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Post your theories and lets start a discussion on the series.Thx
Origin of Pyramid Head:
When James Sunderland and his wife first came to Silent Hill the visited the Historical Society.There they saw the "Crimson and White Banquet"painting.In the painting you can see members of Valtiel sect.Pyramid head is James ' s subconscious.He is chased through the game.It kills Maria who is a depiction of Mary.He sees himself as a Pyramid head because he was involved with his wife death.Pyramid head is not the default monster of Silent Hill as seen is the movie.It is a part of James and his guilty conscience.It only belongs in Silent Hill 2.
>>336175025
Crimson and White Banquet painting
>>336175149
Is that the new Colonel Sanders holding a bucket on the right? How many times are they going to change the guy who plays him?
Thoughts on the otherworld
Okay, here's something I've heard some different opinions about...
How long has Mary been dead in SH2?
Some seem to think that it only happened a few days ago (after it's revealed that James' memories aren't to be trusted), but I can't see anything pointing to that.
It'd make more sense for me if the guilt was eating him up for months before he finally "received" her letter.
Anyone know how to fix having white borders in SH3? Even with fullscreen, the screen is bordered with these small white borders, really takes away from the experience. Anyone know of a fix? On Windows 10 by the way.
Reminder that Heather trap will never deliver.
>>336175789
Spooky
Also, gross. I have never been able to decide if it's supposed to be rusted or if everything is taking on a decaying biological sorta state.
The Butcher could have been a fucking fantastic enemy.
>>336176041
I think Ito or someone on Team Silent once dropped a hint that alluded to the fact that basically right after Mary died, he put her in the trunk of the car and drove to Silent Hill. But this could be complete bullshit, as I can't remember where the fuck I heard it.
>>336177257
The trunk part was part of a guide (iirc), but I don't know if it was an official statement.
>>336177257
For the In Water ending though, we see James pick up Mary's dead body to take it with him. Doesn't seem to be any implication in the game itself that that's the case.
Silent hill died with Team Silent and i would argue that games after silent hill 3 are non-cannon
>>336177576
The Room was still good though.
Fucking dumb and had a few questionable design choices, but good nonetheless.
RIP Team Silent
RIP THQ
You never got the collab you deserved.
>You will never see David Lynch's Silent Hill
>>336177576
>non-cannon
Only two games in the entire are fucking connected in a meaningful way anyway. Continuity means next to NOTHING for Silent Hill.
And fuck, Shattered Memories is its own universe anyway.
Also leaving out IV and "died with Team Silent" seem to contradict each other.
SH4 is pure trash.
>>336178228
*entire series
>>336178170
Holy fuck that would be awesome. Fuck you for letting me know this will never exist. superior taste though
>>336176114
Not sure if this is the proper solution but give it a try.
Windows 10 users: Use Alt+Enter to enter fullscreen mode in case you experience the windows border.
-Alternatively, set compatibility to Windows XP for both Sh3pc.exe and the FOV tool as well
I want to make a silent hill game badly. The idea of a self styled purgatory is so fascinating to me
>>336178467
"Homecoming? Fuck that shit! SILENT! HILL! 2!"
>>336178687
PABST BLUE RIBBON
>>336176696
Fuck you very much for reminding me.
>>336178631
Then make one, and I wish you luck with that.. But obviously just call it something else if you want to sell it.
It worked for Lone Survivor.
Rebirth was a nice fan game that fulled of the feel in RPG MAKER somehow.
And Alchemilla pulled it off with a puzzle focus and being in first person.
And Banned Memories looks promising from the alpha build/demo.
Others can do it and so can you!
I believe in you, anon!
>>336179178
The problem is I kinda just want to rip off 2 because that plot is the most compelling and horrific to me.
>>336177839
I fully agree.Room was the waterline between the good and the bad
Has anyone heard about the (Bullshit) "Ambulance ending" of SH1?
It's being invaded by the Otherworld.A world of someone's nightmarish delusions come to life.
>>336177045
THIS! SO MUCH FUCKING THIS!
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT
>>336179178
Source?
>>336179336
It's not even a new plot. You can find a way to make it your own. Read and watch more horror or find inspirations to help.
>>336179554
Some of the enemy design was on point as well.
>Pyramid Head? Good level spooky.
>Valtiel? Decent level of stalker spooky.
>Twin Victims? Just fucking kill me so I never need to see one of them ever again levels of spooky.
>>336179734
Banned Memories, lo-fi game in the vein of PSX survival horrors.
>>336179734
http://gamejolt.com/games/banned-memories-yamanashi/78205
Tribute to SH1 and 2 done in a PS1 style. It's just a short demo for now, but it seems like the dev has more plans for it. And well, after Back in 1995 disapointed me a little bit, I'm extra excited for this one.
How is the first Silent Hill?
I'm considering picking it up to play on my Vita.
>>336175025
Is that really a theory? I thought it was established cannon by now. Or maybe I've just seen too many SH theory videos on Youtube.
>>336173267
No good horror has explained its lore nor it should.
Lynch couldn't care less about Twin Peaks plot. I think explaining lore is a millenial thing.
>>336178631
>self styled purgatory is so fascinating to me
that's not silent hill at all, I suggest killing yourself as the next best alternative
>>336180083
Hope you like obscure piano puzzles.
>>336175789
>>336176882
It just looks dirty and rusty. Old.
>>336177045
No real reason for him to be there unless they threw in some homoeroticism into his actions.
I like the comics as well as the games.
