Liver&Onions

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.

kgrogers1979

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.)

Walker Boh

US box art:



A nice reply in the comments on the official PS blog for those that prefer the simple origami cover that Europe is getting:

Liver&Onions

they just need to not bother with the stupid NA boxart.

redbill

and lose that tanktop

Michael Corvin

Talk about sales through the roof.

nickdawgy

I didn't know that

kgrogers1979

mhg83

Supposedly the us version is not censored.

I went to pre-order the other day at Gamestop and the guy had not heard of the free download if you pre-order. Is that only through Amazon?

Obi-Wanma

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.

Maxflier

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.

DJ_Longfellow

What is this download Episode? Is it gameplay or a movie or something?

This is in my Amazon Goldbox today...

dsa_shea

The more I think about the game the more I'm anticipating getting it. It was a purchase for me but now I am getting it day one.

Maxflier

Sounds like it is gameplay but I'm not really sure.
What I would like to know is if it is available to play now, because if so I think I will head out and make a pre-order.

UncleGramps

I don't think the episode will be available until the game launches.

Liver&Onions

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.

DRG

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...

kgrogers1979

That is ALL the gameplay ever was in Indigo Prophecy. It was basically a 10 hour game of:




Heck, the GUI almost directly copied it:

RichC2

Love Indigo Prophecy's atmosphere, hated the Simon gameplay. Hope this one is better.

Liver&Onions

Have you played Indigo Prophecy?

Don't think of this as much as a game, but an interactive drama.

Michael Corvin

So like Hotel Dusk for those of us that haven't played Indigo?

glassdragon

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

Liver&Onions

Play it. It's cheap.

I haven't played Hotel Dusk.

Decker

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?

nickdawgy

Indigo Prophecy was alot of fun, but I never finished it. The second half was just really slow.