Drawn to the rain and commotion outside, a young boy observes a girl as she’s being hunted through the streets by a creature. He watches for a brief second, before he decides to run out and hopefully save her. And through a mix of watercolor and chalk begins our story of a young boy and his mission to save a girl. This sounds exactly like a million other stories, but none in the artistic manner of Rain, the next outing from the talents at Japan Studio.
What it feels like to be lost in the dark in the puring rain? Well, PSN exclusive Rain might have an answer for that..
CDW:Occasionally the timing of the puzzles can be frustrating, and waiting for your companion to catch up can be tedious, but overall the gameplay is simple and effective. On occasion it feels as though the gameplay sections are in the way of the rest of the game which is a shame but again it’s not enough to spoil the real enjoyment of Rain. Definitely worth a play for anyone interested in an emotion driven platformer with an atmosphere in keeping with Limbo.
Jarrett from IP writes: "rain succeeds in various ways, but fails in the most important ones. It’s a beautiful narrative, presentation, along with an adoring gloom and darkness, but it’s lazy platforming causes uninspired puzzling, and insipid artificial intelligence. These factors hold rain back from being only slightly better than average."