Explain this to me:
There was a hole here. It's gone now.
It's the only piece of SH lore I care about.
>>336179930
>>336180007
Thanx anons!
>>336180238
>No real reason for him to be there unless they threw in some homoeroticism into his actions.
Nothing wrong with that! He bloody well destroys the Nurse and mostly just lumbers around after that until you shotgun him to pieces.
He would have been a pretty great persistent enemy. Nemesis-esque even.
>>336180083
The intro/first section of the game is one of my favorite moments playing a game period. I really do think it's worth a try.
oh, something to note is there's an important document in the European and Japanese version of the game but not the U.S. one that really changes people's perceptions of a certain character. So it might be worth looking that up if you aren't getting the PAL version.
>>336179917
The original grey children made me feel just that. I was 9 when I played the game. Imagine looking at one of those things coming at you from the dark, let alone a swarm of them.
If I were in such a scenario and I had a gun on me, I'd just put it against my temple and pull the trigger.
>>336180478
The first time I got my hands on SH, I was far to young. It was a demo disc that I think might have come with a gaming magazine. I tried to play it, oh how I tried. But I was so young that the mere atmosphere made me feel to stressed to continue. The demo was specifically the school, so I must have encountered Grey Children too.
Feels bad knowing that no game will ever have such a visceral effect on me ever again.
Is there any instance where you see the streets of Silent Hill while in the Overworld? I know you get to see a glimpse of it during Silent Hill Revelations and the 2006 movie, but those are very brief and don't show much.
>Shattered Memories
>Downpour
These are not the same Overworld.
>>336180434
>Nemesis-esque even.
It might have been a little derivative of RE, but some Nemesis-like enemies might have really given Silent Hill some much needed flare in its later years.
The ghosty things in The Room sort of provided that experience, but only vaguely. Could've been cool imo
>>336180768
I played the first Resident Evil when I was ~8-9 (with my cousins). After seeing the infamous cutscene with the white zombie devouring the cameraman I instantly switched the game off and prohibited the other two from ever mentioning zombies again. If I saw Silent Hill I'd probably land in a juvenile psychiatric ward.
>>336180293
I just looked it up
http://silenthill.wikia.com/wiki/Neely's_Bar
I always thought it was interesting too because its so vague
>>336180293
There's a bunch of theories on that.
One is that it's literally Mary's pussy not being available to James anymore.
Another is that it relates to SH1, where Harry Mason visits an antique shop and there is literally a hole there (the word BAR is written somewhere else, so it's implied the hole leads to the bar) and afterwards when you visit that same place while being in a place called "Nowhere", the hole has disappeared.
Even another is that it relates to SH4 which has a thematic where you travel about through holes/tunnels, that's got something to do with birthing imagery, but I don't bite that because... retroactive references? Team Silent was good but not time travel, future-seeing good.
>>336180951
Is there an overworld though?
I know in Silent Hill 1, it's explicet that there is none and that what's happening to the town is REAL.
And in 2, everyone sees things differently. That seems more like everyone's own delusions than other dimensions.
>>336180951
Overworld meaning the normal world?
Homecoming has a lot of that. Origins too?
>>336180951
Silent Hill Origins "Otherworld" is pretty much Silent Hill 1's.
Silent Hill 1 has chunks of the game with Harry traversing the otherworld streets of Silent Hill too.
>>336180951
>>336181332
My apologies, I meant the Otherworld. Spooky rusty metal gore place. My bad.
>>336181063
It probably did that to some unfortunate kid. Kids' imaginations fill a lot of gaps when it comes to horror.
>>336181403
Could you possibly post a picture? I've tried googling for it and everything and I just can't find it.
>>336181063
We're still sane anon. I think we've done okay, all things considered.
I also saw RE for the first time with my cousin, but it was only in passing. I was leaving when he was playing it and it was near the beginning. The room with the statue pouring water? I didn't see anything scary thankfully.
>>336181403
>>336181403
Origins is supposed to be interwoven with SH1, isn't it? I didn't get a chance to play it and I never did when I found out reviewers trashed the game.
Silent Hill Origins gets a bad deal. I REALLY enjoy it. It's just a pity that the definitive version is on the PSP.
Nope.
>>336178496
Tried that, no luck unfortunately, caused the same issue. Also, seems like I can't use XPadder correctly when running SH3 in WinXP mode.
>>336181332
> “Rather than shifting from reality to a nightmare, this is more like reality becoming a nightmare.”
In Silent Hill 1, at least, there is no Otherworld.
>>336181748
>The eye
Too fucking janky. Unsettles me every time.
>>336181748
>>336181884
see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgr1zoSB9dM
It's even more disturbing than I remembered.
>>336180293
Silent Hill 4 proto-reference possibly
>>336176114
>go to wherever your silent hill 3 folder is
>find folder named savedata
>disp.ini
>change resolution to 1024x768 or whatever suits your monitor
>>336181617
It's not a bad game actually, story is lore-rape sure but game itself was pretty decent. It has good atmosphere, locations and such.
>>336181560
Can't find a image mate, a video will have to do. Watch from 0:42 onwards as to not have anything spoiled. SH1's otherworld streets is mostly just rusted grating above a bottomless pitch, black pit anyway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYKRd_F31p0
>>336181750
That's unfortunate, >>336182146 hopefully his solution works out for you.
>>336182008
Fucking christ. The original is actually still freaky.
>>336180293
Wasn't that just suppose to be "Whoa how'd this get here??" after playing SH4?
