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BladeOfGod on 24 January 2010

^^but you gotta admit it was very boring,



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loy310 on 24 January 2010
CGI-Quality said:
huaxiong90 said:
CGI-Quality said:
huaxiong90 said:
darthdevidem01 said:
hmm slightly disappointing.

I'll see if I like the demo on Feb 12th though!!

It's a tutorial, dude.

You're wasting your time. Not everyone is going to like this kind of a game, though it is troubling how some are passing judgment based on the first 9 minutes of a game. All I know is, it won't be worth fighting everyone over, the game will do what it needs to for those who are truly interested in something different.

Yes, I know it's not for everyone, I said that in my first post, but come on, this is the first 9 minutes of the game. Sure you can't expect hardcore action right off the bat?

Oh, I know. I'm just saying that I've learned rather quickly that trying to defend a game, especially one of this caliber, only leads to a never ending battle of rhetoric. Therefore, it's useless to fight with. I personally think some people think this game is going to be one way, and then find out it's another. Cage has said from the beginning: 'HEAVY RAIN is a very different kind of game. It's not about shooting/driving/solving puzzles but exploration/decision making/story telling'.

With this in mind, I know I'm going to love it. This generation's best games, IMO, are the ones that stand out from the crowd. A breath of fresh air if you will.

Not sure if people will agree with me, but this game reminds me of the original Clock Tower game from waaaay back, HR come off like a HD/evolution of that game.



jonop on 24 January 2010

It reminds me a bit of Broken Sword. I think it's a bit unfair to judge a game from the first 9 minutes.



darthdevidem01 on 24 January 2010
huaxiong90 said:
darthdevidem01 said:
hmm slightly disappointing.

I'll see if I like the demo on Feb 12th though!!

It's a tutorial, dude.

So? it was a very boring tutorial.

Also was it really just a tutorial, I mean was it teaching you "how to brush" & so on, will I need to remember those direction buttons to interact with the world from now on? I don't think so. I don't think that was a tutorial BTW.

The video in the OP is for the first 9 minutes & the first 9 minutes seemed slightly disappointing, I never stated the whole game would be disappointing because of it.

 



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IllegalPaladin on 24 January 2010
BladeOfGod said:
^^but you gotta admit it was very boring,

Depends on how you look at it. In your case, totally boring. However, I can see how something like that (and all required tutorials) would be boring after your first time through them. This game probably suffers a little more from continued replays because it's so story driven. That doesn't mean I'm going to despise it on my first playthrough.

I'm thinking of a quote and I hope I remembered it correctly, 

"In a foreign film you could open with a shot of clouds, cut to another shot of clouds, and cut to yet another shot of clouds and still hold your audience. In an American film, if you open with a shot of clouds and your next shot isn't a plane blowing up, you've lost your audience."

 



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Ping_ii on 24 January 2010

LOL I imagine if reviews comes in and give this a 5 or 6/10 and their Cons list are "no shooting" "no guns" "no explosion!!" ROFL!!!!



chris1_16 on 24 January 2010
IllegalPaladin said:
BladeOfGod said:
^^but you gotta admit it was very boring,

Depends on how you look at it. In your case, totally boring. However, I can see how something like that (and all required tutorials) would be boring after your first time through them. This game probably suffers a little more from continued replays because it's so story driven. That doesn't mean I'm going to despise it on my first playthrough.

I'm thinking of a quote and I hope I remembered it correctly, 

"In a foreign film you could open with a shot of clouds, cut to another shot of clouds, and cut to yet another shot of clouds and still hold your audience. In an American film, if you open with a shot of clouds and your next shot isn't a plane blowing up, you've lost your audience."

 


You know.....I actually agree with you



 

Favorite films. Foreign films forever!

 

Fufinu on 24 January 2010

1. This is a tutorial.
2. Definitely not less exciting than the sort of things you would do in The Sims.
3. I'm expecting alterations between fast-paced and slow-paced action throughout the game. Just like in movies. This is a slow-paced part.

Overall - looking forward to the demo and release!



darthdevidem01 on 24 January 2010
CGI-Quality said:
darthdevidem01 said:
huaxiong90 said:
darthdevidem01 said:
hmm slightly disappointing.

I'll see if I like the demo on Feb 12th though!!

It's a tutorial, dude.

So? it was a very boring tutorial.

Also was it really just a tutorial, I mean was it teaching you "how to brush" & so on, will I need to remember those direction buttons to interact with the world from now on? I don't think so. I don't think that was a tutorial BTW.

The video in the OP is for the first 9 minutes & the first 9 minutes seemed slightly disappointing, I never stated the whole game would be disappointing because of it.

 

It is. Cage said the game wouldn't just throw you in just off the bat. The beginning was meant as a tutorial. Regardless, I agree that this isn't exciting, although that's subjective in what is 'exciting or not'. But since it's the first 9 minutes of a game with 20 endings and a 12-hour play time, I think this isn't really indicative of the full experience. Besides, this game isn't trying to do what others have already done. It's supposed to be fresh/new/innovative and it doesn't seem, even during those first few minutes, to lack in any of those areas.

A game not for everyone but certainly a game for me.

So as tutorials teach me how to play the game will I have to remember how to brush my teeth, open the fridge, shake the orange juice, pick up a photo frame & so on or will those icons indicating what button I need to press to interact with the environment always be there? Because I dunno how easy it will be to remember specific button movements.

It subjective whats exciting & what isn't yes, that doesn't mean people who thought this was boring should suddenly be called FPS nerds & people who can't like a game without explosions, thats a bit silly (you didn't say this but others did).



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Kamal on 24 January 2010
darthdevidem01 said:
huaxiong90 said:
darthdevidem01 said:
hmm slightly disappointing.

I'll see if I like the demo on Feb 12th though!!

It's a tutorial, dude.

So? it was a very boring tutorial.

Also was it really just a tutorial, I mean was it teaching you "how to brush" & so on, will I need to remember those direction buttons to interact with the world from now on? I don't think so. I don't think that was a tutorial BTW.

The video in the OP is for the first 9 minutes & the first 9 minutes seemed slightly disappointing, I never stated the whole game would be disappointing because of it.

 

I heard the first 8 hours of FXIII is quite lack luster aswell.



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