Why Heavy Rain Beats Mass Effect 2 in Emotional Payoffs

Split-Screen: "Having completed Mass Effect 2, passing the suicide mission with only one casualty, I sat through the game's admittedly short ending and let it all sink in. Every thing I had worked for – the upgrades, the battles, the conversations – had all been for this moment. Needless to say, I was disappointed. Not with the game itself, easily one of Bioware's best, but in the payoff to the amount of emotion invested in."

[gaffyh]

Of course it does, Heavy Rain is more emotional than most games available. Mass Effect 2, whilst a great game, didn't really have much of an emotional aspect to it, which is normal because most games don't. Though MGS4 had a great ending.

[Simon_Brezhnev]

Mass Effect 2 had no type of emotional effect

[Nike]

When you get into it, Mass Effect 2 is really more about the action and the team building - and of course, the final mission. That's your emotional payoff there, and it's intense, amazing, exhilarating...but it's not the ending. And man, did I hate the ending. Cliff-hangers deserve to die lonely deaths. :-/

[GameOn]

I found the first ME to be a lot stronger on the emotion front actually. It gave that shiver up the spine feeling in a few places where as ME2 didn't at all.

[Nike]

Whoa, I swear I told my friend, who also finished the game a week ago, the same thing. Mass Effect 2 always throws you into the action but there was something about the pacing of ME1 that just created the perfect tension, like a slow burn before the shocks. Maybe it was reducing the RPG elements and story telling but Mass Effect 1's story established a universe, cultures, languages, etc. in one go whereas ME2's story just juggled them against the backdrop of the Collector threat.

[zeeshan]

Mass Effect 2 lacks Emotional Effect but nonetheless it is a great game! I have so far invested 40 hours and loving it. Btw, can anyone tell me where to find someone who can use the forged Citadel ID?

[Bungie]

nope Mass Effect 2 ownz in term of Emotional Payoffs IMO

Heavy Rain is still good

[JokesOnYou]

Well I haven't watched HR for myself, got the demo, so I think its likely to be more of an emotional story than ME2, I mean its not to hard to believe because that seems to be the focus of HR, an emotionally engaging story, while ME2 offers a very intense story told with great voice acting, refined controls to go along with action packed gameplay from begining to end, HR is not really my cup of tea but both are great games I just prefer ME2's style over HR anyday.

JOY

[we won]

I didn't know ME2 was suppose to be emotional. The attempt to salvage Heavy Rain's rep through Mass Effect 2 is the biggest fail in years.

I'm not surprised seeing how this is a NIKE post from split-screen.com.

Played the Heavy Rain demo and hated it, I could care less if Heavy Rain is emotional I couldn't stand playing it? More than I had to in the demo.

[Lightsaber]

this has to be some kind of joke. An "Emotional Payoffs" for hit X now hit square now ? Video games are all about being able to put yourself in to the role of who you are playing. Heavy Rain couldnt remove you more from that role if it tried.

[green]

Because of the bond i had with my dog and wife in fable 2, it has led me to the conclusion that Fable 2 is a more emotionally engaging than Uncharted 2.See what i did there? That comprising is as full of fail as the comparising that this article is trying to make.Some people are really desperate.

[Immortal321]

2games in 2worlds in 1article, yep this is top news.

[Neo604]

I'm getting HR on Tues.
I'll try ME2 for PC to see what is all this hype about.

[tinybigman]

last night and i gotta tell you not only was it really emotional, but it's one of the best games i've ever played. i'm playing Mass Effect 2 now and i dont feel that emotional pull that part one had. dont get me wrong though ME2 is an awesome game.

imo though the game feels more TPS and less RPG.

[Saaking]

Honestly, ME2 is an amazing game; however, it's more of a shooter than an RPG and shooter rarely have emotional impact. ME2 is not one of those special shooters.

Heavy Rain on the other hand is DESIGNED to be very emotionally impacting.

[kingdavid]

You should really listen to the crap which spews out of your mouth saaking.

[captain-obvious]

because
Heavy Rain was made from the ground up to be emotional
but Mass Effect 2 was made to be an action RPG

looking for hits much ?

