*insert explosion noise*
That was the sound of my mind exploding after playing Heavy Rain, a highly underrated game produced by the developers of Beyond: Two Souls.
Heavy Rain is an intense emotional rollercoaster full of puzzles, quick time events and ethical decisions.
Play as several characters trying to solve the mystery of the Origami Killer – a psychopath who kidnaps boys and drowns them with…rain. Yeah, trust me, it’s cooler than it sounds.
The murderer sets trials for the fathers, claiming it is the only way to save their son.
Of course, you can choose not to do any of the trials. But then, what kind of game would it be if you backed out of everything? I easily swerved down the highway, crawled on shards of broken glass, electrocuted myself and cut off my finger. I had to draw the line at murdering an innocent man, though. It nearly resulted in me losing my own son, but morally speaking, I couldn’t kill a fictional character.
Without spoiling the plot, I was devastated when I learned who the Origami Killer was. Screw you Heavy Rain for making me feel guilty for liking a killer.
I cannot express how much I loved Heavy Rain. My ending upset me, so I went back and ‘fixed’ it to have a happy conclusion. Maybe it’s considered cheating, but no way was I going to end on a bad note.
How far would you go to save someone you love?
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