8/18/2023 0 Comments Heavy rain shower sceneIt was very, very frustrating for me, and that feeling was what made me want to start this blog. Complaints were much more focused on loopholes and dislike of the QTE gameplay - both valid complaints - and maybe someone would mention that Madison was a shallow character. But my experience was that gamers weren’t having the same experience as me with the game. Maybe the conversation was happening somewhere, and I just couldn’t find it. But they were mostly made on forums, and I don’t have enough Google Fu to find them.) Instead, I found a bunch of gamers talking about how the “Madison is almost raped in a dream” sequence made them feel like they could relate to women’s fears better. But I couldn’t seem to find anyone talking about the sexism in the game. Even three years ago, the online gaming community had less of a social justice conversation going on, but it was still there. So I went to the internet to commiserate with other gamers. It really sucked that a game I would otherwise have been happy to recommend to others had these really squicky parts. She was the product of bad writing and characterization and just… sexism. But Madison was this huge blip that made any serious, artistic statements almost ridiculous to me. Here was a really interesting, if flawed, game that obviously wanted me to take it seriously. Let’s get this out of the way first: Madison is not a real person, so I’m not actually targeting “her.” I’m saying that David Cage wrote a terrible, sexist character, which dragged his game down and ensured it would stay mired in some of the most immature elements of the gaming industry.Īt first, I was sad. So it’s really too bad that Madison Paige is an abysmal character. The game wasn’t perfect, but at least it was trying to do some unique, genre-pushing things. There was one trial that I failed, making me feel genuinely guilty, and this was one of the first games I can think of that (attempted) to seriously delve into the parent/child relationship that has been so popular in 2013. I loved the threat of permanent death for any of the main characters, and the finger scene is still one of the most tense moments I’ve experienced in gaming. I played it on release and, overall, enjoyed it. I’m always up for a non-traditional gaming experience, and I thought that, even if the game sucked, it would at least be a cool experiment. I was really intrigued by Heavy Rain when it was first announced. Heavy Rain is actually the game that made me want to start a blog.
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