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I really liked the demo, and I thought the graphics were very very good, not KZ2 good... but still great.

My only real problem was the controls in some parts. **Minor Spoiler** For example when you're climbing the hill at the crime scene and you have to hold 5 buttons at once. I swear I had to use my tongue to hold down triangle.



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why does everyone keep saying you need an EU PSN ID? I didn't need one for the demo, perhaps there is some step that I did differently than others, *shrug*



CGI-Quality said:
Slimebeast said:
CGI-Quality said:
Slimebeast said:
I agree. The graphics of Heavy Rain were always overrated, and the look of the characters is nowhere near the uncanny valley.

I love P&C too and believe the game will be good anyway.

I think it's more realistic to have an opinion on a game you have actually played. I'll take Naz up on his opinion, he's actually played it. Others who have played it have also happily disagreed.

You do know that hey have several beautiful 720p movies of Heavy Rain gameplay at Gamersyde right?

That may be so but you're someone who doesn't agree with fans of other consoles giving opinions on games they don't own the system for or have played. This is one of those instances, except it is you who is judging something you won't be playing in the next few weeks. I'm just saying a video is not the game, even if it's a representation of it. Naz didn't give his feelings based on videos/screenshots/footage. He gave it based on playtime.

Your opinion is fine though, afterall it is just that. Just don't be hypocritical about it.

There's a huge difference between an opinion on just the graphics compared to overall quality of a game.



twesterm said:
naznatips said:
twesterm said:
poroporo said:
naznatips said:

I'm a long-time P&C fan as most of you know, including a fan of Indigo Prophecy which Heavy Rain is very similar to. That said, after all those bullshots I'm extremely disappointed with the visual fidelity of the game. It's not just not "top-of-the-line." It's actually below what I would usually consider standard, in many areas, for PS3. It's technically possible the graphics could be better outside the demo, but it's not very likely. I hope they get better. If not, oh well. The music and atmosphere is great at least.

I hope you do realize that smaller studios don't always have the technical and financial means to set the bar that high. You might be disappointed with most game releases.

 

Yeah, but graphics are kind of one of the bigger draws of the game...

(I haven't played the demo yet, I did that ARG and got a code but the code didn't work ;_;)

It only works with a Euro PSN ID. Takes about 10 minutes to make one.

Ah lol, didn't see that in any of the articles.  I believe I already have EU account that I made for some other demo, thanks!

Actually you can use a US account, just register here instead:

http://heavyrainps3.com/registration/signup/en_US

Before going here:

http://site.precinct52.com/case1117_briefing/

But you do not get the PS Home Heavy Rain T-Shirts code on US promotion. :P

 

Also, I disagree (somewhat respectfully haha) to nanzatip, I really loved the graphics on the demo. There's great, moody lighting and high detail as you move about slowly. Based on the demo, this game is no Uncharted 2, where you can see the glorious Nepal landscape on top a hotel, but it feels more intimate, like huge care was taken in what you see near you. Also in the second part of the demo, where you're scanning with ARI, that highway with the cars and trucks zooming by whilst it's raining is unreal (or should I say very real :P), and beneath you is the crime scene. Just awesome :D

We'll all know how good it is when it comes, but until then I'm very happy with the graphics :) Except when that hooker glitches lol.


 

 



Complications said:
I really liked the demo, and I thought the graphics were very very good, not KZ2 good... but still great.

My only real problem was the controls in some parts. **Minor Spoiler** For example when you're climbing the hill at the crime scene and you have to hold 5 buttons at once. I swear I had to use my tongue to hold down triangle.

How unnecessary. You only need to press 2 buttons at once. You can release the previous buttons after they vanished from the screen.

I still agree with the controls part. They're very clunky.

EncodedNybble said:
why does everyone keep saying you need an EU PSN ID? I didn't need one for the demo, perhaps there is some step that I did differently than others, *shrug*

I didn't work on my German PSN account, but worked on my UK PSN account.

PSN Germany simply refused to accept my code. I had the feeling the reason was because I actually registered my UK ID on the Playstation 3 Website.



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Complications said:
I really liked the demo, and I thought the graphics were very very good, not KZ2 good... but still great.

My only real problem was the controls in some parts. **Minor Spoiler** For example when you're climbing the hill at the crime scene and you have to hold 5 buttons at once. I swear I had to use my tongue to hold down triangle.

You dont need to keep holding a button when it disappear from the screen...



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CGI-Quality said:
Slimebeast said:
CGI-Quality said:
Slimebeast said:
CGI-Quality said:
Slimebeast said:
I agree. The graphics of Heavy Rain were always overrated, and the look of the characters is nowhere near the uncanny valley.

I love P&C too and believe the game will be good anyway.

I think it's more realistic to have an opinion on a game you have actually played. I'll take Naz up on his opinion, he's actually played it. Others who have played it have also happily disagreed.

You do know that hey have several beautiful 720p movies of Heavy Rain gameplay at Gamersyde right?

That may be so but you're someone who doesn't agree with fans of other consoles giving opinions on games they don't own the system for or have played. This is one of those instances, except it is you who is judging something you won't be playing in the next few weeks. I'm just saying a video is not the game, even if it's a representation of it. Naz didn't give his feelings based on videos/screenshots/footage. He gave it based on playtime.

Your opinion is fine though, afterall it is just that. Just don't be hypocritical about it.

There's a huge difference between an opinion on just the graphics compared to overall quality of a game.

But you're still judging something you haven't played/won't be playing. Would it be ok for PS-only fans to judge Mass Effect 2? If they won't be buying the game/playing through the game, how can their opinions be anything but inflammatory?

I didn't say you weren't entitled to an opinion, though you can't judge it realistically. But you still would be on the case of others if the shoe was on the other foot, you've proven that.

It's not a big deal however, just an observation. I don't personally mind either way, I know what I'm expecting on the 23rd and many others have said quite the opposite of the visuals.

I agree with CGI and furthermore you can 't understand who good or bad the graphics if you haven 't moved with your controller on the game to see how controller respond or see from first hand how well the graphics are and not from a video

 



nen-suer said:
Complications said:
I really liked the demo, and I thought the graphics were very very good, not KZ2 good... but still great.

My only real problem was the controls in some parts. **Minor Spoiler** For example when you're climbing the hill at the crime scene and you have to hold 5 buttons at once. I swear I had to use my tongue to hold down triangle.

You dont need to keep holding a button when it disappear from the screen...

Ahh, ...I'l give my tongue a rest then.



Ramify said:

Actually you can use a US account, just register here instead:

http://heavyrainps3.com/registration/signup/en_US

Before going here:

http://site.precinct52.com/case1117_briefing/

But you do not get the PS Home Heavy Rain T-Shirts code on US promotion. :P

 

Also, I disagree (somewhat respectfully haha) to nanzatip, I really loved the graphics on the demo. There's great, moody lighting and high detail as you move about slowly. Based on the demo, this game is no Uncharted 2, where you can see the glorious Nepal landscape on top a hotel, but it feels more intimate, like huge care was taken in what you see near you. Also in the second part of the demo, where you're scanning with ARI, that highway with the cars and trucks zooming by whilst it's raining is unreal (or should I say very real :P), and beneath you is the crime scene. Just awesome :D

We'll all know how good it is when it comes, but until then I'm very happy with the graphics :) Except when that hooker glitches lol.

Hehe yeah that's really scary. Especially because she looks like a robot IMO.



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@Complications

I did the same thing at first and my little brother was like "what the hell are you doing?" xD



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