Heavy Rain

 PlayStation 4
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1340 Ratings

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  1. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    7
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!! heavy rain
  2. HereYouGoBuddy
    Jul 19, 2023
    6
    Couldnt recommend this one. Story felt too slow. Nathan seemed boring as a character.
  3. ehtaco
    Feb 6, 2023
    7
    People giving this a 10/10 are insane.

    Solid game, with a good story, but very uninteresting in terms of the whole "game" aspect. The controls are dreadful. Still would definitely recommend it as a one-time playthrough. The voice acting and most of the animations are atrocious. The voice acting especially, it's just abysmal. A lot of the story is goofy and nonsensical. The writing as    People giving this a 10/10 are insane.

    Solid game, with a good story, but very uninteresting in terms of the whole "game" aspect. The controls are dreadful. Still would definitely recommend it as a one-time playthrough.

    The voice acting and most of the animations are atrocious. The voice acting especially, it's just abysmal. A lot of the story is goofy and nonsensical. The writing as a whole is really shockingly subpar. The fact David Cage is revered as some Interactive Drama genius is really odd, especially if you play this game and learn that people hold its writer/director in such high regard. Some of this stuff is Uwe Boll bad.

    With that being said, by no means a bad game. Especially for its time. If you go in blind, it's an enjoyable playthrough.    … Expand
  4. pmrooter
    Jan 30, 2023
    7
    Relatively nice classic game. Perhaps I expected much more from the story, plot and gameplay.
    Sure thing, it's been a while since the release of the game. Probably at the time, it was the peak of what an interactive movie can show visually and from the gameplay part.
    Now we have a picture that once was a beautiful, commendable game design and only in some places a fascinating plot and    Relatively nice classic game. Perhaps I expected much more from the story, plot and gameplay.
    Sure thing, it's been a while since the release of the game. Probably at the time, it was the peak of what an interactive movie can show visually and from the gameplay part.
    Now we have a picture that once was a beautiful, commendable game design and only in some places a fascinating plot and story.
    When you play these games, you feel regret that you didn't have the opportunity to play them 5-10 years ago. Then, perhaps, you would be completely delighted.
    As for now, it's a good game, worse trying, but just like many films of the past, are honorable, but far from being so exciting and impressive now.    … Expand
  5. Epicmonster5600
    Dec 5, 2022
    7
    Honestly there isn't anything like this game. its story and characters are so ridiculous in the game but also so real at the same time, the characters are deep and great studies on people as a whole and how we function mentally. Still a very cheesy game at that it does tackle very heavy subject matter and makes it engaging instead of using it as exploitation like the horror movies of theHonestly there isn't anything like this game. its story and characters are so ridiculous in the game but also so real at the same time, the characters are deep and great studies on people as a whole and how we function mentally. Still a very cheesy game at that it does tackle very heavy subject matter and makes it engaging instead of using it as exploitation like the horror movies of the 70s and 80s. Its a weird game but I recommend it… Expand
  6. gottagoufast
    Nov 22, 2022
    7
    extremely goofy voice acting but the story is great. the port is meh, they didnt change anything
  7. LubiePlacki
    Sep 18, 2022
    6
    I played Heavy Rain for the first time in 2022 on PS5 and I have some mixed feelings. First of all the plot is decent but it has some holes in it. Main characters are good enough but I’ve seen better and I also had a „why are you doing this” feeling in few moments during the game. The game is non-linear and there are multiple endings possible, but the gameplay seemed very slow. I must sayI played Heavy Rain for the first time in 2022 on PS5 and I have some mixed feelings. First of all the plot is decent but it has some holes in it. Main characters are good enough but I’ve seen better and I also had a „why are you doing this” feeling in few moments during the game. The game is non-linear and there are multiple endings possible, but the gameplay seemed very slow. I must say that I like slow paced games like Life is Strange, but here it was a little too slow. What was really terrible were the controls and camera work. Controls were so unintuitive, imprecise and frustrating that some moments I felt like I moved 25 years back to early 3D games. Game also crashed few times during gameplay. All in all, the game wasn’t bad, I can say it is enjoyable, but it certainly shows its age. In 2010 I would probably rate it more, but nowadays it is 6/10 for me.… Expand
  8. alanjackson
    Jul 25, 2022
    5
    Got this free on PS but its dull and so slow for me. I prefer QD's other titles much more.
  9. TK4EVA47
    Jun 25, 2022
    7
    I played Heavy Rain Remastered in 2017 and thought it was a good game that I liked.
  10. p1nkhouse
    May 17, 2022
    7
    Pros:
    - Excellent story, exactly what I was looking for
    - Ability to make your own choices, leading to different outcomes, and ultimately to different endings. There is no right or wrong; if you fail, the game just goes on Cons: - Mechanics/graphics - character movement reminds of something from early 00s. Visually, it's relatively poor, and the game is quite buggy. Controls are ridiculous    Pros:
    - Excellent story, exactly what I was looking for
    - Ability to make your own choices, leading to different outcomes, and ultimately to different endings. There is no right or wrong; if you fail, the game just goes on Cons:
    - Mechanics/graphics - character movement reminds of something from early 00s. Visually, it's relatively poor, and the game is quite buggy. Controls are ridiculous at times.
    - Lack of gameplay - there isn't much gameplay rather than walking and occasionally pressing the buttons which come up on the screen    … Expand
  11. TjCytora
    Apr 25, 2022
    7
    Without Spoiling Heavy Rain is a game revolving around a serial killer who targets children by drowning them in rainwater (Hence The Title Heavy Rain).... There are 4 main characters you can play as in this interactive movie style game. I'm aware this game is older then these but if you ever played Life is Strange, Until Dawn, Or Telltales The Walking Dead this should be very familiar toWithout Spoiling Heavy Rain is a game revolving around a serial killer who targets children by drowning them in rainwater (Hence The Title Heavy Rain).... There are 4 main characters you can play as in this interactive movie style game. I'm aware this game is older then these but if you ever played Life is Strange, Until Dawn, Or Telltales The Walking Dead this should be very familiar to you.