[Perjoss]

looking very much forward to HR, comes out here on Friday, I'm mostly looking forward to the adult theme it has, no not sexy stuff, it just seems like a game aimed at grown ups, you know, all the usual video game cliches are not present (giant breasted girls, massive explosions and terrible 'video game' dialog).

[evrfighter]

lol emotional payoff?
That is all they could think of to try and compete with Mass Effect 2?

That's borderline sad and pathetic...yet funny at the same time.

[Bigpappy]

This article is trying to use ME2 to trick some of you into thinking that HR has something in common with mass effect, but does a better job at it. He could have used Halo, UC2, or any game out there. Why ME2? I refuse to give a hit to a story I know is not worth reading. This is a stupid comparison. Let HR sell on its own. It should not need the insinuation that it is better than the hottest game on the market to try and perk some interest for it. These games have nothing in common. This comparison is an insult to ME2. Not because HR is a bad game, but because ME2 is not a game about emotion. Emotion is a tiny part of ME2. HR is all about emotional attachment. Dumb article.

[Shepherd 214]

The level of emotion in any game varies depending on the player. A person who has similarities to the Master Chief, Solid Snake, Commander Shepard, etc will be much more attached and find things more meaningful in the story if they see things that other dont. A person who lost their father may be intrigued by a character in the game who lost their father as well, or is a father themselves. That alone is an example of how a game can stir emotions inside a player.

To me Mass Effect 2 had a satisfying emotional payoff, especially with the returning characters from Mass Effect 1, and how they can possibly die if you make the wrong choices.

[otherZinc]

Mass Effect 2 is going to destroy Heavy Rain in sales!

[Gigalol]

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

Hum, no thanks, Heavy Flop confirmed by Metacritic Awards.

Please dont buy a PS3 for this game.

[Nike]

...Relevance?

[TheXgamerLive]

where as Heavy Rain is a video, no game though. It plays like dragons lair, it's 4/5ths all video w/a tiny bit of your controlling a character, and when you do have that small bit of control it's for nothing, nothing at all, then a choice revolves around your head and you make another choice and the video kicks in again. Anyone can make a video look good, but their 1/5th game play is a joke. sorry, this is like that crap that was available for the sega saturn. sux

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi_]

...both games seem to make the ChavBots&ModBots CRY...

i.e They can't play 'Heavy Rain' + I can play 'Mass Effect 2' on my PC!!! ;-D

[NeutralGamer]

Actually it doesent make me cry that I can't play Heavy Rain... Sorry but I dont care =/

It neither make me cry that you can play ME 2... I would feel sorry and cry on your behalf if you could'nt...

But then again I'm no "ChavBots&ModBots&quo t;.
I mean just because we are console owners we arent Fanboys... Right?

[RagTagBnd445]

I actually found Mass Effect 2 quite emotional and i made a bond to many of the characters. But Heavy Rain seems to be a lot better on that aspect, and i really hope it is going to be as amazing as it seems.

[Nike]

I'd really love to know the algorithm Bioware used to decide who lives and dies in ME2. Apparently, you can have one disloyal person live and three loyal ones die in one playthrough, and a completely different result the next playthrough, without any rhyme or reason. I completed all those loyalty missions and yet you kill off everyone but the prick who hates me? Thanks! >:-/

[RagTagBnd445]

I found this link to be quite useful for the ending: http://social.bioware.com/f...

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Absolutely there is some great emotional connection in Mass Effect. It might be missed by those who just jump into the sequel.

I would go into details of some of these emotional moments but I won't spoil everything for you.

During my mass effect play through I've gone from angry to feeling heroic to feeling sad at the loss of a crew member. I've felt cheated by betrayals and felt guilty for some of my decisions imposed on other races.

Anyway, this article leaves me with feeling Heavy Rain is the new unpopular kid at school so it's trying to latch on to the popular kids and earn a bit of reputation.. Heavy Rain doesn't deserve to be in the same sentence as Mass Effect yet in my opinion.

[DaTruth]

Oh yeah, all those 9's and 9.5's make it the unpopular kid in school! Sorry, but being highly regarded and new to the school makes you an up and comer ready to take the school by storm!

