Silent Hill Origins - Just a smidgen better than Silent Hill 4

[demi]

1 > 3 > 2 > 0 = 4

* Game is short, I played it all night and just now finished it
* Travis Grady is the worst character ever, his story is distinguished mentally-challenged
* Emphasis on fighting, lots of melee stuff to pick up
* Difficult to land that finishing blow when an enemy is down
* There's like... 7 puzzles in the game
* QTEs when attacked by enemies, sometimes mash X, sometimes press the correct button when it appears
* Static filter sucks ass, makes it nigh-impossible to see
* Ending makes like... zero sense, though it opens into Silent Hill 1 with a quick 10 second clip
* Game looks great for PSP, obviously
* Akira Yamaoka music very underused
* Warping between dark and light worlds - BZZT, huge negative


No hope for 5 after playing this.

[Synbios459]

2 > 1 > 3 > 0 = 4

* Game is short, I played it all night and just now finished it
* Travis Grady is the worst character ever, his story is distinguished mentally-challenged
* Emphasis on fighting, lots of melee stuff to pick up
* Difficult to land that finishing blow when an enemy is down
* There's like... 7 puzzles in the game
* QTEs when attacked by enemies, sometimes mash X, sometimes press the correct button when it appears
* Static filter sucks ass, makes it nigh-impossible to see
* Ending makes like... zero sense, though it opens into Silent Hill 1 with a quick 10 second clip
* Game looks great for PSP, obviously
* Akira Yamaoka music very underused
* Warping between dark and light worlds - BZZT, huge negative


No hope for 5 after playing this.

FIXED.

[Kyle]

i hope that SH5 doesn't suck.

[y2kev]

naw demi naw

Sh3 doesn't even take place entirely in silent hill and places an even larger focus on shit-tay combat, plus it's just as long. as in, its hella short.

sh3 is like really beautiful though.

[bork]

I agree with Demi.  I liked the original game the best, followed by 3, then 2, and then 4.  I'm about to start on Zero and I'm sure it will be more enjoyable than 4, at least.

[Himu]

2 > 3 > 4 > 1

1 is unplayable crap these days

[y2kev]

No, himu, I played it this year on PSP. It's quite playable!

2 > 1 > 3 > 4

[Synbios459]

No, himu, I played it this year on PSP. It's quite playable!

2 > 1 > 3 > 4

correct

[bork]

2 is overrated.  I didn't like how they deviated from the cult stuff without having wrapped it all up.  It was certainly enjoyable, but the original remains the best.  I wish it would get a remake.

No, himu, I played it this year on PSP. It's quite playable!

2 > 1 > 3 > 4

correct

Let's see if maybe we can form a complete sentence next time.

[MrAngryFace]

2 was the one I liked the most from the 5 minutes I play of each one before I get freaked out

[Himu]

I don't care too much about the cult stuff. I like the psychological take, and I like how every puzzle in SH2 ties in with the story's themes.

[bork]

I don't care too much about the cult stuff. I like the psychological take, and I like how every puzzle in SH2 ties in with the story's themes.

I don't care about puzzles.  I'd rather have stranger, creepier environments and more storytelling (in-game) to go along with them.  It distracts from the psychological stuff, too.  I know when I think of horror and going to a twisted alternate world, solving puzzles is the first thing that comes to mind!

[MrAngryFace]

Puzzles are dumb. I would think Silent Hill games would serve better as adventure games. Sadly most adventure games fail at creating logical puzzles that one might actually encounter in an adventure, instead opting for bizzare shit.

[Himu]

SH2 had better storytelling imo. sh1 had the nightmare/dream parts of the story, but who would want to experience that when the game controls like shit? At least with SH2, I can turn on 2d type controls.

Sh1 had its share of puzzles too lyte.

Puzzles are dumb. I would think Silent Hill games would serve better as adventure games. Sadly most adventure games fail at creating logical puzzles that one might actually encounter in an adventure, instead opting for bizzare shit.

Silent Hill 3 had the most realistic puzzles imo. They were so natural.

[y2kev]

The cult stuff is stupid. It was so predictable and cliche in SH3.

SH2's storytelling and the in water ending are really something special. Truly a game with a narrative that doesn't make you think you saw its story somewhere in an animu previously.

[MrAngryFace]

When I hear a game has puzzles I just groan. Aside from escort missions there is nothing more of a buzzkill than a dumbass puzzle.

[Himu]

SH2 is one of the few video game stories I love. Now THAT is a good game story. SH1 had a good story, but it's all so stupidly subtle and you have to read that goddamn gamefaqs faq to understand any of it. Also, the cult shit in SH1 and 3 are genre cliches and so boring. WOW A CULT zzz

When I hear a game has puzzles I just groan. Aside from escort missions there is nothing more of a buzzkill than a dumbass puzzle.

Well SH games are adventure games to me, and adventure = puzzles

[Van Cruncheon]

2 > 3 > O > 1 > 4

[zeergoth]

Maybe it's just the nostalgia talking but I did like the orginal th best, a remake would be awesome. It's to bad the film blew though, it had lots of opportunity to do something really great.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

2 > 3 > O > 1 > 4

sounds correct
the cult stuff is stupid bullshit

[Van Cruncheon]

1 is a pretty disfocused and homely game with a stupid plot, but it DID have some brilliant moments. still, AIEEE THOSE GRAPHICS

[Van Cruncheon]

two has a great plot; one that's definitely a sore sight better and more interesting than, say, the average stephen king novel. the rest? not so much.

[demi]

I'm interested to see what they do with the story in 0 but based on the impressions in this thread, not a whole lot it seems.

The problem is we already know a fuckton about Silent Hill, what can they introduce for the "beginning"? Nothing

The entire game is about random guy, finds out horrifying secret about his past, fights Samael, game over

End Game Spoiler

It shows how Cheryl came to be, that's it

[close]

It's harmless and safe, it's just "another Silent Hill" and adds about nothing to the mythos/storyline

Maybe you guys will like it, it should occupy your time for a few days

[Smooth Groove]

3=2>0>1

I agree w/whoever said that SH1 is unplayable today.  Fuck PS1 and its shitty graphics.