THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: demi on December 09, 2009, 08:14:56 AM

Title: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 09, 2009, 08:14:56 AM
I didn't think it could be done, but we finally have a game that is worse than Silent Hill 4.

Holy. Fucking. Shit.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 09, 2009, 08:18:37 AM
Will play tonight.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Cravis on December 09, 2009, 08:31:03 AM
The Silent Hill series is pretty much dead. It needs a reinvention like Resident Evil 4.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 09, 2009, 08:34:40 AM
Quote from: Borys on December 09, 2009, 08:29:21 AM
The Room was awesome, much better than SH3 in my opinion. YMMV of course.

durrr i like inconvinient cumbersome AI to protect which determines my ending

no thanks bro.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 09, 2009, 08:34:47 AM
The Room was pretty good, it had a great concept. But I really hated those ghosts you couldn't kill.

When it comes to Silent Hill games:

1. Silent Hill 2
2. Silent Hill
3. Silent Hill 3
4. Silent Hill 4
5. Silent Hill Origins
6. Silent Hill Homocumming

If you want to play a great Silent Hill-type game, try Siren. I hope there's a new Siren in the making.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Draft on December 09, 2009, 08:59:24 AM
Quote from: Third on December 09, 2009, 08:34:47 AM
The Room was pretty good, it had a great concept. But I really hated those ghosts you couldn't kill.

When it comes to Silent Hill games:

1. Silent Hill 2
2. Silent Hill
3. Silent Hill 3
4. Silent Hill 4
5. Silent Hill Origins
6. Silent Hill Homocumming

If you want to play a great Silent Hill-type game, try Siren. I hope there's a new Siren in the making.
That's my ranking, too.

Siren is a fuck awful game, though.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 09, 2009, 12:10:40 PM
My game glitched and now my save is corrupted :lol

Now I no longer can say 4 is the worst game. Please don't waste your time on this garbage.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 09, 2009, 12:16:20 PM
Here's the plot twist ending to the game:

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Harry Mason died in the car crash a long time ago, the person at the therapist is actually his daughter, Cheryl. She develops some sort of father issue and becomes sexually deviant and fucks older men and longs for a father like Harry. The entire game is Cheryl's messed up mind. Gone is the ritualistic demons and witches, instead turned into an MTV version of underage sex and fucked up childhoods.
[close]

My SH rating:

1 > 3 > 5 > 2 > Origins = 4 > Wii
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Cravis on December 09, 2009, 12:35:15 PM
Quote from: demi on December 09, 2009, 12:16:20 PM
Here's the plot twist ending to the game:

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Harry Mason died in the car crash a long time ago, the person at the therapist is actually his daughter, Cheryl. She develops some sort of father issue and becomes sexually deviant and fucks older men and longs for a father like Harry. The entire game is Cheryl's messed up mind. Gone is the ritualistic demons and witches, instead turned into an MTV version of underage sex and fucked up childhoods.
[close]

My SH rating:

1 > 3 > 5 > 2 > Origins = 4 > Wii
Now that's just plain dumb. Here I thought it was going to try to be more in line with the film. Seems like they made a list of everything that would make a remake of the first Silent Hill cool then made it a point not to do those things.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 09, 2009, 03:08:54 PM
I've been playing the game for about an hour. It is ok.
The controls are horrible, though. The pointer controls don't always respond that well during escapes, so it makes it quite frustrating to escape from enemies. And I've encountered a few glitches already. Some doors don't open when you run through them.
The graphics are good for a Wii game. Nothing special overall.

And Cybil is fucking ugly in this game. She looks like an old hag. I want my original Cybil back.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Crushed on December 09, 2009, 03:11:56 PM
Quote from: Third on December 09, 2009, 03:08:54 PM
And Cybil is fucking ugly in this game. She looks like an old hag. I want my original Cybil back.

Which Cybil? There are several.

(http://wiimedia.ign.com/wii/image/article/101/1016038/silent-hill-shattered-memories-20090819113722413_640w.jpg)
(http://wiimedia.ign.com/wii/image/article/101/1015747/silent-hill-shattered-memories-20090819011213831_640w.jpg)
(http://wiimedia.ign.com/wii/image/article/101/1015747/silent-hill-shattered-memories-20090819011209144_640w.jpg)
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 09, 2009, 03:23:09 PM
wtf, I've only seen the middle Cybil so far.

