Heavy Rain
By Andrey Butov
Heavy Rain, from Quantic Dream, is, quite simply, the best video game ever made.
The visuals are absolutely stunning.
The control scheme and interaction is perfectly fluid; throwing everything that came before out of the window.
The attention to detail, from character gestures to interior design, is superb.
The amount of influence your choices have on the flow of the story is unprecedented in an adventure game.
Most importantly, the story is very deep, extremely emotionally engaging, and, without compromise, written for adults. This isn’t a game for the little ones. Firstly, they won’t get anything out of it, and secondly, there’s some nudity and other adult themes. But the adults will love it. Parents with small kids will especially feel the impact of the story line.
Forget “good for a video game”. Calling it a video game would be an insult. It is a brilliant, engaging, completely satisfying experience.
Heavy Rain is what all future adventure games should strive to be. Anything less is no longer adequate.
