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HOME» Gaming» Video Game Reviews ByKermit ChandlerArticle Word Count: 420[View Summary]Comments (0)No, we're not talking about the weather-Heavy Rain won acclaim as the best game of 2010 and continues to be one of the hottest games of 2011. This storm isn't going away any time soon, and for good reason. With its highly original and intriguing gameplay that plays much like interactive fiction, Heavy Rain follows a gripping storyline in which like real life, your decisions have both direct and subtle effects on how the events of your future play out. It allows you to experience the nuances of reality in a virtual setting. Seeing as it involves a serial killer, we should be thankful that it remains within the confines of the PlayStation 3.
Without giving too much away, the serial killer in question is the Origami Killer, whose weapon of choice is rainfall, hence the title Heavy Rain. He uses the rain to drown his victims and the objective of the four protagonists is to stop him. You take the perspective of each of these characters, and at different points in time, choices will present themselves to you. Depending on what you choose to do (or not to do), what happens later will differ. Characters may not be around in the future due to your actions; characters can even die. There isn't necessarily a game over. Rather, there are different outcomes as a result of your performance as the player.
Video games have long eluded the presentation of true choice and free will, which is what makes Heavy Rain so groundbreaking. Until now, most video games have merely offered the "right" choice and the "wrong" choice, and usually the "right" choice is blatantly obvious. Consequently, the wrong choices lead to game over or the bad ending, and the right choices lead to the good ending or best ending. Games like these fail to capture the ambiguity of what free will is really all about-the right choices aren't always apparent, and sometimes there isn't even a right choice.
But eventually we have to choose, or not make a choice, and there will be different consequences that aren't easily classified as better or worse. This is the three dimensionality that video games haven't fully achieved, even though they made the jump from 2D to 3D a long time ago. Heavy Rain brings the virtual world one step closer to our own, while preserving the fantasy that video games are all about. If you're looking for a unique and innovative gaming escape that brings the "realness," Heavy Rain is an excellent choice.
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