Heavy Rain
When it originally released on PlayStation 3, Heavy Rain was one of the best looking games available and it had one of the best narratives in any game. It was a deep and emotional story that focused on some excellently designed characters in a fantastic plot. However, although the story is still just as good, the performances, visuals, and gameplay feel extremely outdated.
Moving the characters feels cumbersome and the writing causes the voice performances to feel wooden. That is less to do with the actors themselves than it is to do with the huge leap forward we have seen in acting in video games over the past few years. Heavy Rain is still one of the PlayStation 3’s best games so if you are able to look past the dated feeling, it certainly offers a story that should be experienced.
It’s a shame that these remasters weren’t what fans expected, but at least there were plenty of new experiences to be had this year.
