Like all participants in the browser-based mystery tie-in game based on Quantic Dream's upcoming thriller Heavy Rain, I just received a rather pleasant surprise: access to the game's demo...a week early.
The game started last week with a word scramble puzzle that lead to a Twitter account for a particularly crazed user that offered clues for later puzzles. The next challenge was YouTube based, and required you to keep a woman who had called 911 on the line until police arrived at a crime scene. For the final puzzle, you have to pick four pieces of evidence found at a crime scene to determine the best way for your investigation to proceed. Picking the correct four pieces brings up a "Congratulations!" screen and, best of all, a download voucher code.
I’ll admit that I blindly guessed on one of the four pieces of evidence, but I don’t care, because I’ll be playing me some Heavy Rain tonight, and that pleases me greatly. If you want to try out the demo early too, just head over to the "Four Days”: The Heavy Rain Online Experience" page and sign-up. Follow the clues, solve the puzzle, and the demo is yours.
Did you manage to crack the case without cheating? Please explain your reasoning behind your choices. Obviously, spoilers are unavoidable, so if you want to solve it on your own, I’d avoid the comments section.
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ReyMnz
does anyone know the 4 evidence to choose?
PopReference
I've already finished the Demo and:
ROXORSMYBOXORS
(i'll admit that I spoiled myself on the chalIenge portions however) I had no problems with my code useing my default Canadain PSN account. (Apparently it's under Misc.)
Anyway the Demo; the graphics are top notch but the real meat is the gameplay. If you've played Indigo Prophecy it's pretty much the same, movement wise(hold a button to walk a point in a direction) not that great; but the "quick time" style button inputs are sweet, and not your typical God of War press X to kill deal either, very creative and natural controls.
I really got dragged into the story too. I can't pass up on getting this one now.
the_azure_knight
my computer sucks so i have to wait for the demo no early playing for me =(
angryman038
The comment made by papalove makes me want to ask why it takes forever to download anything from psn. I am new to the ps3 and thought it was just me. Took 5mins for dantes inferno demo on live but 2hrs for the same demo on psn and about 3hrs for the god of war 3 demo.
jungleman67
wow.
kedub57
My method consisted of clicking a link to the kotaku story about getting the demo early. They way they set off the four pieces of evidence made your eyes immediately flash to the list and thus an arg I planned on trying to solve was ruined. So, I did input the clues and got my code. I had an opportunity to try the two "missions." It makes you feel like you are playing a movie director sim. I liked the whole ARI system the FBI guy uses. For me it seems like a definite rental because the story was interesting and the way they present moral choices in a subtle way made it very immersive.
grunto
The code is invalid because it is being distributed by SCEE not SCEA. Thus you need a European account in order for the code to work. Or atleast that is my understanding of it. Luckily, I have a US, EU, and Jap PSN account so I get anything and everything if I want it. Not to mention there are free items for download on different regions such as themes, demos, tv shows, etc.... Just another reason why its good to have multiple accounts! Demo is downloading now, for the record its size is ~1754 Mb. And I heated lol, sorry Mr. Gaskill, no explanation from me.
papalove78
I solved the mystery and got a valid code! Downloading now...it should only take 2 hrs. UGH!
mp1289
cool!...so whats the answer?
jayislost
You're a little late, G4. The site's already been Kotaku'd. It's been very difficult to even get the thing to load. That said, I got my code and Sony said it was invalid. I gave it away and, naturally, it worked like a charm for him.
I've heard several people complain that their codes were invalid, so good luck people.
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