I won't be getting it, because it doesn't appeal to me, but your comment is just plain stupid! I'd probably rather play Mass Effect, but I haven't seen even a screenshot of the game due to games I'm not able to play, not interesting me and thus I don't show up in the comments section of said games to trash them like a loser fanboy!

[evrfighter]

but GEC is right no matter how much you want to deny it.

Heavy Rain doesn't even belong in the same sentence as Mass Effect 2. I've never even considered purchasing HR for my ps3. I've wanted ME2 for my pc for a really long time now.

[happy_gilmore]

did not even play the The Answer part. i wanted to leave that game as perfect as it was.

ME2 is a bland action game. only losers would find any emotional attachments to its generic characters

[Tron_Rocks]

That's what your comment measures up to be. Millions of players and most of the reviews agree with me and not you. Maybe you would do better to play pong....

[Bungie]

Heavy Rain ?

are you talking about that game that got AA reviews and called a movie ?

[Tony-A]

No, Bungie. We're not gonna buy a PS3 for you. If you want to play the game, get the PS3 yourself.

Ah.. I remember those days. Back when you used to make fun of the things you liked. You're so young.

[mrv321]

Only a double AA I can't enjoy that game now :( I really liked the demo to.

According to this site... Heavy Rain has an AVERAGE review score os 9.0 and Halo 3 a average of 8.9 so... Heavy Rain is better than Halo 3? But of wait only certain reviews from certain sites count.

Anyone who calls Heavy Rain a movie is stupid.

[TheXgamerLive]

see 1.2

[Michael-Jackson]

Interactive Drama.

[djtek184]

I kinda feel sorry 4 Bungie, he tries so hard but keeps getting owned. Poor little guy.

[aaron5829]

I'm tempted to put bungie on my ignore list... but his idiotic comments make me laugh all the time...

Ya know, idiots make people laugh...

[unchartedgoty]

in my opinion mass effect 2 dosent hold a candle to heavy rain.

[XDF]

I know, doing a QTE of "Up, Trangle, left, Square" to hold a candle in Heavy Rain must be fun..something Mass Effect doesn't have.

[Hands Up For Games]

Both come from great developers and Both are stand out titles of this generation!!

I just cant wait to see what they Both do next (I know, im greedy ;)).

EDIT: Sorry, you are right, Bioware and Quantic Dreams are not great Devs, ME2 and HR are both not stand out titles this gen and I dont want to know what there both going to do next.

Thats better.

[XDF]

Mass Effect 2 should be compare to Fallout 3.

Heavy rain should be compare to Shawshank Redemption. Shanwshank win this one.

EDIT: just play the demo of Heavy Rain. Horrible voice acting! How dare I just insulted one of the greatest film ever in term of emotion.

Heavy Rain should be compare to Rush Hour 3 instead. FIXED

[GiantEnemyCrab]

And Mass Effect 2 beats Heavy Rain in fun! Woot! everybody wins!

Please don't try and drag ME2 through the mud to prop up Heavy Rain.

There just is no competition for me, ME2 is just an amazing game that cannot be downed by PS3 fannies. Heavy Rain hasn't earned its place next to ME2.

[Anorexorcist]

"Please don't try and drag ME2 through the mud to prop up Heavy Rain."

Nobody's disparaging ME2's status as a great game. The problem is that idiot fannies like yourself can't stand to see any title on a console you don't own be regarding higher in any way above a game on a console you do own.

You sound like you would take an insult against an Xbox 360 videogame more to heart than an insult directed at your mother.

[Software_Lover]

Why even bring up Mass Effect 2 to compare? In the same breath he could've said, Mass Effect 2 is more fun than Heavy Rain. Then it would've been another war.

Or even compared Heavy Rain to a Game in its Genre (if you wanna call it that) like Shenmue.

Or he/she could've said they employ different types of emotions. Not pitting the two against each other by saying one game beats the other, but stating the different emotional elements of both. I like this way better.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Actually I own the console so your theory is wrong and you need to stop turning my comment into fanboy motivation.

What I see is idiot fannies like yourself talking about a game you haven't played (even the author of this story) and then conveniently taking another game on a competing platform and turn it into something less.. No matter how subtle, it's a knock on ME2.

