Heavy Rain is an upcoming PS3 exclusive game that will be focusing heavily on the story and immersing the player into the world. And that couldn't be more apparent then when looking at these statistics. The Dev's have truly put a lot of time and effort into making this game.

The script

2,000 pages long
60 scenes, each about 15-20 minutes long, most, but not all of which you see on any play-through
40,000 words of non-linear dialogue
Based on 6,000 pages of notes and references
15 months in development

The art design

Two weeks scouting for locations on the East Coast of the USA
15 months of design by ten people
Photos, topographical gameplay maps, sketches of every item, paintings of every scene

The outsourcing to Asia

Over 100 people involved outside Quantic Dream
480 man-months of work
Based on an "outsourcing bible" and "level architect blueprints"

The motion capture

All done on-site at Quantic Dream in Paris
170 days of shooting across nine months
Over 70 actors and stuntmen involved
Casting sessions in Paris and London
30,000 unique animations recorded

Sayyed via eurogamer.net »