JBHuskers
03-04-2011, 10:36 AM
GDC: 72 Percent of Players Finished Heavy Rain. Here's why that's incredibly impressive. (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1153279p1.html)
When you first see a statistic like "72 percent of players who started Heavy Rain finished it", it can be difficult to determine what that means. After all, data needs context. Sure, that number seems high – but in high school that'd be the equivalent of a C, which is average. However, if you compare it to the industry average completion rate, which is 20-25 percent, it's downright astounding.
David Cage, president of Quantic Dream (the company behind the title), revealed this information today at a panel during the Game Developers Conference.
To add in some extra perspective I thought I'd compare Heavy Rain's statistics to another extremely popular title, Mass Effect 2. IGN's overall Game of the Year for 2010, Mass Effect 2 only boasted a 50 percent completion rate despite receiving more critical acclaim. Heavy Rain garnered an 87 average on Metacritic.com, while Mass Effect 2 secured an almost perfect score of 96.
Are you part of the 72 percent that finished the game? If so, sound off in the comments and let us know what you thought.
When you first see a statistic like "72 percent of players who started Heavy Rain finished it", it can be difficult to determine what that means. After all, data needs context. Sure, that number seems high – but in high school that'd be the equivalent of a C, which is average. However, if you compare it to the industry average completion rate, which is 20-25 percent, it's downright astounding.
David Cage, president of Quantic Dream (the company behind the title), revealed this information today at a panel during the Game Developers Conference.
To add in some extra perspective I thought I'd compare Heavy Rain's statistics to another extremely popular title, Mass Effect 2. IGN's overall Game of the Year for 2010, Mass Effect 2 only boasted a 50 percent completion rate despite receiving more critical acclaim. Heavy Rain garnered an 87 average on Metacritic.com, while Mass Effect 2 secured an almost perfect score of 96.
Are you part of the 72 percent that finished the game? If so, sound off in the comments and let us know what you thought.