The guy even knocked the sex as gratuitous in ME2. I mean seriously.

Then he refers to the choices in ME2 as QTE's? How can you make that mistake?

I don't think this person knows the difference between a dialog choice and that fact you have to hit buttons in a timed sequence in order to succeed.

Then he goes on to talk about the choices you make and how it has very little effect on the ending. I don't think the author has played ME2 more than maybe twice but the ending of the game changes considerably over the choices you make and is not the black and white, you die, they all die, one dies scenarios he describes.

Not to mention these choices will continue to play out in ME3.

Maybe I'm just defensive when a game like ME2 has given me tons of emotional payoffs and Heavy Rain has given me zero yet.

@5.2: Exactly. +bubble

[Anorexorcist]

"What I see is idiot fannies like yourself talking about a game you haven't played (even the author of this story) and then conveniently taking another game on a competing platform and turn it into something less"

Ironically, that fits the profile of PS3 detractors like yourself down to the T when you talk about a game you haven't played (Alan Wake, Splinter Cell Conviction, Halo Reach) and then conveniently take a game on the PS3 that you also have never played (God of War III, Demon's Souls, MAG, Heavy Rain, Killzone 2) and turn that into something less.

"...stop turning my comment into fanboy motivation." Well don't be making your comments out as fanboy motivation and it won't appear that way. Wow, logic is an amazing thing. You should experience it someday.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

"Ironically, that fits the profile of PS3 detractors like yourself down to the T when you talk about a game you haven't played"

Wait, where is this coming from? You are basically agreeing with my position and then at the same time say "like yourself".

Where am I talking about a game I haven't played? The very basis of my comment was this guy didn't play the game and already is claiming bigger emotional payoffs.

Again, all I hear from you is "Your a fanboy!" and you aren't addressing any of the points or issues I bring up as to why I posted a comment in the first place.

And then you say it's "logic"..wtf

[tinybigman]

it has for me Heavy Rain had me going from one emotion to another throughout the entire game. in ME2 which is a great game im almost done with it, but im not getting the same feelings that i got from part 1.

in the end for both games deserved to be mentioned in the same breathe because both games are some of the best games this generation.

i can't stand all the haters on both sides of this dumba$$ console war crap.

[DaTruth]

Stop complaining Crab, he is absolutely right! You had a good 2 month run where you actually played the unbiased gamer pretty well, but your credit for that has run out and your back to your fanboy ways again!

[GiantEnemyCrab]

DaTruth: What a hypocrite. Show me right now and everyone here where I'm being a fanboy. Prove it.

I think I explained myself clearly why I feel this article misses the mark and the fact you would back the author up after knowing he hasn't played the game just shows where you are coming from.

And in response to your other comment about being the ""unpopular kid". I actually agree with you there that it's better labeled an "up and comer". I would edit that post but it's too late. When you are the up and comer at school you best not diss the popular kids or you are going to be in for a world of hurt. The fact this game has to diminish another in order to be praised is lame. And to come after the most popular game on a competing console just screams flamebait, especially when those people are just now coming off the emotional payoffs they just had in the game. Lame.

[air1]

what more did this guy want? he admitted that it was easily bios best game yet. so did you stop and think that that was your reward? " bios best game yet"

i mean really what more did you want? for bio devs to knock on your door and hand you the keys to normandy?

kudos though, when i beat it i had a loss of like 3 or 4 mainly all accidents on the ship i thought it was scripted i didnt know that i can save them. now for my next play through thanks to you ;) i know i have to upgrade my ship even more before the sucide. thanks..

what a great game..

[MetalGearRising]

I wouldn't call Heavy Rain a movie.......Flop is all i would call it.

[RagTagBnd445]

I wouldn't call you a fanboy........ retarded is i would call you.

[Anorexorcist]

That's what the doctor said after you were delivered and your mother wanted to know whether it was a boy or a girl.

[mrv321]

Well you would call it a flop it doesn't involve shooting racists on xbox live.

