Eurogamer: "From a tech perspective, it's fascinating to see a sample of what may manifest as the next Silent Hill project. Between the engine choice, the first-person viewpoint, and the striking visual design, much of this could translate across to a full game, especially as its director, Motoi Okamoto, is also on the credits as a producer for Silent Hill f - the ninth mainline entry. On that point we'll really have to wait and see. As far as The Short Message is concerned, the mystery surrounding it works in its favour. Much like PT's surprise reveal a decade go, the abstract nature of such a small sample only builds excitement around the series' future."
Interview with Fadile Waked, Actress for (Anita) in Silent Hill: The Short Message, a game that she had no idea that she was part of. With Konami providing little context and insight.
Silent Hill: The Short Message is a true Silent Hill game that delves head first into psychological horror.
The writing and characters are so horribly done, especially given the subject matter. It’s fine to tackle suicide in a game, but this ain’t it.
Gary Green writes: Silent Hill is a series that has now become famous for its ups and downs. While I could pick the whole series apart game by game, we’ll skip ahead and say the last few games didn’t exactly set the world on fire. However, Silent Hill was long overdue for a revival, a revival originally helmed by Konami veteran Hideo Kojima of Metal Gear Solid fame, yet this wasn’t to be.
