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Porcupine_I on 13 May 2010
CGI-Quality said:
richardhutnik said:
CGI-Quality said:
 

You started this nonsense because you are against the title, not because anyone said/did anything wrong. You had no reason to come in and post what you posted, and you wouldn't have done it under different circumstances.

Really a shame too, when you first started posting here, this type of stuff didn't come from you.

I guess exposure to a large number of agenda pieces by individuals who support this console or that, has colored me jaded.  Now, what should of been a neat thread about how someone mashed GTA4 with Heavy Rain, ends up being seen by me as an agenda piece for the Playstation platform, because of the line on how Heavy Rain is some sort of phenomenon.  To a lesser degree I go off on others who do similar with the XBox 360 platform.

In regards to the game itself, I believe the videogame industry is going to bankrupt itself and go under, if it thinks that Heavy Rain is the direction videogames should go in.  The costs of producting games is skyrocketing as there is a desire to produce more of a movie-like experience in it.  So, the focus is on rendering characters, script work, hiring actors, and so on.  So, want to know my agenda about the game?  Well, that would be mainly it, on top of it being pushed for PS3 exclusive agenda purposes by fanboys.

A. No. Hardly anyone pushed HEAVY RAIN that wasn't named: CGI-Quality.I certainly didn't praise it for what console it was on, although I'm never against exclusives. I knew what it was going for either way.

B. For the upteenth time, you had no reason to go on this tirade in the first place and you admit that you'd be one of the people defending an Xbox thread in a similar situation. I won't even tell you what that says.

C. Nobody said HEAVY RAIN is a game that's showing where "all" games need to go. The purpose of the game was to bring something to the table for adults to enjoy, have an acceptance for these types of titles (meaning future titles could spawn from it). That doesn't mean every game will/needs to be like this, but again, nobody claimed that.

A. hey now! i was just if not more excited about that game as you were, i just thought you doing a good job in pushing it, so i kept out of the spotlight



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richardhutnik on 14 May 2010
Porcupine_I said:
richardhutnik said:

I called it "Heavy Rain" in my original post, but apparently the RTS title from years ago, "Dark Reign" keeps coming in my mind.  As far as my post, which went to this line: "Be it positive or negative reactions like the infamous "press X to Jason" bit, i think just the fact that someone thought it was worthwhile to make something like this tells a lot about the phenomenon Heavy Rain has become.", I could either comment here or start another thread.  I felt it better to do it here, but if it is better in another thread, I will do that.

 

yes, i said that, because i think it has become a phenomenon. I did not say huge or overwhelming, but it is something that is recognized in pop culture, something, like in the video, people go lengths to make a homage on or ridicule it, or just argue about whether it deserved its praise or sales.

welcome to taking part in that

Go into the other thread about the said "phenomenon" and discuss it there.  I only started that thread because CGI complained I was derailing this one.  So I asked "what kind of phenomenon" of Heavy Rain in there, because I don't see one at all.  Apparently my getting flak that I started a thread asking what kind of phenomenon the game is, is an indication that people don't think it is either (someone said, "Why not say the same about other games, and then start a thread on them?").  As far as being recognized in "pop culture", outside of those who are into videogames on the web, even know what the heck Heavy Rain is?  And there are fan made videos out there to for things.  People here know about Heavy Rain, as they do about 3D Dot Heroes, and other games to.