The “Taxidermist” add-on for Heavy Rain was given away to those who preordered the PlayStation 3 game last month. Sony said Friday that the downloadable content will go up for sale to the unwashed masses on April 1 for $5.
This bit of DLC — apparently the first chapter in an upcoming series of bite-sized bits of Heavy Rain scenarios, takes place before the events of the game. Players follow reporter Madison Paige as she investigates the Origami Killer.
In his review of Heavy Rain , Game|Life editor Chris Kohler called the ambitious murder mystery from developer Quantic Dream “a successful experiment” that pushes games in new directions. “When it’s good,” he said, “it’s good in ways that traditional games rarely touch.”
Check out the trailer (above) to get a taste of the pulse-pounding creepiness this prequel chapter promises. You’d think Madison would have learned in j-school that you never, ever go into the serial killer’s creepy house.
