Ethan Mars is a lovable husband and father to two gorgeous sons, but is soon separated from both of them. His primary task is to solve the origami related puzzles created by the mysterious Origami Killer, who leaves behind origami figures and orchids on each young victim.
Scott Shelby is a private investigator and an ex-police officer who is professional when it comes to beating up thugs and following leads. He was my favorite of the four because of his personality and just his veteran look in his field of work.
Madison Paige is a journalist who stumbles upon the story surrounding the serial killings and encounters Ethan one day. At first there doesn't seem to be much connections, but sooner or later she too starts getting deeply involved with all of the tensions and she primarily becomes a supportive character, intended with searching for the truth.
Norman Jayden is a hipster FBI agent because of his sunglasses technology called ARI, which is able to track fingerprints, blood trails, tire tracks and more clues towards solving crime scenes. He works together with a jackass for a partner, but atleast most of the time they follow protocols and the law.
Heavy Rain has several endings that show us the fate of each character depending upon the choices you made through the story. Quick Time Events dominate, similar to Fahrenheit but because I was playing with a Sixaxis PS3 controller, the controls were quite different than those found on a keyboard.
I was impressed with the different routes and choices to make, plus the presentation is polished. Heavy raining is a common theme for the game, and the modus operandi and the motivation for the Origami Killer, as revealed near the end, were satisfying to know and made the overall story memorable.
The identity of the killer also came as an unexpected revelation for me, because I did not expect that particular character to be the guilty party. And the voice acting by the way is also wonderfully done, as I learned from the bonus content, 90 actors were used in the end.
It seems that I have catched another glitch as I seem to be stumbling upon them lately in modern times. It happened at the mall scene, where you are supposed to look for Jason. Take a look at Ethan's position, I cannot believe I was able to casually walk around like that: Casually looking for Jason...on thin air.
While Heavy Rain wasn't outstanding with the game mechanics it provides, it does make for a thrilling and different experience combined with the unfolding, rather dramatic plot. Especially the action scenes and the origami challenges were exhilarating.
Rating: 7.9
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