Heavy Rain is an interactive, single player, action adventure game in which every decision players make influences the evolution of a desperate quest to catch a deadly killer poised to strike again. Featuring a complex and dark storyline meant for mature audiences, the game is a PlayStation 3 exclusive featuring a variety of possible endings, advanced crime scene analysis, replayable chapters, four playable characters and the ability to continue play as remaining characters in the event of your current character's death.
Heavy Rain is an interesting game. It plays out more like an interactive movie with Quick Time Events (QTE). It has you playing as four different characters trying to find the Origami Killer. The game has an excellent musical score and the story while it has plot holes is still well done. If you own a PS3 do yourself a favor and rent this game. It is one of the best games on the PS3 to date.
I'm glad to see the "interactive fiction" style of games take a solid foothold (same company did Indigo Prophecy on PS2 which was a sleeper hit). This game has some impressively suspenseful scenes that will make your heart pound. Motion capture was great, graphics were great. Unfortunately the voice acting is not up to par when compared with the Uncharted series, and the writing is not up to par when compared with the top eschelon of story-heavy games that are out today.
Un scénario surprenant, un style de jeu rafraichissant et des commandes intéressantes sont des ingrédients qui réussissent à faire lever la pâte. La modélisation des personnages est magnifique, on se surprend même à embarquer dans l'aventure grâce au réaliste du jeu. À essayer...
My expectations were pretty low for this "game". From what I read and saw, its more of a movie than a game. I was just surprised at how much I enjoyed the story and the QTEs. Has an interesting, branching story, that kept my attention throughout the game. The twist at the end kinda ruins the momentum it had. Didn't bother checking the other endings. Would rate hire if the good end did not have so many holes in it.
Had I rented Heavy Rain from a store down the street, I wouldn't have had the patience to sit through it all. That said, I'm glad I did as the game does get better around hour 3 of play. When this type of cinematic gameplay works, it is nothing short of perfection, but when it doesn't, it's scream-inducingly dull. If you're the patient, mature type of gamer, I would recommend this title.
This is not your ordinary game. This is time base events, where you decision can either be good or bad depending on the situation. The gameplay overall is very good, story is not long but you definetly want to play to see all endings. It does have some intense monents. This is pretty easy to pick up and play. Recommended.
I thought the game was very well thought out and planned. I felt as if I was controlling a movie, and loved how every decision i made affected the ending. I will admit the slow of the game was a bit slow, but over all it was a very entertaining, and suspenseful game. I recommend it to gamers who love a role-playing style game, and murder mystery.
This game was incredibly immersive and enjoyable the first time playing through it. Characters have relatable traits and feel human and the animation and movement is excellent. I did find it amusing that all the childrens voices were clearly french children reading english but it did not ruin the experience. After playing through the game once, however, the pace slows down. Playing through a scene multiple times to achieve all endings or trophies quickly becomes tedious. Still a must play.
Well for me this is more like 3/4 movie and only 1/4 game - you have very little control, your actions are pretty much straight forward and is more like testing your reflexes than actually controlling the character - you have less than a second to press random keys and combination. Very often you are obliged to do tamagotchi like pointless actions - change the baby , feed someone, drink etc...
That said the "game" is nicely done, if you like gamebooks you will like it, the story is interesting.
I just watched the IGN.com video review and all I can say is that I will be buying a PS3 just so I can play this game it makes mass effect 2 look shameful. Just a little more linear but still alot of choices which indeed do affect the games outcome.
