Heavy Rain aimed to answer these challenges and create a game that not only would feature adult themes, but that would also introduce more subtle, complex emotions into gameplay and steer clear of the 10 basic actions that video game characters tend to perform (that is, running, jumping, shooting, and the like). According to Cage, Heavy Rain was a game for adults, when most games are targeted at teenagers it was not based on violence or physical action it was not based on repetitive mechanics and it was not based on the same paradigms that have been recycled throughout the industry for the past 30 years. He then talked about the reasons that set Heavy Rain apart from other video games. Cage said this was momentous when you consider that the industry average is around 20 percent (again, no sources for this data). According to Cage, Heavy Rain has sold around 2 million units worldwide since its release he was quick to admit that this number is not much but instead settled on the idea that it still means something if you consider that Heavy Rain is not your typical action adventure game, particularly because its heroes do not wield guns (even though they actually did).Īccording to research Cage presented (which wasn't sourced), around 72 percent of players who started playing Heavy Rain finished the game.

He then debated Heavy Rain's genre: Is it an adventure game or an interactive movie? He settled on 'interactive drama,' despite saying he still thinks it remains open for debate.Ĭage then showed some sales statistics: Despite Heavy Rain being what he called a 'risky IP,' he showed that the game has an overall score of 89 percent on Metacritic and good critical reviews around the world. What they talked about: Cage began the talk by giving the audience a brief rundown of Quantic Dream’s history, with picture slides of the 64-camera motion-capture system that was used to create Heavy Rain. Heavy Rain was designed to be an emotional experience. Who was there: David Cage, founder, co-owner, lead designer, and writer at French game studio Quantic Dream, designer and director of the PlayStation 3-exclusive Heavy Rain.

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