And there's no combat in this game, GM. You can only hide and run away. You can also use flares to stun the enemies.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Bebpo on December 09, 2009, 03:26:39 PM
What signs didn't tell you this beforehand?

-Game delayed over and over
-Konami ships a whopping 2 copies per store because they have no faith in it
-Yamaoka LEAVES Konami after 16 years, probably cause this game pisses on the SH franchise he helped create
-Wii/PS2/PSP release

???


/still playing it once it finishes transitioning to my wii in a bit.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 09, 2009, 03:35:26 PM
Ps2 and PSP versions haven't leaked yet. And Wii is main platform.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 09, 2009, 04:01:42 PM
You get different Cybil / Lisa / Michelle / etc depending on what choices you put for the tests. I got slutty Cybil because I put that I dont drink, I've never cheated, yadda.

I mean really. Sex questions? Cmon, it's a wii game.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Bebpo on December 09, 2009, 04:15:57 PM
So all the psych test questions do is change the character models?

That sounds lame.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Yeti on December 09, 2009, 04:16:06 PM
I don't get the logic, you would think they would give slutty cybil to the people that DO drink and cheat and stuff.

I also think it is funny that slutty cybil is the one that looks most like the original.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 09, 2009, 05:22:52 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on December 09, 2009, 04:15:57 PM
So all the psych test questions do is change the character models?

That sounds lame.

Its supposed to make the game your nightmare. Straightedge virgin? Then everyone is a slut and offers you a drink
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: ManaByte on December 09, 2009, 05:30:32 PM
I've been living under a rock. Is this a Wii-make of SH1?
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 09, 2009, 05:34:42 PM
Quote from: ManaByte on December 09, 2009, 05:30:32 PM
I've been living under a rock. Is this a Wii-make of SH1?

They call it a "re-imagining", it's definitely not a remake. It has characters that werent in the original at all. None of the locations are the same, etc.

It's more of an MTV modernization. I guess a remake would be apt by today's movie standards. If you read the plot ending spoiler I posted then it fits. Only some hack writer would use that twist ending.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Crushed on December 09, 2009, 05:46:47 PM
Quote from: Bebpo on December 09, 2009, 04:15:57 PM
So all the psych test questions do is change the character models?

That sounds lame.

it changes some environments and puzzles, and some the dialog changes. i think it also effects the ending.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 09, 2009, 05:47:14 PM
Puzzles would be reaching it
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 09, 2009, 06:04:27 PM
I chose that I don't cheat on my gf and don't drink. So why is the game still punishing me with fugly Cybil? I want the blonde slutty looking one. 
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 09, 2009, 06:05:45 PM
I picked True for every one I think except "I find it easy to make friends"
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 09, 2009, 06:07:39 PM
Quote from: demi on December 09, 2009, 06:05:45 PM
I picked True for every one I think except "I find it easy to make friends"

I picked True for that. You're such a loser, Demi.  :spin
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 09, 2009, 06:09:40 PM
That's why you got not slutty Cybil. It's your NIGHTMARE
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 09, 2009, 06:12:22 PM
Sillent Hill SD psychology test below:

spoiler (click to show/hide)
1.) I make friends easily

2.) Having a drink helps me relax

3.) I always listen to other people’s feelings

4.) I prefer abstract ideas

5.) I have enjoyed role-play during sex

6.) Working to plan or schedule is best

7.) I have never cheated on a partner
[close]

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. False
7. True

My answers. Don't choose them if you want to get nightmare Cybil.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Crushed on December 09, 2009, 06:15:04 PM
Quote from: Third on December 09, 2009, 06:04:27 PM
I chose that I don't cheat on my gf and don't drink. So why is the game still punishing me with fugly Cybil? I want the blonde slutty looking one. 

Did you look at any posters or calendars of swimsuit models or dirty graffiti or anything like that?
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 09, 2009, 06:15:45 PM
I looked at a couple posters in the beginning while screaming CHERYL a lot.

