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Opinion: Releasing Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the PS2 a bad idea

From Gamertell:

"Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is a pretty good idea, because the development team of the original was pretty limited by the technology at the time. This re-imagining of the original game is coming out for the Wii, PS2 and PSP.

The PS2 choice might be a questionable one, at least...

Putting it out for all of the current generation consoles, rather than one last generation console, with the development of motion sensitivity across the board would've been wiser. It would allow for graphics to be further built up to draw the player into the world."

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Shnazzyone5476d ago

How are you supposed to be frightened by a tiny screen on the bus or on the go? It's plain this should be 100% Wii exclusive.. i';m guessing their publisher just didn't have the balls to take the chance and are doing psp and ps2 for damage control or something.

Myst5476d ago

You can do what I do and play as your about to go to sleep, or something. Just lying in bed in the middle of the night and play :p

Genesis55476d ago (Edited 5476d ago )

Yeah it's always a bad idea to release a game onto a console that still has probably 100 million active users. I mean really what is wrong with these people.

Development cost would skyrocket if they tried to put it out for the PS3 and 360. If they do that they had better make sure it's AAA or they don't stand a chance of recovering their cost.

ChickeyCantor5475d ago

"Yeah it's always a bad idea to release a game onto a console that still has probably 100 million active users. I mean really what is wrong with these people. '

durrrr?
This could mean that the Wii-version won't sell that great compared to the PS2 version which is a shame.

I mean aren't people here claiming we should go forward?

Tony P5476d ago (Edited 5476d ago )

This article makes no sense whatsoever to me.

If I understand....

Put a game with below 360/PS3 standard visuals out for those consoles with the promise to patch in motion controls that may or may not work since the tech isn't even ready and wasn't announced until after the game had already been under development for a while? All of that instead of banking on the highest selling console ever made?

Maybe someone could explain this to me?

SinnedNogara5475d ago

I believe they should just focus on a Wii version. They should do this so the development is 100% focused on the Wii. From what I've seen, the game looks like a PSP game, and has a small draw distance. I hope to see more improvements.

rob60215475d ago

Well like it or not Silent Hill is synonymous with the playstation brand, and that's where it sells the most still, so they're going to put in on PlayStationn.

ChickeyCantor5475d ago

Just like monster hunter tri...?

click 2 get virus5475d ago

oh no, 360 fanboy will have to buy something Sony or Nintendo

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10 Rarest Nintendo Wii Games Worth Their Weight in Gold

The Nerd Stash: "Looking to make some quick cash? Have some old Wii games lying around? Well, why not take a gander at our list of rarest Nintendo Wii games?"

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The 10 Rarest PS2 Games That Are Worth Their Weight in Gold

The Nerd Stash: “A list of the rarest games for the PS2, all with hefty price tags worth a fortune 25 years after the console first hit shelves.”

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gold_drake203d ago

still have haunted grounds its so good

Limitedtimestruggle203d ago

I found Haunted Grounds still sealed at a Salvation Army store, but it's the PAL version lol.

S2Killinit203d ago (Edited 203d ago )

I grew up in a country where we didnt have the majority of consoles you guys had in the rest of the world. My consoles were a Sega 16, and a Microgenius (which I think was a knock off Nintendo NES), I traveled to UK once as a child and bought a Sega Mortal Kombat game, but it was a Sega Genesis (or whatever it was called), and the damn game wouldnt fit into my console. I resorted to cutting the edges of the cartridge to get it to fit in my desperation (imagine that)! Lol

Needless to say it wouldn't run it.

Limitedtimestruggle201d ago

Damn lol! Our first home console was the Sega Master System! Played the controllers to shambles, the console is still live and kicking though!

LordStig203d ago

NIce! I got .hack/QUARANTINE

jznrpg203d ago

I have some of these games but I have played them. Still worth a good amount though and they’re in great condition.

P_Bomb203d ago

I’ve got Shattered Memories. Can’t remember if I beat it or not.

Pyrofire95202d ago

If only there were trophies on PS2, amiright?

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The Complete Ranking of Silent Hill Games from Worst to Best

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.

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Vits235d ago

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.

bfrye26235d ago

Normally, we would not consider it a different game (Restless Dreams), but since it had a very different critical reception and had new content, it was allowed. As for Downpour, I would agree, but since that one is subjective, we let him make his case for the placement.

gold_drake235d ago

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.

CrimsonWing69234d ago

No disrespect but I put SH2 over 1. 1 is fantastic, but 2 took it all up a level.

bfrye26234d ago

We agree, that is why the writer put it in top place!