[maverick1191]

why would u call it a flop when its not been released its like me saying alan wake is a flop

stop being such a dumbass fanboy you wouldnt call it a flop if you've played the demo of heavy rain but oh wait you only have a 360 better get asking mummy and daddy for a ps3 come end of march as GOW3 will crap all over your exclusives

[blair_enigma]

would you bet your soul on it? where do you live man?

[Whoooop]

My problems with Mass Effect when it comes to immerse myself in the story are the characters lack of emotion. The cut-scenes, while present the story well and interesting, do not pull me in or make me feel much for any character.

I like games where the characters can grab me with emotion, any emotion... Neither Mass Effect have grabbed me completely in that aspect. However, the whole feel and scale of saving the galaxy in an epic way is there and that's what keeps me interested.

Heavy Rain seems to concentrate on character emotions so I know I will be sucked in. Gameplay is different, but I know it and I don't mind.

[JonnyBigBoss]

Mass Effect 2 didn't have any emotional attachment or payoffs, so it isn't really a good comparison.

[XDF]

Well, Mass Effect doesn't have QTE either. So I guess Heavy Rain also won in the gameplay department. :/

[Software_Lover]

Was I wrong for laughing??????

[kanetheking]

u know hr has more den qte .me all u do is run take cover shoot sounds good or gta start mission get in car go to were u go shoot ppl fin or throw in a car chase .or any fps u go to a to b shooting the same guys.or pokemon it's the same from red blue to what every pokemon there is now.god it's stupid try to make fun of a games core gameplay.

[MetalGearRising]

Retards that's all u ps3 fan's are on this site. Hyping a bloody QTE and then u lot have the face to say u lot are gamers and what sort of gamers i can't say because i'll get banned but u lot certainly are not Hard Core Gamers.

[mrv321]

I agree people who like Heavy Rain are 'retards' because they enjoy story, imersion and intelligence above mindless shooting... was that an oxymoron?

In Heavy Rain you control a character in a 3D envirment using buttons to preform actions such as hold square to open a door
In Halo 3 you control a character in a 3D enviroment using buttons to preform actions such as hold RB to pick up a gun

So what's the difference? Tell me... go on, why is Heavy Rain a movie and Halo a game. I've played Heavy Rain demo and I own Halo 3 and they are both games.

[maverick1191]

and im assuming your a hardcore gamer when all you've ever bought is xbox and 360 jeez lmao

ive had all the nintendo's gameboys, dreamcast, sega and playstation consoles but im not a hardcore gamer lmao

[blair_enigma]

do you live man? maybe were close you know? say hi? maybe il do the popping?

[Bungie]

just relax ,we all know Heavy Rain is for casual gamers who can't play hardcore games

press (X) to drink
press (Y) to take a shower

that's it

i think $ony is aiming for the casuals = Wii audience

[W831SOLIDSNAKE]

You're just jelaous u don't have nothing like Heavy Rain on FlopBox u retard RROD Bot Head. Stop Hating U dam Bored Effect Natal Flop waiting Volture. All you ever play is copies of Sony inovated Games.

[mrv321]

And Natal is...

I agree Sony are the money hungry company they charge rediculous amiunt for HDD's that you can only by from Sony. No built in WIRELESS. Everything is like twice what it costs from a shop. Even wireless headsets are expencive... Have I got the companies right?

Because it takes more skill to play MW2 right? WRONG.

Just because your not killing something doesn't make it more casual. Also if it's casual it'll sell casual number. Around 30 million NICE ONE. Heavy Rain is going to outsell Halo: Reach Halo 3 and Halo ODST combined. Nice one. Seeing as Nintendo casual games (Wii play) has sold MILLIONS more than any Halo game. And now according to you Sony are making casual games.

LoLgic.

[xTruthx]

lol y do you guys argue with them. Just put them on the ignore list, its like they don't exist. Wouldn't you feel better if that was true ? then click the ignore button :)

maverick1191, mrv321, W831SOLIDSNAKE & blair_enigma hit the disagree button. Don't feed the troll's

[ktchong]

There is one reason — and a most important reason — why Heavy Rain fails miserably: The quality of the dialogue and voice acting is awful.

Mass Effect 2 has excellent dialogue and writing, and the voice acting is top notch.

