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TopicSnake's 2010s Gaming Retrospective
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02/12/20 4:25:52 PM
#15:


Heavy Rain

Played on: PS3
Release Date: February 23, 2010
Genre: Adventure

JAYYYYYSOOOON

Speaking of rainy-day serial killers, we have the much lampooned David Cage project, Heavy Rain. Despite the criticism and jokes it has received over the years, I still love it in all honesty. It was one of my biggest reasons for grabbing a PS3 and I don't regret it one bit. Now, it's not to say it's a holy grail of storytelling, in fact it's not ever close to that. The acting is all off, the script is laughable, and the uncanny visages of the main characters can even be difficult to take seriously at times. And yet, there are absolutely other times when Heavy Rain clicks together with atmosphere that literally drips off the screen, horrifies with Saw-type traps that demand player fortitude thanks to a control scheme that seems casual at first but is really difficult to master, and engages with a central investigation mechanic known as ARI that feels wholly original to this game. I also enjoy the game's fine attention to detail, and the amount of things you can interact with, and how the game will place you under time constraints in realistic scenarios, like the simple act of taking care of your child on a typical school day afternoon. It's not the kind of thing you would typically find fun, but it achieved what it set out to do at least in my eyes and portrayed the difficulties of being a single parent at least somewhat well. Another great scene is when Ethan has to traverse a crowd, battling with fears and anxieties as you make your way through, a true-to-life sequence as someone who has struggled with that kind of thing before. It can be hard to recognize the great aspects of the game when you're running around as Ethan shouting out "JAY-SON" over and over again, or stifling your laughter every time you hear "Nahman Jayden", but overall, it's a great experience warts and all and I truly think it's a must-play no matter what you're in it for.

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