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August 27th, 2008 @ 17:59
Speaking at Games Convention last week, Quantic Dream boss David Cage said that Sony considered stunning thriller Heavy Rain to be “the most important title for next year.”
“A risk? I would rather say it’s an opportunity… If you listened to the keynote speech yesterday, David Reeves said this is the most important title for next year. I believe it’s an opportunity to expand the market, also.”
Cage was talking to VG247 during a demo of the title, adding that the game is also a hook for getting PS3 owners into “traditional” products.
“It’s an opportunity to get people on board with traditional games,” he said. “Everybody likes stories, like characters, likes emotions, and it’s an interesting way to get people playing on PlayStation 3.”
Heavy Rain blew away the competition at E3, showing a story of a female journalist investigating a series of disappearances and ending up in a house full of of dead, stuffed women. As you do.
More on later this week and next.
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August 27th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
If you say so Cage.
I think Sony know the importance also, of God of War III, and they said the same thing about Infamous. And not only that, but if Team ICO releases a game, and I am still on a budget - your game will be forgotten.
August 27th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
I really want to play this. Honestly.
August 27th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
@patlike
Me too!
But what about the cliffhanger: “More on later this week and next.”?
What exactly will you reveal?
August 27th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
I can’t remember, honestly! There was a lot of talking. I’ve just listened to a bit of the demo, and there’s tons of quotes in there. He talks about the plot structure, how detailed the “sets” are, etc. Sorry, it’s a bit of a blur. I’ll pick through it tomorrow (hopefully).
August 27th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
You’re less than conservative use of the word honesly leads me to believe patlike has seen ‘teh secret BBC game’.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Heh. I haven’t, to be sure. I’m pretty sure that was Heavy Rain, though.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
“Infamous” is more important than “Heavy Rain”, at least to me, it could potentially sell me a console for a start.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Wow?
I just said how underhwelming it was based on the information we know. And constricting it to lightning based gameplay really killed it for me. I like the whole, taking power from the grid thing, but it’s all a bit ‘use the force’ to me.
August 27th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
@ patlike
Darren Waters said it (secret game) wasn’t Heavy Rain, it was something that hadn’t been shown yet.
August 27th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
He did say that explicitly.
I am actually the Kyle Barrett mentioned in that blog post
All seriousness.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:30 am
Cage’ previous games were bleh… this looks more of the same.
August 28th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Nice picture on this story. I had no idea that they had licensed the likeness of Oxo-mistress Lynda Bellingham.
August 28th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
I think she looks a bit like KT Tunstall, actually.