Heavy Rain: The best graphics ever (Page 2 of 2)

The journalist decides to infiltrate. But how? There are no traditional "puzzles" in Heavy Rain, or even inventory items - the obstacles here are much more practical in nature. Several oil cans are scattered about the backyard, so via a simple mini-game, the woman positions them in front of an open window and uses them to boost herself up to the window. Using upward thrusting gestures of the DualShock controller, the journalist props open the window and wriggles her way inside the dimly lit house.

Stuffed deer heads mounted on the walls -- already a bad sign.

Stuffed deer heads mounted on the walls -- already a bad sign.

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We're not going to reveal the minute-to-minute details of what happens inside the house, but we can say this much - the home owner is one sick, demented puppy. Creeping through the upstairs bedrooms, the journalist stumbles across some ghoulish evidence (hint: the evidence involves taxidermy and nurse outfits). Unfortunately, the owner comes home at an inopportune time, leaving our heroine trapped upstairs!

There are many ways this scenario can play out, and the developers demonstrated several possibilities. If you're careful and quiet, you can maneuver the woman back down the staircase, directly past the reclining killer, and escape through the garage door. But if you accidentally step on a squeaky floorboard, the killer will wise up and begin stalking you through the house. If he catches you, you'll have to fight him off with quick-time event button taps and quickly escape before he recovers. Depending on the method you use to escape the house, the developers claimed, any number of events could happen: if you escape without been noticed, the killer will be arrested; if he sees you but you escape, he'll commit suicide; if you reach a phone and call the cops, they'll charge in and rescue you. And of course, you could end up being the next victim of the killer's macabre display. Each of these possible outcomes could have a ripple effect across the broader storyline in Heavy Rain, impacting other characters or events. Because Heavy Rain will include several different playable characters, the possibilities begin to look almost infinite.

Some of the concepts in Heavy Rain are difficult to describe. But we're suckers for lavish graphics and cinematic camera styles, both of which Heavy Rain has in spades. Whether Heavy Rain shatters video game conventions once and for all is up for debate, but its mastery of mood, camerawork, and visual realism make it an absolute must-watch for all PlayStation 3 owners.

Like the graphics, the female lead of this story is beautiful.

Like the graphics, the female lead of this story is beautiful.

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Greatness87

i wonder if this game has any relation to a certain masterpiece called "Chocolate Rain?"

Boskiway

Damn, if those are really in game motion captured graphics, they really are gonna be the best graphics ever in a video game.

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