Fantastic story, and a successful achievement as an interactive movie. Graphics are very impressive in certain scenes. Emotionally engaging. Some of the tenses moments I have experienced in a game. Replay value if you want to see all the different outcome...
Some very bad voice acting. Realistic graphics can make some characters look strange. Sound, camera and graphical bugs. The story has a few major plot-holes. The early levels are a bit too slow, which may stop some players from getting into the game.
Abstrakt: So is it a movie, or ain't it? If the whole damn world can't decide, then how should you? Well, you could start by playing it. We wrote in our hands-on preview for Heavy Rain that "it's a game, not a film," but after playing the full version, it seems ...
Abstrakt: Heavy Rain is a unique piece of electronic entertainment, because it is not really a "game" in the traditional sense of the word. The best description would be "interactive movie". It has a fairly linear progression but how successful you are at "playi...
Abstrakt: Heavy Rain has to be one of the most realistic games to grace the PlayStation 3 and could actually be a key reason to buy the console if you don’t currently have one, as for all you Wii and Xbox 360 owners, unfortunately, this game is only available fo...
Abstrakt: Entertaining, thought-provoking and not to be easily dismissed. These are the reactions that come to mind after working my way through Heavy Rain, the interactive drama/game from developer Quantic Dream, a company previously known mainly for Fahrenheit...
Like any other game it has its faults and certain presentation features, like voice acting, are going to be held under more scrutiny due to the nature of the genre in contrast with traditional games, but if you own a PS3 this is a must play and it’s gr...
Abstrakt: Published February 27th 2010. Written by Ian Dickson. Heavy Rain has been causing quite a stir within the games industry since its announcement a couple of years ago. David Cage, head of Quantic Dream has been persistent in outlining Heavy Rain’s role ...
Fantastic graphics and attention to detail, Immersive and heart-breaking plot full of twists, Graphics and sound all compliment the acting capabilities of the cast
Walking controls can be frustrating to work around, Impressive length can lead to issues with replayability
