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Heavy Rain: "Not a videogame"

David Cage isn't making a game anymore
Bengt Lemne 21 December 2009

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.

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