Wow. This game isn't even considered like your standard video game. It's an interactive movie where your choices all matter and determine the outcomes later on in the story. The plot is so incredible and deep. The mystery is amazing not knowing who the Origami Killer is until the very final moments. People complaining about tiny aspects of this title and nitpick it to pieces are usually incredibly insecure and overbearing and should not be playing it.
Four lead characters Ethan Mars, Madison Paige, Scott Shelby and Norman Jayden. Out of all of them I found it most entertaining as playing the FBI agent. He was so cool, epic, relaxed and charismatic. Amazing person there. Madison & Ethan are incredible protagonists too. Scott is a very old school by the book type of character but still has his input and fits well in the game.
Some of the side characters frustrated me a lot especially a crooked cop called Lieutenant Carter Blake. His abusive work methods and beating up suspects and witnesses was very cruel and hard to watch. Mad Jack is another violent character who becomes a thorn in one of Norman's chapters. A mafia family is also in it who have some guilt involving the case. Scott is trying to link them especially a wealthy son to one of the murders.
A creepy old doctor attempts to drug Madison and kill her if you don't leave the house immediately after waiting for a prescription (the actor is a very nice talented man and played a role in a previous title Indigo Prophecy as the Oracle). David Gasman plays a sleazy nightclub owner called Paco but he's been involved with Cage since the beginning voice acting some great characters like Lucas Kane for example.
The plot is basically that there's a serial killer on the loose hunting down young boys (6-10 year old at most) and murdering them by drowning them in rainwater underneath a sewer well pretty grim. Ethan is trying to find his lost son but is interrupted and chased by the police after his former divorced wife accuses him of being The Origami Killer. So in the end Ethan tries desperately to avoid and escape the cops to the best of his abilities for as long as he can.
The romance is beautiful and very tastefully done. Nudity isn't overly gratuitous or perverse and extremely normal (Ethan & Madison get naked when entering the shower), flows great with the plot. A well needed distraction from the bleak tone of the direction and writing. Didn't feel uncomfortable even if the game gets overly criticized and slandered for its tame sexual content which is absurd and wrong. It was not even close to be too much to handle or gross. Opposite of that.
A lot of the dialogue is very good and the conversations are meaningful and feel like they serve a purpose to the story. The major themes in it are drama, thriller, mystery, crime and sci-fi. The visual effects are outstandingly good for 2010 and breath so much life and vividness to it. Soundtrack is epic and powerful like is expected of Quantic Dream. Normand Cobeil makes some of the most heroic soundtrack ever here.
All in all an absolute masterpiece by David Cage I was so invested in it and felt like such a good journey (and a destination if you get the good endings). Million of different outcomes through it, makes Detroit: Become Human look like some cheap package considering that it doesn't have that many different paths it's very scripted. Here everything always feels on the line the suspense is so much.
Only game I feel like comes close to this is Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy which is another excellent game by David Cage. Unforgettable experience this ride a bit depressing but so memorable and emotional. A must play for any hardcore gaming fan who enjoys the best storytelling. Legendary work by a master. Recommend it to everyone because it is that engaging and captivating.
Seeing it having a 8.8 rating on IMDB is really satisfying but I remember it having 8.9 at one point and it deserves to have at least 9 or over for being such an iconic and a pioneer game within the game industry. It feels like a perfectly written and crafted crime novel only in video game form.
The fact that overrated games like TLOU2 despite being heavily controversial and having questionable themes, overly disturbing & graphic (with its violence) and hated for its constant misandry & brutal mistreatment of a vital character, sacrificing a lot of male people left and right just for Abby's and Ellie's stories to continue and bleak storytelling discourtesy of Neil Druckmann has the same rating and more votes than this masterpiece is just insulting to Quantic Dream and David Cage especially knowing that Heavy Rain is so, so much better, has more quality and value to its name and has a much more sophisticated plot than just hateful vengeful revenge kind of storytelling. I would arguably say that Heavy Rain is about desperation, loss, hope and despair. Very mature tones. TLOU2 relies only on shock factor, graphic imagery and treats the player base like idiots with its direction.
Heavy Rain is one of those games that put narrative driven and decision making games on the map and we should all be thankful for that. Easily one of the most impactful and relatable titles ever created so good. Multiple scenarios and intense sequences with great writing and solid direction. There are plot holes & inconsistencies here and there but they are so minor you are completely willing to forgive them. Can't wait for Star Wars: Eclipse. I love that David Cage leaves the game open to interpretation to the player and keeps mystery so solid and interesting. For me that's creativity done masterfully.
