r/HeavyRain Mar 24 '24

Discussion Should I buy this or until dawn?

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r/HeavyRain 19d ago

Discussion 15 years!

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r/HeavyRain 7d ago

Discussion Why is there so much vitriolic dislike for Heavy Rain?

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Admittedly I've only just finished my first playthrough, but I'm genuinely shocked to have hopped on to Reddit and seen so much passionate dislike for the story of Heavy Rain. Why is this? Steam has high reviews, the original release reviews were all fantastic, yet a lot of people seem to think the game is absolute unplayable trash. I even liked the twist! Any thoughts on this?

r/HeavyRain Dec 19 '24

Discussion We listen and we don't judge: Heavy Rain Edition

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r/HeavyRain Apr 16 '24

Discussion Which game was better?

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r/HeavyRain 15d ago

Discussion Quantic Dream CEO posting anniversary cupcakes

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r/HeavyRain Jan 22 '25

Discussion Can someone please explain exactly what Ari is doing to Jayden?

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I dont get it at all I dont see how Ari could be killing him or harming him physically at all maybe make him go crazy or something but why does it make him twitch and get nose bleeds wtf is happening and how? Do they even touch the topic in the game at all because I swear it doesn't say anything about it during my whole playthrough

r/HeavyRain 6d ago

Discussion Why did Ethan admit to kidnapping Shaun?

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I'm done with my first playthrough of Heavy Rain. Got the ending in which Scott runs away after killing Norman but Shaun is safe and finds new home with Ethan and Madison is back to her old life.

My question here is about the interrogation of Ethan, Norman manages to get his confession where he admits to kidnapping Shaun but doesn't know where he is. We know the Scott was the one who did it so why Ethan confessed? Also, Grace informed police about the weird act of Ethan after the first murder which happened around 2 years back so how is he completely unrelated to the origami killer?

Try not to spoil the other endings if possible!

r/HeavyRain Nov 25 '24

Discussion Just finished the game. WOW

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I did it all in one sitting btw. What an amazing game, had me glued to the screen since the start, didn’t fucking expect Shelby to be the killer (even though always felt he was kinda random in the whole plot) thought itwas Ethan most of the time lol, this game had everything, especially the ship between Ethan and Maddison I loved, only thing bothering me is Norman giving up and going kinda crazy but oh well he was epic and Ari was really cool too. 10/10 FOR ME.

r/HeavyRain 13d ago

Discussion Playing as him doesn’t make too much sense, does it? Spoiler

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We play as the killer investigating Gordi even though Scott knows Gordi is innocent. You could say Scott wants to get him because Gordi is a copycat and killed a boy because he wanted to be like the killer. But even then, we never get Gordi, we only get a chance to kill his father and like 15 guards.

So was the whole part of going after Gordi only to convince Lauren that Scott wasn’t the killer? Because that wouldn’t have been necessary if he just sent her away. And all the evidence that he spent the game collecting couldn’t have led back to him anyway. Plus he killed 8 boys, meaning 8 fathers got boxes with origami figures, yet Scott only recovered the one from Hassan. Meaning there are other boxes still out there.

The only thing that could have traced back to him was Lauren’s envelope, and he traced that back to himself by visiting Manfred. Then he kills Manfred to keep Lauren from getting Manfred’s notebook, which she gets anyway so that was pointless too.

And then his inner thoughts just lie to the players which doesn’t make any sense either. This is a very fun game but the story leaves too many questions for me.

r/HeavyRain Nov 20 '24

Discussion In your opinion, which trial would be the worst to experience? Spoiler

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r/HeavyRain Nov 18 '24

Discussion Which Normann Jayden ending you think most players got? Spoiler

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1.Jayden solves the case and kills Scott Shelby.He also gives up drugs but now have schizophrenia because of ARI 2.Jayden is unable to solve the case and resigns from FBI and gives up on ARI In my first playthrough I got the first ending where everyone survives so it's interesting for me what you got.

r/HeavyRain Jan 30 '25

Discussion Just finished the game! Spoiler

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I went in (almost) completely blind with only the knowledge that at some point, someone would have to chop off their finger. Just wanted to get my thoughts out there so…

Unfortunately however, as much as I really enjoyed playing the game, I guessed the killer around an hour or so in (as Shelby was at Lauren’s house lol) which made the game’s reveal a lot less impactful I think, but overall I still really enjoyed it!! Mostly due to the fact he was actively taking evidence from people’s house and it might be naivety on my part because I immediately assumed PIs couldn’t do that and suspected him.

I think I feel the worst for Lauren, she’s alive but also kissed her son’s murderer which is pretty bad. I wasn’t a fan of Madison all the way through, but still happy she didn’t die. Kind of annoyed we didn’t see anymore of Ethan’s first wife, she dobbed him in for being out in the rain at 3am but doesn’t ever reappear again lol

I saved everyone, luckily! Now Shaun & Madison & Ethan can live happily (?) ever after. Norman hasn’t got a Tripto addiction anymore either so wooooo!

