Heavy Rain is the Spiritual Successor to Quantic Dream's Fahrenheit (a.k.a. Indigo Prophecy), an Adventure Game for the seventh generation of consoles. Heavy Rain itself was a PlayStation exclusive, and has been described by the creators as an Interactive Movie as well as a standard adventure game. In fact, doesn't that image look like a movie poster? Show Ethan Mars is a depressed architect whose life fell apart after the tragic loss of his child Jason two years prior, for which he blames himself. He is jolted out of his stupor when his remaining son, Shaun, is suddenly kidnapped by the "Origami Killer," a notorious serial killer who uses rising rainwater to drown his young victims, then leaves origami figures on the bodies. If Ethan wishes to save his son from a similar fate, he must complete the trials set by the Origami Killer, who wishes to test just how far Ethan will go to save his child. Advertisement: The story also focuses on three other characters: Madison Paige, an insomniac journalist who becomes involved with Ethan's desperate search; Norman Jayden, an FBI profiler called in to consult on the Origami Killer case; and Scott Shelby, a private eye conducting an independent investigation. The game focuses on choices and consequences, with actions taking place via a series of Quick Time Events a la Fahrenheit. The developers stated prior to the game's release that almost all situations would have later consequences on the plot and that they are determined to let players follow through on their actions — to the point that unless all four main characters die, the story will still continue with whoever is alive. The major themes of the game are love and the idea of what is good and what is evil (in regard to the Tag Line on the poster to the right). According to the developers, they hoped to have players aim for a balance of the two rather than one extreme or another. Advertisement: Despite the developers' meager sales expectations (200,000 copies), Heavy Rain sold like hotcakes, surpassing a whopping 2 million by 2011. One downloadable chapter, The Taxidermist, has been released. Others are planned but on indefinite hold. Similar to how Heavy Rain started off with a tech demo, The Casting, Quantic Dream released a new tech demo KARA on March 7, 2012, hinting at their 2015 reveal of Detroit: Become Human. Go watch it. At E3 2012, the spiritual successor to Heavy Rain was revealed as the supernatural drama Beyond: Two Souls. Both games have received an Updated Re-release for the PlayStation 4, although this port does not include the DLC chapter The Taxidermist.In March 2019, it was announced that the game would be coming to PC later that year, exclusively via the Epic Games Store for the first 12 months. Quantic Dream is self-publishing this port. New Line Cinema and Quantic Dream have obtained rights for a movie adaptation, but nothing has been heard of it since early 2011. Not related to the Hard Rain campaign in Left 4 Dead 2. Also not to be confused with Hard Rain. And certainly not Chubby Rain. Be warned: Since Heavy Rain is incredibly plot heavy, expect MAJOR marked and unmarked spoilers below. This game features examples of:open/close all folders #-F
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