Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
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Re: Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
The more I think about indigo prophecy the more i feel that we should NOT have been pissed about the twist...it's referenced in the game name.
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Re: Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
Indigo Prophecy's original name in Europe is Fahrenheit. It was only renamed to Indigo Prophecy when they ported it over to the US. (And all the nudity was censored out as well.) Heavy Rain is supposedly not going to be censored.
As for the comparison to Alan Wake, the only similarity I see is that both games are psychological thrillers. They have absolutely nothing else in common. Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy are adventure-style games reminiscent of the old point-n-click games. Alan Wake is a third-person shooter mostly with the main protagonist bearing a striking resemblance to Max Payne (I guess since the Alan Wake developers made Max Payne series.)
As for the comparison to Alan Wake, the only similarity I see is that both games are psychological thrillers. They have absolutely nothing else in common. Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy are adventure-style games reminiscent of the old point-n-click games. Alan Wake is a third-person shooter mostly with the main protagonist bearing a striking resemblance to Max Payne (I guess since the Alan Wake developers made Max Payne series.)
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Re: Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
US box art:
![](http://i45.tinypic.com/xni5jn.jpg)
A nice reply in the comments on the official PS blog for those that prefer the simple origami cover that Europe is getting:
![](http://i45.tinypic.com/xni5jn.jpg)
A nice reply in the comments on the official PS blog for those that prefer the simple origami cover that Europe is getting:
> Any chance you can have the EU boxart available as a pre formated PDF to print out? Like Madden did with Favre? I really much prefer the EU one.
> We’ll be doing that for those that would prefer the UK artwork. Keep an eye out on the blog around launch!
> We’ll be doing that for those that would prefer the UK artwork. Keep an eye out on the blog around launch!
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Re: Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
I went out today and picked up a used copy of Indigo Prophecy for 10 bucks, since I had never heard of either game until recently. I've got a pretty good idea that I'll like this game, but I figured this was a good way to sample the genre on the cheap and make sure I want to keep my pre-order.
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Re: Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
Gamestop is such a joke when it comes to handling pre-orders.
It looks like Best Buy offers the same free downloadable Episode if you pre-order from them.
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Re: Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
What is this download Episode? Is it gameplay or a movie or something?
This is in my Amazon Goldbox today...
This is in my Amazon Goldbox today...
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Re: Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
It's gameplay, won't be out until later. And it's called The Taxidermist. I'm willing to bet that it's a more fleshed out story of what is eventually here http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/03/st...-rain-footage/ It's in french, but you can see the footage.
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Re: Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
I think the concept sounds amazing, but I'm a bit concerned about the gameplay. A lot of the previews have talked about the heavy use of quick time events, and I hate those. My problem is I don't ever think of buttons in terms of their name (except when I am first learning each game), but rather I learn controls in terms of location in my hand. So flashing a signal for me to suddenly hit O does nothing but make me stop and think, "Which one is O again?" Hell, I've used some variation of the PS controller since 1996 and I couldn't remember what the fourth button (square) was...
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Re: Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
That is ALL the gameplay ever was in Indigo Prophecy. It was basically a 10 hour game of:
![](http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/821/simonk.gif)
Heck, the GUI almost directly copied it:
![](http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3286/simon2z.jpg)
#44
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Re: Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
Love Indigo Prophecy's atmosphere, hated the Simon gameplay. Hope this one is better.
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Re: Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
I think the concept sounds amazing, but I'm a bit concerned about the gameplay. A lot of the previews have talked about the heavy use of quick time events, and I hate those. My problem is I don't ever think of buttons in terms of their name (except when I am first learning each game), but rather I learn controls in terms of location in my hand. So flashing a signal for me to suddenly hit O does nothing but make me stop and think, "Which one is O again?" Hell, I've used some variation of the PS controller since 1996 and I couldn't remember what the fourth button (square) was... ![Smilie](/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Don't think of this as much as a game, but an interactive drama.
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Re: Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
indigo prophecy was a great, great game. I don't much like the quick time events but the story was amazing. This is a day 1 purchase for me
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Re: Heavy Rain -The Official Thread (Launches 2/23/10)
You all are making me feel guilty. I have Indigo Prophecy (XBOX) still shrink-wrapped in a closet somewhere around here. Is it a BC game?