Heavy Rain Demo Confirmed

03 Nov 2009 at 17:50:40 by Andy Alderson

Quantic Dream has confirmed a playable Heavy Rain demo will be released.

Despite some confusion over the demo, Quantic Dream supremo David Cage confirmed the news to G4TV, although the developer is yet to decide which section of the game it will feature.

"We are currently working on a demo, which is a real challenge," said Cage.

"Finding one scene that can convey what we are trying to achieve with Heavy Rain is something really difficult. If we show an action scene, some players will think that this is what Heavy Rain is all about, and it is the same thing if we show an exploration scene.

“The problem is that each scene of the game offers contextual game play, which is something very difficult to explain and convey in a single demo,” he explained.

“Demos are often a double-edge thing: if you don’t release one, players may think that you have something to hide."

PS3-exclusive Heavy Rain is due for release early next year and follows the story of four playable characters – an architect, a journalist, a private investigator and an FBI agent - as they search for the Origami Killer.

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