But before she can wake her doppelgänger up, she is chased away by the Unknown. The girl attempts to awaken her other self, and while doing so begins to become visible again. Regardless, they continue on through the town while being pursued by the Unknown.Īs the game progresses, the children become aware that each has a visible doppelgänger asleep in their respective homes. They escape together, but neither is able to hear the other's voice. Using any means to shelter from the rain, the boy evades the creatures that prowl the streets and alleyways, yet the girl proves ever elusive.Īfter missing his chance to meet the girl at a church that's under renovation, the boy follows her into the grounds of a disused factory and finally makes his presence known to her. With the way back closed, he attempts to find the girl, who is still pursued by the beasts the one the boy saw from his window is referred to as the Unknown. The boy also realises that he himself is invisible, and that he and the beasts are only given form by the rain. She stares at him for a brief second before being chased away by something huge and menacing that is also invisible unless the rain gives it a form.Ĭurious, he follows the two down an alleyway, whereupon exiting through a pair of large doors, the day suddenly turns to night and the town is now deserted, occupied only by strange invisible beasts that roam the streets. During the day he stares out of his window and sees an invisible girl in the rain who is given form by the rain casting a silhouette around her. In the opening of the game, he is stuck in bed at home with a fever.
Rain takes place in a town loosely inspired by mid-twentieth century Paris, and follows a young boy.
The game is centred around a novel mechanic whereby the player's character and all enemies are only visible if they are standing in the rain. This last version is the only way to acquire an English language copy of the game in physical form, making it a sought after collectible. While the digital version is available in all regions, the game's physical disc based release was limited to in Japan, with only Japanese language options, and a Hong Kong and Taiwan release containing English and Traditional Chinese language options. The game was revealed at Gamescom and was released as a digital download on the PlayStation Network in 2013. Rain (stylized as rain), known in parts of Asia as Lost in the Rain, is an adventure video game developed by Acquire and Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3.
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