Thursday, January 28, 2010

Heavy Rain contender for GotY 2010??

With all of the blockbuster titles coming out in just the first 4 months of the year its hard to think about the fact that there is still 8 more months in the year that will be filled with even more AAA titles. I give credit where it is due and the 360 has many AAA titles of its own for 2010, but just for PS3 exclusives which ones stand out as a Game of the year? Instantly i think of God of War 3. One game though that has intrigued me since i first heard of it is Heavy Rain. Every time i here more news about this game or see new footage of it i get more and more excited about it. I think GotY should be more than just the game that sold the most copies, or had the highest score on metacritic. It should be more about innovation and pushing the limit. Heavy Rain is about the story of a serial killer named the Origami killer and the events of this story from 4 different peoples perspectives. What is interesting about Heavy Rain is that there is over 20 hours of dialogue and literally each decision you make in the game can change the course of the game entirely. In most games if the main character you are playing dies it is game over, but in HR if you die you just continue the story from another persons perspective. So there are almost endless possibilities to how the story can unfold and end giving it huge replay value. Look at this recently released video of Heavy Rain and you will see why i believe it is a contender for Game of the Year. Keep in mind that in this video the footage you are seeing is 100% in game footage of a person actually controlling the character. Be Warned that the video contains CG nudity.Enjoy!

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