Quantic's New Game: Heavy Rain Fans "Will Be Surprised"
Heavy RainAfter Heavy Rain blew us all away earlier this year, we've all been anxiously awaiting news of David Cage's and Quantic Dream's next project.
Well, evidently, there are two of them. We know they've been working on adding PlayStation Move controls to their masterpiece but for fans of Heavy Rain, they're more interested in Quantic's new stuff. In speaking to The Examiner, Cage confirmed his studio is currently hard at work on two new games, which are "very different" from one another. But his comments may or may not encourage you, depending on how you interpret them:
"...we continue to explore how we can go further with interactive drama, working on emotion and interactive storytelling for a mature audience, but with a very different story and a different approach. I think that people who enjoyed Heavy Rain will be surprised by what we prepare. Quantic Dream also explores how to use what we learned about emotion on Heavy Rain in very different types of experiences."
Cage did say there's no lack of motivation or enthusiasm after the success of Heavy Rain; the team is all sorts of excited over their new projects. He also says the team continues "to grow in experience, confidence and talent" (which is almost scary, when you think about it) and although they've scored a hit, they're not about to "play it safe" from here on out.
"After Heavy Rain, we have some credibility in experimenting with new IPs and new concepts. We are not going to play it safe from now, we are going to use this credibility to continue to take risks, give ourselves exciting challenges and try to invent new ways of playing. I believe that this is what Quantic Dream’s fans expect us to do. It is also what keeps me passionate about what we are doing."
The only thing that sorta concerns us is that, "I think people who enjoyed Heavy Rain will be surprised by what we prepare." That almost sounds as if it'll be completely different...but at the same time, he does talk about expanding on the ideas of interactive storytelling. Hmm...
Tags: quantic dream, heavy rain, horizon, ps3
7/12/2010 9:01:08 PM Ben Dutka
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Will Smith
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 2:32:51 AM
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Mista
Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 9:45:38 PM
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But I definitely agree, they need to get back to finishing the DLC for HR...
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BikerSaint
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 12:51:15 PM
Well it doesn't take making a new "Men In Black-3" for everyone here to already know what you've just re-stated, as this info has been common knowledge here for quite some time
But seeing how you've only make 1 single prior post here, and that one itself was way back on 10/18/2008, we'll let you slide some.
Just go back into the archives at the bottom/left side of the page and you can read all the "old news" HR/QD threads, and numerous comments on it).
But regardless...."WE STILL WANT & WILL CONTINUE TO PLEAD FOR QD TO "MAKE & RELEASE" THE MISSING HR DLC IN SOMETIME THE NEAR FUTURE".
See???
BTW, if you're thinking of divorcing Jada anytime soon, let me know!!!!
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SayWord
Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 9:46:31 PM
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godsman
Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 9:46:40 PM
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Jalex
Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 10:10:08 PM
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As for the main quote here, I wonder if he means specifically gameplay or plot or both?
If he's talking about the story, well, I guess anyone who hasn't played 'Fahrenheit' or 'Omikron' might not know how far down the rabbit hole David is willing to delve.
And a radical shift in the interactive format would be most welcome, since Quantic are one of the few developers I would trust not to screw it up.
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ZettaiSeigi
Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 10:14:29 PM
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CharlesD
Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 10:22:06 PM
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Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 10:28:15 PM
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Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 10:43:44 PM
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Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 11:07:14 PM
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 2:58:43 AM
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Wage SLAVES
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 8:20:31 AM
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 9:02:51 AM
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Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 11:37:05 PM
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FM23
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 12:10:05 AM
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Underdog15
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 9:08:48 AM
You have to forgive me due to the timing of reading this comment. I'm still working on my research article about art and video games, and I just finished talking about how the GTA series, rather than making a commentary on the human condition, it glorifies the brokenness in the form of pure entertainment. While the game is filled with a couple of artistic disciplines, it lacks the direction appreciated art of culture usually has.
The writing isn't very good.
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Robochic
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 2:02:37 AM
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Scarecrow
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 2:08:15 AM
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Great to see
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Kangasfwa
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 2:31:55 AM
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Karosso
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 10:30:00 AM
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___________
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 2:49:20 AM
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only if we had more men like him :(
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Jawknee
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 9:05:11 AM
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___________
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 7:47:55 AM
dude, you really need to stop smoking that stuff, its not good for ya!
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kraygen
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 3:02:44 AM
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Originality is awesome and I'm really looking forward to what they pull off next.
As far as his comment on fans being surprised, maybe they are just planning on taking it so much further that we'll be blown away again.
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Lawless SXE
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 3:09:05 AM
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I'd like to see the next two projects, one following in the footsteps of HR, in a very dramatic, engaging and emotionally powerful storyline, focussing on a multitude of characters who come together in the face of disaster (or some such nonsense, only not nonsense, QD brilliance). And the other being a more typical gamer experience, perhaps along the lines of Deus Ex. QD has explored Speculative Fiction before, so I wonder what they could do with an SF-styled RPG type game.
I just want Sony to buy the studio. Oh, and of course I want to know what they are working on, but I can wait for that, provided there aren't too many teasers. Can I hope for E3 next year?
Peace.
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TheOldOne
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 7:19:13 AM
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Karosso
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 10:32:21 AM
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Vidius
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 11:23:01 AM
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Gamer Girl Gemo
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 6:51:42 PM
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David Cage is an inspiration to me as a writer and I'm SO anticpating these next games!
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tes37
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 7:43:04 PM
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BikerSaint
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Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 9:40:11 PM
But just make sure not to leave all your HR fans hanging in the wind, by getting back to complete the whole story with the other 3 character's DLC too.