Heavy Rain is a dark, immersive and emotionally-engaging
experience; one that expands upon the innovative ideas of 2005's
accled Fahrenheit to create a noir-thriller where decisions
are charged with importance and actions can have drastic and
unforeseen consequences. In Heavy Rain you don't watch the story
- you play it. the dynamic narrative unfolds through the players
actions - not cut scenes - and every action has a consequence.
the choices you make and the way you interact with other
characters have repercussions throughout the storyline.
With unprecedented responsibility over the es of the game's
characters, Heavy Rain is an emotional experience unlike any
other as a mature game for a new world of adult gamers. From the
team behind the critically-accled Fahrenheit comes an even
darker and more adult thriller, set to test the boundaries of
video game storytelling. the story revolves around the hunt for a
serial killer called the Origami Killer by four very different
people: a FBI profiler, a private detective, an architect and a
journalist. If one of them dies the fact is simply incorporated
into the story and you carry on playing with the remaining
characters until either the killer is caught or the game ends in
failure.
Although the story and characters are para the game still
features plenty of action, playing out via quick time event
sequences similar to Fahrenheit - where you have to press the
buttons indicated on screen within a time limit. the game s to
be the most cinematic and emotional video game ever made - could
this be the start of the game noir genre?
Beyond: Two Souls will feature O nominee Ellen Page in the
lead role of Jodie Holmes, a young woman who possesses
supernatural powers through her link to an invisible entity.
Ellen is supported by Willem Dafoe who plays Nathan Dawkins, an
enigmatic scientist working for a government division studying
paranormal activities. Dawkins’ professional curiosity in Jodie,
driven by personal tragedy, is a central theme in Beyond: Two
Souls, and provides a rich and evocative narrative that only
Dafoe’s subtleties of performance could fully realise.
In Beyond: Two Souls, gamers will play through fifteen years of
Jodie’s story, experiencing the most striking moments of her
life. As she traverses the globe, Jodie will face incredible
challenges set against a backdrop of emotionally charged events,
the likes of which have never before been seen in a video game.
Like its predecessor Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls will allow
players to shape the course of the story through their decisions
and actions taken in the game.
Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls are two standout titles that
give players the power of choice. How these stories branch and
end is totally up to the decisions they make and the actions they
perform.
Hugely popular on PlayStation 3, they have now been visually
upgraded and brought together for fans to relive, and newcomers
to enjoy for the first time.
Heavy Rain
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A critically-accled cinematic thriller, Heavy Rain scooped
multiple awards upon its original release back in 2010 –
including three BAFTA awards.
Set over a four day period, Heavy Rain weaves together the tales
of four playable characters as they struggle to un the
Origami Killer – a serial murderer who leaves folded paper shapes
on his victims’ bodies.
Designed to incorporate bending storylines, the game gives
players the chance to alter the plot with every decision they
make. How far are you prepared to go to save someone you love?
Will the killer be caught? Will the latest victim be saved? Who
will die, who survives?
This, and much more, is all up to the player…
Beyond: Two Souls
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Starring Academy Award nominees Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe –
and original music by Hans Zimmer − Beyond: Two Souls takes
players on a psychological adventure packed with unexpected
twists. Players live the life of Jodie Holmes, a woman who
seemingly possesses supernatural powers through a psychic link to
an invisible entity.
By controlling both Jodie and the mysterious entity, players
create their own story as they embark on an incredible journey of
emotionally-charged events never seen before in a video game. The
2013 hit also now features the option to experience the plot in
chronological order, extra missions originally released as DLC
and even more bending storylines to explore.