Game Informer - Silent Hill has an almost magnetic draw for me. Year after year, I somehow end up wandering its foggy streets and fending for our lives against unspeakable evils. I recently returned to the town in Downpour, taking to the twisted streets after a harrowing trek through an underground nightmare. My hands-on time gave a good feel for developer Vatra’s take on the iconic horror series’ locations, puzzles, enemies, and combat. Downpour is shaping up to be a polished return to the classic survival horror formula.
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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.
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.
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.
a review? hmmm wasnt aware SH:Downpour came out already -_-
It's not a review x/.
nice job approving this. it has such an obvious error.
I think it should be "preview" instead of "review".
Sure so it's a preview, not a "review." Either way, I can't wait for this game.. it looks like it is shaping up to be a much better addition to the series that the last game, Silent Hill:Homecoming was.. I'm especially happy to hear that the combat system seems to be more effective, as the combat attack/dodge system in Homecoming was all but completely broken. I have been hooked on Silent Hill games since I played the first one when I got my first PS one :)