Heavy Rain, on the other hand, has atrocious dialogue and awful voice acting. The dialogues lack fluidity. They don’t flow right and don’t sound right. They feel disconnected and lack dramatic crescendo. Worst of all, the voice acting in Heavy Rain is embarrassingly amateurish and hard to sit through.

Maybe the French version has better dialogue, and it is the English translation and voice acting that are awful. However, the setting of Heavy Rain is in America, and Americans do not speak French.

Next time, for goodness sake, Quantic Dream should hire real writer and real voice actors.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

I do have to admit there are some cringe worthy dialog moments from Shepard when you are playing as a Paragon..

Not to mention things like..

"I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite store on the Citadel" lol

[ktchong]

That's actually a very well voiced line.

When the Asari shopkeeper asked my Shepard to advertise for her store to get a discount, I thought, "wow, this is going to be chessy."

But when Shepard said, "I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite store on the Citadel!" The line was short and to the point, and most importantly, the voice acting was extremely well-done. I thought, "hey, that actually sounded good."

Of course, I played the male Shepard. The female version has weaker voice acting, IMO.

The only thing I don't like about Mass Effect 2 is the romance -- it's always corny.

[maverick1191]

bungie

considering wii are in 1st place i dont blame sony then hows 360's life in japan working out?

[mrv321]

The 4 people in Japan are enjoy their 360 and listening to racist homophobes on live and enjoying their beta JRPGS.

[Bungie]

hows Ps3 being last place this gen working out for you ?

still waiting for your first AAA game to play, SAD year for droids .

@Cyrax_87

Bayonetta the AAA version not the floppy ps3 version

and Mass Effect 2

[mrv321]

How was 2008 again. The PS3 has gotten more exclusive in the first 2 months of '09 than the 360 got of exclusives in all of 2009.

Last place? Damn I though selling more consoles year on year than the 360 is something... but hey what do these facts show anyway.

[Cyrax_87]

And may I ask what "AAA" games you've been playing this year already, Bungie?

[aaron5829]

in n4g boards game.

[The_Nameless_One]

About the only time I've had an emotional response of any sort while playing Mass Effect 2 was during Mordin's loyalty quest. Besides that I found the way the game tired to incur any emotional response from the player just fell flat to me.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Oops: Wrong post.

[unknownhero1123]

ME2 was emotional for me, I felt very attached to the characters especially the ones that return from ME1. I'm probaly in the minority but during the final segments I was on the edge of my seat.

as for heavy rain, I can't say because I don't have the game yet but I'll get it on tuesday from blockbuster.

[maverick1191]

it still makes me chuckle how you sign in as bungie sign out go on metalgearrising and then agree with the comment you made as bungie oh and uncharted 2 says hi

you said bungie

just relax ,we all know Heavy Rain is for casual gamers who can't play hardcore games

press (X) to drink
press (Y) to take a shower

never knew heavy rain is on 360 lmao you just owned yourself

shows you dont have a ps3

[Ronster316]

Gameplay wise...... Mass Effect 2>>>>>> Heavy Movie.

Story wise..... Mass Effect 2>>>>>> Heavy Movie.

Movie wise.... Goodfellas (+ thousands more)>>>> Heavy movie

Score wise.... (Thousands of games)>>>>>> Heavy Movie

Sales wise (Hundreds of thousands of games)>>>>>> Heavy Movie

Conclusion?..... FLIPPITY FLOP

[omega_red]

Mass Effect owns Heavy Rain, just look at the metascore...
Ps3 fans should shut their trap before posting this kind of thread..

[kanetheking]

gets own by gta do u agree with that den. and how the hell is a game know rated over 9 bad

[s45gr32]

Could you please tell me what is so special about metacritic. A score is a number end of story. I agree that Mass Effect 2 is a great game; however, Heavy Rain is an interactive movie experience.

[DJ]

The Heavy Rain demo in of itself has some big emotional payoffs. Can't wait to get the final game ($50 from Amazon).

[PSEuphoria]

if i have 360 hahahahahaha.........good 1
i dont want too go back a gen. lol

[PandaJenkins]

People should just be happy that both games have emotional impact. It is something almost no games have. But of course since each is only on one of the 360 or PS3 everyone has to compare them. I realize the writer of the article wasn't trying to do that but all the fanboys were obviously going to get all aggro about it.

