Monday, April 22, 2013

Games and Story Lines

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Games usually have some sort of plot or story line to go with it, which provides a  background for the player.    Some can be as simple as running from monsters because you swiped an idol, (Temple Run) or as complex as Heavy Rain.  However, some stories don't have a story line, just get from point A to point B or score a certain number of points.


(this is the story for Heavy Rain if you were wondering)


Heavy Rain--
The game starts with a man named Ethan Mars. He has a family of four and lives in a beautiful house. However, one day while the family is shopping, one of this sons, Jason, gets hit by a car. This drastically changes the family's life. Ethan and his wife get divorced, and he takes his other son, Shaun, to live in a small apartment.
Ethan has times when he blacks out and sees visions of the Origami Killer. The Origami Killer is  man who kidnaps children and often leads to the father's death. One day, Shaun is kidnapped by the Origami Killer. From this point on, Ethan goes through various dangerous challenges to try to save his son. Throughout the game, it is also uncertain who the Origami Killer is, and one of the suspects is Ethan himself.
The player follows several different story lines, as every section has a different playable character. This includes Madison Paige, a reporter that wants to write a story on the Origami Killer; Scott Shelby, a retired police officer that investigates privately, and Norman Jayden, an FBI agent who is assigned to investigate the Origami Killer case and is addicted to a certain drug. The stories of these four characters are intertwined as everyone tries to figure out who the Origami Killer is and save Shaun Mars.
Other details in the story:
Madison and Ethan fall in love.
Scott Shelby is the Origami Killer. He became the Origami Killer because his father was a drunkard who let Scott's brother drown.
Norman Jayden has continuous drug addiction problems, which affect his ability to solve the case. However, his illness is caused by a combination of the drug and the FBI technology called ARI.
For most of the game, everyone thinks Ethan Mars is the Origami Killer, and he is constantly running from the police.





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