Sure, Heavy Rain was great, but what was with all the story?

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What if Heavy Rain , which is so often heralded by creator David Cage as “interactive fiction,” was just a bit less interactive ? Is the game’s story and cast of vaguely-French-sounding characters strong enough to carry a feature-length film

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Quantic Dream’s serial-killer-suspense-meets-family-drama adventure title, Heavy Rain , received the official Joystiq Seal of Approval[TM] , but how did our peers in the world of gaming journalism feel about the title? Let’s see what some other critics had to say about the interactive romp through rainy Frenchadelphia: GamePro (5/5) : “Put simply, Heavy Rain is a gaming experience that took huge risks in design, narrative, and game mechanics, and executed on its ideas to masterful effect.

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Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain is hitting store shelves next week, and it may be the last game of its kind from director David Cage.

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If you’re still a little incensed about the totally boobular North American box art for Heavy Rain , you might want to skip right past this post. See, Sony Europe recently revealed the EU-only special edition bundle for Quantic Dream’s mystery/thriller, and it looks pretty wonderful.

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Famitsu has apparently given Heavy Rain a Japanese release date of February 8, 2010, reports IGN . Japan is receiving a specific localized version of the title, so it’s unclear whether this means the game will be released earlier or later in other territories; however, it’s unusual for a Western-developed title to land on Japanese shelves first.

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