Latest Reviews of Quantic Dream Games
Mini Review Under the Waves (PS5) - Sad, Lonely, Occasionally Wonderful Deep Sea Drama
Finding emo
No good can come from going in the sea. Even just dipping your toes runs the risk of crabs and other weird creatures rubbing up against your feet, but the further you get in the worse it gets. Sharks, jellyfish, the Kraken — it's bleak in there. Under the Waves is set almost entirely underwater, and while it's not a horror game, it is...
Review Heavy Rain - Moody Narrative Thriller Loses Its Edge in PS4 Release
Rain dunce
Republished on Tuesday 2nd July 2019: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Love it or loathe it, Heavy Rain is an important game. The drizzly depression session certainly didn't invent the idea of interactive drama – developer Quantic...
Review Detroit: Become Human - Quantic Dream's Android Adventure Is Its Finest Yet
Cage against the machine
Republished on Tuesday 2nd July 2019: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Despite its all-new setting and story, Detroit: Become Human’s unlikely to surprise Quantic Dream fans. While this interactive adventure sticks...
Review Beyond: Two Souls (PS4)
A girl and her ghost
Republished on Wednesday 25th April 2018: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of May's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Time has been tough on Beyond: Two Souls, and we don't mean from a graphical perspective. Quantic Dream's divisive 2013 adventure game hasn't aged...
Review Beyond: Two Souls (PlayStation 3)
Soul searcher
Beyond: Two Souls is a game that you should play. It may not immediately endear itself to everyone, but Quantic Dream’s ambitious excursion into the otherworld is an experience that deserves to be sampled at least once. This is a daring adventure that’s not afraid to delve into the aspects of life that the medium is often eager to...
Review Heavy Rain (PlayStation 3)
Storming
Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain arrived in early 2010 in a downpour of critical acclaim, its storytelling, graphical quality and sheer audacity a breath of fresh air. Now a free patch has added support for Sony's Move controller (with a disc release landing soon) and although the game's strengths still shine through, its niggling flaws are sadly...
Review Fahrenheit (PlayStation 2)
Hot stuff
Fahrenheit is a compellingly quirky Playstation 2 affair that we can guarantee plays nothing like any other game you've played. It's original, it's cinematic and while the plot takes a turn for the worse later on, remains refreshing right the way through. Playing through the tutorial to Fahrenheit gives you the instant sense that...
Latest Quantic Dream Articles
News NetEase to Fully Acquire Detroit: Become Human Studio Quantic Dream
Dreaming big
Chinese company NetEase has announced it will acquire Quantic Dream, the developer behind the likes of Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human. Already holding a minority stake, NetEase will fully own the studio once the deal closes. Quantic Dream will retain its creative independence, and will be the company's first European studio as it...
Game of the Year 2018 The 10 Best PlayStation Soundtracks
Life’s a happy song
2018 was absolutely loaded with great games, and equally great music. The quality started all the way back in January and didn’t let up, offering top-notch content throughout the year. But, as with most lists of this nature, some truly incredible music had to be left off, including the likes of Dead Cells, Hollow Knight,...
PGW 2017 Detroit: Become Human's New PS4 Trailer Makes Difficult Decisions
Heavy stuff
Detroit: Become Human received a new trailer at Sony's Paris Games Week Press Conference today, and it's a real doozy. It shows off David Cage's patented branching storylines in a scene that is considerably more intense than anything we've seen of the game so far. As always, the question remains: will the plucky auteur be able to...
E3 2017 Join The Revolution In Detroit: Become Human's new PS4 Trailer
Rage against the non-machine
David Cage's latest venture Detroit: Become Human received a new trailer at Sony's E3 press conference today. The video sees an android named Marcus recruiting for a revolution against the humans, who're presumably subjugating his kind. As expected, the game will see you making lots of difficult choices that will...
E3 2016 Detroit: Become Human Looks Dark and Dramatic in This PS4 Trailer
David Cage up to his old tricks
David Cage's PlayStation 4 game Detroit: Become Human received a suitably dramatic new trailer at Sony's E3 press conference today, but unfortunately no release date. The clip follows an android named Connor who attempts to stop a another android from jumping off the side of a building and taking a little girl with...
Rumour Beyond: Two Souls May Still Be Bringing Next-Gen Emotions to PS4
So many emotions
There have been rumours of David Cage's most recent emotional escapade Beyond: Two Souls getting the next-gen treatment for quite some time now. First, a rather suspicious input code was uncovered, and then a Swiss online store posted a listing for the title, even going so far as to include some swanky
Feature PlayStation 3's Best Games
The best of the best
PlayStation 3 reaches its fifth birthday in Europe this week, where it finally released on 23rd March 2007 after a lengthy delay. In that time the system has been through highs and lows, but ultimately has proven to be a dominant beast in the living room, embracing multimedia such as TV and film streaming services, Blu-rays and...
Out Today Heavy Rain: Move Edition
Get wet, go wild
Heavy Rain received its Move patch last week, but those of you who missed out on the update can now pick up the Heavy Rain: Move Edition on Blu-ray disc across Europe. With an RRP of £29.99/€39.99, the disc doesn't just add support for Move (though it can be played with DualShock 3 too). Gamers can also experience the Taxidermist...
News PlayStation Blog Hosts a Pair of Move Developer Videos
Heavy Rain and Killzone 3 detailed
Sony's official PlayStation blogs for Europe and North America are treasure troves of information: not just run by community managers, they also include posts from developers and staff from other publishers, giving a unique look into PlayStation games from all corners of the development world. This week's updates...
