Heavy Rain - Discussion and Information (Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer)

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May 10, 2006 – Sony is actively demonstrating their games within E3 2006. Among them, and a new project of Quantic Dreams "Heavy Rain". Let's get closer. Passing the crowd of onlookers waiting for our slight disappointment. Alas, but to play the game we did not succeed. All we see on the stand only a demonstration of technical capabilities of the engine. But what!

Enough for a few seconds to understand how much detail the developers have thought about the facial animations in the game. During the conversation the heroine, every muscle moving in the most natural way. When she raised her eyes, wrinkled her eyebrows, when she smiles, there are specific folds on the face.

Talk about the environment: everything looks very realistic. Glassware refracts and reflects light. In the far corner visible characteristic Shine of a metal pan. Each subject complements the other, creating the desired atmosphere of the room. Look at the screenshots and you will understand our enthusiasm.

Meanwhile, we see a dramatic change in the mood of the heroine. Demonstration literally makes us believe in what is happening on the screen. She gets up and goes to another part of the room, in her hand a revolver visible. In just a few seconds, the heroine puts a gun to his head. After a while the tension subsides. Now you can exhale and wipe clean with a damp cloth his forehead. All the evidence suggests that the developers of Quantic Dreams really obsessed with the genre of interactive movie.

"Our goal was to show not just a way of life, but also his emotions, his feature," says David cage (David Cage), the founder of Quantic Dreams and Heavy Rain Director. "In Quantic Dreams believe that emotions will be a key component of many next-generation games, so we are investing capital to create a truly virtual actors. To expand the range of emotions in games, so to expand the audience of the game. Our demonstration is just a beginning, a starting point, but I hope that we attracted attention and many will follow.

The engine is Heavy Rain supports

* Detailed facial animation (eyes, tongue, etc.)
* Tears in real time
* Wrinkles on the face in real time
* Advanced skin tones.

Recall that the game developing at once under three platforms PS3, Xbox360 and PC.