Mars is asked to prove how far he would go to save his son, by taking on a number of tasks set out by the Origami killer. The storyline of the game is complex and impressive - take four people and follow them as their lives intertwine (or don't), all while trying to stop the Origami killer. Whether or not there's sunshine at the end is - you guessed it - up to you. As much as I'd like to say otherwise, it only gets worse for Ethan from there.
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And it inevitably does, with later scenes showing Mars living alone in a tiny, undecorated flat, blaming himself for the death of one of his sons, the breakdown of his marriage and the deterioration of his health. to the point that you just know something will go wrong. Going through the motions of daily life is idyllic - helping with the groceries, playing with a toy car, spending quality time with the kids.
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The game's opening scenes put protagonist Ethan Mars in a beautiful house, with his beautiful wife and his two beautiful sons. This "interactive film" hinges so much on your actions that it's impossible to know whether or not you made the "right" choices - a little like life, really.Īnd, like life, it's not all sunshine and rainbows. It'd take a certain kind of person to finish Heavy Rain, put the controller down and not be plagued by "what if?" questions, that burning desire to fire up the console again and play through a second, third time, to further explore what's on offer, subplots and twists and details that may have been missed on the first play through.