RAIN|FALL

There are many interesting stories waiting to be told, but many of them won’t see the light of day, or they won’t be heard by enough people to matter. Hence, it’s quite annoying to think that we are missing out on so much, but then again it’s a wonder that so many of them are reaching us every day. Video games are a great example of this, especially now that so many tools are available for indie developers.

RAIN|FALL is an ambitious project that aims to change the way you experience video games, at least when it comes to story, game world and the way you interact with the characters. However, don’t expect anything too groundbreaking yet, because this is still a work in progress. The developer promises a lot of great things, on the other hand, so it should be interesting to follow the project along.

The story revolves around a detective by the name of Alan Reed, who is investigating the mystery of a village where it always rains. Many other strange things start to happen as well, including the fact that you have to deal with a lot of dream sequences throughout the game, but the overall experience is quite intriguing. The environments are very detailed and engaging as well.

You can find out more about the world and the characters that inhabit it by reading newspapers and notes you find along the way, although you are in no way obligated to do so. Thus, the game allows you to immerse yourself deeper into the story, but only if you want to. On top of that, each choice that you make supposedly affects the plot, although that remains to be seen in the full game.

As for the graphics, there’s nothing amazing about them, but the level design and the attention to detail is quite striking, at least in some cases. It’s worth noting that the development team is very small, so it’s only natural that it has a lot of empty space as well. On the other hand, things might get better after more time has passed.

In the end, RAIN|FALL falls a little short at the moment, but it should get better in the future with enough support from the players. Hence, if you are willing to see the project come to life, you can help the developer by backing the Indiegogo campaign.