This game is so garbage :lol
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 09, 2009, 06:17:48 PM
Quote from: Crushed on December 09, 2009, 06:15:04 PM
Quote from: Third on December 09, 2009, 06:04:27 PM
I chose that I don't cheat on my gf and don't drink. So why is the game still punishing me with fugly Cybil? I want the blonde slutty looking one. 

Did you look at any posters or calendars of swimsuit models or dirty graffiti or anything like that?

Yeah, I did  :lol
But I don't remember the comments anymore. The graffiti one was something like "kids these days". But I don't remember the poster with the sluts comment anymore..
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Crushed on December 09, 2009, 06:20:11 PM
Quote from: Third on December 09, 2009, 06:17:48 PM
Quote from: Crushed on December 09, 2009, 06:15:04 PM
Quote from: Third on December 09, 2009, 06:04:27 PM
I chose that I don't cheat on my gf and don't drink. So why is the game still punishing me with fugly Cybil? I want the blonde slutty looking one. 

Did you look at any posters or calendars of swimsuit models or dirty graffiti or anything like that?

Yeah, I did  :lol
But I don't remember the comments anymore. The graffiti one was something like "kids these days". But I don't remember the poster with the sluts comment anymore..


Looking at stuff like that is like a built-in psyche test. Depending on the stuff you pay attention to, it effects whatever you get.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 09, 2009, 06:30:50 PM
Quote from: Crushed on December 09, 2009, 06:20:11 PM

Looking at stuff like that is like a built-in psyche test. Depending on the stuff you pay attention to, it effects whatever you get.

The idea is actually pretty neat. I'm someone who checks out everything in a game. I don't know how this'll effect my progress/ending.

And the graphics effects for the first real world to nightmare world transformation were pretty impressive for the Wii. I think that was the best effect ever for a Wii game. The game has a lot of slowdowns, though. And I hate the fact that you can't hide forever for the enemies. They spot you way too fast.

Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: originalz on December 09, 2009, 06:43:38 PM
I remember playing this game at TGS and being annoyed by the motion controls.  Half the time I couldn't get the damn monsters off of me.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 09, 2009, 11:34:24 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-rVb8eIOYA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxV8j2m8HSk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVkJaK1sDsg

Some of the endings
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Bebpo on December 10, 2009, 05:04:21 AM
A few things stuck out to me.

1.  The framerate is a fucking mess.  This bothers me a lot because it's like HEY 60FPS and then drops to like 20s ALL THE TIME.  It's always fluxuating based on how much is on screen and it's visually annoying.  Should've locked it at 30fps if they could've hit that.

2.  Control is interesting.  Takes some getting used.  I think it's good for exploring and trying to put yourself in the character's shoes, but I get the feeling it will be horrible for the chase sequences.

3.  Doesn't seem to use the music much early on.  Kinda dick since SH is music.

4.  Graphics look nice at times, but then other times the enviornments look Dreamcasty.  Plus the game is full of jaggies and dithering, but fuck that's every wii game.

5.  It's SH1 again.  Why do I care?  I don't want to look for Cheryl anymore  :-\
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Bebpo on December 10, 2009, 05:06:54 AM
Also, why does demi hate SH2?  Does he hate freedom as well ???
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 10, 2009, 05:52:34 AM
It's boring and uninteresting
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: dark1x on December 10, 2009, 07:33:43 AM
So does it look worse than Silent Hill 3 in person?  Sounds like the framerate is pretty bad.  Origins had a similar issue on PSP.  It would jump to 60 fps with your flashlight turned off and drop to 30 when it was on.  Of course, this seems to go even lower...

It's a shame that the recent Silent Hill game have all been a technical mess (especially considering how impressive the PS2 games were).
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Bebpo on December 10, 2009, 12:43:25 PM
The models are close but not quite.  The environments are definitely not.  They're going for having more junk on screen at the expense of framerate look.  It also doesn't have the nice lighting.

SH Wii has the same problem that 99% of Wii games have:  it's unpolished and no one cares to put the effort in because it's a Wii game.  One area looks like a nice PS2 game, the next looks like a PS1 game?  Who cares, it's on Wii.  One section has 60fps until you turn your head and it drops to 30fps?  Who cares, it's on Wii.

