Heavy Rain - Light info appears and two vague screenshots.

[TheCorpulent1]

Interesting.

 

[MILPERSMAN]

heavy rain america box art is STUPID!!!!!!!!!!! Why!!!!!!!!
It was supposed to look good in my livingroom I thought the blood was a logo, thats how stupid the design is!

 

[The Riddler]

i'm gonna wait for reviews before i decide if i want to pick it up or not.

 

[MILPERSMAN]

i'm gonna wait for reviews before i decide if i want to pick it up or not.

Dude just rent it first. This is one of those games that is not for everyone. So the reviews are going to vary from place to place.

 

[Nathan]

Peek at Heavy Rain's Adult Content

 

[uchiha_itachi]

Really dont know about this game at all. It looks cool, but im defo waiting for reviews first.

 

[Tron Bonne]

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/06/report-no-heavy-rain-collectors-edition-for-u-s/

U.S. gamers looking to get their grubby mitts on that ridiculously ornate version of Heavy Rain won't, it turns out. One of SCEA's reps confirmed to VG247 that the pricier version won't make the trip across the pond. We're so sorry to upset you with this news, but feel quite fine saving your wallet's soul: money.

Sadly, SCEA wasn't willing to offer anything on a U.S. release date for the game proper, something we've all been waiting on since retailers pointed to potential Japanese and European release dates. Come on, guys! Throw us a bone we can actually chew on here!

I went ahead and put my pre-order down for the game earlier today

 

[Solidus]

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/06/report-no-heavy-rain-collectors-edition-for-u-s/



I went ahead and put my pre-order down for the game earlier today

Yea I guess I'll only get the normal version then darn. But from early talks of this game, and the gameplay it does seem to be the next step forward for adventure games. I'm glad too, I hope they make a comeback, in the 90's I played them a bunch.

 

[Timstuff]

The new Japanese trailer kicks all kind of butt!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH6Emz548K4

 

[Nathan]

Holy ****! He [BLACKOUT]chopped his ****ing hand off![/BLACKOUT]

 

[KALEL114]

Official release date is 2/23.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/01/heavy-rain-officially-releasing-on-february-23/

 

[Havok83]

Official release date is 2/23.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/01/heavy-rain-officially-releasing-on-february-23/

Great news! This is my most anticipated title of the year and just about a month and a half away

 

[Electro UK]

I too am very much looking forward to this now. Not as much as White Knight Chronicles though, which is out at the start of the very same month.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Official release date is 2/23.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/01/heavy-rain-officially-releasing-on-february-23/

Finally they set it down. I wonder what took them so long to lay the NA release down when we've known the date for Japan and Europe for awhile now.

Holy ****! He [BLACKOUT]chopped his ****ing hand off![/BLACKOUT]

Yeah, that was pretty crazy. Got to see the context of that one

 

[Superhero 101]

Wow Sony is releasing all the big games early this year.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Mostly because they were delayed from last year's holiday season, I believe.

 

[Havok83]

Wow Sony is releasing all the big games early this year.

I didnt even think of it that way. What do they have in the second half of the year? Last Guardian? Is that a 2010 title?

 

[Tron Bonne]

Yeah, I think it's suppose to be. I'm sure Resistance 3 will come out in the second half, as well. And, if Twisited Metal is real, that should, too

 

[KALEL114]

Apparently Amazon has this as the official US cover. I guess the other one I posted was tossed out.

Any of my EU friends want to trade covers?

 

[Havok83]

I think I prefer the simplistic design of the European cover. I feel this one is a bit too busy and I dont like the placing of the white font over the lighter portions of the image

 

[KALEL114]

I agree. I love the simple EU cover soooo much more than this. The Rain being italicized still bugs me as well.

 

[Soapy]

Yeah as I posted in another thread, Americans always get screwed with bad boxart.

 

[The Squirrel]

That is still better than the other NA cover.

 

[Superhero 101]

I actually like this cover

 

[KALEL114]

Sony confirmed that it is the US cover. They also had this to say about the rating.

We’re also able to confirm Heavy Rain’s final ESRB rating has come in at a strong M for Blood, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language and Use of Drugs. And for those of you who have asked, the content is exactly the same as what’s being released in all our territories, so you’ll get to enjoy it exactly as Quantic Dream intended.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/01/introducing-the-official-heavy-rain-box-art/

Also in the comments......

Any chance you can have the EU boxart available as a pre formated PDF to print out? Like Madden did with Favre? I really much prefer the EU one.

Answer: We’ll be doing that for those that would prefer the UK artwork. Keep an eye out on the blog around launch!