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Awesome. Im really going to enjoy the week or 2 after the game comes out and people beat it. Its going to be a mindfuck and the "loud minority" are going to go shitballs insane about how awful it was. Gamers hate fucking everything no matter how good it is, but something like this is guaranteed to get nerds raging. Good times.

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Also it's a David Cage film game, of course it's going to have reviews and reception all over the park. It's one of those "what do you look for in a game?" type games.

 

Yeah, this.  It's either your thing or it's not.  I tend to like them, but can definitely see why some people wouldn't.

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I'm willing to trust Page and Dafoe. They've both been in some stinkers, but it's never really because of them. I'm sure they both read the "script" before agreeing to be in the game. And as far as the budget goes, Heavy Rain wasn't an insanely expensive game to make, so I'm expecting the same for Beyond. I'm sure they're getting a few more million this time, but I doubt they had enough money to "buy" Page and Dafoe.

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I watched IGN's alternative playthroughs. While everything went a different path, it all wound up at the same place (so like early part of Heavy Rain). I didn't like the sound/look of the Aiden stuff though, and it seems like it takes just a second or so too long for his actions to trigger, and I guess once you've played a bit you get used to the constant slow-mo with lack of onscreen prompts for all the QTE stuff. The effect might look better, but I'm not quite convinced it'll play better...

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Just gave the demo a run. I am going to fucking love this game. I like how the action QTEs work. Not all in your face with prompts and you have to actually pay attention to what's going on instead of just looking for the icon. I actually screwed up a bunch of times. Aidan's controls are a bit shitty but I imagine that's something you'll get used to.

 

I was hesitant about pre-ordering it because Heavy Rain was one of my most anticipated games ever while this one mostly flew under my radar for the longest time. So, I was intrigued but not really hyped. But the demo was full of that crazy David Cage nonsense I love so much. It actually reminds me more of Indigo Prophecy than it does Heavy Rain, so now I kinda hope the story just goes batshit insane towards the end.

 

Now I have to decide whether to order from Amazon and get the regular edition or get the Gamestop exclusive Special Edition, which has a bunch of extras including the soundtrack and a bonus scene but comes in a *shudders* steelbook...

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I don't mind metal cases, but hate Steelbook brand cases. The spindles don't let the disc go easily enough, so I always feel like I'm going to snap the disc in half when I'm getting it out. IIRC somebody on this forum (hottie?) broke one of their ME3 discs that way.

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There was the Halo 3 LE debacle, I was always worried about my Uncharted 2 LE and then, yeah, my ME2 disc broke (fortunately, EA Download Manager - now Origin - saved me there).

 

I HATE STEELBOOKS YEAH

 

Anyway, on-topic, glad to see people I know and trust are finding the controls OK. Gives me a little more confidence. Though, what I really missed from Fahrenheit/IP was the cat-and-mouse situation, so promisingly set up early on.

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Yeah, the reception is unsurprisingly mixed. I was actually surprised by how well Heavy Rain was received across the board. Not gonna happen twice.

 

But considering how positive some reviews are and how much I loved Heavy Rain despite its flaws, I'm not too worried about it personally. I have no doubt I'll enjoy it.

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Yeah Heavy Rain never clicked with me, I keep meaning to give it another shot though. I'm kind of glad it's not getting universally 8s or 9s.... there's just too many games at the moment and I'm saving every penny I have for PS4's launch. I'll try this one out in a few months when it's cheaper. 

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