Glitches and Speedrun Tricks (Updated September 18th 2015)

Glitches

The main glitch in this game is called prompt storage. It allows you to store a prompt to use at any time you wish. This happens when you press the direction of the prompt just as you leave it. It can be very awkward to learn and requires good timing as you have about 2-3 frames depending on the prompt. Here is a video example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwWOQC95hyo

Discovered by Hamers

Stairs are also incredibly broken. This was found by me (TheThrillness). I show three ways to glitch stairs in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBxIXHh8hKg
     
1. Simply go back and forward on the steps. Works on nearly every stairs with varying effects. It's best done with Madison but it works with both Ethan and Scott (Norman doesn't climb stairs).
     
2. The infinite stairs. Hopefully the controller visualizer helps explain this. From what I can gather, the game doesn't check your position properly when you quickly turn around after repressing R2. Instead of turning you around, it allows you to continue climbing stairs. I've done testing with the main game and it does also work with Ethan and Shelby but the uses are limited. If you don't have something solid to walk into, you seem to fall under some circumstances. You can also reverse the upwards stair climb and do it at the bottom. This leads you to climbing into the ground and falling out of bounds.
 
3. Fake stair climb. Unfortunately the fake stair animation only really pops up in Taxidermist, so very few uses in the main game.
 
You can also end certain cut scenes early by "finishing" the leaving prompt that triggers a new area and then using a prompt you stored earlier. Here is an example of it being used in Crime Scene to save about 25 seconds (when done at the earliest time): http://www.twitch.tv/dragonbane0/c/4014883

There is another glitch that is particularly useful at Lexington Station/Prologue (found by Hamers). If you position the characters head more than 90 degrees behind them and walk into a trigger, it will not activate that trigger. The Prologue one is very easy to do (see Video 1) but Lexington is way more difficult (will be in video 2). The reason it's difficult is because the crowd is all RNG and if they walk into you, Ethan can turn around and mess everything up.

Speedrun Tricks

Video 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYveSTQ18pw

Prologue: Shower and Clothes Skip
The Mall: Clown Skip
Hassan's Shop: Dialogue and Burglar Skip
Suicide Baby: Susan Skip

Heavy Rain Any% Dialogue Route

Heavy Rain Any% Dialogue Route 									
Dialogue/reqiured inputs to complete dialogue only, Dialogue Skips not included. 


Father and Son
(Inside your house)
[○] Snack, [↓] Kneel down, [x] Homework, [x] Now
(After turning off the television)
[○] No, [○] No


Sleazy Place
(Talking to Lauren)
Say nothing all three.
(Leaving, after using inhaler) 
[○] Leave


The Shrink
[■] Bat, [x] Fox, [x] Crab, [x] Shadow
(Talking to The Shrink)                                        
[■] Unhappy, [x] Dead, [■] "Nothing"


Welcome Norman!
(Talking with Blake)
[▲] 5h30, [x] Beige, [▲] Beige , [x] Can't Remember, [x] Panic


Kick Off Meeting 
Press [x] for all.


Nathaniel
[■] Occupation, [x] Alibi, [○] Crucifixes


The Bear
(Before the trial)
[x] Shaun, [▲] Hope, [x] Accept


Covered Market
[o] Defensive


A Visitor
[■] Sit Down, [x] Thank You, [x] Firm, [o] Alone 

  
Kramer's Party
(Talking to Body guards)
[o] Pass
(Talking to Kramer)
Press [x] for all


The Nurse
[x] "No Choice", [■] Evade, [x] Danger, [x] Hypothesis, [o] Leave


Shrink And Punches
[▲] Convince Shrink, [x] Reaosn Shrink, [▲] Calm Blake, [x] Intimidate


Fugitive
(Talking to Madison)
[■] Followed, [x] Confide


Manfred
Press [x] for all
(Driving)
[x] Excuses, [▲] Remorse
(Outside)
[o] Caress

The Doc
[x] Yes, [↑ Hold]  Drink, [▲] Evade, [■] Apartments

My Heavy Rain Notes

Heavy Rain any%

Prologue
Up twice to get up
Down to read note
Up to put note down
Down to open door
Shower skip
stand at bottom of stairs wait for trigger
walk outside
up for helicopter, one spin
hold x then square on jason then R2
mash x then fail
sword fight:
right
x
fail down
circle
fail right
fail down
circle
down to talk to shaun