Hell, wasn't the main antagonist of 4 mentioned in 2?
>>336182090
>>336182437
RE: Wall hole.
Would be nice, but I doubt it.
>>336181063
>>336181572
I had to play Resident Evil 3 without audio (Muting the Tv) and with the vibration off, to not shit my pants as a kid
>>336180293
Maria is a tranny
>>336182146
>>336182215
Yeah, I've been using that. Doesn't seem like there's any solution as far as I can find. You can see the border in this image, it persists throughout the entire game.
Post those shames anon's.
> I find the nurses sexually attractive.
> I haven't finished any SH game post SH4 but I will shitpost about how bad they are using information gathered from popular opinions.
> I think 3 is better than 1&2 combined.
> I think 3&4 have the best soundtracks.
> Bogeyman is a better design than Red Pyramid.
> I genuinely enjoy the Silent Hill movies.
> I bought a sealed copy of SH4 with the intent of reselling it in the future as an overpriced curio.
So why does Harry get pulled into SH's fog/otherworld if he has no inner demons? Why can he see the monsters?
>>336182937
I bet it didn't help. I tried the same thing with SH2 and I found it to be even more scary because now I didn't even have my radio to warn me.
>>336183135
I didn't find the nurses attractive until I bought the Figma. They have the nicest asses.
>>336183135
Fakin faget, the Silent Hill games after The Room are ok
>>336183135
> I find the nurses sexually attractive.
> They have the nicest asses.
People like you are the type that end up in Silent Hill.
>>336183135
I didn't find the nurses attractivetill I read that manga.
>>336183534
>that manga.
I know EXACTLY which manga you're talking about.
What has this place done to me.
>>336183208
See >>336181839 he's not in an otherworld. Harry even says himself that the shit going on is in the real world. He just THOUGHT he was in some other dimension.
>>336183135
>I think 3&4 have the best soundtracks.
That's not a shame. The Room does have the best soundtrack.
>>336183135
>I bought a sealed copy of SH4 with the intent of reselling it in the future as an overpriced curio.
Pic to prove?
Just a reminder that Silent Hill isn't actually psychological horror. That misconception always bugs the shit out of me.
>>336183135
i like silent hill 4 a lot more than 3.
speaking of lore i never see discussions of the "Born from a wish" scenario, its because is not canon? or is it?
>>336183223
Yep, it didn't. I was actually more paranoid
So, I know Homecoming is considered hot garbage, and the worst game in the series, but is there anything you guys felt that it did well?
I thought Alex was a pretty decent character.
>>336183135
>I haven't finished any SH game post SH4 but I will shitpost about how bad they are using information gathered from popular opinions.
Haven't we all, anon? Haven't we all?
>>336183686
Thank you!
>>336183705
Pic related.
I also bought a sealed copy of Other M because people will look back on it and think "you're the bastard that ruined everything"
>>336183817
I think it's a bit too obscure to be canon, and that's saying something.
>>336183904
I don't why, but I finished that game like 5 times
>>336183686
I actually like SH3's intro and outro, but I think that Shattered Memories has the best soundtrack despite the fact that it can barely be considered a Silent Hill game.
>>336183879
A sign of a well made game, for sure.
Fucking Silent Hill and Resident Evil man...such good times.
>>336184090
Damn, I need to rewatch Primer.
>>336184090
I reaaaaaallly liked Primer.
>>336184162
Yeah, people will look back at that game and think "What the fuck went wrong from this point on?".
And before you ask me which game am I talking about, the answer is "Yes".
>>336184268
I've never played an iteration of Shattered Memories.
>>336183668
Why do people accept this as fact just because Harry said it? It's not like he knows any more than we do about the ins and outs of the world changing in that way.
>>336184272
>>336184272
>>336184401
Of course Silent Hill fans like Primer.
Would Kojima even be capable of doing Silent shill justice? P.T didn't really do more than just visceral fear, it wasn't exactly a proof of concept for his ability with writing psychological horror.
>>336184443
There's so much biting commentary in that post.
That's a fucking good post.
Good job anon.
I also bought pic related for resale value. Gaming is pretty lucrative at times.
>>336184747
>Silent shill
Fuck
>>336184589
If you liked Primer, then I'd like to recommend Coherence from 2013. It's in the Primer-lite category, but mind-bending nonetheless, plus it's semi-improvised, which, given the nature of the setting, works really well.
Reminder that the future of Silent Hill is a Pachinko machine or some F2P mobile cash crab.
>>336184560
Because it's shit actually said in the game and not just taking a random fan's word as god.
>>336184747
Kojima was, imo, the means of conveying DT's horror concepts. I think it was supposed to be a dual effort. DT has a good eye and mind for Pyscho-horror.
Given how smoothly and involving The Phantom Pain could be, I think they could've made something special.
>Silent Shill
Nice Freudian slip anon
>>336183904
Brian Bloom was really good as Alex.
I liked some of the locations in the game too
like the Hell's Descent section of the game and I thought the combat had lots of potential and I thought it was fun. Too bad the knife was so overpowered and the dodging mechanic was so fucking inconsistantAnd the PC port was horrifyingly bad.I'm actually gonna try to get a friend of mine into SH with Homecoming and Downpour, mostly because he's pretty normie and he doesn't really like old-school horror games but I think he'd still like the newer entries.
>>336183904
I liked that some weapons also worked as items to progress in the game, and that weapons have their strengths and weaknesses against each enemy.
the locations looked very nice for the most part, Hell Descent was great buildup for a good battle. The last part was kind of dull.
