Heavy Rain Won't Get Any Heavier

[Irridium]

Props to him for going after new IP's. Glad to see there's at least someone who's more interested in doing something different rather then putting out sequel after sequel.

 

[drisky]

I figured they weren't going to do a sequel, but I thought there was a chance they'd keep the Heavy Rain name for the sake of recognition, but I guess they can just put "form the makers of Heavy Rain" on the box if need be.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

I vote that Quantic Dream goes back to the "Dragon Ball Z hobos" idea that they had in Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit.

Wait, what?

As an avid DBZ fanboy and OCD manic, I demand to know what you are talking about!

Please?

 

[drummond13]

I was going to say "Good, it's nice to see a company that can stick by their intentions without succumbing to the pressure to make a sequel", but now I can only think "Wow, what a pretentious jackass".

Claiming to have invented the 'interactive story telling' genre is like George Lucas claiming he invented moving-picture-o-vision.

That feels a bit harsh to me. He's not saying they invented interactive story telling. The games Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy are different enough from every other game out there that I feel it's fair to say their a genre all to their own.

 

[Chunko]

Sign me up! Heavy Rain was great, and I'm down for anything similar.

I think the games/movies would be better off if they were only 2-4 hours long. I mean if it really is an interactive movie than what kind of movie is 10 hours long.

 

[numbersix1979]

I vote that Quantic Dream goes back to the "Dragon Ball Z hobos" idea that they had in Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit. That was certainly surprising.

I was certainly surprised. I have never been more surprised at how ridiculous a game can get within 4-5 lines of dialogue.

 

[FogHornG36]

No, we need less Indigo Prophecy Syndrome, not more! No more characters pulling magical Dragon Ball Z powers out their ass in the final act! God I hate that...

"To play indigo prophecy you need great reflaxes."- French guy in the tutorial to Indigo prophecy

 

[dthree]

After finishing Heavy Rain, the first thing I though of is that they need to take this idea to other film/tv genres. How would a horror film play out in this medium? How about a hospital drama, or even a black comedy? I like that they want to take risks, because they might happen on something amazing that some other dev wouldn't even try

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Then why, oh why, did you sequel bait in one of the endings?

COME ON.

I don't think anyone really wants a Heavy Rain sequel, but, I would, however, love some more Heavy Rain Chronicles.

And maybe an Omikron reboot.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

I wouldn't say surprising is the right word. Try bat-shit insane.

 

[Captain Bobbossa]

Good, it's nice to see a studio standing out from the rest and saying "no, we are not going to ruin this game by milking it for another sequel that it doesn't need and will probably be shit anyway."

 

[ChupathingyX]

How could they make a sequel? Not only does the ending drmatically chnage on account of your actions, but the ending actually ends(usually), a sequel would be stupid.

I was really hoping for the chronicles though, I wanna know how Norman got his scar!

 

[ComicsAreWeird]

great. i prefer to experience something completely different plot-wise.

 

[SirCannonFodder]

I vote that Quantic Dream goes back to the "Dragon Ball Z hobos" idea that they had in Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit.

Wait, what?

As an avid DBZ fanboy and OCD manic, I demand to know what you are talking about!

Please?

Towards the end of the game, the main character ends up looking more and more like a hobo, and gains magic powers that let him fly around and fire mind blasts at a similarly hobo-like cabal of vague malevolence, who also have magic powers (at one point you have a mid-air fight with one of them). You also get help from a shadowy organisation of actual hobos. And then glowing yellow AIs show up.

 

[Trogdor1138]

I wasn't expecting a sequel anyway, I have no idea why people expected one to be made, it's all complete and in one solid package... Which is what games should be instead of this messy hybrid of Day-one DLC and installments on different consoles etc. I have no idea how they could do a follow up well, so..

Also, I thought this was well known by now? I read it awhile back somewhere where they confirmed there were no plans?

 

[The Lunatic]

Good call.

Sick of these games where "EVERYTHING BAD, EVER, HAPPENED TO THIS ONE GUY".

 

[Dorkmaster Flek]

No, we need less Indigo Prophecy Syndrome, not more! No more characters pulling magical Dragon Ball Z powers out their ass in the final act! God I hate that...

Um... that didn't happen in Heavy Rain. And Indigo Prophecy was more like a failed experiment in my mind.

But I really do think these guys know how to run a company. I mean, they were taking a big risk with Heavy Rain and they waited to see what would happen to give themselves credibility. That was a smart move on their part.

I know it didn't happen in Heavy Rain. I was talking about the suggestion that they go back to their Indigo Prophecy ideas. I liked Heavy Rain's design, and I think they have an excellent idea about how to do innovative narrative techniques in video games. Yes, there are flaws (mostly in the story itself IMO), but I think we can work those out.

 

[LawlessSquirrel]

But I really do think these guys know how to run a company. I mean, they were taking a big risk with Heavy Rain and they waited to see what would happen to give themselves credibility. That was a smart move on their part.

I wholeheartedly agree. It was a high-risk venture for them, it was great that they were allowed to go through with it and even had the guts to pitch it in the first place. I'm glad they did well with it, and I'm glad they're not doing a sequel. It shows they're not out to milk their creations for all they're worth, like so many others do.

They've got my respect so far, since they've shown great progress and that they've still got plenty of room to grow.