Heavy Rain Reviews

I really want to love this game. It has great atmosphere and narration, refreshing gameplay with the different characters, and an intriguing stories with many turns and twists. It also uses the Steam Deck's gyro controls in a useful way. But the controls are so clunky that it breaks immersion. Also, there are many instances where something happens based on where you go or turn to, without a clue that this will lead to a choice or progress the chapter. I had to repeat quite a lot of chapters because of these unintended behaviours. And to top it off, there are quite some awkwards dialogues and behaviours of the main characters. Which makes the overall game good, but not great.

😅 玩的过程中我真的很喜欢这款游戏，但玩完的心情是：😅？（但依然比较喜欢这个游戏 剧情除了开头对幸福一家的白描有些无聊之外，进入商场后剧情节奏就立刻紧凑起来，张力十足。 每个主角都有自己的核心矛盾，每段故事都有能抓住人的焦点，所以游玩的过程中一直都很沉浸，很期待真相的揭晓 但打通就会发现——很多内容和设定纯粹是为了过程中吸引玩家而设计的，这个游戏的内核是空的，结局是凑的。 玩的前期我很喜欢伊森。。。玩完，我喜欢的伊森还是只有《生化危机》的那个。。。 太奇怪了好吧，伊森的老婆是做错了什么事吗，为什么我没亲女记者，最后结尾老婆也没出现。。。真就无人在意，快乐出轨 但是我在意啊，她去哪了。老公儿子都消失了，但她除了把老公变成嫌疑人之外什么也没做就这样蒸发了 女记者这个角色的存在也是纯粹为了卖。堪称完美的性符号，把她删掉完全不影响剧情，但是会少好几段内衣武打，脱衣色诱，捆绑凌虐的戏码，也少了一个无条件信任关怀帮助男主的天降美女 FBI警员也是一样的——女记者服务男玩家，FBI警员服务女玩家是吧，这个游戏真是全给安排明明白了，玩到结尾就发现，没有更深层的原因了，角色设定真的只是为了让他看起来更酷，更帅，更色，没有任何道理和意义 剩下剧情漏洞简直太多了 但是游玩过程真的很快乐。。。毕竟一切都这么显而易见了。一边硬汉柔情警探判案，一边孱弱冷峻帅哥色诱，一边热辣聪明机车美女色诱，还有父爱如山在那边挑战各种满足猎奇心理和肾上腺素飙升的诡异闯关，最后还有一堆很爽的qte打戏追逐戏 总之游戏做的挺好的，该满足玩家的都满足了，管他剧情和内核，单纯当爽游处理就行 买了玩吧，一玩一个不吱声，看到结尾更是会彻底失声

I love this game I do but I regret buying it on steam for one reason and one reason only and that is because the controls with controller are absolutely awful. I had to alternate between my controller and my mouse and keyboard to do the turning actions and it was absolutely obnoxious. Neither my PS5 controller or my XBOX controller were able to be used on this action. I hope this is seen by the developers so they can correct the issue.

+ Story-telling at its finest + Excellent characters + Interesting level design with dark atmosphere + Gameplay is quite good for its age + Satisfying endings for the choices you make - Mild replay value. as much as i love the plot twist, it kinda ruins any playthrough after the first. - Best played with controller, yet so many reponse issues occur. (Highly recommend to use first community layout for the controller) Verdict: 9.3 / 10

This title is one of my favorites — the narrative, plot, character development, and overall story are some of the things that make this game one of the best in my opinion. If you manage to empathize with the main characters, you might even find yourself thinking like them when it comes to making decisions for each one. I first played this game back when it originally came out years ago, but replaying it now to get all the achievements and complete it 100%, I can say for sure that it was, is, and will continue to be a pioneer and a solid pillar for this type of game — and for video games in general. As for the achievements, many of them will unlock naturally just by playing the game. But if you want the full 100%, it’s better to start with a guide from the beginning, because you’ll have to replay certain chapters more than once. If you have patience, it’s no problem — you’ll most likely get them all without much trouble using a guide from start to finish. That said, still make sure to focus more on what’s happening in the story than just the achievements — don’t miss the chance to really enjoy this title. I also have to mention there are very few buggy achievements, which forced me to reload from the last save points or even restart the chapter (they’re not too long). That’s why I say you’ll need patience with the game, especially when going for the 100%. With that being said, I hope you enjoy it — whether you already own it and are reading this, or you don’t have it yet. I’m sure it won’t disappoint you. Play it as if I hadn’t said anything; I don’t want to raise anyone’s expectations. After all, this is a game that came out more than 10 years ago, so it’s obvious that in terms of graphics, gameplay, and controls it might not be the best. Still, I personally loved it, and that’s why I’m here recommending it to you.

I've played Heavy Rain because it is listed as one of the 'greatest games of all time'. It's a lie. It's peak mediocrity. A 'game' whose only gameplay mechanic revolves around boring QTEs cannot be considered as a contender for the 'greatest games of all time'. It's not a game if you're not even using the tools the medium has to give your audience a meaningful and immersive experience. It's just a movie with extra steps. The story and overall atmosphere are compelling at first sight, up until the end, where you notice that it's full of plot holes, cheap plot twists, and incoherent/unfinished writing. It's just hot garbage with a poor excuse of a story.

love this game except for the only portrayals or inclusions of women being majorly sexualised, having nothing essentially to do with the plot, and merely there to serve the male character's agenda or character development. do better.

This game set a milestone in the interactive drama genre when it was released. It's a movie with the story leading up to the decisions you make, slight error by you can cause the story to shift it's track, even today 15 years later it's atmosphere feels incredibly immersive beating many modern games. Give it a shot if you can bare a well written dark thriller story with bunch of emotional scenes.

If it was DBH brought you here, believe me you'll like this. There are flaws, every story has its flaws, but this doesn't deny it's worth. Moreover, it's a new experience. Very unfortunate that there might be no more interactive cinematic games as such, we should hold on to what we still have

This game probably had two writers. One was a (below)average writer with some good ideas here or there. The other was an incompetent moron who seemed to use a closed-alpha version of his Alexa speakers to write the story for him. The story is full of inconsistencies. It constantly shifts the narrative just to push its own agenda about who [i]you[/i] should suspect, rather than letting the mystery unfold naturally. You are playing as a character, making decisions, and see events through their eyes. But then the game is like “Nope, that’s not what happened.” That’s not how you write a story, David! Maybe next time, between touching your coworkers and photoshopping their faces onto nude images, you could spare a moment to actually learn how storytelling works. It has banger scenes like [b]pressing X to Jason[/b], which was brilliant. But between those highlights, you spend half the game doing chores: washing your a$s in the shower, changing some random kid’s diaper, and cleaning the house. I’m giving it a positive rating solely for [b]Jason[/b]. It was fun while it lasted.