[kanetheking]

ppl takeing dig at hr & me. they should just play the one they like and not care about the other if there not going to play it lol.

[dreman999]

The author of the article put it up on N4G. The whole Mass Effect 2 vs Heavy Rain debate was his intent. The point of the title was to compare their stories, the way their stories were told, out come and the players feeling after playing these games.

[bigmacmuncher]

Are all you 360 owners still hoping that Heavy Rain is bad? As much as you might try with your amazingly brilliant comments about qte, I still think Heavy Rain looks alot better than any other game in 2010. It's like good games scare you or something, since you go crazy the moment somebody says that a ps3 exclusive game is good.

[air1]

believe it or not the 360 has good games too.

does that scare you?

[bigmacmuncher]

No, not really.

[PSEuphoria]

Nothing on 360 scares!!!...........only the noise!
ps3 is the king this gen......

[air1]

well then man the fvck up! if a little noise scares you.. lol

what is ps3 king of 3rd place?

oh i know its the super killer pc crysis graphics. yes thats what its king at, and thats why they made hr so that you can just stare at it and press some buttons at the right time every once in a while..

if they would have gave that game some actual gameplay like me2 i bet that it would look nothing like that.

edit soda

all sony fanatics post do. i mean look at that whole these games are not exclusive on the 360" you can get them on the ps3 too" well excuse the hell out of micro for promoting games on there system and not on there competitions. how thought less of micro for not throwing in the sony logo at the end! lol.. almost as if they are planing there excuses if games like ff13 sell better on the 360. i see it already " but micro fooled the world"

[kanetheking]

put down you fanboy lv ur at about 10 bering it to under 5

[DelbertGrady]

It's beginning to sound very desperate.

[Bathyj]

God , why do there have to be so many butthurt little crybabies all the time?

How dare someone say a PS3 game has ONE ASPECT which is stronger than an XB game?

He's not even knocking ME2, he praises it, and he makes the comparison because both games are supposed to be story based and engage your emotions. Its not an unfair comparsion when talking about this one aspect.

Do you think when a movie is nominated for an Oscar, they both have to be the same genre? Transformers can go against Titanic for best CGI. Gladiator can go against Queen Elizebeth for best costumes, (if they all were in the same year.)
The point is were talking about one part of the machine, not the overall product.
Chevy might have a better motor than Cadillac but be a worse car overall. (Trying to talk American here.)

Cant believe I'm doing this, but I'm going to give a bubble to JOY.

He said he's never played HR and its not really his cup of tea. He prefers ME2 and that fine with me. But at least he was a gamer about it, not a M$ buttpuppet (Buppet?)
He was able to give credit where due while still stating his preference, and admit his favourite was probably weaker on this one point. Good for him. The rest of you with kneejerk defensive reactions that just come off with the HR insults (havent played it have you?) need to grow up a tad.

[dreman999]

I’m sorry…But This article is wrong. I’ve played this game 3 times and each play through is different. Like Tali’s loyalty mission where she’s on trial. You can get her off by convincing the court or If you help her friend Veetor in the first mission of the game and let him go back home instead being taken by Cerberus or If you help her friend Kal’reeger survive her earlier recruiting mission you can get them both to help you turn the crowd against the court. And If their not there or sane then they won’t help in the trail.
You can even have her exiled or even give the proof that she’s innocent which shifts the blame on her father and causes her to hate you.That is an example of one of many emotional pay offs you get with mass effect. You get this if you talk with your Team mates or at lease play through the game again. Their many ways that a scene can play out, and many ways you can engage the character in the game. It’s not being just a nice guy or a jerk that so many people feel it is. The point of the game is to build your character and interact to the world in your or any alternate ways.And most of all it more personal if you played the first game. Understanding the characters and the world your in was build up in the previous game first. If fact the first game is the reason why this ME2 is so great. Scene like “I remember me” and “Virmire” pushes ME2 even more because you build your characters story around those moments and though same moment from ME1 have so many direction the go through just like ME2.
I sorry but with all the deep characters and rich story that spans from 2 games that Mass Effect has make it a much deeper emotional game than Heavy rain. In all sense I would say their almost equal.

