Edge writes: "The next installment in the classic psycho-horror series is definitely horrific but not always in the way fans might hope.
The transition as a new developer takes over a successful and beloved franchise is nerve-wracking. The build-up is fraught with worry – does the new team really understand the game? Will it change it too much – or not enough? That The Collective loves and reveres Silent Hill is in no doubt – it used its own time and money creating a demo to seal the deal with Konami. But love isn't always enough.
The reprise of series-familiar elements is frequent: grey streets wreathed in fog, a troubled wanderer drawn by an inescapable sense of dread, and lead pipes swung with the elegance of a Sunday golfer. What's worrying, however, are the rough edges – especially for a game reliant on the subtleties of both its atmosphere and often ambiguous characters. In fact, there's a retro feel to the bland textures and inertly inorganic environments, which are by far the strongest features this PS3 and 360 title shares with the PS2 originals."
The sirens are sounding again, beckoning you back to the foggy ghost town as we rank all the Silent Hill games, from the chilling classics to the misguided missteps.
I mostly disagree with Downpour's position. Yeah, the game is not amazing by any stretch of the imagination but is much better than the HD Collection and Homecoming. The main issue is the performance, but that was mitigated by the patches, especially on the PS3. Personally, I put it a little behind Origins and The Room.
Having Restless Dreams as a different entry from Silent Hill 2 is also a choice.
silent hill 2 is definitely the best one out of those.
for me personally, the whole ritual/cult stuff was always so weird to me in all the other games.
No disrespect but I put SH2 over 1. 1 is fantastic, but 2 took it all up a level.
Twinfinite: "They said it couldn't be done, be we've tried our best to rank all the monsters in Silent Hill according to their fear factor. Let's go!"
Pyramid Head is my #1 too, despite the fact you don't actually fight him much - and the few times you do are actually super easy. It's all in the presentation & close encounters.
I never thought the monsters themselves were very scary. It was the tension and the unknown, the silent moments that got under your skin that were the most scary to me.
Silent Hill has always been about the psychological horror more than it's gore.
Daily Video Game writes: "Xbox Store has just launched three new digital sales that offers steep discounts on various combat, family, and free to play games for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One, including many Xbox 360 games right now!"
I had no idea Binary Domain was backwards compatible. I know what I'm downloading.
I would like El Shaddi, Afterburner Climax, and outrun 2 please. I am sure that there are other games as well but those came to mind for me right now.