I think it was pretty decent
>>336185140
So many times anon. Soooooo many times.
>>336183534
>>336183606
Pyramid head can be sexy as well.
>>336185384
That's like the most "Can you guess what my obvious fetish is" post I've ever seen in my life.
>>336183904
>>336184962
I thought Alex was decent too
I really liked the idea that his parents treated him like absolute shit all his life because they knew one day they would have to kill him and it would be easier if they didnt love him
Some of the boss designs in Homecoming were pretty neat too
>>336185384
Can be cute too.
>>336185709
Please, continue.
>>336185670It's mommydom and lactation. Freud loves me
>>336184962
what was so bad about the pc version? played it a while and didn't notice anything in particular
>>336185829
Personally, I couldn't stand Alex as a character.
BUT I do love it when he becomes a Bogeyman in the bad ending.My headcanon pretty much puts him in the role of a soldier-like Bogeyman.
Btw, is the Bogeymans knife supposed to reflect the design that American servicemen use?
>>336184962
>>336185990
I'm pretty sure all versions have game breaking shit.
>>336185902
kekkled heartily
>>336185140
>>336185709
All it needed was mouth play and it would have been perfect.
>>336186018
>Personally, I couldn't stand Alex as a character.
He's not exactly deep or anything, but he's like, the only protag in the series to actually react properly to SH's shit.
>>336185902
Well played, anon, well played. I admit defeat.
>>336184270
You, I like you
>>336186018
I cringed at the revelation ofhow Alex caused his brother's drowning, could have been a little more dramatic
>>336176041
>How long has Mary been dead in SH2?
She likely died a few days prior, considering the "mysterious letter" was just a letter she wrote and asked a nurse to deliver post-mortem. Letters usually take a few days to be delivered, thus the theory that Mary was only dead for a few days.
Also, James says that she died three years ago because that's when she was first diagnosed with the disease. So that's when the old Mary died, basically.
>>336186338
It's entirely possible that this is a reason I don't like him. Rather than being all, "NOPE THIS ISN'T REAL I AM IN COMPLETE TOTAL DENIAL!", he just rolls with it and says, "shits all fucked up"
I like my characters to be all sorts of broken.
>>336186409
I'm sure we would be fast friends anon
>>336186680
oh fuk, it's thick!
>>336186523
I think that most of homecoming lacked punch. It all felt a little hamfisted to me.
It will never leave my favourite PS1 games pile. Ever.
>>336187090
>Firebugs
Oh yes! Oh I like you a lot!
>>336186871
it was quite inconsistent, there are good handled parts like pic related, and then there are dull things like the asphyxia boss that come and go without any appeal
>>336187090
I only have FF VII (platinum collection) and Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee left :(
>>336187520
I hate dolls...
>>336187090
>Castlevania SotN isnt in that pile
explain yourself right now
>>336186338
I like the way the characters react. makes it more surreal and Lynchian.
>>336184747
One problem I have with Kojima is it is impossible for him to make a game where the main character isn't a sex offender.
Silent Hill is the only case where this can actually work.
>>336187548
I have far more than this, they're just all in storage. Jewel cases are far too fragile.
>>336187610
See the above comment.But I don't really like the game that much.
>>336187569
Don't leave me hanging
>>336187569
what the fuck man
>>336187569
SUCH STRENGTH!
>>336187747
Dingo wasn't a sex offender.
>>336187741
>Lynchian
I don't know this term.
>>336187860
Boktai is Ikuya Nakamura's baby. Like with ZOE, Kojima was just a producer and was very hands off. Those aren't HIS games.
>>336185140
>>336185709
>>336186680
>>336187134
>>336187569
>>336187868
This is new and exciting.
>>336188158
Best girl showing up soon
>>336187959
David Lynch's movies and their atmosphere/setting/character presentation.
>>336188542
I'll add this to my lexicon
SH Movie talk.
Did you enjoy them?
>>336188793
God damn..
>>336188793
MORE
>>336188842
No, shut up.
>>336189143
S-sorry anon
>>336188842
1 was better then 2.
But I like them both.
One more soul to the call, for all, in silence...
MOREEEE
>>336188842
I liked one. Two was dumb but enjoyable.
I watch at least one of 'em each month
>>336189463
oh shit
>>336188842
I love the IDEA of Silent Hill movies. It just upset me that they were executed so poorly. I saw the potential for greatness, but in my opinion it didn't work out.If Kojima's Silent Hill came out it'd be a Silent Hill movie lol
>>336189463
>Top left panel
>That posture
>That strut
MUH!
MUH FUCKING!!
>>336189463
OMG SHiiiiiittttttttTTTT
>>336189463
There she is.
>>336189562
>If Kojima's Silent Hill came out it'd be a Silent Hill movie
I would be so down with that
>>336189463
Why haven't you posted the sauce yet
>>336189705
My god...and its over pffffffffffft
>>336189696
Click the google link you lazy bastard.
How does Silent Hill games play? Like Resident Evil? Are there bosses?
>>336189705
END?!
NOOO!
FUCKING PEG HIM!
If I remember right, there was a couple of Silent Hill games on some early 2000s phones. Anyone ever play them? They were in a orphanage I think.
>>336189924
>pegging
I don't even play silent hill, but I like where this thread is going.
>>336189912
Like old games. Yes and Yes.
>>336189939
For real?
>>336189912
Yes. Not as much keys. Not as much damaging enemies.
