| 13 March 2010
I finished Heavy Rain yesterday, and it was a fine, fine experience. It was a thoroughly rewarding feeling to see all of my characters make it through without a premature death. The story was functional, and a little more conventional than the ridiculous reveal of Indigo Prophecy. I can't wait to play it again and see all the different directions I can go within each scene, and I'll do a proper writeup on it once I've really tested out every nook and cranny of the game.
But what troubles me is just how freaking racist this game is. I chalk it up to the fact that the Frech-based developers Quantic Dream don't quite understand the intricacies of race here in the United States, and some shoddy localization (further demonstrated in voice acting that was all over the place). Two examples:
1. Mad Jack. The moment this guy jumps down from his bulldozer (what a weird mix, chop shop and junkyard - this guy can do it all!), he calls my character a cracker. Being a cracker myself, I've heard that word from time to time, but not with that much pure hate for a perfect stranger. Considering that this game is set a year into the future, maybe reverse-racism will have reared its ugly head by then?
2. Paco Mendez. This fucking guy. I'm okay with him being a pervert (you know, the kind that is okay with achieving sexual fulfillment at gunpoint), but does he have to have such a sleazy, ridiculous hispanic accent? And don't get me started on his outfit. Lemme guess, he climbed the ranks of organized crime to own a nightclub by being the best dressed guy around?
Other than that, great game.
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