Games that are basically interactive movies

[Del Murder]

I couldn't really get into Heavy Rain. There wasn't much game to it and the interactive parts were fairly simplistic. However, I loved The Walking Dead. I liked the art style and the plot was very emotional with a variety of game-impacting choices.

[Dr Unne]

If it's a game like Walking Dead or some kind of visual novel, that's fine. I know what I'm getting into. There's value in interactive-movie games.

If I buy an RPG, I want gameplay. If it turns out surprise, 90% of the game is clicking through dialog, I become sad.

Or, RPGs should do it like Lost Odyssey. The dream sequences were 100% optional, added bonus material that fleshed out the characters but weren't essential to the main plot. I watched all of the sequences anyways because they were so well done.

[Shorty]

I couldn't really get into Heavy Rain. There wasn't much game to it and the interactive parts were fairly simplistic. However, I loved The Walking Dead. I liked the art style and the plot was very emotional with a variety of game-impacting choices.

Try The Wolf Among Us!

[Botchmun]

It seems more and more interactive games are coming out these days.

What does this mean? Are you saying that interactive movie games are increasing as a percentage of the total amount of video games? And by how much? One game per 3 years?

Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls are two perfect examples, also David Cage games. "Gameplay" boils down to vague quick time events or walking around talking with objects until the plot continues. Budget that should be spent on decent design and gameplay is spent hiring and motion capturing actual actors and setting up high detail graphics of their faces.

[Del Murder]

Try The Wolf Among Us!

I don't like buying games piecemeal, but I will definitely get this once all of the episodes are released in a combined format. :albatoss: