Heavy Rain

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Slant Magazine
    Mar 5, 2016
    70
    The game is always concerned with telling a story rather than selling us the gimmick of player agency.
  2. GameSpot
    Mar 3, 2016
    70
    Re-releasing Heavy Rain in the current landscape does much to sharply contrast everything good and bad about it. Its commendable presentation is amplified, as too are its grander faults in storytelling and voice acting. And yet even as there are games that succeed where Heavy Rain fails, it can still be said there’s almost nothing else like it.
  3. GRYOnline.pl
    Mar 2, 2016
    70
    Heavy Rain on the PS4 is pretty much the game we know from PS3 but with better graphics. If you wanted something more, a complete edition of sorts, you'll be disappointed. What is more - the controls weren't improved and the remaster only adds some new issues in that matter. Still, Heavy Rain is one of the best interactive movies and an excellent thriller. If you don't know it, wait no further.
  5. GameCrate
    Mar 29, 2016
    65
    Heavy Rain is a game best left to your memory. It makes a good case study for seeing how cinematic adventure games have evolved over time, but it just doesn’t have the quality of newer games in the genre.
  6. Gameplanet
    Mar 10, 2016
    65
    Heavy Rain Remastered doesn't go far enough in reworking its source material. It's still the definitive version of Quantic's murder mystery, but it still carries the flaws of its forefather.
  7. NZGamer
    Mar 10, 2016
    60
    Still visually striking, but poor voice acting has undone much of the gravitas it once had.
  8. The Jimquisition
    Mar 2, 2016
    60
    Ultimately, Heavy Rain is an experiment that both succeeded and failed, when it could easily have been a total success if the brains behind it weren’t trying so hard to be smart and cared more about providing a sensible plot as opposed to a shocking one.
  9. Push Square
    Feb 29, 2016
    50
    This remains a ground-breaking game, and it's still possible to appreciate the areas where it innovated, but time has not been kind to the title's damp performances and dismal writing.

Awards & Rankings

92
#92 Best PS4 Game of 2016
22
#22 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2016
86
#86 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1340 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 985 out of 1340
  2. Mixed: 241 out of 1340
  3. Negative: 114 out of 1340
  1. AnTi_HeRo2100
    Mar 1, 2016
    8
    Heavy Rain

    Even though this is just re mastered Heavy Rain is a breath of fresh air into what games use to be story wise but also bringing    Heavy Rain

    Even though this is just re mastered Heavy Rain is a breath of fresh air into what games use to be story wise but also bringing a lot of new perspectives to it at the same time.

    If you have never played Heavy Rain and are looking at getting it, I would highly recommend it in everyway and I will tell you why. Heavy Rains story is so immersive and intriguing in the fact that your constantly wondering what your next choice will do to the story and the overall outcome at the end of the game, this game at some points will make you stop and think what the hell am I about to do, what do I decide to do, when this game first released on PS3 it was reported to have around like 10 different possible endings, how true that is I have no idea but I personally played through the game around 4 times and got a different outcome each time. the thing I loved most about this game is the use of the motion sensitive controller and the thing that is so nice is that you use it a lot but its not to the point that its overuse which is really nice. summary Heavy Rain is like playing the Zodiac killers version of SAW and is very much a psychological thriller in every sense of the way and makes you consider each choice wondering what the effect will be. I will give this game a 8/10 the only reason that it isn't more is the fact that this is a money grab more by Sony than anything else and that is disappointing but that will not change.    … Full Review »
  2. fallouts
    Mar 8, 2016
    0
    Boring quick time game play all the way through...no incentive to go back. What has gaming come to? This is just a demonstration of the sadBoring quick time game play all the way through...no incentive to go back. What has gaming come to? This is just a demonstration of the sad state it's in. David Cage should just make a movie and retire.… Full Review »
  3. monkeyking0815
    Aug 4, 2016
    10
    Heavy Rain is truly one of a kind. It´s a telltale game on speed. Here there are true consequences. Most of the playable characters canHeavy Rain is truly one of a kind. It´s a telltale game on speed. Here there are true consequences. Most of the playable characters can actually die. Permanently. The decisions the player makes have a significant impact on the way the story unfolds. This can result in drastically different story outcomes. It is a truly fascinating approach to the medium of video games. You should really give it a try.… Full Review »
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