I'm thinking about getting it. Spiderlily got it, letting him test the water first. Hoga was interested in at least renting it so the SoD PSN people could do statics online. You're getting MLB The Show right? MLB2k is the worst, although they have a contest where if you pitch a perfect game first you will win 1mil if you record it and send it to them (has to be on dvd). Baseball is cool, do some research on the games to see which you'd like though. I'm getting Heavy Rain for sure though. The reviews so far are great. Almost all are in french though.
Intro (not spoilerish, just the credits and moody. No story elements in it. It's somber).
I just got Pelaaja magazine (the biggest gaming mag in Finland) delivered today, and they gave the game 9/10.
Excuse the possible translation hiccups.
Pros- The scenes can be replayed.
- The game continues eventhough the player fails.
- The controls are logical and intuitive, and bring variety to playing.
- It's encouraged to take the time and "live" in the game world.
- It isn't the usual type of approach to a serial killer story. The game doesn't concentrate on looking for clues and collecting stuff, nor listening to every dialogue line. Instead it concentrates on the characters and how life treats them throughout the game.
- The story stays mostly in the grey and mundane reality, there are no supernatural twists like in Fahrenheit.
- Mature atmosphere, which doesn't translate to blood & tits, although they're not absent either.
- For once, there's a proper theme music in a game. The game uses the music really well, the themes can express sadness and threat.
- There's at least two times' worth of replayability. The player can first try to strive towards happiness, and then dive into sorrow and despair.
- It's an exceptionally mature and touching game, where even the supporting characters are more memorable than the main characters in most games. Maybe an interactive movie isn't a curse word after all.
- Another reviewer's opinion: It's truly a milestone in game storytelling. It dares to handle hard and painful subjects in a mature way.
Cons- In some scenes the player can die easily, whereas in others he can survive even if he screws up.
- The animation does sometimes feel stiff and awkward, especially after Uncharted 2. Sometimes it breaks the illusion, and makes the characters into lifeless digital puppets, but it's commendable the illusion births in the first place.
- The worst thing? The game tries to trick the player by presenting false clues and theories.
- The reviewer foresees, that at least half of the readers won't like the game.
- The game is basically an interactive movie in both good and bad sense. Sometimes the player might not know whether he's a player or a watcher.
EDIT:
Forgot one thing, which depending on a person can be a pro or a con;
The game is apparently slow-paced, the atmosphere is crafted gradually and slowly with mundane things. The reviewer thinks the game won't go well with younger players. Not only due to the pace, but also due to themes, like paternity, that younger people perhaps can't identify themselves with.
For me, it's definitely a pro.
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