I agree with that. Instadeath from failing a QTE can be quite galling, as often they do come out of the blue, and catch you off guard. I much prefer a small penalty (like God of War) than a death screen.

@No_PUDing

To be honest, we simply haven’t seen enough of the game to know how far Cage has taken it this time. I get the impression that for Heavy Rain, the gameplay is incidental to the story, and the idea of no game over screen etc. is intriguing. It’s sounding more and more like an interactive film than a game to be honest.

I just don’t think it’s a game really. It’s an interactive movie.

@ Robo1, if it was going to be the next big thing, it would have happened last generation.

Not just miss one: you’re dead. game over. restart.

It really could go either way looking at that demo. I don’t mind QTE’s, and was probably the only person on Earth (aside from Cage) who thoroughly enjoyed the QTE chases in Fahrenheit, but there’s no question they’re a compromised form of control.

I like the idea of a set story that you can influence, but whether that idea will translate into a fun way to spend my time, I’m really not sure.

Whatever else, it’s brave and different, and I’d love to see it succeed.

I’m sure you’ll “have to work stuff out” along the way, otherwise, well, it might be a bit pants.

I am so angry right now… This had such potential (purely becuase of the graphics), but Cage is such a pretentious idiot, he couldn’t let the game be a bit more freedom based.

I want to run around in circles damnit!

And I agree anyway, the eyes are dead, and the lip synchign is awful. The eyes hsoudl really dart more, and stay focused on objects when she moves her head.

What a bit load of crap.

He probably meant enemy bosses or something.

I know English isn’t Cage’s first language but that’s just bizarre.

Oh man. It really is going to be Dragon’s Lair.

I’m not so sure – I’m worried that it is essentially the game. That’s what worried me about some of the other statements. “No guns, cars, interfaces, puzzles or enemies” … that doesn’t leave much does it?

I kinda take issue with the ‘actual gameplay footage’, though… it’s basically a semi-interactive cut-scene.

Press the right button at the right place or die / have something go wrong / lose health etc. Only a couple of games have ever done these well, and none have ever done them well as the main gameplay element.