Had I played this when it came out in 2010, I would have rated it much higher. At the time, it must have been quite impressive, certainly unique in a way. Sadly, it hasn't aged well.

The graphics might be a bit dated but they're still holding up in my opinion. I didn't even mind the gameplay mechanics. No, I was just very, very disappointed with the writing.

The narrative is pretty silly: It has plot holes, misplaced sex scenes and characters behaving rather weirdly in general. All of this wouldn't be much of an issue if the game didn't take itself so seriously but it just does.

I got the feeling that it was trying to tell me something important about society's structure but whatever point it had got overshadowed by its rather lazy writing and its awful conclusion.

Quite possibly (and quite likely to be) one of the funniest video games ever released. David Cage is like the Ed Wood of the video game industry, but only if Ed Wood had zero charm, a legacy that’s seen as a joke rather than an inspiration, and a fandom of incredibly strange sycophants who have tricked themselves into thinking any of his stories would be able to hack it on daytime television.

Heavy Rain is an experience, and one that you legitimately owe it to yourself to play. This isn’t because it’s good, but rather because it’s atrocious. Games critics were over the moon for this back in 2010. People were desperate to totally own Roger Ebert for saying video games couldn’t be art, so they latched onto shit like this. It’s a poorly-acted, poorly-scripted, poorly-thought out mess. It's like a living guide on how not to make a game. It’s incredible. Get some friends together and make a stream night or two out of it.

Ethan Mars can have both of his children murdered and then be propositioned for sex by his new love interest while kneeling atop their graves. He then walks to his car and kills himself. This is supposed to be sad and not actually the most hilarious thing you’ve ever seen in your entire life.