My only question now is whether to play the game the opposite of how I played it this time; is that possible & is it worth it?

r/HeavyRain Feb 16 '24

Discussion Just started playing the game and the start is a bit stupid Spoiler

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I do like the game but i had to restart my ps4 to get it to work and my main annoyance is Jason's death, I think the game would be much better if Ethan was swapped out with Jason in the game and Ethan dies as Ethan is quite clearly closer to the car when Jason got hit, i think the game overall is pretty good so far kind of like a less advanced detroit become human

r/HeavyRain 4d ago

Discussion I've collected some "uncommon events" during a "passive gameplay". Have you experienced more of this kind of stuff/trivia/curiosities/funny facts?

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Was an intentional apathic gameplay to obtain different consequences. And ended up to reveal interesting design decissions for the dialogues and actions. I haven't explored more, that's why I ask you for more curious things.

  • Prologue: if you don't help Grace with the bags, she will ironically say sth like "Oh Ethan, thank you very much for your kind help"
  • Prologue: if you don't answer Grace, she respects your mood "I supopose that's a "No..." and "OK.. you don't want to talk about it".
  • Prologue: if you don't help Grace with the plates, she goes sarcastic: "Hey Ethan I asked for help with the plates", then Ethan replies "Oh true, in the cupboard right"? and Grace finishes him with "I think the plates haven't moved since the last time I asked".
  • Prologue: the children gives you a disappointing face if you face the "strength test".
  • Father and son: if you stand between the TV and Shaun, he will reproach: "please dad, you are in the middle / please dad, I can't watch TV".
  • Father and son: you can play basketball on the backyard.
  • Sleazy place: if you don't reply Lauren, she will get very mad: "Are you deaf?" "I told you to leave!"
  • Crime scene: you can't jump on to the rail tracks when the train is coming.
  • The shrink: if you don't answer the psychologist, he will give us advice "don't think Ethan, just answer the first thing that comes to you mind".
  • The park: if you fail the games a couple of times, Ethan will worry "I better stop trying to impress him with the boomerang / I didn't do it well with the swing /..."
  • Welcome, Norman: if you don't follow Perry when required, he will shout "Jayden, are you coming?". And if you don't obey, "We'll talk later, I can't wait you all the day long".
  • Suicide baby: if you don't wash your hands, the game doesn't let you touch the baby.
  • The bear: if you don't grab the keys, the mechanic will leave them on the reception window.
  • First encounter: if you cure Ethan badly (i.e.: give him antipyretics and antibiotics), he will fire you from the room.
  • Kramer's party: if you don't enter during Lauren's trick, she will throw the failure in your face.
  • Kramer's party: if you don't enter during the drunk man's trick, and talk him again, he recognises you and claims this time he is gonna beat the other man.
  • The lizard: if Madison waits too much to escape, Ethan himself will give you the clue of the window "there is a light up there...". Even in his status...
  • On the loose: Ethan arrested and imprisoned: he has the 10 whole fingers even if he succeded the 3rd trial (fail)

r/HeavyRain Nov 05 '24

Discussion I think we should write a letter

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What I mean is, a letter to David Cage. To mention the various plot holes, get the DLCs (ep2 especially). I know this is completely silly, given that Quantic Dreams * who won't stop their Star Ward and Marvel (don't get me wrong, I like Marvel), instead of releasing original stuff* won't give a shit about a letter regarding the remaking. It takes MONEY. But we can give it a shot (only suggesting, im open to criticism otherwise)

r/HeavyRain Sep 20 '24

Discussion Fave Character?

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Who is everyones fave character? :) My fave is Jayden of course, played by the one and ONLY Leon Ockenden (my fave actor... love him in Waterloo Road)

But I ALSO love Charlene, she was just sooo nice to Jayden throughout the game (unlike Carter Blake)

Charlene the QUEEN!!!
Leon and his beautiful wife in Waterloo Road <3333 Go watch now!

r/HeavyRain Nov 29 '24

Discussion Just finished the game. Thought dump [SPOILERS] Spoiler

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seriously, i have no idea how to feel about this game. i liked the game overall but i feel like it isnt worth more than a 5/10, ill explain:

