Walter Sullivan is the most underrated antagonist in gaming. Prove me wrong.
I really liked him as well... the whole motive and all the terrible things he did with his sacrifices really hit me back in my PS2 days.
Gotta go back to those.
...Guess no one can prove you wrong.
>>331238965
>the most underrated antagonist in gaming
due to the (largely undeserved) hate SH4 gets.
I replayed the whole series a month ago so I know what I'm talking about. No nostalgia for any of the games either. A horror veteran, have played pretty much all there is.
So I'm as objectively subjective as possible.
>It's time to complete the 21 21 Sacraments
>>331239720
The Room mostly gets shit for the backtracking escort mission that is the second half. The story, presentation and gameplay mechanics are stellar though, some of the best in the series.
>>331238965
He is universally well received, how is he underrated?
The villain from 999 who I will not spoil because that's literally the game is also severely underrated.
I have no legitimate argument against Walter through because I don't know, I never beat The Room.
>>331240793
Maybe underrated was a poor choice in words, more largely forgotten. Never pops up in lists of great antagonists yet he's one of the most disturbing while remaining sympathetic.
Explain his schtick and I'll tell you if he's underrated or not.
>>331240630
>gets shit for the backtracking escort mission that is the second half
Which is, not incompletely, but largely unwarranted.
On average, you spend in any SH zone 1/4th of the whole gameplay (most games consist of some 4 zones) of some 2hours. The same can be said for SH4, where you usually spend around 30-90 minutes in every area on the first walkthrough and then the remaining 90-30 minutes on the second walkthrough.
>subway
probably 1:1
>apartment
1:1 as well
>water prison
90:30
>downtown
50:70
>hospital
you are there only once, and I would argue that it's more of a 'let our imagination go wild' showcase, with each room telling its own story
>orphanage
30:90
The times include the necessary apartment visits, as well as me being thorough. It can be obviously finished much faster.
>>331238965
He was one of the better parts of the game, story wise, the focus certainly didn't feel like it was on Henry, because of him being asocial/introverted. I feel bad for him though, the way his parents treated him, that you can hear near the end of the game through the figures in straitjackets, and the brainwashing the cult put him through.
There's also some references to him in Silent Hill 2, and even 3 I think.
>>331238965
>my mom is an apartment room and using cult magic is the only thing that will save her!
everything aside from the premise of that game was retarded.
Fun fact: He was originally going to be in Homecoming. In the beginning section, Alex's nightmare of Alchemilla, child Walter was going to be heard in one of the closed rooms talking with a psychologist about his "mom".
>>331241549
That's not really a fun fact, more of a useless fact.
>>331241302
>the focus certainly didn't feel like it was on Henry
because Walter was the actual protagonist, taking on the role of antagonist. All the focus was on him, his psyche, his story, his feelings.
Henry got none of that shit.
Neither did Eileen.
Yes, you play as Henry, and he does a lot, but he's more of a means to an end.
>There's also some references to him in Silent Hill 2
there's a news article about one of his murders
SH4 was at first supposed to be a total spin-off where they wanted to break away from the, at the time, stale formula of the main titles, and try something different (but it was supposed to be a SH game from the very beginning).
In SH3 is a news articel about the Hope House or whatever was the orphanage called.
>>331241506
>because being mentally ill and brainwashed by a cult leads to completely normally functioning individual
You are retarded.
There was a 900 people mass suicide back in the 1960's (or another decade). Do you really consider it so improbable Walter could really believe that?
>>331241549
>Homecoming
noone cares
>>331242067
>Henry got none of that shit, neither did Eileen
That's why, even though Walter is a terrible person who does terrible things, story wise I found him much more relatable. And his ending was more satisfying too, instead of waking up in a hospital and visiting Eileen.
The happy ending was just too dry for me, because of the characters and their development, or lack thereof.
>>331242067
>You are retarded.
>Do you really consider it so improbable
what the fuck are you on about? I never said anything about realism or cult magic being improbable, just that the game's story and a lot of the game's design was fucking stupid. never said there isn't stupid shit going on in the world, and I have no idea why you think it would relate to this game. also that mass suicide was late 70's or early 80's and it was a big mess of political tension and religious dogma.
I really liked downpour and you old dinosaurs can't do anything about it.
>>331243827
DON'T YOU EVER MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS WEBSITE AGAIN
>>331244110
kek
>>331243827
what happened to dexter?
I liked how keeping the doll made the game harder, weird shit like that is always super neat
>>331242067
>no one cares
Fuck you, cocksucker. I thought it was interesting.
>>331243827
If not for the terrible framerate, it would've been neat.