>>336189819
>Author makes a new comic once every blue moon
>There will never be another doujin featuring thick PH and nurses
>>336189996
I just wanted that big broad to reck him
>>336189912
It's more like avoiding the fight is ok unless mandatory. The characters movement is a bit clunky, but i think it adds to the scary gtfo moments.
I make cassette tapes of classic game soundtracks
SH2 and 3 were among them, fuzzy lo fi really suits the general tone of the music
>>336189939
Sounds like something that would've been shat onto the NGage
>thread derailed by porn
I must be getting old because I just dont care anymore.
I look my accumulated 8TB and I just wonder why.
Silent Hill is a fantastic series by the way. The first 3 are untouchable. After that it gets a little more fuzzy, but I didn't out and out hate any of the games that came afterward except Book. And not just because its a different genre but because its full of dumb mechanics like grind INT to not die by 1 hit invisible traps.
>>336190036
>>336190237
Found it. http://silenthill.wikia.com/wiki/Silent_Hill:_Orphan
>>336190196
FUCKING HELL
I'M SO TOTALLY DOING THIS
>>336190310
>Book
Don't even bring that leaking anus into this thread.
Porn I can look past. But not that. I cannot look past that.
>>336189361
Two more souls to the call, for all, and in time...
>>336190196
Holy shit, man, now that's a great idea.
>>336190482
Three more souls to the call, they fall, unknowing that...
Reminder that Shot Down in Flames and Room of Angel are the best lyrical SH tracks.Dance with Night Wind has a certain appeal too.
>>336190756
Four more souls to the call won't be all, and you know it
>>336176696
I will keep visiting these threads until that changes
Did this game ever amount to anything?
>>336191041
But anon...NEVER EVER
>>336191119
Which "PT Spiritual successor from Indie Studio [insert name here]" was this?
Damage done to the flesh, what they say in the name of the
>>336190324
>>336190501
It's worth it, they make nice display pieces as well as being good background music
I've sold a couple of them here and there, but it's hard to drum up business when companies seem to have this weird problem with you selling copyrighted material
>>336191320
Sing a better song with me!
Swear at the walls
They make fun of me
Day after day
Eyes that follow me
Is it you again?
Can this be the end forever?
>>336191249
Allison Road. I'm guessing it turned out to be trash then. The Clock Tower games any good? Fatal Frame? I tried Haunting Grounds and it was no good.
>>336176041
Laura just turned 8 a few weeks before the game takes place. She has a letter from Mary wishing her happy birthday and telling her how she wanted to adopt her but she can't. So James couldn't have killed her more than a couple weeks prior to the start of the game. It's entirely possible that the reason he is in that bathroom at the start is because he was overwhelmed with guilt on his lonely drive home right after he did it and had to pull over to collect himself.
>>336191487
Siren is probably your best bet if you're after more SH-like stuff. Fatal Frame is also pretty good.
>>336191391
>I've sold a couple of them here and there, but it's hard to drum up business when companies seem to have this weird problem with you selling copyrighted material
Well, I don't see this (kind of business) as anything other than word-of-mouth stuff, possibly mostly outside the internet.
Thanks for the idea, though, I'm into obscure, lo-fi recordings, but never actually thought about what you do.
>>336189939
They were Point and Click java games.The first one was good, the rest not so much
>>336191487
Allison Road isn't even out yet. Though it's likely just going to be another Outlast where it'll be popular for streamers and shock videos, but nothing substantial.
>>336191391
If only Konami didn't make it so fucking difficult to find the soundtracks.
I don't torrent things....
>>336191487
Clock Tower on the SNES is good.
>>336191575
PS2 Siren or the PS3 Remake?
>>336191839
do you do direct download? That's the only other way you're gonna get them without selling an organ you've got two of.
>>336191475
See through your eyes
Child's heart that cries
Raven flight, flies
And the meaning dies
As it was before
It will be no more
Time does that
Say it again
Like you said
>>336192040
Yes.
>>336175149
Though it probably isn't I like to think that this painting is a photo that the development team doctored to add in the hoods. It makes it feel a lot creepier that way.
>>336191839
>I don't torrent things
Do you live in North Korea or something?
>>336192071
I'm fine with DD
>>336192000
The sequel is laughably bad, though.
btw, since we're all horror fans here - Dario Argento, the Italian horror director, made a movie called "Phenomena" (starring young Jennifer Connely), which is extremely similar to the first Clock Tower, sans a few details and plot devices. Hell, even the walkway collapse is in it, albeit in a slightly different context. Plus Connely wears clothes eerily similar to those of the main character of the game. They were made 10 years apart (1985 and 1995), but the movie holds up really well.
>>336189463
BUSTED
>>336192238
My reasons are my own!
>>336192161
Does it sound like you?
Where are you now?
Does the young one know you're here?
Breath on the glass
Once again, feel her pull you in
Nobody leaves, you won't let you
You're afflicted
>>336175789
Basically hell, it operates by reflecting the deep dark schisms that live inside of them and altering the world. The horrors they see are their own darkness manifest with their darkest fears and selves oft times manifesting in greater horrors.
Ala pyramid head.
Worse, if there are more people there or the traumas and emotional pain of a person is strong enough it can bleed into the personal hell of any other people.
People can leave silent hill if they learn to fight their own inner demons and ever come to terms with them or defeat them, thus making them unsuitable for the towns pourposes and they are released.
The aforementioned bleed over throws a monkey wrench in those plans.
The bleed over is also the power behind the cult and why silent hill has gotten worse and more powerful.