    pros
    1. The main characters for the most part are fairly likeable and decently presented.
    2. Very Good Music
    3. Story was intriguing and kept me going.

    cons
    1. Tons of plot conveniences
    2. Very poorly executed twist which ruined the Serial Killers whole story tbh
    3. The scenes with the ari thing were very annoying and tedious.
    4. The strip club scene is completely unnecessary and the female character (Madison) is needlessly sexualized with the camera constantly showing her behind all the time for no reason.

    conclusion
    I did relatively enjoy my playthrough with Heavy Rain. But the issues prevent me from giving this a green rating. So 7/10. Certainly will never play this again. If i want to see the other endings ill just watch them on YouTube or replay the last few chapters. Same with a particular change in chapter. So the reply value isn't that strong in reality.    … Expand
  12. Mindkiller7522
    Jan 20, 2022
    6
    I originally bounced off of this game pretty hard. The movement controls are terrible (they don't get better) and the story starts off real slow. I don't want to play with kids in real life, much less be forced to in order to move the story along in a game. But it does have some neat twists and turns throughout the story and I'm glad I went back to finish it.

    I have played many games    I originally bounced off of this game pretty hard. The movement controls are terrible (they don't get better) and the story starts off real slow. I don't want to play with kids in real life, much less be forced to in order to move the story along in a game. But it does have some neat twists and turns throughout the story and I'm glad I went back to finish it.

    I have played many games like this (Beyond: Two Souls, Detroit, Telltale Games) so it isn't a problem in every game done in this style. But this experience was purposefully tedious at times. You could be running for your life or fighting a murderer and then ten minutes later you're puttering around an apartment making scrambled eggs. I get why they did it that way, but it feels really artsy and brings the pacing to a grinding halt.

    The characters also didn't really stand out to me. For starters, each one had that creepy "LA Noir" style face animation that was popular at the time. And even worse-all of them were British voice actors doing bad American accents! If you have a mostly English cast with beautiful English accents, just set the game in England for Pete's sake! The game would have been so much better without every character pronouncing "Origami" like "Miami". Every single vowel out of Norman's mouth sounded uncomfortable and made me cringe.

    All those problems aside, once I got to the Trials the game really does get interesting. I went from wanting to shorten the game by eliminating characters to trying my darndest to get the best ending possible and catch the killer.

