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S.T.A.G.E. on 05 January 2010
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CGI-Quality said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
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S.T.A.G.E. said:
Torillian said:
Akvod's right, the game is most clearly an adventure game from what we've seen regardless of what David Cage says. Developers can be wrong, and unless the full game is far different from what we've seen I would say Heavy Rain fits quite comfortably in the Adventure genre. it's like a point and click mystery game made for consoles and that would definitely be the adventure genre.

 

I like Akvod, but he's still wrong. David Cage spelled it out....he didn't just talk. He explained what makes it different from an adventure game.

Heavy Rain is often referred to as an adventure game. How do you feel about the application of that genre title to the game? In what ways is it appropriate or inappropriate?- Game Informer to David Cage

"Adventure games are a very clearly defined genre based on established mechanics: exploration, inventory management, puzzles and dialogue choices. There is generally a focus on story and characters with a very slow pacing and cut scenes to make the narrative move forward, generally in a quite linear way.

Based on this definition, Heavy Rain is NOT an adventure game. There is no inventory in the game, no object to combine or examine, no puzzle, the game does not rely on everlasting dialogues. The story is told through players' actions and not through cutscenes, and players' actions have significant consequences on the narrative. Last but not least, Heavy Rain offers a diversity of situations and gameplay, as well as some spectacular action sequences."- David Cage

Which in turn contradicts your claims that HEAVY RAIN is just a "series of button sequences" and nothing more, even though as I said EVERY game is just a "series of button sequences".

End of the day, HEAVY RAIN will be filed under two genres: Psychological Thriller and Adventure. Nothing that you, slimebeast, Torillian, I, Akvod, or David Cage can do at this point. It is what it is.

I'm in agreement with Kotaku.com when they said it was an interactive drama. :)

So be it. Doesn't mean it's accurate.

They played the demo given to them by Sony. If you really think about it though, Quanitc Dream just started a new genre. It's expected to sell like a niche game anyway. Who knows? I might do better than just a niche title.