Esta semana me han dejado una PS3 con algunos juegos que tenĂa ganas de probar desde hacĂa tiempo: Heavy Rain, los dos Uncharted y Metal Gear 4. De todos ellos, sentĂa una especial curiosidad por Heavy Rain, una âpelĂcula interactivaâ que saliĂł hace algĂșn tiempo para la consola de Sony vanagloriĂĄndose de ser el adalid de los grĂĄficos de la presente generaciĂłn. AhĂ van mis conclusiones sobre el âjuegoâ.
Heavy Rain cannot be considered a video game as such, but rather an interactive film in the style of Dragonâs Lair but much more polished, with realistic graphics and a police thriller background. It tells the stories of several characters in parallel, which intersect with the common objective of discovering and stopping the Origami Killer, a criminal who drowns children in rainwater (hence the name of the game).
At first, the game may seem too chaotic because the controls are not typical and it is controlled in a similar way to a car game: pressing R2 to move forward and the joystick to indicate the direction; in a similar way to the old Resident Evil. However, it doesnât take long to get the hang of it and handle it âmore or lessâ fluidly.
The game is totally immersive, and although it is true that the animations of some characters are a little squeaky, it can boast of being able to provoke empathy from the player towards the protagonists (for those of you who have played it, I am sure that in the moment of the poison you will have suffered as much as I did) despite the fact that they are made by computer, something that has never happened to me in any other game (or movie).
It reminded me a lot of Shenmue and maybe thatâs why I enjoyed it so much. There are some simply great endless âQTEâ action scenes, and although you donât have to completely move the characters through a three-dimensional world, the game is just as entertaining because you feel like you are in control of the situation and that the actions you take will impact the final outcome. I play the console lying on the couch, but the tension of the climactic moments of the plot is priceless, making me sit down and put my head closer to the TV to pay more attention to the details and react faster, moving the controller from one side to the other and making noises of effort as if I were the one who was dealing blows.
Is it a game worth buying a PS3 for? No. And it is not for the simple reason that even though the game is truly amazing and has 7 different endings, it falls short. I think that in total it will have lasted me about 6 or 7 hours. But make no mistake, Heavy Rain is a great game and one of the ones I have enjoyed the most lately along with Alan Wake and Red Dead Redemption. If you have the opportunity to try it, donât think about it.