Heavy Rain: "Not a videogame"

David Cage has been celebrated by many for his vision and ambition with Fahrenheit and the soon to be released Heavy Rain. Others feel that he is a bit full of himself (or shit). His latest comments in an interview with Destructoid will no doubt fuel that discussion even further.

"Heavy Rain is not a videogame anymore in my mind, because it breaks with most of the traditional paradigms, but it's fully interactive."

"If the format becomes successful, we will probably have to find a different name for this type of experience."

He likes to call it a "journey" himself, but the term "interactive movie" also comes to mind.

"Heavy Rain is about playing with a story almost in a physical sense, changing it, twisting it, discovering it, making it unique, making it yours."

"Using the term 'interactive movie' to describe Heavy Rain has been a tricky question from the beginning. It is in many ways what Heavy Rain is -- a visually told story that the player can affect by his actions."

Oh well, whether it's a game or not remains to be seen, but it looks set for release this February.