    Overall a pretty worthwhile experience if you can look past a few faults.    … Expand
  13. Nautalcritzsm64
    Jan 19, 2022
    7
    Senz'altro un avventura grafica davvero eccitante ed affascinante, saltando la parte dei comandi e dei piccoli punti dove non capisci più una mazza e muori anche a causa di essi
  14. Woolee
    Oct 9, 2021
    7
    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
  15. zeitgeist02
    Feb 8, 2021
    7
    The story, as a whole, is really what makes this game enjoyable. The player is constantly second-guessing their assumptions about the characters which makes learning more about the characters an immersive experience. However, the immersion is broken when some of the issues of the game are brought to light:

    -Rather terrible voice acting (except for Scott who was by far the most 'alive'    The story, as a whole, is really what makes this game enjoyable. The player is constantly second-guessing their assumptions about the characters which makes learning more about the characters an immersive experience. However, the immersion is broken when some of the issues of the game are brought to light:

    -Rather terrible voice acting (except for Scott who was by far the most 'alive' character)
    -Poor animations and lip-syncing that make the characters feel like robots
    -Strange choices made by characters, such as Madison having a love interest in Ethan despite him being a bit of a loser

    It's a good game, but it has its issues which are accentuated by the fact that there is little 'gameplay' to distract.    … Expand
  16. Luahanseng
    Jan 5, 2021
    7
    After completing the game in a ps4 pro, here are my review for the game. The graphics is literally like ps2 and the control movement and camera are as bad as ps1 classic perhaps maybe worse. But i scored it fairly high because its story is absolutely fantastic dragging the whole game really fun to play. The characters are memorable and charming specially Madison. My score is supposed to beAfter completing the game in a ps4 pro, here are my review for the game. The graphics is literally like ps2 and the control movement and camera are as bad as ps1 classic perhaps maybe worse. But i scored it fairly high because its story is absolutely fantastic dragging the whole game really fun to play. The characters are memorable and charming specially Madison. My score is supposed to be 8 but end up 7 because i dont understand how finishing the game where nobody dies with the best ending possible and i didnt even get a gold trophy achievement. When i google it afterwards, i found out that you will have to kill one of main characters to get one. Kinda frustrating. But again,  Kudos again to the story!… Expand
  17. videogamefan64
    Jan 1, 2021
    7
    Heavy rain is a game that certainly shows it age. Whether It be the dated visuals, the occasionally horrible acting particularly of ethan Mars, wonky control scheme that has awful motion controls that don't work half the time and yet still manages to be an enjoyable murder mystery, where you really want to find out who the killer is and what their motivations are. The characters are mostlyHeavy rain is a game that certainly shows it age. Whether It be the dated visuals, the occasionally horrible acting particularly of ethan Mars, wonky control scheme that has awful motion controls that don't work half the time and yet still manages to be an enjoyable murder mystery, where you really want to find out who the killer is and what their motivations are. The characters are mostly likeable and your own input on the story shapes them as well as the story itself as you progress through it. The level of choices are what David Cage games are praised for and this game does a fine job of it in my opinion. While the controls where occasionally an issue the desire to figure out the mystery of the origami killer got be through this "Good" adventure and the different ways it can play out may be enough to pull me back or at least a binge of YouTube videos to see the other scenarios. Guess I will check out the rest of Cages work… Expand
  18. gareviewme
    Sep 24, 2020
    7
    Story has it's mistakes, and the controls are terrible and i mean "TERRIBLE". But other than that game experience was successful. If you love Quantic Dream's works Heavy Rain is definitely a game you should "EXPERIENCE" not just play. I didn't like the denouement. It felt like it doesn't fits the story in the way it's supposed to be.Music could be more diverse and effective. Experience wasStory has it's mistakes, and the controls are terrible and i mean "TERRIBLE". But other than that game experience was successful. If you love Quantic Dream's works Heavy Rain is definitely a game you should "EXPERIENCE" not just play. I didn't like the denouement. It felt like it doesn't fits the story in the way it's supposed to be.Music could be more diverse and effective. Experience was nice but it's still improvable. As a result,i recommend.Enjoy!… Expand
  19. Alvz9
    Sep 20, 2020
