![]() Many times, you're forced to make decisions no one should ever have to, but these characters must. Yet you see their true nature - and an insight into your own, perhaps – when they're faced with serious moral dilemmas where all the options on the table seem equally horrible. %Gallery-30067%You often get to know its characters through the most mundane tasks and things that movies would never carve out screen time for, but are nevertheless important in connecting with these people. The real magic of Heavy Rain (a title which not only sounds cool, but is central to the plot) is how it draws upon you, as the player, and your ability to make some very difficult decisions befitting of the game's tag line, "How far are you prepared to go to save someone you love?" The story draws on elements of film noir and science fiction, movies like Se7en, Saw and The Big Sleep, to create a compelling mystery - a book you can't put down, if you will. It's the interwoven story of four very different characters (and a modestly sized supporting cast) who all find themselves involved in one way or another with the case of the Origami Killer, a serial kidnapper and murderer of young boys. With Heavy Rain, developer Quantic Dream set out to create what it calls an "interactive drama." The result is as entertaining as any good Hollywood thriller, but far more engrossing - and thought provoking - than one could ever hope it to be.
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