News Patched for Move: Heavy Rain
E-motion and drama combine
Heavy Rain: Move Edition is out on disc in October, but if you already own the game you can pick up a free Move-enabling patch from the PlayStation Network. Weighing in at a beefy 1142MB and downloaded automatically once the disc is inserted, the game adds motion control to the game but nothing else: those of you after the...
News Heavy Rain Scoops Game Designer's Award at Japanese Ceremony
Quantic Dream honoured
The patch to update Heavy Rain with Move controls should be let loose tomorrow, but Japanese body the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association awarded the DualShock 3-enabled version its Game Designer's Award at a recent ceremony. It praised the game's unique sense of storytelling as well as its emphasis on performing...
News Heavy Rain Gets Move Patch and Demo on September 22nd
A downpour of information inside
Heavy Rain: Move Edition is the updated version of Quantic Dream's seminal interactive drama, and it's set to arrive soon in two mouthwatering flavours. If you already own the original Heavy Rain, you can expect to experience all the fun of downloading a new patch for it on September 22nd, which will add in all the...
News NetEase to Fully Acquire Detroit: Become Human Studio Quantic Dream
Dreaming big
Chinese company NetEase has announced it will acquire Quantic Dream, the developer behind the likes of Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human. Already holding a minority stake, NetEase will fully own the studio once the deal closes. Quantic Dream will retain its creative independence, and will be the company's first European studio as it...
Game of the Year 2018 The 10 Best PlayStation Soundtracks
Life’s a happy song
2018 was absolutely loaded with great games, and equally great music. The quality started all the way back in January and didn’t let up, offering top-notch content throughout the year. But, as with most lists of this nature, some truly incredible music had to be left off, including the likes of Dead Cells, Hollow Knight,...
PGW 2017 Detroit: Become Human's New PS4 Trailer Makes Difficult Decisions
Heavy stuff
Detroit: Become Human received a new trailer at Sony's Paris Games Week Press Conference today, and it's a real doozy. It shows off David Cage's patented branching storylines in a scene that is considerably more intense than anything we've seen of the game so far. As always, the question remains: will the plucky auteur be able to...
E3 2017 Join The Revolution In Detroit: Become Human's new PS4 Trailer
Rage against the non-machine
David Cage's latest venture Detroit: Become Human received a new trailer at Sony's E3 press conference today. The video sees an android named Marcus recruiting for a revolution against the humans, who're presumably subjugating his kind. As expected, the game will see you making lots of difficult choices that will...
E3 2016 Detroit: Become Human Looks Dark and Dramatic in This PS4 Trailer
David Cage up to his old tricks
David Cage's PlayStation 4 game Detroit: Become Human received a suitably dramatic new trailer at Sony's E3 press conference today, but unfortunately no release date. The clip follows an android named Connor who attempts to stop a another android from jumping off the side of a building and taking a little girl with...
Rumour Beyond: Two Souls May Still Be Bringing Next-Gen Emotions to PS4
So many emotions
There have been rumours of David Cage's most recent emotional escapade Beyond: Two Souls getting the next-gen treatment for quite some time now. First, a rather suspicious input code was uncovered, and then a Swiss online store posted a listing for the title, even going so far as to include some swanky
Feature PlayStation 3's Best Games
The best of the best
PlayStation 3 reaches its fifth birthday in Europe this week, where it finally released on 23rd March 2007 after a lengthy delay. In that time the system has been through highs and lows, but ultimately has proven to be a dominant beast in the living room, embracing multimedia such as TV and film streaming services, Blu-rays and...
Out Today Heavy Rain: Move Edition
Get wet, go wild
Heavy Rain received its Move patch last week, but those of you who missed out on the update can now pick up the Heavy Rain: Move Edition on Blu-ray disc across Europe. With an RRP of £29.99/€39.99, the disc doesn't just add support for Move (though it can be played with DualShock 3 too). Gamers can also experience the Taxidermist...
News PlayStation Blog Hosts a Pair of Move Developer Videos
Heavy Rain and Killzone 3 detailed
Sony's official PlayStation blogs for Europe and North America are treasure troves of information: not just run by community managers, they also include posts from developers and staff from other publishers, giving a unique look into PlayStation games from all corners of the development world. This week's updates...
News Patched for Move: Heavy Rain
E-motion and drama combine
Heavy Rain: Move Edition is out on disc in October, but if you already own the game you can pick up a free Move-enabling patch from the PlayStation Network. Weighing in at a beefy 1142MB and downloaded automatically once the disc is inserted, the game adds motion control to the game but nothing else: those of you after the...
News Heavy Rain Scoops Game Designer's Award at Japanese Ceremony
Quantic Dream honoured
The patch to update Heavy Rain with Move controls should be let loose tomorrow, but Japanese body the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association awarded the DualShock 3-enabled version its Game Designer's Award at a recent ceremony. It praised the game's unique sense of storytelling as well as its emphasis on performing...
News Heavy Rain Gets Move Patch and Demo on September 22nd
A downpour of information inside
Heavy Rain: Move Edition is the updated version of Quantic Dream's seminal interactive drama, and it's set to arrive soon in two mouthwatering flavours. If you already own the original Heavy Rain, you can expect to experience all the fun of downloading a new patch for it on September 22nd, which will add in all the...