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veritaz on 20 April 2013
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curl-6 said:
veritaz said:
curl-6 said:
veritaz said:
curl-6 said:
I hope this doesn't encourage others developers into making pseudo-games.


I hope it encourages them to try something new.

As long as its pushing the envelope in  the right direction, I agree. Personally, I consider Heavy Rain and its ilk an assault on the essence of gaming as a medium, as they sacrifice its core element, interactivity.


But you do interact with the game, it's just a different experience. You still press a lot of buttons and move in the game a lot like any other game.

But by eschewing direct interaction in favour of QTEs, and by focussing on story over gameplay, it diminishes the interactivity, and does so in favour of elements that are better offered by movies. It falls into a no man's land between game and movie where it's not successful as either one.

It's a blend of both, which is why i said it's a different experience. I think it succeded in what it was setting out to do and it shows in the fans, profit, reviews.