The only companies putting any real care into their products are some Japanese devs.  Nintendo does for their major 1st party games of course, but in terms of everyone else only a few games like Madworld, FF Crystal Bearers, Tales of Graces, etc... really show off the screen by screen polish that was expected of major PS2 games and that we expect from AAA PS3/X360 games.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on December 10, 2009, 12:54:25 PM
Uhh, ps2 games were quilty of inconsistent visuals and dodgy framerates ALL THE TIME.  Think of the first party stuff even!
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 10, 2009, 12:56:27 PM
Who was developer on this one? Double Helix?
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Crushed on December 10, 2009, 12:57:18 PM
Quote from: Sho Nuff on December 10, 2009, 12:56:27 PM
Who was developer on this one? Double Helix?

Climax UK, the guys who made Origins.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 10, 2009, 12:57:55 PM
Quote from: Sho Nuff on December 10, 2009, 12:56:27 PM
Who was developer on this one? Double Helix?

Don't I wish, then it would be at least decent.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: dark1x on December 10, 2009, 01:01:30 PM
Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on December 10, 2009, 12:54:25 PM
Uhh, ps2 games were quilty of inconsistent visuals and dodgy framerates ALL THE TIME.  Think of the first party stuff even!
Eh, the PS2 had the largest percentage of 3D 60 fps games of any system to date.  There were tons of 60 fps games on the PS2.

I think the point was that a game like this, released on PS2, would have had more effort put into it (technically).  Few developers seem interested in pushing the Wii.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: AdmiralViscen on December 11, 2009, 07:16:54 AM
You know guys, I'm really starting to think that the Wii is a piece of shit.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 11, 2009, 08:10:49 AM
I'm stuck.
Currently at the Midwich Highschool and I don't know what the hell I'm supposed to do.
There are no guides on the internet yet.  :'(
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: dark1x on December 11, 2009, 09:35:01 AM
Quote from: AdmiralViscen on December 11, 2009, 07:16:54 AM
You know guys, I'm really starting to think that the Wii is a piece of shit.
You just realized that?
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: twerd on December 11, 2009, 02:06:02 PM
Quote from: dark1x on December 10, 2009, 01:01:30 PM
Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on December 10, 2009, 12:54:25 PM
Uhh, ps2 games were quilty of inconsistent visuals and dodgy framerates ALL THE TIME.  Think of the first party stuff even!

I think the point was that a game like this, released on PS2, would have had more effort put into it (technically).  Few developers seem interested in pushing the Wii.

...can't tell if serious...
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: bork on December 11, 2009, 04:18:33 PM
Quote from: Third on December 11, 2009, 08:10:49 AM
I'm stuck.
Currently at the Midwich Highschool and I don't know what the hell I'm supposed to do.
There are no guides on the internet yet.  :'(

Look for shit.  Run from monsters.  Repeat.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 11, 2009, 05:07:09 PM
Looked for shit and found my way out now.  8)

I tried way too hard for finding the clue. The key was in the same fucking room. The puzzles are so easy. The game basically throws keys at you.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: AdmiralViscen on December 11, 2009, 05:08:32 PM
Quote from: dark1x on December 11, 2009, 09:35:01 AM
Quote from: AdmiralViscen on December 11, 2009, 07:16:54 AM
You know guys, I'm really starting to think that the Wii is a piece of shit.
You just realized that?

Yea, I didn't notice before.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on December 11, 2009, 05:40:49 PM
I think this game is mostly just a mixed bag of clever gimmicks.  Its a good game if you're into novelty.  That being said, they really missed the point on making it scary at all.  The chase sequences are okay, as in you get worried when you realise you've run in a huge circle and now the monsters will be coming from all directions.  Yet, outside of those sequences there could've been at least some roaming monsters to be creepy if not lethal. 

Also, the text on your phone and on some of the signs is too small to read.  this especially bothered me in the principal's office whereas you had to read a phone-number on a sticky note.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 11, 2009, 05:42:30 PM
Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on December 11, 2009, 05:40:49 PM

Also, the text on your phone and on some of the signs is too small to read.  this especially bothered me in the principal's office whereas you had to read a phone-number on a sticky note.