    7
    Puede sonar un poco injusto evaluar Heavy Rain luego de varios años, y habiendo probado ya otras entregadas de Quantic Dream; pero creo que hay cosas que se deben destacar y otras que sinceramente se debieron pulir (o fueron pulidas en otras entregas de este estudio). La historia es espectacular, te atrapa, y tiene un mejor efecto que ver una película de cine; ya que si bien la duración esPuede sonar un poco injusto evaluar Heavy Rain luego de varios años, y habiendo probado ya otras entregadas de Quantic Dream; pero creo que hay cosas que se deben destacar y otras que sinceramente se debieron pulir (o fueron pulidas en otras entregas de este estudio). La historia es espectacular, te atrapa, y tiene un mejor efecto que ver una película de cine; ya que si bien la duración es más larga, a partir de la interacción con los personajes el tiempo pasa mucho más rápido. En tanto, creo que dos de los puntos más flojos son, por una parte el movimiento tosco y mecánico de los personajes jugables (y los NPCs también), y la mecánica de "quick time events". Este es el punto que más baja, a mi parecer, la valoración final del juego; ya que los controles muchas veces no son tan intuitivos y precisos como debiesen ser. Sin embargo, Heavy Rain es un aprendizaje de cuestiones que el estudio ha ido mejorando a medida que nos ha presentado maravaillas como Beyond Two Souls o Detroit Become Human.… Expand
  20. 3GUNDY
    Sep 12, 2020
    7
    Not bad interactive movie. Very good atmosphere of depression. Nice Madison's boobs
  21. tommydlbass
    Aug 16, 2020
    7
    Decent story that lose the magic once you know the secret. This got pretty bad looking even on the remaster but you can't expect good gameplay and graphics on a game that it's focused on story. Decent and probably the only game of the creators worth playing.
  22. GabFire
    Aug 11, 2020
    7
    Um jogo lindo e histórico como esse merecia uma adaptação melhor para PS4, o jogo apresenta gráficos horríveis que não devem ser aceitos em atuais gerações de consoles.
  23. fernandopas
    Aug 4, 2020
    7
    Although there are a few moments where you don't really know why you're interacting with the game, for the most part, this story-driven adventure is thrilling, with plenty of suspense and action. Although it offers many possible endings, once you figure out the main plot devise (who did it), there aren't that many attractions for replayability.
  24. iunewind
    Jul 27, 2020
    5
    Хороший пример мощнейшего оверхайпа, когда неплохую но полную недостатков игру в свое время превозносили до небес во многом изза того что это была илитная консольная эксклюзивщина.
    Пытаюсь поиграть в нее сейчас и ну очень смешанные чуства.
    Даже сюжет - который так превозносят - ну коммон, это уровень средненькового детективного сериала. Неплохо но на шедевр никак не тянет. И главное -    Хороший пример мощнейшего оверхайпа, когда неплохую но полную недостатков игру в свое время превозносили до небес во многом изза того что это была илитная консольная эксклюзивщина.
    Пытаюсь поиграть в нее сейчас и ну очень смешанные чуства.
    Даже сюжет - который так превозносят - ну коммон, это уровень средненькового детективного сериала. Неплохо но на шедевр никак не тянет.
    И главное - игра напрочь убита управлением. Это какойто полный пи-ц.
    Я пытаюсь поиграть в это уже часов 8, и ответственно заявляю - мне НАМНОГО приятнее "проходить" игру на ютубе.
    Управлением сломано напрочь. Я понимаю, какого эффекта хотели добиться (глубокого погружения) но добились сугубо раздражения и желания набить джойстиком по морде тому, кто это сделал. В игре построенной на QTE - ужасные QTE. Игра, которая "симулятор хотьбы" с совершенно отрватной раздражающей хотьбой.
    Реализация идеи "усложним чтобы было поинтереснее" получилась на уровне "отрежем ноги и выдадим ходули" - во такой гениальный ход господина Кейджа и квантикдримс.
    Завидую людям, у которых это, видимо, первая игра в жизни и что можно все тоже самое реализовать нормально, не через жопу они не знаю и пребывают в таком восторге.    … Expand
  25. doodlerman
    Jul 17, 2020
    5
    A mediocre game with great moments. I'm not sure if my issues are exclusive to the PS4 or the downloadable version or what, but the frame rate stutters constantly. I think part of the reason I kept with it is because of how strange it is. There's a sort of misunderstanding of America - on a far more subtle level than a game like Deadly Premonition, but it's there. There's a moment veryA mediocre game with great moments. I'm not sure if my issues are exclusive to the PS4 or the downloadable version or what, but the frame rate stutters constantly. I think part of the reason I kept with it is because of how strange it is. There's a sort of misunderstanding of America - on a far more subtle level than a game like Deadly Premonition, but it's there. There's a moment very early in the game where Detective Shelby passes a tight-lipped guy 5 bucks for information. Maybe he just really likes happy meals.

