This Buyer is Returning "Heavy Rain" to the Store

Quill74Pen · ‎04-17-2009

Everyone:

I am among the players who have been beset by freezing and sound loss issues. This was, and will be the last, game I ever buy without first checking out other customers' reactions online.

I said last night that I'd give it a second chance, and I did. The game froze again, necessitating a hard reboot of my system. I will not risk damaging or destroying my PS3 because of this game. I will not waste any further time with the game, either. I have too much going on in my life to put up with a severely bugged game release. As I said earlier, it will be returned to the retailer I purchased it from, or will be sold to a pawn shop. Odds are, I will take a loss on my $60 purchase. Such is life.

While it's true that Quantic Dream and its associated partners in crime have my $60, they shall get no more from me. I will also recommend to *all* of my family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances to avoid the game altogether, or wait until it has been patched (in that case, they've got more patience than me). I've already taken the initial step of doing so via the "comment" bar in my PS3 profile. Rest assured, more will be forthcoming.

It's too bad, really. I followed the development of this game and was looking forward to a deep, immersive experience on (or exceeding) the one I had with "Dragon Age: Orgins" and other RPG-type games. Heh. After all, I'm a sucker for a good story. From the non-bugged glimpses I had of "Heavy Rain," it left me suitably impressed.

But, not enough to put up with its glaring flaws. Sony and Quantic Dream should be ashamed of themselves for shipping this title prematurely. Doing so has done far more damage than not to their reputations. But, then again, maybe they don't care. It's profit and deadlines first, customer relations second (and possibly third).

Quill74Pen

Showkati · ‎03-01-2009

Im with you man, but you know i would give it a few more days to see if they can patch it.

If you have been waiting forever for this game then whats a few more days?

Quill74Pen · ‎04-17-2009

Showkati wrote:
Im with you man, but you know i would give it a few more days to see if they can patch it.
If you have been waiting forever for this game then whats a few more days?

**shrug** The longer I wait, the less likely I'll be able to recoup my "investment," so to speak.

But, really, I'm severely disappointed in how buggy this game has been for me. I own more than a dozen titles, and this by far has been the worst at launch. Oh, I'd have the occasional freeze issue with, say, the first "Uncharted" game and "Battlefield: Bad Company," but those were one, maybe two, in an entire playthrough. "Heavy Rain" has had a sound loss and multiple freeze issues, and I've just started playing the FBI agent. The latest freeze occurred right after (MINOR SPOILER ALERT) he found the dead cat on the railroad tracks.

I probably won't get around to getting rid of the game until Saturday or Sunday. So, maybe I'll change my mind if I hear some encouraging news between now and then. But, don't count on it. After all, we're mere consumers, gnats in the eyes of the corporations. Well, until we swarm and choke them to death.

Quill74Pen

Crimson_Ryan · ‎06-27-2007

Seeing as how the game came out less than two days ago(As of typing this), I seriously doubt they've even had much time to get on working out a patch.

And for thinking that ANY game is perfect, without ANY glitches at all, is just crazy talk. Uncharted 2 was Game Of The Universe and it was unfairly annoying to try and jump out of the way, only to have Drake jump behind a wall FACING the hoard of enemies I just tried to jump away from.

Going out and selling it before they have time to patch it is less than childish. "I've been following this game for years! It will be perfect! Amazing story! No glitches WHATSOEVER! I can't wait! Oh, it keeps freezing. Better sell it before they patch it!" Especially since not EVERYONE is having this issue(A lot of people, but apparently the majority of players don't have any problem with it).

Not to mention that anyone who has more than 60 points on their IQ can tell you that you could spend years beta-testing something, it'll still have problems.

For instance, look at Metal Gear Solid 4. The "Making Of disc" that came with it. There was a part where it showed a glitch in prorgress because they added something into the game. Something completely unrelated started glitching out. No matter how long you work on something, there will be glitches.

Since this is a pretty important thing, I'm sure QD will patch it ASAP, so put away the game for now and stop overreacting. I mean when my cable goes out I don't sue Insight because I'm paying for something I can't use.

EDIT: And I'm not insulting anyone. You can't tell someone's tone over the internet.

Message Edited by Crimson_Ryan on 02-25-2010 01:31 AM

MuttDawg509 · ‎06-19-2008

do u really think any body gives a CRAP if u don't like the game and want to take it back and hate on it for all of the world to see? Just go on about your business, and be done with it, I'm getting sick of the "I'm gonna trade this game" threads.... NOBODY CARES!!!!!

Quill74Pen · ‎04-17-2009

MuttDawg509 wrote:
do u really think any body gives a CRAP if u don't like the game and want to take it back and hate on it for all of the world to see? Just go on about your business, and be done with it, I'm getting sick of the "I'm gonna trade this game" threads.... NOBODY CARES!!!!!

