Alex Belmonte

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'Heavy Rain' drops innovative control in gamers' fingertips

French developer Quantic Dream has raised the bar high for what they tout as a new genre of storytelling in their latest PS3 exclusive crime-drama game, ""Heavy Rain."" The basic premise is this: As he triangulates the identity and whereabouts of a serial killer and his victim, the player controls four characters, alternating between a caring father, an insomniac photojournalist, a drug-addicted FBI criminal profiler and a private investigator.