not in shooter as in Gears Shooter but its like a mix of RE5 and Alone in the Dark.

Amazing graphics, not my type of game. I need to play, and not watch a movie

Just loke roles in Mass Effect were u can have sex with an alien or choose not to.

Listen, I actually said that the little freedom of movement was cosmetic, not the dialogue choices and outcomes. But the only thing you and Pullus have done now by protesting is to expose the game's weak spots further - actually the scene changes are quite meaningless too. They don't change the overall story much. The dialogie lines in the end of this scene was the same by Hassan and FBI agent in both cases - no matter if they let robber flee or he lies unconscous on the floor - he takes out his little box etc and the scene is exactly the same, finishing with:

"...there's at least some goodness in this world"

Just loke roles in Mass Effect were u can have sex with an alien or choose not to.

Listen, I actually said that the little freedom of movement was cosmetic, not the dialogue choices and outcomes. But the only thing you and AKVOD have done now by protesting is to expose the game's weak spots further - actually the scene changes are quite meaningless too. They don't change the overall story much. The dialogie lines in the end of this scene was the same by Hassan and FBI agent in both cases - no matter if they let robber flee or he lies unconscous on the floor - he takes out his little box etc and the scene is exactly the same, finishing with:

"...there's at least some goodness in this world"

And what's ironic is that even if you die in the game, they're are so eager to show their story that they will keep it playing on even if you die.

Yes, you can change details in the story line, but the game ('movie') also plays by itself no matter what you choose. Just like dialogue in Mass Effect.

Son, I hope you're right. But my analysis about the player input, and gameplayfreedom is as valid as yours at this point.

I could ssay the same to you: I can't convince u until the reviews are out.

Btw, I will appreciate this game. Im very pleased that the graphics deliver (the junk yard scene was an 'accident' that dont represent the beauty of Heavy Rain) and I also love adventure games and these tipes of thrillers. I will own this game one day. I just want to describe it as accurately as possible for what it is, and delete the myths and misconceptions among gamers.

Like I said, I'm sure that if you save the robber's life he'll play some role, wether you play as the same character or not. Perhaps you'll be playing as the journalist, and she meets, on a sunny bright day, the person we saw as some dirty criminal playing with his daughter? Maybe the guy's daughter gets kidnapped as well.

I don't know, and I may be wrong, but that's the point. We DON'T KNOW what the significance is of the player's action in the store, because we're unable to see its long term effects. You're right. In the short term, you get the box. But in the long term, we do not know what the consequences of saving or arresting the robber will do.

Yes it's a game, but it also fullfills the definitions of an interactive movie.

You must have heard that term before, 'interactive movie'? Heavy Rain is the blueprint for an 'interactive movie'.

And I made the comparison before, of Heavy Rain being akin to a Visual Novel. And guess what Visual Novels, which involve even LESS than what Heavy Rain does (just reading and making choices at a flag point), are considered? That's right, a sub-genre of Adventure games.

If Visual Novels are considered adventure games, then Heavy Rain is definitely one.

Wow! The game keeps improving! It seems it was a good decission to push its release date to next year.