I don't remember the undead zombie subway sex bit in Fahrenheit. I remember quite enjoying it despite it going completely batshit mental in the third act, though.

David Cage does like the boobies, though. There were quite a lot of boobies in Omikron, too.

That game sounds ace. Where can I get it from?

And published by Sony, so basically never coming to the 360.

On 11 February 2010, a demo with two in-game levels, a tutorial and a trailer will be released internationally; however, it is privately available via redemption code to anyone who solves "Week 2" of "The Four Day Challenge". The Demo follows both Private Detective Scott Shelby and FBI Agent Norman Jayden as they individually try to track down the origami killer through conventional interrogation of witnesses and crime scene investigation. While no plot points are revealed, the demo sees Scott Shelby visit the "Sleaze Hotel" to meet and question a call-girl named Lauren, whose son was a possible victim of the origami killer. Norman Jayden appears at a crime scene in search of clues in his investigation of the origami killer in a segment of the demo as well. The player is introduced to Lieutenant Blake. A trailer accompanies the demo, containing some unseen footage from the game, as well as a recap of the four main characters along with their possible motivations.

I want games to present me with some escapism from my normal humdrum life thank you very much...

I don't want to wander around in dingy locations having to perform actions to open car doors or put my fucking handbrake on.

While in great part I agree, I would love it if, when playing a GTA game or the like, I ran out of the bank with bullets whistling around my ears only to find that my getaway car is 300 yards down the hill in a hedge because I forgot to put the handbrake on.

...like rescuing your son from a serial killer?

Seems to me the point of Heavy Rain is going to be the plot journey it takes you on, which a demo is always going to struggle to convey. Almost all games are like Michael Bay films; all explosions, all the time. Perhaps there is room for narratives with greater dynamic range, which will flow from quiet moments to loud moments. Maybe Heavy Rain, flawed though it is, is a step towards that.

Hunting for a serial killer I can get along with. Performing that hunt through the use of a wallet/id/asthma inhaler getting out simulator I can't.

Mass Effect and Uncharted 2 are plot heavy games, the former allowing you a small corridor of movement to define your character and the occasional outcome and the latter has moments of truly remarkable chemistry and dialogue that shit all over the last Indiana Jones film or either of the National Treasures.

do the equivalent of a dragon punch with the right stick to get your wallet out

This game is making me want to get a PS3.

You should get a ps3,

I've bought a NAS instead. Just because of what Trousers said about this game.

Well, I really enjoyed the demo; I wanted it to go on. I like the controls. Calling them QTEs isn't quite fair; they're a good deal more interesting than rote button presses. The Twister-style presses as you follow the footprints are a good idea.

Also: my, that's some game engine. The facial animations are as far out the uncanny valley as any other game I've played.