Game

Heavy Rain

2010 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Adventure

81IGDB player score
1,143 ratings

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An 81 average from 1,143 ratings. Does what it sets out to do, no more and no less. This one plays like prestige TV: thriller, drama, characters with actual depth, and a adventure game frame around it all. Just you and the game. No lobbies, no teammates, no excuses.

About this game

Heavy Rain is a cinematic psychological thriller from game developer Quantic Dream exclusively for the PlayStation 3. Dealing with a range of adult themes, the game revolves around a sophisticated plot and strong narrative threads that explore a complex moral proposition. You assume the role of multiple characters with very different backgrounds, motivations, and skills in a world where each player decision affects what will follow.

The game focuses on four different characters; Ethan Mars, a father and main protagonist; Scott Shelby, a private eye; Norman Jayden, an FBI agent and finally Madison Paige, a photojournalist. They are very different characters and do not know each other at the game's point, but are all connected in the sense that they all have interest in the game's main antagonist, the Origami Killer.