![]() Blood sometimes accompanies the acts of violence-whether triggered or viewed passively. More direct depictions of violence include the following: a woman squirming and screaming as she catches on fire a man impaled in the chest with a power drill a female attacked in her own home by masked male assailants (the scene is prolonged) and a man shot (shown in slow-motion) by police officers. Players may encounter victims at various crime scenes: a woman (fully clothed) in a bathtub tainted with blood a child under forensic examination (though the scene is largely narrative and clinical, with no depiction of victim's face or signs of trauma). Gameplay consists of controlling a character in a fully interactive environment choosing a variety of action-, dialogue-, and decision-paths based on on-screen prompts and watching as cinematic cutscenes progress the somewhat dark ( film noir-style) storyline. There is the issue of a lessened install base (compared to PC/PS2/Xbox) but the exclusivity hype can make up for that.In this cinema-style action game, players control one of four main characters whose lives are altered by events surrounding the investigation of the Origami Killer, a serial killer who kidnaps children in public places. It'll get a boost of some sort from better reviews I'd imagine (90+ instead of 85 average that Indigo Prophecy got). Heavy Rain, if the pre-orders are anything to go by, probably won't sell that much more but there's still some time and it could have legs. Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy may be somewhere in the middle. Now mainstream? Depends on your definition of mainstream. ![]() Does 800k count as niche? I think that's a big too big for niche. Thats probably multi-plat sales since I dont think the PC or PS2 version would sell that well standalone. Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy sold 800k worldwide according to Quantam. I still have to try Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy though.Īs for whether Heavy Rain is niche, that depends on what your definition of niche is. Jeez, what's with Madison always getting naked? :D With all the positive reviews and my interest in interactive fiction games, I have high hopes for Heavy Rain. Euwww!ĮDIT: Video removed already! Gotta watch it here. OH! And *spolier warning*: she doesn't wash her hands after using the bathroom. See the NSFW video below (but be warned: there's boobs!), and get pumped up for the PS3-exclusive release on February 23. ![]() Still, the action is solid, and Madison looks/acts like a real person would. ![]() but be prepared for a lot of QTE button presses. It reveals some interesting gameplay mechanics and unique camera angles to make it feel very much like a movie. Okay, so it's not just about saying, "OMG DERE'S BOOBZ IN MA VIDJA GAME!"Ī six-minute video of leaked Heavy Rain footage from the French website reveals, not only main character Madison Paige's unclothed form in a non-sexual shower scene (does that even exist in video games?), but also her using the toilet and then being attacked by two masked men with knives while she rolls around in her underwear. By VGChartz Staff, posted on 01 February 2010 / 40,498 Views
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