That phone # wasnt relevant to solving that puzzle at all
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on December 11, 2009, 05:46:04 PM
Quote from: demi on December 11, 2009, 05:42:30 PM
Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on December 11, 2009, 05:40:49 PM

Also, the text on your phone and on some of the signs is too small to read.  this especially bothered me in the principal's office whereas you had to read a phone-number on a sticky note.

That phone # wasnt relevant to solving that puzzle at all

The passwords are different depending on your psyche profile.  In my game, you had to read a sticky note and call the number.  At the number you would get the first name of the principal's ex wife.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 11, 2009, 05:49:12 PM
What a shitty game.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on December 11, 2009, 05:52:53 PM
And fuck the memento bullshit too.  I go out of my way into an area just to get some marble.  It does nothing and will never be used again, then I have to turn around and walk for 5 minutes to resume whatever it is I'm supposed to be doing.  You'd think they could do something cool with finding a derelict water tower in the woods but no, not at all.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 12, 2009, 10:43:17 AM
The escape sequences really hurt the game. It's not scary or tense- it's fucking annoying. The controls during escapes are so broken.
This is the least scary Silent Hill game so far. Besided being chased by monsters, nothing else happens that could possibly scare you. The game is really boring.
Can't wait to finish this.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 12, 2009, 07:01:21 PM
Just finished the game. I thought it was better than Origins and Homecoming. The game became pretty good near the end.
The game would've been better without the annoying and lame escape sequences. I want my next Silent Hill to have monster that I can kill.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Bebpo on December 12, 2009, 07:18:45 PM
What about if there were no monsters at all and it was just a mind-trip creepy adventure game?
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 12, 2009, 07:22:59 PM
Then it'd be just like Another Code and put me to sleep
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 12, 2009, 07:28:23 PM
The game doesn't have anything scary going on besides the escape sequences. But I think removing the escape sequences wouldn't have hurt the game, at all.
The current approach with the monster is pretty bad. The idea is nice, but it gets boring and repetitive. You basically just run away, climb and smash through the doors during those sequences. Repeat x1000. And all the envirnoments look the same. Hiding is a waste of time since the monster will spot you amost instantly. Just keep on running until you smashed through the right door.

I think the game would've been better if the escape sequence were planned/scripted. The current mechanics are a mess. You can get lost during escapes and the monsters are so annoying when they attack you in a group. You just can't escape when they do that. And I didn't even try because the Wii control swinging was straining my arms after a few tries. I always let myself get killed when they ambushed me.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Nintendosbooger on December 24, 2009, 01:04:02 PM
Awesome game.

Beat it a few weeks ago, and I'll say that it is one of the best third-party efforts for the Wii, probably the best. Worth the purchase, absolutely.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 24, 2009, 01:20:45 PM
Did Dragona permaban you?
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Rman on December 24, 2009, 02:00:43 PM
This game has gotten so much mixed reviews.  Some absolutely love it and others can't stand it.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on December 24, 2009, 02:12:15 PM
Quote from: Rman on December 24, 2009, 02:00:43 PM
This game has gotten so much mixed reviews.  Some absolutely love it and others can't stand it.

The story is the only decent thing, mostly for the ending... but it's still overall "made for MTV". It's just the gameplay is TRASH. People who say its like a PnC never played them, for one.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Nintendosbooger on December 24, 2009, 03:10:59 PM
Quote from: demi on December 24, 2009, 02:12:15 PM
Quote from: Rman on December 24, 2009, 02:00:43 PM
This game has gotten so much mixed reviews.  Some absolutely love it and others can't stand it.

The story is the only decent thing, mostly for the ending... but it's still overall "made for MTV". It's just the gameplay is TRASH. People who say its like a PnC never played them, for one.

It's not a point and click adventure, but I definitely wouldn't call its gameplay trash. Granted, it takes some practice to shake off the monsters in the nightmare world but I didn't have any problems with it as I got accustomed to things. I wish I could get into more depth about this or at least paste my original impressions but I'm on my BB right now.