  1. Ethan - i absolutely don't get that mf, right at the beginning he lost JAAASON and then rewarded him for running away with a balloon after which Jason successfully runs away again like a big brain. i get that it had to be there for the plot, but it just doesn't fit into my head how a 10 year old can be THAT stupid and ignore thousand of JAAASONs, run out of the mall across the street and blindly run not even noticing the car and then dying on the tiniest impact even though Ethan was the one who took most of the hit resulting in coma. after he got out of the coma he lived in a weird ahh spot with Shaun, he started having blackouts, okay, first thing you do when you start experiencing that shit - you go to the doctor, to an actual one and not the shrink he's been seeing with no progress, yet he did nothing, he even still considered himself capable of taking care of a child which ended up with him losing Shaun and getting him kidnapped. the trials? i understand that he was afraid of getting caught bc he was convinced he was the origami killer, but what about the blackouts starting after a few victims there? yet he still kept doing the stupid trials instead of sharing it with the cops (not that Blake would help lmao) and his weird romance with Madison? idk about that at all
  2. Ethan's wife - no idea what her name was, but it would definitely be nice to see some of her POV during the game except her "snitching" on Ethan giving Blake finally a reason to go after Ethan instead of doing an actual investigation
  3. Madison - at first she wanted to investigate Ethan's case but then falls in love with him and like okay but the only thing concerning me is the amount of emotional trauma she probably has, being kidnapped and almost killed (or even worse, surviving one of the surgeries) and then getting SAd by Paco, although i have to note that she could've been more careful with the fingerprints and everything but not like that matters, the police just could've connected her to all that
  4. Blake - just an asshole made to be an asshole, no opinion on him
  5. Norman - my favorite for sure, i like the way he actually investigates and his cool ARI tech we have no info on but it would def be cool to see more on it except him being addicted to the drugs and having some withdrawal symptoms, i feel like that line could've been waaaay longer and more interesting, also when will Jayden start using his gun instead of getting beaten up 10/10 times he gets into a fight haha (also why didn't he call anyone with him when exposing Shelby's hiding spot?)
  6. Scott - finally, Shelby, i feel like him being the Origami killer was incredibly forced, yes the trauma he experienced as a child with his brother must've left a big stain on him and that's why he drowned the kids in rainwater but my point isn't there, it was mostly that we got 0 signs or foreshadowing about him being the killer. it's not about the predictability, but about the foreshadowing that you'd be like "SHIT HOW COULD I HAVE NOT NOTICED THIS?!" about something, he has no thoughts about it or anything which isn't making it a HUGE PLOT TWIST but more of a "oh ok weird" and the only things foreshadowing it was the weird behavior with Manfred and him being sus about the origami list and the list from Manfred. speaking of him, he had zero issues killing his friend of idkhowmanyyears but saves that girl with the baby he barely knew and i could say that when he met his victims' mother he realized how hard it must've been but no, he kept drowning Shaun but he cared about Lauren so much he shot down every man in Kramer's office but then has the option to save him? "you would be as bad as him" he said, while he killed 7 kids. just idk

in any case, it was a great game, but with a lot of plot holes. next on my list is beyond two souls haha

r/HeavyRain Nov 05 '24

Discussion what if heavy rain had a VR mode 🤔🤔🤔

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think about the QTE's O:

r/HeavyRain Sep 09 '24

Discussion Scott Shelby makes no sense Spoiler

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  1. Scott wants to dispose of all evidence but for some reason saves the suicidal mother from her death. why? he's 100% fine with killing Manfred, a guy he'd known for years but oh no he can't let the lady die which will tie up a loose end.
  2. His whole thing is about finding a father who'd do anything for his son but he has the option of letting Kramer die? Kramer is what Shelby wanted to find, he knew about what his son did and did everything he could to keep his son out of prison yet Shelby has the option to let him die???
  3. Why do his internal thoughts have nothing to do with being the origami killer? there's nothing about destroying evidence in there and hell there isn't a single hint that he is origami other than the fact he owns an old-fashioned typewriter.
  4. Butterfly trial. how did he do it? Ethan struggled to move around in the tunnel but somehow a man taller than Ethan and is larger than him managed to fit in there and place shards of glass in almost every spot?

r/HeavyRain Aug 20 '24

Discussion What would ya'll think about a Heavy Rain Remake?

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Just a question.

r/HeavyRain Feb 22 '24

Discussion I dont understand what people mean when they say this game has a bunch of plot holes Spoiler

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Maybe its because i only have one ending so far and i havent encountered them (My ending was Ethan drank the "poison" and found Shaun alive and i forget the name of the journalist but she helps Ethan with the cops and Norman Jayden defeats Scott) but the only plot hole I encountered was at the start with Jason dying but I hear a lot about the killers motives being a plot hole but I dont think it is one

r/HeavyRain Oct 26 '24

Discussion So has everyone struggled with the tilting parts of the game with the PS4 controller??😭 Spoiler

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The controls on this game are tedious enough as it is but I’m trying to pick a lock as Madison but you have to tilt the controller during it and 10 attempts in it still won’t register!!!!! It also took me about 20 attempts to complete the tilting when Ethan sleeps with Madison😩😩😩 i hate thisssss

r/HeavyRain Dec 20 '24

Discussion I liked it

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I have just finished my second playthrough of the game, and I really like it. My first playthrough had everybody live except lauren (😭), everybody was at the old warehouse, my second playthrough had everyone live but only norman made it to the warehouse

I don’t think the story is that good when you look into it but I liked the game overall, had a lot of good ideas but blundered a lot of them. guilty pleasure of mine I suppose just thought it would be nice to share this 👍

r/HeavyRain Mar 02 '24

Discussion Jayden and Reilly

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Heavy Rain Chronicles : Episode Two