**ROTFLMFAO** You, kind sir, obviously cared enough to post a "I don't care what you do!" kind of post.

Quill74Pen

Quill74Pen · ‎04-17-2009

Crimson_Ryan wrote:
Seeing as how the game came out less than two days ago(As of typing this), I seriously doubt they've even had much time to get on working out a patch.

And for thinking that ANY game is perfect, without ANY glitches at all, is just crazy talk. Uncharted 2 was Game Of The Universe and it was unfairly annoying to try and jump out of the way, only to have Drake jump behind a wall FACING the hoard of enemies I just tried to jump away from.

Going out and selling it before they have time to patch it is less than childish. "I've been following this game for years! It will be perfect! Amazing story! No glitches WHATSOEVER! I can't wait! Oh, it keeps freezing. Better sell it before they patch it!" Especially since not EVERYONE is having this issue(A lot of people, but apparently the majority of players don't have any problem with it).

Not to mention that anyone who has more than 60 points on their IQ can tell you that you could spend years beta-testing something, it'll still have problems.

For instance, look at Metal Gear Solid 4. The "Making Of disc" that came with it. There was a part where it showed a glitch in prorgress because they added something into the game. Something completely unrelated started glitching out. No matter how long you work on something, there will be glitches.

Since this is a pretty important thing, I'm sure QD will patch it ASAP, so put away the game for now and stop overreacting. I mean when my cable goes out I don't sue Insight because I'm paying for something I can't use.

EDIT: And I'm not insulting anyone. You can't tell someone's tone over the internet.
Message Edited by Crimson_Ryan on 02-25-2010 01:31 AM

Unfortunately, these are not your vanilla kind of glitches. These are immersion- and game-busting errors that literally force you to hard reboot your PS3. And nowhere in my post did I say I expected a perfect game. Right now, I sure as hell wish the only glitches it had were vanilla and cosmetic in nature because, AS I POSTED, the glimpses I had of the storyline were quite enthralling.

Quill74Pen

PrecisionUnknown · ‎11-02-2009

You know it could of been a rare moment of unluckiness, were it wasn't just the so called game's fault. I had to send my PS3 in because it couldn't read discs - let alone really work- and got this "Blue light of Death" which has never happen from a game. I don't know how much you know about computers, but think the PS3 as a computer.. Well technically speaking it is. Anyways computers tend to freak out and honestly its kind of hard to imagine as the disc is only being read. Pending on how you treat your system could cause failures too.

Honestly I know this might upset "some people" but I own a Xbox 360 as well and the only time these systems will die is from hardware. Software and Hardware are two different things and the only way a disc can do any damage is if it has a virus on it. Heck I could be wrong that maybe you got unlucky and the game did damage your console, but solely I feel that "game" is not the main issue. If it did something I am more sure that it was in hand with something entirely different.

To be honest, do what you feel is best. Sure some people are right that on the internet no one will care about your problems sense it is the net; only time people do is when its their job to do so. Finally I would talk to the company themselves (if you want my opinion) as even though you may think that they think we're nothing, but mere ants. I have a friend who works for a video game company. And what I'm seeing is its more about customers as honestly they're an entertainment company. Their money comes from us and if we hate it, they lose money; more then a game simply costs. Before you reply to this, think that you might be one of those guys or think how they think. Do you think that every corporate company is going to be stuck up?

For me the game froze on me once and only once. That was because I had it paused for a while and yeah it was on a FBI scene as well, but was later in the game. Note that I still play my xbox and that thing freezes more then hell. Well I gave my 2 cents worth and I think that you are being a bit difficult to work with sense you pretty much already intended to get the game. If I upset you in any matter then that is how you perceive my tone; I am only here to inform and help a bit.

heyyo99 · ‎02-13-2010

Even if the game starts having issues...(which mine has not) I will wait on a patch seeing as this is the most original game in YEARS!!

SF_LoneWolf_02 · ‎02-25-2010

I agree with Gamer_Dude81. I understand and feel sorry for all those who can't enjoy this amazing game, but I really don't see the point in whining about it. I'm 19 years old, have been buying my own games for many years now, and I have never gotten so upset with a buggy game to the point that I curse the game on a forum, for all to see how disgruntled I am.

Quantic Dream will eventually put out a patch to solve this problem for those effected (if it's actually game-related), but whining on the internet isn't going to solve it, nor is sharing your choice to never buy a QD game ever again.

Quill74Pen, you replied to another member that your reason for returning the game and not waiting is due to the fact that there's too much going on in your life. Well, if that's the case, then why can't you preoccupy yourself with all of that stuff and just ignore the game until a patch is released? Hmm... You should also check out your PS3. I've got the original 60gig with PS2 playability and it works fine on mine.