Heavy Rain is deep. How deep? 6 inches. After playing the demo, I became obsessed with February 23rd. My birthday, which was on the 20th, felt incomplete because I couldn't have what I really wanted. PAX East badges are great, but I just wanted to play. When the 23rd came, I realized I wouldn't be able to play Heavy Rain since I had ordered it through GameFly. GameFly is great. They shipped the game on the 22nd, so I knew it was coming on the 24th. I just had to make it through the 23rd.
February 23rd was strange. I spent the day debating whether or not I should buy Heavy Rain. I tried to rationalize it by believing the difference I would get from trading it back would be equal to renting it. One minute I'd think about how I should be studying for a test I had that day. Five minutes later I'd think about the Origami Killer. I didn't know what to do with myself. I always look forward to playing the new hotness, but it's rare for me to obsess over it. I remember waiting outside of Electronics Boutique on August 26, 2002 to get my copy of Super Mario Sunshine. I tried my luck at Blockbuster. They didn't have it. I started feeling anxious. I found myself checking my watch every 3 seconds hoping 10:00PM would show up. After 10:00 the last of the stores that sold the game in my area would be closed. I sat in my car for over an hour trying to talk myself out of going to Gamestop. I ended up on my couch playing No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle until I felt human again. Thank you Suda 51.
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