonna lie that looked horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 24, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) Yes, I'm starting to get really excited about this game and I'm 100% sure it'll be a kick-in-the-daddy-bags good but just watching the game is mind-blowingly boring. I almost dosed off watching that. Haha I actually agree with that. But mainly cause it's a game where I want it to be my story, me playing, to me it would be like watching someone play ME2, okay watching some footage to see new changes is good, but I literally couldn't sit watching someone play a portion of constant ME2. There's going to be so many people judging the game off a fairly mundane 9 min tutorial though which boils my nerves, but meh, why should I care soon we'll know for ourselves what the game is all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zeta_immersion Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 i liked the first 9 mins ... i am actually going to pick it up and play it ... looks interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilo Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I actually liked seeing the vid... The devs really put a lot of attention to detail and atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 24, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) I actually liked seeing the vid... The devs really put a lot of attention to detail and atmosphere. If there's one thing you can take from the video apart from how bland it is being what's really just a tutorial it's this looks to be another technical masterpiece. Some iffy framerate deals at E3, but it looks to have been cleaned up. Think this might give Uncharted 2 a run for it's money, at least in character texture/details and modelling. I know the video isn't exactly HD, but you can tell it's going to be a looker - Not just raw horse power, the atmosphere and attention to detail as you said makes it seem more realistic and while in this video the actions you carry out are bland, it does help you pickup on said details through the tutorial and I guess for some people start to bond with what this characters life is like. Think this might be in better quality, says HD http://www.youtube.c...h?v=-QPri_UI5hE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 24, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) Some trophies have leaked, Cage was against putting them in a game like this so as some of you they don't pop-up as and when you complete the requirement, at what I deem as a scenario ending scene, you get them unlocked during the loading for the next Platinum Heavy Rain Master - complete all the trophies Gold Heavy Rain Hero - Complete the story Four Heroes - complete with all four characters Bronze White Knight - save the woman threatened Apparently the rest will be revealed over the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerino Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 ok so the first 9 minutes are pretty bland.... atleast he didnt do the butt floss with with the towel when he was done with the shower.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Parts of the game are choosing or not choosing to do normal everyday tasks, feeding your son/not feeding, playing basketball with him or not, choosing not to do things has effects on how the story plays out as mundane as that seems to you. It's an adult story game, kind of an evolution of point and click, if you want crazy shoot outs and a blockbuster action flick play UC2. This isn't released to showcase the game, it's just someone recording the first 9 minutes. Why not waste another 15 seconds writing this great post, and then further replying to me :p I was hoping for a refund.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undu Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I hate when the guys just stands still, or alwayls looks forwards when walking, what is this, 1997? It's not hard to make the head moving, or put more fluent animations, so much for "graphic realism" and they completely forgot abut the animations, welcome to the uncanny valley >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken-royal Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 The video was sort of interest and boring to watch at the same time. Still quite interested in the game, but I think I'll wait for reviews/gameplay videos after it's released before I decide to purchase it. No doubt the story will be great, but still a little unsure on the gameplay atm. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 25, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted January 25, 2010 I hate when the guys just stands still, or alwayls looks forwards when walking, what is this, 1997? It's not hard to make the head moving, or put more fluent animations, so much for "graphic realism" and they completely forgot abut the animations, welcome to the uncanny valley >_> In terms of animations the whole game was done by motion capture in Quantic Dreams own Mo-Cap studio. I noticed the youtube tags seems to be failing for my video above A link again to the 720p video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKcW0epn_hs I was hoping for a refund.. Hey you got a couple of +1 on your post count, enjoy that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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