Why is E V E R Y S I N G L E Silent Hill thread on /v/ god-tier? There's never any shitposting. All people do is discuss video games.
Amazing.
Gonna dump some wallpapers.
>>336192196
Yes what?!
>>336192357
>search silent hill 2 soundtrack download
>first result
>also has the rest of the soundtracks
You're not very good at the internet, are you?
>>336192552
Can you hide who you are?
Take a look at yourself
Can you stop what will be?
You think running will help?
Can't give up on the past
When the past never ends
Now the dead that you raised
Live in me
>>336180293
I always figured it just meant they buried someone there.
There was a hole here
They dumped a body in
They filled the hole
It's gone now
>>336192695
>There's never any shitposting
Someone missed the Official Silent Hill Rankings threads.
>>336192727
They're all good.
>>336192000
>>336192424
Really? I thought the second game was the best. Unlike the original, you can't get lost super easily like in the first on since every room doesn't look the same anymore. PLUS, they seemed to get a lot more creative with the scares in that one. Granted, the graphics look like shit in comparison to the gorgeous sprites of the original but I'm willing to forgive that.
>>336192767
N-no
>>336192196
Frickin' smartass!
>>336183736
But it is
>>336192772
What have you done?
You're insane
Can you bring God down?
Plans that you make don't include me
One more time
Fire will dance on the wind
Bringing in your heart
Your sacrifice wasn't wanted
Still you tryWe're nearly there anon
>>336192873
Honestly, I know Clock Tower 2 exclusively through watching Retsupurae crew beat it. And yeah, seeing as there are only three games in the series, there's not much to choose from, but I'd still pick the first one.
Also, to elaborate upon what I said about the movie: http://clocktower.wikia.com/wiki/Phenomena
>>336192812
That's just opinions.
>>336192912
Direct download links:
SH1: http://www.firebrandx.com/shcompletesoundtrack.html
SH2: http://www.epforums.org/showthread.php?51622-FLAC-Silent-Hill-2-OST*
SH3: http://www.epforums.org/showthread.php?51625-FLAC-Silent-Hill-3-OST*
SH4: http://www.epforums.org/showthread.php?51633-FLAC-Silent-Hill-4-The-Room-OST*
Haven't downloaded from EPForums for a while, but I think you need an account. Should be able to make a free one in ten seconds.
>>336184747
With Guillermo Del Toro and Junji Ito backing him up, I'm pretty sure Silent Hills would have been pretty great.
>>336192695
Silent Hill has lame monster design. Half of what you fight are just skinless zombies or monster dogs. Burping nurses? Are you fucking serious?
>>336193029
Say it again
Like you said
Does it sound like you?
Where are you now?
Does the young one know you're here?
Breath on the glass
Once again
Feel her pull you in
Nobody leaves
You won't let you
You're afflicted
>>336193259
Just use Google, my good friend.
"<game name> ost flac"
"silent hill 2 ost flac"
I prefer torrents, though.
>>336184848
I don't know man. The gambling laws in Japan are changing. Hell, SNK did the whole "fuck video games, let's make pachinko machines" thing and now they're just getting back into video games. We could see Konami return in a few years, and hopefully that would mean revivals of things like Silent Hill.
Blue sky to forever
The green grass blows in the wind, dancing
It would be a much better sight with you with me
>>336192695
>There's never any shitposting
I've seen plenty of Silent Hill threads that start by someone asking if the HD Collection is any good.
>But maybe they just don't know
Not at this point.
>>336193583
Maybe they are just newfriends. It's okay to inform the ignorant, friend.
>>336193427
If you hadn't met me, I'd be fine on my own, baby
I never felt so lonely, then you came along
An anon made this at a request from me. Removed the shitty "HD Collection" printing.
>>336193836
Fuckin' niiiiiiiiiiice
>>336193738
>Please come again
>>336193906
Yeah! Guy over on /wg/ did it in like thirty goddamn seconds.
>>336193948
>taco shack
>>336194009
I like this one, thanks!
I don't have a hell of a lot of Silent Hill walls.
>>336194147
Cool, pass it along to other anons.
>>336175789
Its what you bring with you when you enter Silent Hill.
So what's You're Not Here ABOUT actually? Like do you think it actually related to the game at all? Like, is it Heather mourning her father's death?
>>336194095
olden & golden
>>336188842
First one is tolerable, even kind of good in some parts. Definitely worth watching at least once. The second one is legitimately one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It's very clearly two completely different scripts smashed together, so much so that things happen for completely unexplained reasons and plot lines from the beginning of the movie just disappear half way through, as well as character motivations completely changing with no warning whatsoever. The girl playing Heather is a qt, but that's the best thing I can say about it.
>>336186657
>>336190756
>>336193029
>>336193427
I think I have new friends
>>336188842
First one is a pretty decent callback to the series, and probably one of the best video-game-to-movie adaptations. What are some other ones?
>>336194352
We do it for these moments anon
>>336194395
Mortal Kombat. Not sure if the Street Fighter animated ones are any good.
>>336194570
Shit, forgot all about Mortal Kombat. Haven't seen that one in years.
>>336188842
The first one isn't too bad. It gets the atmosphere of Silent Hill down pretty well, even if it doesn't really understand what the deal with the town is. Pyramid Head shows up to make his contractually obligated appearance, so that's dumb, but all in all its pretty watchable.
Only watch Revelations if you want a great lesson in how not to make a movie. It literally does everything wrong and has absolutely no redeeming qualities. I don't know how Carrie-Anne Moss and Malcom McDowell got roped into that thing.