The Mall
mall skip with window storage
RNG crowd

Father and Son
Up-left to open car door
Up-right to turn key
Down to shift
R2 to drive
circle on shaun for snack
down then x twice at couch for homework
store up on tv (wait for prompt to appear)
down to check homework
go upstairs wait for 5:29 then use storage
circle for no x 2
right-down to shaun
exit shauns room

Sleazy Place
walk straight upstairs
right-up to knock
up to hold door
walk to lauren
don't answer lauren
right for inhaler
R1 once
circle to leave

Crime Scene
right to exit car
right-down for badge
store blake prompt
down at tent then x to skip blake
down at tent again then R1
up to leave tent
down to go under tape
up-left to enter car
up-right to start car

The Shrink
square, x, x, x for rorschach test
up to stand
square, x, square for dialogue

The Park
x for seesaw, walk to merry go round
x for merry go round, walk to snack vendor
x to buy candy
walk to bench to give candy
x to leave, walk to carousel
down to buy ticket

Where's Shaun?
right to avoid truck
run down
leave playground
bad movement to stairs

Welcome, Norman
use thoughts to pass time
wait for chief to come out
walk against door until chief leaves
watch skip
x to go to office
down to move chair
left-down to clear desk
down, then mash x to move desk
left-down to sit
right-up to use ARI
up-right to open chocies
left, controller down to choose
controller right to clear
left for files
controller up to open
left to switch files
controller up to open
controller right to clear
x to close ARI
up to stand
walk to door, down at door
circle to take tripto
triangle, x, x, x, x nathan questions

Hassan's Shop
store door, skip dialogue
inhaler teleport
raise hands, triangle then fail hands
raise hands again, triangle, fail again
raise hands, hold, triangle, triangle
down on hassan
up-right on eyes

Sleepless Night
go to laptop, wait
run to door
fail all prompts

Paparazzi
down to read letter
down on envelope
up to stand up
down to exit
up to jump fence
walk to car
up-left to enter car
up-right to start car
down to shift
R2 to drive

Lexington Station
Breathing Skip
go to lockers
2nd left, then right
up for locker
up-left to open locker
down to grab box

The Motel
up to stand
down to sit
down-right to open box
left for bear
left-up to open
down for phone
down for battery
down to take items
up to leave box

Kick Off Meeting
mash x through chapter

Nathaniel
right-up to knock twice
go in side room to start trigger, then wait in main room
circle, x, square
wait then R1 to shoot

Suicide Baby
walk to door
right-up to knock
down to open door
down on note
up to open bedroom
up on bathroom
controller down x3 to break door
right to shake her
R1+L1+up to carry her
up-right for medicine cabinet
down on bed
right on bandage
R1+down on wound
down, circle stick to wrap
up-right x2 for bandaid
up-right to wash hands
down x2 on baby
up-right to open diaper
change baby
warm bottle in kitchen
slow up to give bottle
mash circle to burp
SLOWLY rock baby
dialogue skip
get phone
leave

The Bear
walk to attendant
mash x to get attention
left-down to give ticket
down to take keys
walk to elevator
up to open elevator
up to use elevator
circle twice on car
up-left to enter car
look left, left to get gps
down to use gps
up-right to start car
right-down to release brake
down to put car in gear
R2 to drive
x, triangle
right down, down, R2 to drive
left dodge, right dodge, left dodge, left dodge
fail 3rd controller turning prompt
fail remaining prompts

First Encounter
up-right to get off motorcycle
walk to counter
down to ring bell
down to sign register
walk to 3rd floor
walk ethan to room
up-right to unlock door
L1 to open door
go to bathroom
up-right to open cabinet
up for disenfectant
up to apply
fail 3 times
up to stand
down to sit at desk
down-right to open box
up-right to unfold origami

Covered Market
circle dialogue
right to exit car
pass left
pass controller up
fail circle
pass left
fail controller up
pass L1+R1
fail the rest

