By now, I'm sure most people here have read Roger Ebert's article “Video Games Can Never Be Art.” If you haven't, I would suggest you read it. I'm not Roger Ebert's biggest fan. I enjoy my trashy horror and action movies, thus I sometimes disagree with his views on movies, but I think he is often spot on in his criticisms. On whether video games can be art, I disagree with him... in part. I... more.

This review is difficult to write. No, it's not because I have any major issues with Heavy Rain (or that I'm personally involved in its development), but because I’m not entirely sure a review for it belongs on a site dedicated to games. You see, Heavy Rain might not be a game, but then again it might be, maybe... I don’t know. This isn’t exactly a flying start is it? Let me try to explain w... more.