>>336194527
Little girls freak me out. SH kills me, but I love it
>>336194570
I remember one of them makes Cammy into a devout Catholic who's also a hired killer. I'm just gonna assume not.
>>336192803
Yes pls
Damn, that's all my SH walls.
>>336194802
>one of them makes Cammy into a devout Catholic who's also a hired killer.
This sounds like a porn.
This is porn.
>>336194205
Oh, I found some myself. Take this!
>>336194517
I'm going to miss you guys
Have you thanked your lord and savior today, /v/?
>>336194985
Whoa, that roast looks delicious. Do you have the recipe?
>>336175789
i always imagined that since the otherworld may well have some blood around in it, if you took it to a police station and had said blood DNA tested you'd be shown a record of someone who did some horrendous crimes and died under mysterious circumstances or something like that
>>336195051
>I made Born from a Wish playable.
I STILL don't know what the fuck he means by this. Anyone?
>>336195051
Thanks Jerry Holkins
>>336193427
Huh, I always thought it was green dress instead of grass.
>>336194802
>a devout Catholic who's also a hired killer
Oh boy. At least she was a killer in Alpha.
>>336194683
The thing that really blows my mind about Silent Hill Revelations is that literally every line of dialog in the entire movie is exposition. Nobody has a normal conversation at any point in the movie, it's always someone explaining something to someone else. Somehow even with all that exposition nothing makes any god damn sense.
This is why French people shouldn't be allowed to write scripts. That goes for games too, David Cage.
>>336176696
could any images of heather trap be posted?
just... you know... to soothe the pain?
>>336195001
D-dont go...I'm here for you, Anon. See? I'm real.
>>336195165
I'm assuming he took the broken code they used for the HD Collection and he personally squashed enough bugs to make it playable and is touting it as an accomplishment.
That's the only thing I can think of.
>>336195294
The problem is,Heather trap never delivered.
>>336195291
Fixed.
>>336195443
See, that could work. I didn't know he was involved in the coding process. I thought he was more the face of the project and the "ideas guy."
Guys. Seriously, I love you.
This is in the top 10 threads of /v/ for 2016 thus far.
Long live Silent Hill.50% homo.
>>336193835
So now what should I do?
I'm strung out, addicted to you
My body aches, now that you're gone
My supply fell through
H-H-i, anon. Can you help me find my flashlight?
>>336195539
>I didn't know he was involved in the coding process
I have no idea if he was or wasn't. I'm assuming he wasn't.
That's just the only thing that makes any real sense at the moment.
>>336194985
>>336195652
Good lord that's a terrible drawing. Why does Silent Hill seem to attract so many 10 year olds who think they can draw?
>>336195652
Sure. Keep looking down there.
>>336195705
Okay, last one I got at the moment.
>>336195758
That's every series, ever.
>>336195652
KEK WAT
>>336195759
KEK WA-wa...
Whoa.. fuck.
>>336195652
It's on your FUCKING VEST you clod
Is there a newer guide for anons who don't have a PS2? We must spread the gospel, friends.
>>336195758
Art's supposed to be subjective, I guess. I saved it because it's a lewd picture of Heather.
>>336195759
Somehow the artist has achieved the perfect level of panty transparency.
>>336195862
>>336195870
Oh...
>>336195830
I really like this one. Thanks for posting.
>>336195759
sweet jesus
>>336195857
There seems to be a disproportionate amount of terrible artwork for Silent Hill though. So much of it looks like stuff done by some kid who got one of those "how to draw anime and manga" books for Christmas and only ever read the first few pages.
>>336195602
Only 50%?
Huh, shame.
Why is Heather so attractive and unattractive at the same time?
And I mean the ingame model, not the fanart.
>>336196129
Because she's staggeringly normal.
>>336195349
I will not go, but you guys will die with the thread
>>336196129
They made her imperfect
Which is why she's so perfect
Really enjoy the "making of" videos.
SH2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1VKvED76WQ
SH3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiH4wOkSzGs
>>336196046
>one of those "how to draw anime and manga" books
I know exactly which kinda of book your talking about. They make for great laughs in threads
>>336196129
Because she looks like a real person. Everyone looks good in certain situations and bad in others. She's also supposed to be like 16, so she's an awkward teenager, and that comes through in both her personality and her physical appearance.
>>336177045
"Huh? That's it? I thought he'd escape after the battle and the next time shit would get real." is what I thought to myself after that disappointing boss battle.
>>336196271
Pretty much.
>>336196275
I watch these all the time.
>>336196129
She was designed to be the perfect waifu through her imperfections.
>>336195051
http://www.nodontdie.com/tomm-hulett/
He seems like a pretty cool guy and that's undeservedly got a lot of shit. I'd love to have a beer with him or something.
>>336196402
OH MY!
>>336196397
It's funny/unfortunate that almost no developer these days puts in as much care, love, and thought as Team Silent did over a decade ago.
>>336196129
Because this >>336196275
>>336196353
Such sad wasted potential.
>>336196275
I really like the interviews with that guy. Dude knows his stuff.
From a pure terror standpoint I think SH3 is the most scary, followed by 1.
>>336196508
And likely never will. Team Silent were, imo, the last great visionaries that laboured for their love.
>>336196703
Is that Valtiel in the top right?
Man, I FUCKING LOVE Valtiel. Creepy little bastard.
>>336196804
Yes.
