Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

Released: February 18, 2010
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PC (Microsoft Windows)

Genres:

Adventure

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action Thriller Drama Mystery

Player Perspectives:

First person Third person

Ratings

User Rating

81.4
Based on 1008 ratings

Critics Rating

80.2
Based on 10 ratings

Total Rating

80.8
Based on 1018 ratings

Summary

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.

Storyline

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.

Screenshots

Involved Companies

Quantic Dream

Role:
Developer Publisher

Sony Computer Entertainment

Role:
Publisher

Game Engines

Havok

Keywords

modern warfare rail shooter helicopter exploration bloody psychological thriller serial killer detective interactive fiction murder drugs quick-time events death military permadeath cinematic female protagonist action-adventure noir multiple protagonists multiple endings artificial intelligence on-rails dialogue trees crime torture mud amnesia nudity pizza hide and seek boss fight explosion single-player only platform exclusive playstation trophies modern military clowns voice acting ranking system bink video human polygonal 3d rat playstation move support original soundtrack release non-player character profanity playstation experience 2015 moral decisions morale branching storyline auto-saving betrayal unreliable narrator robbery depression canonical death destructible environment bribery addiction leaderboard no hud split screen event film noir invisible wall suicide hallucination realism car accident motion capture animation high definition graphics plot twist quick time event unskippable tutorial not-so-bad guys meme origin agents overweight character kidnapping aggressive door-opening surprising character switches character models based on actual people aquarium dream sequence new purchase incentives missing relative context sensitive reversible cover art sociopathy sex work playstation home tie-in tragic hero heroic sacrifice dark past greatest hits cold open surgery in game tank controls inner-thoughts world pax prime 2010 sixaxis support forensics initial install interactive achievement awards 2011 uncanny valley tokyo game show 2009 pax 2009 gamescom 2009 rogue cop david cage sexual themes

Alternative Names

Heavy Rain: When the Heart Squeaks The Origami Killer Heavy Rain: Kokoro no Kishimu Toki 暴雨殺機

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