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.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Quantic Dream
- Publisher
- Quantic Dream, Sony Computer Entertainment
- Released
- February 18, 2010
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person, Third person
- Engine
- Havok
- Time to beat
- 8 h rushed · 11 h main story · 19 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.1/10 from 1139 ratings.
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