Jason?

Heavy Rain was an interesting experience, and to that extent, it probably is worth a play through to the average gamer, or at least the average PS3 owner. Just don't come expecting a coherent story, or a consistent sense of shared agency.

Jeepers, finally someone in interview with the maturity of an adult!

Some in the industry with a positive comment about the competiton? How quaint.

I'm surprised a writer recommends it. I enjoyed the game but the writing was the worst part of Heavy Rain.

Steve?

sorry I dont feel like playing a bad interactive movie that is Quote on Quote innovative because they say so. Heavy rain is so overated jsut like God of War and Halo.

@AlphaJC
Apology accepted.

@AlphaJC
Quote on Quote?

Props to remedy! I hope I enjoy alan wake as much as I did with heavy rain. I never been so emotionally attached to a game before as I did with heavy rain.

I want to know when more DLC will be available for Heavy Rain. The Taxidermist was more thrilling then the entire game itself! Looking forward to picking up Alan Wake tonight (along with Red Dead).

I think rivalries are interesting if they keep it fun. Like DICE taking humorous pot shots at MW. They do it in a light hearted manner. But when developers take cheap shots then it's another story

Heavy Rain is a quite cool game.
It's not worth getting a PS3 for.

Unless you want a really highly detailed JAAAAAAAAASON simulator.

Now I don't read every single game site out there (but I do read a handful) or hang in forums (and I'm not in the industry) so maybe it's out there being said and I missed it...but every once in a while it seems like comparisons and controversies that come up...or in this individual situation throwing out the idea of some comparison between Heavy Rain and Alan Wake...I haven't read anyone making that comparison till just now.
Every so often I tend to see the Destructoid writers themselves throw out this stuff to create debates and views that weren't an issue...until they get casually thrown out there as if it's what everyone is talking about, when nine times out of ten it's been created by the writer and then the thread makes it a self fullfilled prophesy because NOW they are talking about it.

Whatever, just an observation. It's like when there's articles declaring a game a failure when it isn't number one...yet came out three days before the month ends so it's not actually a months worth of sales it's based on.
Technically true, but a bit cheap.
Things like that, hey, you have the right to your opinions and observations. Just sometimes, not often, but sometimes, it feels a little too obvious like Destructoid is reaching a little desperately to create hits.
I know I won't stop it, but still...you guys are so good so often, goes back to something I said in a thread a ways back...I know Destructoid is better than that. I can only hope they one day realize it about themselves.

Mikko Rautalahti is raut...um, right...on the money about how the comparison makes little sense anyway. All that he said are completely different is accurate. I've played through Heavy Rain and seen enough of Alan Wake to know they aren't the same style of gameplay or presentation.
It's like comparing Madden to Halo.

Heavy Rain was a really interesting experience. Even if the plot doesn't make sense and it has no replay value, it's definitely worth renting once. Alan Wake is probably a really good game too. It's good to see developers come out and say that the fanboys are comparing apples to oranges, and you're allowed to like the taste of both.

I appreciated and enjoyed Heavy Rain. The game's graphics, music and story were thoroughly an enthralling experience. Only, the experience was a short lived. I beat the game, enjoyed the journey and destination and that was that. The game really had no replay value for me and I was not very interested in the DLC chapters whatsoever. Still, much like parachuting out of a plane or bungee jumping, most people should, at the very least, try it once. Just don't expect wanting to do it again.

As trite as Heavy Rain's story was, I do like to see more respectful and mature comments between rivals (for lack of a better word).

Does Rautalahti have anything to say regarding Deadly Premonition?

Very true, and I also think that two game developers having respect for one another rather than competition makes everything less hostile, and helps the fanboys lay off for a while.

Still can't get interested in Heavy Rain. The game seems to make an effort to reject everything that got in me into videogames in the first place.

I'm curious about it, but not enough to actually play money to play it.

Don't you agree, Zach?

Stay classy, Remedy.

You do make a good point, Jim. If this were a Sony developer, they'd claim how Alan Wake could only work on PS3 and blah blah about Blu-ray. It's refreshing to see a 360 exclusive developer make claims about people actually trying the rival companies software.

Are people trying to compare 360 vs. PS3 yet?

Anyways, I want to play heavy rain still. Seems like a good game and if this guy, who has nothing to gain but respect from faceless bloggers, says it's worth my time then that's good enough for me.

People should welcome new games more openly rather than just sticking to their halo and god of wars.

@Jonathan Holmes

you cannot expect the video game industry to be the same for 20 years

@KingSigy

how about insomniac

they urged people to try gear of war 2, not that they needed any more incentive