Personally, I think it's one of the best survival horror adventure game this generation has seen. The story and the various endings were fantastic, the Wii-mote flashlight functionality was superb, and the pacing was almost perfect. Old SH fans might have some misconceptions about the game, and as a result some grudges, but having never played a SH before this one offers me a fresh and different perspective.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: twerd on December 25, 2009, 04:28:58 PM
demi's full of shit, this game rocks.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Bebpo on December 25, 2009, 04:50:01 PM
Yeah, even though the first hour gave me a mixed impression of some good, some bad.  As a SH fan I have to play this.  It's my next Wii game to get through after I finish up world 9 NSMB.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: twerd on December 25, 2009, 07:37:08 PM
the atmosphere in the game is excellent, and if you just take your time to really explore the world and play with some decent headphones i guarantee your enjoyment of the game will go way up.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on December 25, 2009, 08:13:54 PM
The best looking part in the game is definitely

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Lisa's appartment, especially the kitchen. That part looked really great
[close]

But the game didn't really blow me away like the previous SH games when it comes to atmosphere. And the linearity of the game really takes away what made the first SH games so great. Sure, the original SH games are somewhat linear, too. But this is much worse. You basically just go from A to B and don't do other shit besides that. The original game also had a much larger map that you could explore.

A real SH remake would've been a so much better game that this "reimagining"


Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Stoney Mason on January 01, 2010, 03:04:14 PM
Bore is owned!

Shattered memories will be the first game I put on my GameFly list since I've had the service.

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/giant-bombs-wii-game-of-the-year-2009/1814/
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on January 01, 2010, 03:06:55 PM
Congrats, you are a tool :lol

Enjoy your shitty game rental
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Stoney Mason on January 01, 2010, 03:08:03 PM
Silent Hill is the new gateway drug to the Wii. Mark it down bitches!
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on January 01, 2010, 03:08:59 PM
Dead Space Extraction > Silent Hill: The MTV Generation

"Mark it down!"
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Stoney Mason on January 01, 2010, 03:10:05 PM
Quote from: demi on January 01, 2010, 03:08:59 PM
Dead Space Extraction > Silent Hill: The MTV Generation

"Mark it down!"

You just added my second Wii GameFly then.  :hump
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on January 01, 2010, 03:10:52 PM
Why dont you just download them instead? Its not like GameFly is any different. Saves yourself money and time.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Stoney Mason on January 01, 2010, 03:12:22 PM
Quote from: demi on January 01, 2010, 03:10:52 PM
Why dont you just download them instead? Its not like GameFly is any different. Saves yourself money and time.

I don't know how off the top of my head. Searching for that kind of stuff always gives me a headache as you tend to end up bouncing around from site to site looking for instructions.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Nintendosbooger on January 01, 2010, 03:21:57 PM
Beat the game a few weeks ago. Probably the best pure survival horror game this generation. If you want to play an action game with uninspiring monsters, pick up RE5; if you want to play a true next-gen horror game cut from the same cloth as RE1 and Alone in the Dark, then Shattered Memories is your game.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Stoney Mason on January 01, 2010, 03:24:29 PM
I posted the Giant Bomb link just to get a rise but I'm legit interested to play the game and that doesn't happen very often with me on Wii games. I'm fine with removing shitty combat from a series that always had shitty combat and focusing more on the story. I only really played Silent Hill for the atmosphere anyway. I view it roughly as an adventure game.

I probably won't get around to getting it on Gamefly until Feb though.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: archie4208 on January 01, 2010, 03:29:17 PM
Quote from: Nintendosbooger on January 01, 2010, 03:21:57 PM
Beat the game a few weeks ago. Probably the best pure survival horror game this generation. If you want to play an action game with uninspiring monsters, pick up RE5; if you want to play a true next-gen horror game cut from the same cloth as RE1 and Alone in the Dark, then Shattered Memories is your game.

Thanks for the impressions.  I will put this on my Rapidshare queue right away!
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Sho Nuff on January 02, 2010, 05:53:23 PM
Quote from: Nintendosbooger on January 01, 2010, 03:21:57 PM
Beat the game a few weeks ago. Probably the best pure survival horror game this generation. If you want to play an action game with uninspiring monsters, pick up RE5; if you want to play a true next-gen horror game cut from the same cloth as RE1 and Alone in the Dark, then Shattered Memories is your game.

(shoots milk out nose)
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on January 02, 2010, 06:02:15 PM
RE5 has uninspired monsters? Silent Hill wii has one fucking monster type.

