http://www.gamekult.com/articles/A0000081753/

very serious french site

the info comes from an inside feed and the retailer "game" has the game listed to this date too ...

wait and see.

note1 : there is also a preview (they played to the first 11 scene ...)
http://www.gamekult.com/tout/jeux/fiches/J000077616_test.html
they basically say, the character movement is too slow, you dont have choice all the time, they didnt have access to the multi-path scenario and there still some bugs present ... all will depend on the scenario and the "bug cleaning"

note2 : there is a guy in the comment saying he played the whole game at Quantic Dreams because they needed tester
he loved

note3 :
another preview
http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00011959-heavy-rain-preview.htm
98% QTE .... hum ....

note4
another preview:
http://www.jeuxvideo.fr/jeux/heavy-rain/article.html
big bashing and big hope : plenty of default, too slow, QTE, too little interaction BUT really like the game for the atmosphere and "character feeling" very well transmitted to the player. wait and see.

I EDITED THE MAIN POST

they all seem to bash and to respect the "experience" in the same time

As if, despite the technical default, the lack of "badass", they were still trapped in the story and want to finish it to see "what happen"

Is that just France/Europe or worldwide?

I'd rather watch a boring movie. The chic's unappealing character modeling doesn't help either.

It releases February 18 in Japan, I'd be surprised if it releases in Japan before Europe.

exactly... brave move, but I kinda dig the girl tbh

I agree 110% I am all for people trying new things, I like how this game seems to be taking brave steps in the right direction.(imo)

Don't worry about those French previews, I know those French websites (jeuxvideo and gamekult), they're really poor quality. I'm French.

They're mostly run by Xbox fans, by the way.

Until Sony gives a date, it's unofficial.

Les magasins ne savoirons pas les date de "release" jusque Sony l'annonce.