[PS3] Heavy (Purple) Rain

It might be because this game is considered a huge shenmue quicktime event but it deserves to be noticed.
Heavy Rain turned out to be a huge surprise to me. At first I thought it was going to be a dull mashing game and I think that because I expected so little I ended up loving it so much more.
Don't get me wrong, this game has big flaws like the voice acting can be hit and miss, the walking controls are kinda shit but I easily overlooked it because the game itself was a fucking trip.
Knowing that you can fuck up and have a character die really puts the pressure on and the intense scenes midway through the game really sucked me into the game.

It might have been because I'm locked in the snow and I had nothing else to do but to play, but the game felt very short. There are more possibilities in the game which is more reason for more playthroughs but it's not until my second play that I realized that the game is pretty much set on a determined path and the big choices aren't really made until later in the game.

Anyways, I already beat it, during my second playthrough I already encountered a few scenes I didn't see before. It's not as exciting as the first time playing obviously (and it gets very exciting!) but it's definitely a game worth checking out just as long as you don't mind some plot holes which I hope the DLC episodes will cover.

Just thought I'd share since it seems that this game is being ignored somewhat.

YouTube Video

About the end.

Spoiler:

All my four characters made it to the end btw. Didn't really liked the closing conclusions in the end since it felt out of place with the David Letterman look-alike

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The taxidermist dlc came out for those who pre-ordered. It was a really good short story that fits the game and it's pretty intense playing through the first time.
Two noticeable things about it tho, the walking is even more horrible than the full game and Madison seems to have started smoking from the sound of her voice <_>.

Also there were rumors that there were 20 to 22 endings, and by endings I mean epilogues. I've already gotten all of them and turns out there are 18. It was tedious work playing the guessing game to get them all.
As it turns out the final ending I got was the most depressing.

Spoiler:

I won't say what happened but I will say how you can see it.
Start off from "on the loose". Bang Madison. Forgive her. Later on, don't drink the poison, guess the wrong address. Give up the clues with Jayden. Then have Madison escape the fire WITHOUT the location of the boy.
Enjoy.

Incidentally I didn't know that Madison could leave without the location of Shaun but turns out all you have to do is play stupid with the passwords.

There's nowhere I can't reach.