Skyrim or Heavy Rain?

[Dirk504]

I'm finishing up Max Payne 3 and I plan on picking up a new game to play. I plan on either getting Skyrim or Heavy Rain. I've never played either game and as far as RPG's go, I don't really play them. But I've heard so much about Skyrim, that I'm curios. However, I've read some people claim that both games can be boring. Right now Heavy Rain can be had for $29.99 and Skyrim is hardly ever on sale. Right now BB has it for $59.99. Can some of you tell me which game is better in your opinion?

[Rike255]

Both are great games, I got way more hours out of Skyrim than Heavy Rain (which I didn't complete 100%...I think if you do everything it can be pretty long).

[tridon]

Length of gameplay = Skyrim. Quality of gameplay = Heavy Rain. Just my opinion, though.

[GeneticMutation]

Haven't played Skyrim but Heavy Rain is awesome, really enjoyed playing it!

If you're going for the Plat it can get tedious as you have to certain things and some of them can become repetitive!

[Kirk Out]

Originally Posted by tridon

length of gameplay = skyrim. Quality of gameplay = heavy rain. Just my opinion, though.

+1

[Dirk504]

I honestly prefer quality over length of gameplay. I'm really just looking for the best experience. I wouldn't want to play a game that's 100hrs long, but boring or not as good as a shorter game.

[tarvis]

I find the story of Heavy Rain terribly silly and the game has an inane control scheme. Also that one dude stares straight ahead when he walks down the stairs. I'm convinced he's a robot. I'd rather watch a good film instead.

Skyrim is fun, if repetitive. A common Elder Scrolls trait. The quests aren't particularly varied. The combat generally leaves something to be desired, but sword and shield can be amusing. And, of course, the biggest issue is that if you play it on the Playstation, you may eventually get to a point where the game is literally unplayable.

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[SirMontyPython]

Speaking only from experience Heavy Rain is a great buy at a cheaper price, which leaves great value!! The story is good for HR, and it can get very intense as well! For a great bargain with quality gameplay get Heavy Rain!!

[Dirk504]

Originally Posted by tarvis

I find the story of Heavy Rain terribly silly and the game has an inane control scheme. Also that one dude stairs straight ahead when he walks down the stairs. I'm convinced he's a robot. I'd rather watch a good film instead.

Skyrim is fun, if repetitive. A common Elder Scrolls trait. The quests aren't particularly varied. The combat generally leaves something to be desired, but sword and shield can be amusing. And, of course, the biggest issue is that if you play it on the Playstation, you may eventually get to a point where the game is literally unplayable.

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Is it really that bad? I thought it involved more QTE than anything.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Skyrim, hands down. It's one of the few games these days that's worth full price.

[Steelmaker]

My advice, get both! You can find Heavy Rain dirt cheap nowadays.

[blu-mike]

Heavy Rain. I just couldnt get into Skyrim.

[sukraj]

skyrim

[mikesncc1701]

I'm not a very big modern day gamer but Heavy Rain is an outstanding experience. Highly recommend it.

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My S/O isn't fond of video games, but there are only two games she has actually watched me play.

Heavy Rain and Uncharted. She was actually mad that I advanced through an hour or so of Heavy Rain without letting her know so she could watch the story unfold. She would stop what she was doing and watch me play as if she was watching a tv series lol.

I had such a great experience with Heavy Rain, although I will say I didn't want to play it over again when I finished. I cheated and watched all of the endings on youtube.

[Dirk504]

I lucked up big time. Amazon has Heavy Rain Directors Cut on sale for $19.99. I ordered that and Borderlands, which was also $19.99.

[Mr. J]

Originally Posted by Dirk504

I lucked up big time. Amazon has Heavy Rain Directors Cut on sale for $19.99. I ordered that and Borderlands, which was also $19.99.

Excellent choice on both those games. I would've picked Heavy Rain over Skyrim as well....although they are entirely different games. Skyrim is a bit too open for me.

[Rz_Samurai]

Heavy Rain is the way to go!

Skyrum is a no no

[Grim Reaper]

ide go with skyrim on this one. if you have a gamestop rewards account. you can get skyrim for $29.99 used.

[Icemage]

Skyrim only really opens up if you have tons of time to throw at it. If you're only looking to play it for 10 hours, it's not actually a very good game in that context because "most" of the fun stuff is actually in the side quests and randomly hidden locations scattered all over the place. Personally, I find the combat mechanics in Skyrim to be enormously tedious and boring, and the game world, while expansive, has a sort of sameness to everything, due in large part to inadequate voice acting.

Heavy Rain is one of those games that people either love or hate. The QTE control scheme is fine; what most people complain about (with some justification) is the walking mechanics of actually getting your current character around a room. It's definitely awkward.

Both are "good" games, but they have their flaws too.

Personally, I'd say to heck with both games and go get a copy of Mass Effect 2 instead. Since ME3's been out a while, the price of ME2 should be very reasonable now.