10/10.
Four lead characters Ethan Mars, Madison Paige, Scott Shelby and Norman Jayden. Out of all of them I found it most entertaining as playing the FBI agent. He was so cool, epic, relaxed and charismatic. Amazing person there. Madison & Ethan are incredible protagonists too. Scott is a very old school by the book type of character but still has his input and fits well in the game.
Some of the side characters frustrated me a lot especially a crooked cop called Lieutenant Carter Blake. His abusive work methods and beating up suspects and witnesses was very cruel and hard to watch. Mad Jack is another violent character who becomes a thorn in one of Norman's chapters. A mafia family is also in it who have some guilt involving the case. Scott is trying to link them especially a wealthy son to one of the murders.
A creepy old doctor attempts to drug Madison and kill her if you don't leave the house immediately after waiting for a prescription (the actor is a very nice talented man and played a role in a previous title Indigo Prophecy as the Oracle). David Gasman plays a sleazy nightclub owner called Paco but he's been involved with Cage since the beginning voice acting some great characters like Lucas Kane for example.
The plot is basically that there's a serial killer on the loose hunting down young boys (6-10 year old at most) and murdering them by drowning them in rainwater underneath a sewer well pretty grim. Ethan is trying to find his lost son but is interrupted and chased by the police after his former divorced wife accuses him of being The Origami Killer. So in the end Ethan tries desperately to avoid and escape the cops to the best of his abilities for as long as he can.
The romance is beautiful and very tastefully done. Nudity isn't overly gratuitous or perverse and extremely normal (Ethan & Madison get naked when entering the shower), flows great with the plot. A well needed distraction from the bleak tone of the direction and writing. Didn't feel uncomfortable even if the game gets overly criticized and slandered for its tame sexual content which is absurd and wrong. It was not even close to be too much to handle or gross. Opposite of that.
A lot of the dialogue is very good and the conversations are meaningful and feel like they serve a purpose to the story. The major themes in it are drama, thriller, mystery, crime and sci-fi. The visual effects are outstandingly good for 2010 and breath so much life and vividness to it. Soundtrack is epic and powerful like is expected of Quantic Dream. Normand Cobeil makes some of the most heroic soundtrack ever here.
All in all an absolute masterpiece by David Cage I was so invested in it and felt like such a good journey (and a destination if you get the good endings). Million of different outcomes through it, makes Detroit: Become Human look like some cheap package considering that it doesn't have that many different paths it's very scripted. Here everything always feels on the line the suspense is so much.
Only game I feel like comes close to this is Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy which is another excellent game by David Cage. Unforgettable experience this ride a bit depressing but so memorable and emotional. A must play for any hardcore gaming fan who enjoys the best storytelling. Legendary work by a master. Recommend it to everyone because it is that engaging and captivating.
Seeing it having a 8.8 rating on IMDB is really satisfying but I remember it having 8.9 at one point and it deserves to have at least 9 or over for being such an iconic and a pioneer game within the game industry. It feels like a perfectly written and crafted crime novel only in video game form.
The fact that overrated games like TLOU2 despite being heavily controversial and having questionable themes, overly disturbing & graphic (with its violence) and hated for its constant misandry & brutal mistreatment of a vital character, sacrificing a lot of male people left and right just for Abby's and Ellie's stories to continue and bleak storytelling discourtesy of Neil Druckmann has the same rating and more votes than this masterpiece is just insulting to Quantic Dream and David Cage especially knowing that Heavy Rain is so, so much better, has more quality and value to its name and has a much more sophisticated plot than just hateful vengeful revenge kind of storytelling. I would arguably say that Heavy Rain is about desperation, loss, hope and despair. Very mature tones. TLOU2 relies only on shock factor, graphic imagery and treats the player base like idiots with its direction.
Heavy Rain is one of those games that put narrative driven and decision making games on the map and we should all be thankful for that. Easily one of the most impactful and relatable titles ever created so good. Multiple scenarios and intense sequences with great writing and solid direction. There are plot holes & inconsistencies here and there but they are so minor you are completely willing to forgive them. Can't wait for Star Wars: Eclipse. I love that David Cage leaves the game open to interpretation to the player and keeps mystery so solid and interesting. For me that's creativity done masterfully.
10/10.