Well, as I said new screens seems just a bit clear then "old" ones. Also GOG version is censored. Basically, excluding achievements and probably steam cards (present in Steam version), this is just an update, adding controller support and possibly all language localizations, since this game was one distributed in Italy with a full italian localization (GOG version is english only).

What's censored in the GOG version? The game card says it's rated Adults Only.

From Wikipedia:

The original title of Fahrenheit was changed to Indigo Prophecy in the United States and Canada. The change was made to avoid confusion with the film Fahrenheit 9/11. Scenes depicting sex (one of which is interactive) and other "adult content" were removed from the North American versions so the game could avoid an "Adults Only" (18+) rating, which would have had the game stripped from store shelves. Both the name change and editing were made at the request of the publisher.

EDIT: It seems GOG version is uncensored, despite the title:
http://www.gog.com/forum/fahrenheit/uncensored_version_right

I've just been watching Nerd Cubed's video on the game. It's reminding me that the game is just generally bad - even the beginning and the tutorial. It's definitely not just the last 33%/50%/66%.

This.

At least the setup was semi-promising :P
At least Indigo Prophecy has a little bit of "so bad it's good" appeal. Unlike Cage's other games, which are just b-grade schlock dressed up as "art."

I am still dumbfounded that there are people who think Heavy Rain is any good (including TotalBiscuit of all people!).

The idea of coming to your senses after having killed someone, then trying to leave the building without raising suspicion is a really great premiss. There was some genuine tension in that small part of the game. Beyond that though...

Exactly. It's a cool setup. Then everything went gradually, agonizingly, terribly wrong, over the course of the rest of the game.

Yeah, that's my bad. Consider the post fixed.

Last 33%? Funny. The game is an entire trilogy mashed in one game. The first half is the first game, the third quarter is part of the sequel, and the last quarter was supposed to be the last game.

Yeah, the ending is jacked up, but I still love this game.

Because unless you play Fahrenheit as something "so bad it's good", when the story jumps the shark, it spoils itself. In other words:

Left right right up right left up down left right left down. Rinse & repeat.

Frankly I enjoyed it. I mean, it isn't well-written (with the exception of a few decent moments) and in terms of game design it's just wasted potential but still, I didn't get bored till the end which is more than I can say about most other games out there. And I must admit that at least for me it had some pretty strong emotional moments and great atmosphere, especially during the calmer more realistic parts.

Fahrenheit is one of my favorite games of all time, so I definitely play it as something else than "so bad it's good".

I thought the main reason why Fahrenheit was not available on Steam was because they don't accept AO-rated games.

Personally, the "emotional moments" are the parts of HR I despise the most. Cage's penchant for hammy emotional manipulation often borders on pornographic. And to make things worse, he loves to throw such scenes in just for the hell of it, using them as cheap shots rather than as anything with narrative importance. And yeah, there are a few parts of HR that have potential. Probably the most infuriating part about Cage is that he does come up with genuinely good ideas sometimes, and just can't seem to make them work. But in a sense, those moments just make HR even worse, as you get little glimpses of what could have been, had the story been in the hands of another writer.

I will grant that HR isn't nearly as bad in this regard as Beyond Two Souls. And it's got a better story than a lot of videogames. But that's not saying much, since the garbage known as the Left Behind remake also has a better story than a lot of videogames. And sure, none of this means that you can't have a good time with HR, or any of his games.

I just don't think Cage is a good writer or storyteller. And his games rely completely on writing and storytelling.
I might be wrong, but isn't there a M-rated censored version of the game?