[PS3] Heavy (Purple) Rain

Found out about this game recently through Digg and, at first sight, I thought it was a lot like a Silent-Hill-style game but it's apparently a crime story action/thriller with supposed "context-sensitive actions" and "quick time events", possibly along the lines of Shenmue's gameplay. It's apparently been in development since 2006 and has shown considerable graphic improvements since then.

About the only semblance of a story that I found is on its Wikipedia entry and who knows how accurate that fucking thing is.

Quote:

"Heavy Rain is about normal people that have landed in extraordinary situations. I wanted a much more personal story. The first thing that came to my mind, as a father of two little boys, was that the main theme should simply be a father's love for his son. This is not a game about saving the princess or the world. Its purely about a father's love. The main story will revolve around 4 different characters, and we're putting the spotlight on their perceptions. The question 'what is good and what is evil' is the key here, that will be just a matter of viewpoint...I believe heavily in moral choices, I'm going to use them A LOT. They're not about being good or bad, but about finding the right balance."

Official site seems to be on the developer's own website but I can't see it on my Mac. Perhaps you Windows-using folks will have better luck.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Musharraf

Hmm wow surprising that there hasn't been a thread yet.

There was. I just merged them.

I played this yesterday after I got off work at my friend's house. Only got through Ethan doing mundane tasks and I'm already liking this quite a bit. We had to leave to a show last night though so I didn't really get to be as immersed as I wanted to be in the game but, goddamn, I'm hella intrigued!

Need to get me DAT PSTRIPLE, SON.


There's nowhere I can't reach.