Most journalists and annalists of video games are scratching their heads over this strange series of events, and no one yet seems to have an answer to what exactly is going on. The original was rated PEGI 15+, with the new French version being rated PEGI 18+ despite clearly stating it is toning down the violence and nudity. To top of the oddity surrounding this decision, the new toned down version has actually received a higher age rating from PEGI than the original, unmodified version. Why the developers feel the need to suddenly censor it for a country that has little problem with mature themes is a complete mystery. Second, the game since its first announcement has been clearly labeled a mature, adult game for mature, adult players. Open the console ingame and type: fw 001ca7e4. Make sure this esp gets loaded last, after both DarkerNights and Heavy Rain - Download - (merged file made by iamed) TO TEST. There are virtually no games currently banned or censored in France, and they don’t even have their own rating system for videogames, instead choosing to simply follow the ratings made by the group PEGI, who does international ratings for many European countries. Here is a merged version of DarkerNights (Darkest setting) and Heavy Rain as an example. In a statement released recently they stated they would be toning down and removing some of the violence in the game for French audiences and releasing this modified version under the name “Heavy Rain – Version Modifiée.” This is an incredibly odd move by “Heavy Rain’s” developers for numerous reasons:įirst, France so far has never had a history of having any problems with mature content in their media, at least for videogames. However, the developers of the game felt the game needed to be toned down for reasons yet to be explained. You assume the role of multiple characters with very different backgrounds, motivations, and skills in a world where. Dealing with a range of adult themes, the game revolves around a plot and narrative threads that explore a moral proposition.
Because of this less-action oriented gameplay the story has a much more mature theme, including professional voice acting, sexual themes, and nudity. Heavy Rain is a cinematic psychological thriller from game developer Quantic Dream that was originally released for the PlayStation 3 in February 2010. Instead of focusing on action gameplay in a mostly unrealistic world, it tries to tell a mature and deep story where the player influences the directions and outcomes of the plot instead of actively playing as one of the characters. “Heavy Rain” is a recently released game that tried to do something different with its content.