Heavy Rain Will Be An "Interactive Drama"

Michael Denny of Sony Worldwide Studios has described Heavy Rain as an "interactive drama". The game is being aimed at both core and casual gamers, with more focus on thought and the experience, than on quick trigger fingers:

"We have a hope for that product that both core and casual can get into it. It's a game that when you look about and when you understand it, it's really not played on the control pad, as much as in your head. It's about making choices and consequences, it's not about twitch gaming and how good you are."

The game is being developed exclusively for the PS3. Given the price of the console, and the problems games like Little Big Planet have been facing recently, prospective buyers might be looking for something more than an extended Quick Time sequence to ignore the pull of the more budget offerings available. More at the source.

Source: Eurogamer