(http://i46.tinypic.com/2s7xgd2.jpg)

Copy and paste x100

That's the only monster you'll see in the game.  :lol

This new Silent Hill has the worst monster design in a SH game so far.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 02, 2010, 07:55:55 PM
after hearing the impressions of Brad at giantbomb, i think i'll add this to my gamefly. all the gameplay videos i've seen look really interesting.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Crushed on January 02, 2010, 08:02:44 PM
game owns
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 07, 2010, 10:16:23 PM
chase sequences are the worst part of the game. beyond that i'm enjoying this.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on January 07, 2010, 10:18:59 PM
The chases are horrible. But that's thanks to the shitty execution. The controls and level design are just awful during those sequences.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on January 07, 2010, 10:34:53 PM
Quote from: fistfulofmetal on January 07, 2010, 10:16:23 PM
chase sequences are the worst part of the game. beyond that i'm enjoying this.

So lets see, besides running in convoluted hallways, what else does this game provide

- walking
- shining flashlight
- solve a puzzle

Amazing game
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on January 07, 2010, 10:36:13 PM
The game is pretty good. You're just mad now because you got a lame Game Over in Bayonetta.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on January 07, 2010, 10:39:03 PM
*looks at OP*

No, pretty sure game sucked before Bayonetta (which went down a TON of notches because of that design choice)
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 07, 2010, 11:31:14 PM
yeah i like all that stuff.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 09, 2010, 05:05:46 PM
That ending. Damn

Overall I would score the game a 3.5/5. But my opinion of it is higher than the score. The score is brought down due to the fairly lame chase sequences. I really enjoyed everything else tho.

I'm going through a second time to really test the psychology aspect by choosing radically different answers than my first run through. Wanna see how different the game turns out to be.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Third on January 09, 2010, 05:20:21 PM
I just watched the youtube video's of the alternate scenes/endings. Didn't want to replay the shitty chases all over again.

:bow (http://www.evilbore.com/forum/Themes/dilbermc/images/bbc/youtube.gif) :bow2
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 09, 2010, 07:39:16 PM
I wonder what happens if you
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purposely give Lisa the wrong pills. I was going to but forgot.
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Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: demi on January 09, 2010, 07:40:17 PM
She just dies faster. Oooh
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: Crushed on January 09, 2010, 07:44:11 PM
Quote from: fistfulofmetal on January 09, 2010, 07:39:16 PM
I wonder what happens if you
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purposely give Lisa the wrong pills. I was going to but forgot.
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I did that accidentally (I'm slightly color-blind) the first time I played.

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You go into the therapy session (which, tellingly, is about guilt and inevitable death) right after you give her the pills and before you leave the apartment, not after you get back like usual. Lisa's phone call is much more frantic, asking if you did something wrong and she's screaming a lot.

Also, you find Lisa already dead on the couch with a lot more blood splattered on her face and couch, instead of still alive and starting to bleed. A bottle full of the wrong pills you gave her is spilled all over the coffee table, and she's got a couple of them in her hand.
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Also the chase sequences got easier the second time through since I figured out you're supposed to do a shoving or elbowing motion with your controller still facing forward, rather than shaking the controller in a certain direction like in most Wii games.


amazo game, demi continues to be annihilated by the wii and its incredible games *cue nintendosbooger wall of text*
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 09, 2010, 07:53:51 PM
i need a faq that explains what actions cause what.
Title: Re: Silent Hill Wii
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on March 13, 2011, 10:32:22 PM
picked this up on the cheap a week ago and just finished it.

I really liked it.  Its almost a pure adventure game, there's some really cool usage of your very handy in-game cell phone and the way its integrated into the game world is pretty cool.  If it weren't for a dearth of clever puzzles (which number only a few), and with that, an utter lack of difficulty, this would have been a wholly satisfying game.  As is, its still pretty good, the good ideas outwheigh the not always great execution of them.

The graphics are also not shitty, which, for a Wii game, is an admirable achievement.  My biggest actual complaint would be that its not actually that scary, it trades terrifying for eerie.  Its a solid game and I'd love to see the series continue in this way (it won't), more focused on environmental exploration, storytelling and puzzle solving vs. thunking a monster with a pipe.  But then again, I waited a year and a half to play it, didn't I?