    There's also a dream sequence that bugged the crap out of me. I won't go into spoilery details, but I will say that the dream is never elaborated on and ultimately feels like a fetishistic fantasy more than anything else. If you're into that, all the more to you, I guess.

    The controls are wonky. I honestly wouldn't have minded if the game were simply a movie with QT button commands throughout, but there are so many segments where you have to walk by holding R2 and change direction with the R-stick. Not sure why this was the case, but I sure spun around a lot. I eventually got used to it, but I still didn't care for it.

    The story, at its base, is good. The meat on the bones is a little crazy and often stupid, but there are some delightfully gut-wrenching bits too. It's a bit of a slog getting to the parts where things pick up, but all-in-all it was a middle-of-the-road meh leaning towards OK.    … Expand
  26. AbuAyoub
    Jul 10, 2020
    6
    Controls suck big time, but other than that an interesting story. Graphics are OK on the PS4. The voice acting is decent but cringe worthy in some segments.

    Overall an enjoyable but painfull ride control-wise
  27. ChrisChester
    Jul 4, 2020
    7
    This game has some cringy and funny moments which is not good considering this game is supposed to have a serious tone. But I did for the most part like this story.However remember this is not really a game more like a movie you make choices in.
  28. Ale_RHC
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    Dentro de todo un buen juego , eso si , nada del otro mundo. Graficamente muy bueno. La historia es bastante buena, lo malo es que el comienzo es realmente muy aburrido, casi dejo el juego ahi. Una vez que pasas esas primeras horas, el juego va tomando ritmo y al final vale la pena haberlo jugado.
  29. ToshLichev
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Heavy Rain is an interactive crime mystery based on human relationships that feels like it was made by someone who has never interacted with human beings, witnessed any sort of emotional responses or watched anything other than cheap B-movie thrillers. Ok at best, laughably bad at worst.
  30. CoreGamer1408
    May 21, 2020
    6
    The motion control is so annoying I wished they could of dropped that in this remaster. The actual story subject material is very distasteful about children being murdered. This game is very dark and this game is in no way fun. It is a intentionally emotionally painful experience to go through and witness.

    Sometimes to much pointless everyday hum drum padding filler slows the pacing all    The motion control is so annoying I wished they could of dropped that in this remaster. The actual story subject material is very distasteful about children being murdered. This game is very dark and this game is in no way fun. It is a intentionally emotionally painful experience to go through and witness.

    Sometimes to much pointless everyday hum drum padding filler slows the pacing all down. I do has some gripes with the Ethan and Madison story line options. No spoilers one point fell rushed beyond belief and the other was a illogical inconsistency. Where outcome should of created the opposite of my first run happy ending. The other characters story lines were fine and I didn't pick up on anything that created a illogical inconsistency. I do believe this game has multiple branching endings.

    Even though the subject material was so far from my taste I was invested in all the characters outcomes. However as a game it kind of sucks to play. The QTE in this game are more annoying than most games of this type and oh boy that motion control is really finicky at times.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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

Critic Reviews

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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. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    May 18, 2016
    80
    This remaster retains and showcases Heavy Rain’s best assets (we’re so sorry). Some wobbles, however, have also made the jump to PS4. [June 2016, p76]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    May 8, 2016
    80
    As remasters go, it's not a total washout - but it's not the stunning revamp it could have been. As a PS3 classic now available on PS4, however? Essential. [May 2016, p.87]
  3. GameOver.gr
    Apr 19, 2016
    85
    It doesn’t offer anything new for anyone who already played the original. On the other hand, the graphics are significantly overhauled, making this remastered version a safe choice for anyone who didn’t had the chance to experience this excellent interactive drama.
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