That isn’t the main problem here, of course. Near the end of the game, Shelby shoots up the Kramer mansion in an action-packed scene that kind of feels out of place in a game like Heavy Rain. Shelby Scott, Private Detective, Licence To Kill However it’s never mentioned or shown on screen, and any inkling that this conversation might have happened offscreen is destroyed by Madison’s opening line being “you don’t know me”. ![]() Jayden can find Madison’s finger prints at the Blue Lagoon nightclub, and muses over getting in contact with her. Are FBI agents usually high profile and vocal about the cases they’re working on to the point of giving out phone numbers? She also says Jayden is “the only one can trust” which seems like quite a leap for someone she’s literally never met or even talked to.Īs with a lot of these plot holes, there’s almost an answer to this question. But it’s never explained how she has his number, or how she even knows about him at all. “I’ve got to call that FBI guy, Jayden,” Madison says if you pick that option. She can either call her kind-of boyfriend Ethan, or FBI agent Norman Jayden – wait, how does she even have his number? Straight after escaping from the apartment (either plausibly or implausibly) Madison is given the option to call someone to tell them what she’s found. “You Don’t Know Me, But…”īut wait, the plot holes do not end there. She doesn’t even stay low to the floor, and that’s fire safety 101.Įven assuming the smoke doesn’t kill you, the fridge doesn’t kill you and the explosion doesn’t kill you – how the hell does Madison get down to street level after the explosion? Does the fridge drop through the floor and let her out safely near the front door? Come on, David Cage, this one’s just lazy. The last thing you’d want to do is trap yourself inside an airtight fridge with all that smoke (assuming, of course, that navigating through the burning apartment to find the fridge didn’t kill her first). Here’s a simple fact about fire: smoke inhalation is the leading cause of death in house fires. Youtuber HyperBitHero has an in depth look at the cut content and how it impacted what remained: These confusing scenes are actually the remnants of a larger supernatural plot that was apparently cut from the game at the eleventh hour. ![]() Of course, this particular plot hole was explained by Quantic Dream outside of the game itself. Not only is Ethan not actually the Origami Killer, but these weird little asides were never actually explained, even when the killer’s identity is revealed. Ethan Really Loves OrigamiĮthan’s blackouts, dreams of drowning children and habit of waking up with a goddamn origami figure in his hand are probably the worst red herrings to exist in any mystery media ever. This story has been republished to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Heavy Rain’s release in Australia. Here are some of the particularly egregious holes that still have me scratching my head a decade on. ![]() Barely a minute goes past without something provoking an incredulous “why would you do that”, “can’t you just”, or “how did he know that?” Heavy Rain is way more compelling than it has any right to be, but it also has probably the most plot holes of any narrative-rich game I’ve ever played.
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