Got done finishing Heavy Rain and now trophy hunting in it. This game really blew me away with it's cinematic presentation. It feels like playing an amazing thriller/mystery like Seven or No Cointry for Old Men. It's dark, gritty and immensily emotional, something I think modern videogames tend to massively suck at.

I'll give you a hint, it's the first time in a game I questioned myself shooting someone and feeling bad for killing the other person. A far cry from most shooters where you happily gun down countless faceless soldiers, this game makes you feel like taking another persons life.

The most profound aspect is the main protagonist in the game, Ethan Mars, and the lengths you decide for him he'll take to get his son back. His son is kidnapped by a serial killer, who leaves trials for Ethan to complete to get clues to his sons wherebouts.
The game makes you question what you'd do for a loved one. Would you drive on the wrong side of the freeway for 5 minutes?Would you chop off your finger? Most questionable is would you kill a complete stranger for your loved one? This trial really got to me. It conflicts with two of my major beliefs, doing anything for your family or loved one and nor killing.

I think that's the sign of a great story, one that makes you question your beliefs and ideas and puts you in a grey area. Too many times in stories, the author makes the descision for us what is the good choice and bad.

In the comments, consider what you'd do in the situations. Could you kill a innocent stranger for the life of a loved one? Sounds like a complete conundrum to me. Also, what do you think tells the mark of a great story? Curious wolfy is curious =p