Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer – Full Written Review

Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer – Full Written Review Heavy Rain has been both lauded and lambasted since it released in February 2010 and I have followed its evolution on many sites almost since its inception. I was intrigued to see if Heavy Rain, could once more master what Quantic Dream so admirably managed in its predecessor Indigo Prophecy (aka...
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So I’m playing Heavy Rain and here are some thoughts

So I’m playing Heavy Rain and here are some thoughts When did games get so ‘dark’. I don’t mean the lighting, I mean the narrative. I’ve had more fun at the dentist than I have in-game with Heavy Rain. This got me thinking, if games are our escape, what does it mean for games like Heavy Rain that try and push the envelope with regards...
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Gaming News Roundup – Activison frak ups, Epic Mickey and more!

Gaming News Roundup – Activison frak ups, Epic Mickey and more! Wow where the hell did that week go, it went by so fast I’m not getting around to the Gaming News Roundup until Saturday! Ahh well, what’s a day between friends when I’ve saved you precious minutes of your time to trawl the gaming news we didn’t cover in full this week to bring you...
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Accidental nudity glitch in Heavy Rain sees Madison Paige naked and wandering

Accidental nudity glitch in Heavy Rain sees Madison Paige naked and wandering Don’t you love the term “accidental glitch”? I wonder if we did a statistical study as to any ‘accidental’ nudity glitches in video games, how many would be female and how many would be male? In Heavy Rain a gamer states after he saved and returned to the game, character...
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Heavy Rain NOT Dragon’s Lair says Cage

Heavy Rain NOT Dragon’s Lair says Cage Quantic Dream’s David Cage went on a bit of a rant to journalists about upcoming game Heavy Rain. The game features a lot of QTE’s (Quick-Time Events) and it seems Cage is worried people will think that’s all there is. Cage stated “No! We don’t make Dragon’s Lair! This is...
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The Lesbian Uncanny Valley of Gaming – What is the gay uncanny valley?

Lesbian Uncanny Valley of video gaming or LUV for short Buzz words of the moment are the “uncanny valley”. You may have seen this spoken about with regards to various robotics issues, or perhaps with regards to video game design and photo realism. What is the “uncanny valley”? Well...
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Heavy Rain gameplay – Dyke detective type ahoy!

Heavy Rain is a title we’re following with much interest here at Lesbian Gamers and now we have even more reason to take an interest: Cool female character with a gaydar rating of 8! Yes the latest trailer shows a cool and stereotypical ‘dyke detective’ type getting into all manner of...
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Heavy Rain by Quantic Dream

Heavy Rain is a title we’re looking forward to here at LG because we loved Fahrenheit (aka Indigo Prophecy) which was also made by Quantic Dream. A few new details slipped out about Heavy Rain recently, so we thought we’d share them with you. Like Fahrenheit before it, Heavy Rain will focus on...
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