Very Heavy Rain Edition

So this week marks the release of the second most anticipated game to come out exclusively for the PS3, Heavy Rain.

This game has been in development for quite some time now and is finally out. I had the arduous privilege of playing the game at PAX 09 and was instantly sold on how cinematic the game turned out being. Now playing the final release of the game makes me wonder what other games there are to play.

The best thing about Heavy Rain that I look forward most is playing the game completely differently a second time around. Everyone always raves on how good games are when the player chooses the story based on their actions (ie. Mass Effect), I personally think that Heavy Rain is going to be the end-all-be-all of those types of games.

Most of what makes Heavy Rain for me is the cinematic presentation of the characters. Quantic Dream has put so much effort into making you love the characters and it shows. As the player you almost feel sad for Ethan Mars, the main character of the game, aside from the other three characters.

I never say this often, but Heavy Rain is a big reason for getting a PS3. That and MGS4, but that's another story :).