A Visitor
wait by door (2 mins)
down to answer door
square to have her sit
left-down to sit
down to pick up envelope
hold down to read
x, circle dialogue

Kramer's Party
left to exit car
up to open door
circle to guards
x on drunk guy
go upstairs
down on door
x to introduce
mash x through cutscene
pass controller up x2 
left to punch
fail other prompts

The Butterfly
up+R1+R2 on fence
down on door to open
up on wheel, then mash x
up-left to open
store door
down to grab matches
up to open matches
controller down to light
controller up and down to put out
circle+L1 to enter
hold up, then fail
crawl in a circle until ethan gives up

The Nurse
down on ethan
mash triangle
L1+R1+up to lift ethan
left-down to sit
up+R1 to remove shirt
up to stand
up-right to get medicine
triangle for disinfectant
fail 5 times
x, square, then fail
circle to leave
down-right to open box

Shrink and Punches
triangle, x, triangle, x, x

The Golf Club
up to grab club
down to grab ball
hit ball softly

The Lizard
2nd iguana has key
up-right to unlock door
up to open door
down to sit
down to play video
down on door
circle to leave

Fugitive
right-down to get off bike
store car window
barrier skip
enter subway
walk through crowd
up-left to use turnstile
down to jump onto tacks
up to climb tracks
mash x
enter train
square, x hotel dialogue
up to stand
down to open box

Jayden Blues
piano doesn't matter
right for clues
left to switch
up to analyze
analyze tire tracks
analyze security footage
analyze car
analyze id
down, then x to take tripto

Manfred
up to get manfreds attention
down to answer phone
down to pick up glass
controller left to drink
left-down to get envelope
down to pick up magnifying glass
up to give to manfred
x, x dialogue
walk to back
x to talk to lauren
down, mash triangle to wipe phone
down, mash x for 2nd phone
down, mash x for glass
left, mash circle on shot glass
down, mash square on music box
up, controller up and down on door
mash x to leave
x, circle dialogue
pass dodges
x, triangle, left to open door
walk to lauren
circle to hug

The Shark
right-up to knock
left-up to knock
square+L1+triangle+R1+controller up for gun
fail x
pass left
pass up-right
pass left
fail circle
fail square

The Doc (Madison Dead)
up-right to get off bike
right to ring bell
up to hold door
x to accept drink
up to drink
triangle, square dialogue
look at right leg, controller up and down
SLOW left to move drill
controller down
SLOW left to cut rope
hold up + controller down to catch drill
x + circle + controller up and down to cut rope
pass x
pass down
fail x
pass circle
pass triangle
fail x
fail up
fail square
fail triangle

Mad Jack (Jayden Dead)
left to exit car
enter shop
put on ARI
R1 to scan
down to look at tracks
down to look at acid bath
hold up to open it
pass R1
fail remaining prompts

Eureka
down to get pan
up-right to open fridge
down for eggs
controller down to crack eggs
down to grab spatula
circle motion to stir
right down turn on stove
right up turn stove off
up right to plate
x for notebook
up to stand

The Cemetery
go down, look at first grave
sheppard grave near back row
hold down for flowers
right for origami

Twins
lots of prompts

Flowers on the Grave
walk to exit

On the Loose
R1 + L1 + up to stand
hold right to look out window
down to open door
after phone rings down to open door again

Trapped
up to open door
shake controller x2
controller down x2
down to grab glass
hold down, mash L1 to cut rope
controller up to free
look right R1 + L1 + controller down x3

Face to Face
Hold R2, down
left to exit car
controller down to kick door
pass L1
fail L1
pass R1
pass R2
pass R1
fail R2

Hold my Hand
run to dad

Origami Killer
down to grab matches
right-down to burn letter
down to burn phone
left-down to burn notebook
DONE!

Video guides

I've started some Video tutorials for the first set of levels. Might work on more in the future.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4GnGi0hdRqu2-wNksMPO1HW0qnKUPT1u

Nome	Autore
Glitches and Speedrun Tricks (Updated September 18th 2015)	Eliminato 9 years ago
Heavy Rain Any% Dialogue Route	Kevbot43 8 years ago
My Heavy Rain Notes	loafofbread 8 years ago
Video guides	Kevbot43 4 years ago