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''Why Heavy Rain Beats Mass Effect 2 in Emotional Payoffs ''

¿Who said ME2 have more emotional things than Heavy Rain?

[despair]

one little crappy article and this is what happens lol. Must say some of you people need to take a little vacation or something. All this hostility and hate over what...a game...sad and honestly a bit pathetic. Just read the article,post your intelligent comment and leave the fanboy nonsense for you diary or blog or some s%@#.

[gamester]

Perhaps the author of this commentary has a pre-release copy of "Heavy Rain"? - because officially it does not get released until Tuesday Feb 23.

I have only played the Demo of "Heavy Rain" and found the gameplay so annoying that no other "emotional effect" was discernible, although i could see there was an interesting story buried beneath the clunky surface. When it took 3 separate functions to administer a nasal spray to one of the characters, my interest in the game began to decline.

But having played Mass Effect 2 through twice and enjoyed it thoroughly, I am not inclined to participate in this apples and oranges comparison. I did not play ME2 for an "emotional effect" in any case. The game would have to be completely redesigned if that were supposed to be its primary feature.

[DMason]

Two completely different games. I cant believe this site is even making a comparison of this kind, but I guess in a flamebait world, we need more flamebait to survive.

[bjornbear]

focused on emotion - so obviously yes

ME2 is focused on RPG style TPS action, but it doesn't mean it doesn't have an emotional component

both must have a great story and are both amazing games I'm sure, but must we really compare them? =/

silly...

[phiro]

But it wasn't very strong in the "emotion" department. I just couldn't get into it with such $hitty voice acting. Heavy Rain on the other hand...

[moneygun2]

Who gives a sh*t i hated the first mass effect still sitting on the shelf unplayed, does that make it a worse title for it, no. But ME2 was much more accessible for me. I really really enjoyed it (vanguard all day). But here's the thing heavy rain better be able to pull off a more convincing range of emotions the game is geared at accomplishing such a feat. Bottom line, ME2 feels like its more CHARACTER driven emotional response, how you feel about Shepard. Where as HR seems a more PLAYER driven response, as how do YOU feel about it and what your emotional response is/would be. Is there not enough room for both? And for the record guys, how many of us have actually played HR to completion.

[giovonni]

I have to see the final build, I played the demo, and the acting wasn't good, but it wasn't as bad as say Resident Evil. When the female was telling the story of her son, I didn't feel sorry, the dialog felt forced. Even when the Detective was getting his ass whipped it felt like ahh well, I'll just replay the scene.

In mass effect 2 I built a relationship with each crew member because the dialog, and action brought you closer to them, so when I lost Gurus during the last mission, I was mad and started the game over , HR has all the right formulas to create emotions, however I think the bad acting and some QT actions are going to take away from those emotions.
In order to create emotion it has to be believable

[Syaz1]

i haven't played heavy rain since i don't have any ps3, but if i do one day, i would want to try it out.

as for me2, i think even though bioware cant really do much to add to the storyline, they improved in terms of characters, the squadmates are interesting, that if they die in the suicide mission, they can have an impact on you.

[s45gr32]

Heavy Rain may have a more emotional impact towards gamers in regards that it doesn't follow game rules more like real life rules.

[kraze07]

Typical fanboy tactic. Dragging one games name in the mud to promote another.

[avengers1978]

You can tell how bad the bots want this game, all you hear is how bad they want it to fail. Basiclly anything that is new innovative and creative goes to the PS3, the same old same old goes to xbox. Little big planet and modnation racers come to mind. The gameinformer gave heavy rain what a 9.5, it's already sold to gold levels with pre-orders, and really it will most likely outsell mass effect2. 360 has had one game come out this year Heavy Rain will be what 4th exclusive to the PS3 this year. Face it bots we got the games, we got the momentum, all you got is out dated garbage that you vigorously defend for no reason. BTW stop attacking MAG too, you wish you could play 256, they game doesn't have the prettiest graphics, but it is total fun and runs smoothly, and it is basically nake and nake in sales with ME2, so if MAG is a flop and Heavy Rain is a flop so is Mass Effect 2