I started with Silent Hill 2, which is my favorite console game to date, and eventually made my way through the first game all the way up to the PSP’s Origins and last year’s craptacular Homecoming. Excessive static and screeching is very off-putting.Ībsolutely no threat except in the Otherworld chase sequences. Akira's soundtrack seems phoned-in but passable, with a few memorable tracks. Basic premise is interesting, but the writers willfully disregard the entire history of Silent Hill and fail to maintain any of the element's of the series' overarching story. Door-peeking mechanic is a novel, but useless feature.īranching paths and multiple endings are superficial, and once you've beaten the game once, any mystique the story might have had is gone. The puzzles are a bit simplistic and dumb, removing some of the game’s credibility.īetter voice acting than previous games in the franchise, and the return of series veteran composer Akira Yamaoka are a huge plus, but the irritating shrieks of the enemy creatures might make you want to turn the volume down in the Nightmare scenes.īranching levels, different psych profiles, and multiple endings add a bit of replayability, but the shortness of the story and fact that it will never have quite the same impact as the first time you play might make it more appropriate as a rental for many more casual players.Įxploration is seamless (but boring) and the game controls surprisingly well. The branching levels, psych profiles and collectible "mementos" add a degree of replayability, and voice acting is better than in many of the previous games. This "prequel’s" story has plenty of intriguing surprises. But some camera problems and the frustrating, maze-like nature of the Nightmare encounters lead to some cheap deaths. The visuals are mostly good (for a Wii game), but some fuzzy textures and issues with the flashlight keep it from looking as sharp as its PS2 predecessors.Įxploring the town with the flashlight is a blast, and completely throwing out combat in favor of "run for your life!" escape scenes adds genuine terrored panic to the game.
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