Here's a look at the special edition of Heavy Rain that North American customers won't be able to enjoy, since it's a Europe-only deal. Quantic Dream's big PS3 exclusive is going to be packing a lot of goodies when it hits the PAL territories.
As well as the classy gatefold sleeve, customers will get access to the Heavy Rain Chronicles DLC we talked about a few weeks ago, as well as their very own origami creature and some sort of cryptic poster crammed with information. Very nice stuff. Most of you reading this won't be able to get your stupid hands on it.
So yeah, enjoy looking at it, in any case.
Heavy Rain's Special Edition Short On Wet Tank Tops [Kotaku]
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10:00 PM on 01.16.2010 | 
sorry for off topic, but yeah, update the toilet edition so I can blog from it!
Or make a dtoid app, that would win the world ;)
In regards to the game itself, I honestly don't think this game is going to be that great. I've watched the videos of it. It's a very well detailed game, and the technology behind it is good as well. But when it all boils down to it, the game just looks like an new Dragon's Lair.
And for everyone that talks about immersion in games, and praises this game, don't you think those icons that either come across the screen or the buttons you have to press BREAK the immersion?
I'm not trying to hate on this game, but it doesn't look that appealing.
Fixed.
Man, I wish importing wasn't so expensive.
Like with all special editions, this one is crammed with useless stuff. The game itself will probably be great but this special edition sure isn't. You're wasting your money by buying this. What extras are provided are not difficult to obtain elsewhere and by other means.
I admit that some special editions might have a point if they include a LOT of DLC with the package (like the Dragon Age Special Edition on the PC), but most editions aren't worth anything at all - Take for instance,the Mass Effect 2 special edition. You get a soundtrack, a special set of armor and a short comic about Liara of all characters. The armor is not all that great, the soundtrack might not be worth it, and a comic about Liara? LIARA? Make the comic about Wrex and THEN we've got a deal.
What a crappy special edition.
Seriously though, I'm not too bummed about missing out on this. The few extras are alright, but nothing amazing.
Although I agree with RenegadePanda, no goggles, no sale.
The packaging in general reminds me of Silent Hill 2 on PS2, which is a good thing.
It's listed as the same price as the bloody normal version. Your "wasting money" claims are retarded BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME PRICE.
It's just a ploy to get people to go to HMV to get the game instead, and a good one at that. All those extras for the grand price of nothing? Yeah, I'll be grabbing this from HMV.
Agreed. I don't buying a game from a new store once in a while. And heavy rain CE for the price of the standard edition? Insta-buy.
"Press X, B, move stick left, X, X, Y, move stick left, A, X. This is how you escape the burning building!"
For once...
And that box is loverly.
Good job, Sony. Nice treatment of one of your buying customers.
£44.49 shipped to the US from HMV so about $73. + the agony of waiting a week or whatever for it to come in the mail.
That's nothing. £44.99 to import it to the US?
That's only £5 more than it will cost me to go and pick it up, you don't realise how lucky you are with videogame prices. The only part I'm with you on is the waiting period, which I'll admit sucks, and the fact that you aren't getting the special edition, which also sucks.
But the cost? Nah, no sympathy.