>>336196703
I never really saw terror as the point,
The feeling I most assocaite with Silent Hill and what I want to feel the most from those games is...
well...
melancholy.
They're all sad, sad tales. Or at least they're supposed to be.
And there is horror in that. In human tragedy.
>>336196859
Excellent!
I was so raging when he didn't appear in the second movie. The big statue was neat though.
>>336196886
I agree with you. You can't help but feel sympathy for the characters. I think the reason for that is because they're all very human and flawed, which makes them relatable to the everyman like you and I.
>>336196886
Feeling melancholic is the worst.
>>336195925
Made a new one.
My theory is that Silent Hill doesn't physically manifest anything, at least not in the traditional sense. Instead Silent Hill is a place where reality is what it is perceived as, kind of like those black and white double images. Both perceptions of the same image are just as real, but the image itself remains unchanged by the viewers.
Those with reason to not follow the consensus of reality project themselves onto their own world and withdraw from reality, while particularly strong beliefs can even draw in others who already share a similar perception.
This is why the real world, fog world, and otherworld all exist and bleed into each other imperceptibly, while multiple dimensions being a thing doesn't fit. Each world is distinctive, but are each the exact same world simply viewed with a different outlook.
Since when does a Silent Hill thread even come CLOSE to the bump limit on /v/?
>>336197202
Excellent. Thanks! Saved and replaced my old one.
>>336197297
Never ever?
>>336189463
THAT
FUCKING
STRUT
>>336196886
>Nothing is scarier than real life
>>336195758
It's hardly that bad.
>>336197406
I like you.
>>336196275
>10 minutes in
Oh fuck this I'm playing this game.
>>336197526
DO NOT WATCH THESE VIDEOS BEFORE PLAYING! GET THE FUCK OUT OF THIS THREAD!
>>336197406
it's pretty good right
>>336197202
Weird question, but do you think I could run 2, 3. or 4 from a USB drive or do they have to be installed? I'm kinda stuck with a notebook for a time being. And since the games are old, I know it can run them. The issue is the gigs of space this piece of shit doesn't have.
>>336197602
You need to install them, but you can use the USB as your install directory.
>>336195605
You gladly gave me everything you had and more,
You craved my happiness,
When you make me feel joy it makes you smile,
But now I feel your stress,
Love was never meant to be such a crazy affair, no
And who has time for tears,
Never thought I'd sit around and cry for your love,
'till now
>>336197759
Okkie dookie then. Thank you!
Sometimes I wonder how much porn there is of Angela.
I love this scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ursejnwllNM
>>336194683
Although being mainly a fanservice, Red Pyramid actually had a similar origin to Pyramid Head >>336175025
>>336175149, having Alessa seeing the paintings in the hotel right before being burned (and all that jazz about materialization of violent masculinity from the people/Alessa's mind).
The scene was cut: http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/silent/images/a/a2/Hotel.jpg
The Movie got lots of cool ideas and explanations (like the cult linked directly with the Jennifer Carroll shit), most of it is outside the movie though, behind the scenes and interviews. All that lost potential... Fuck Basset
Have some cool stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO-PJH8VNfs
>>336197896
Maybe it's just because I played the game so much later, but I never really liked the monster design in Silent Hill 1 at all.
The only ones I found particularly creepy were the Rompers, the Blood Sucker, the Twin Feeler and the Float Stinger, and the last two are just because giant bugs creep me out.
>>336198273
I find the environments and locales in the first game far scarier than the monsters.
I heard Shadow of Memories was by Team Silent? Any thoughts on it?
>>336197982
Never seen any
>>336198546
I would also like to know.
/v/ silent hill threads are comfy as fuck, but sadly this one was too late at night for me
goodnight anons, enjoy debating about whether 2 or 3 are the best <3
>>336196886
>>336197031
>>336197421
>game about feelings
Fuck I just realized that if these games were released today, 90% of everyone in this thread would call them pretentious indie bullshit and claim Heather being the protag in 3 is an SJW conspiracy.
Fuck...
Fuck...
FUCK!!!
>>336198546
It's by ex-members of the team, yes. Namely one of the head writers and a few of the designers. Another of the writing staff, I think the director himself, was the one who went on to do the Siren series.
>>336198776
Goodnight anon.3 <3
>>336198794
Then the fans would fire back and say that it was the women of Team Silent that pushed for Heather to have a skirt instead of jeans (see the making of Silent Hill 3 video posted above) and for her to be sexier.
>>336198546
It's a charming game, but my god does it have problems.
I'd highly recommend it if you can get over how freakish the models look nowadays.
>>336198776
Later on, my man.
Motherfucker. It keeps eating my images and posting anyway. We need a /b/-tier post timer.
>>336198776
Sweet dreams, anon!
>>336198794
Why do you gotta bring this shit up
>>336199205
A sign of the times anon. It's just...really sad.
>>336192574
Bullshit, stop listening to idiots who think they know what they're talking about, the otherworld is not an stablished phenomenom, in 1 is alessa's nightmare being projected, in 2 is james' guilty subconcsious, in 3 is Claudia's twisted take on the cult, in 4 is walter's twisted growing up memories, is not an actual place, is just a thing that happened to some people and just needed a name.
>>336198546
Just don't expect a survival horror like Silent Hill is. This game is more along the lines of a point and click adventure, but it's still decent.
I've only played the PS2 version, but I hear the PSP version is redubed and includes and extra ending.
>>336199447
No I was being rhetorical
Shut the fuck up
>>336197825
Uh!
Oh, I feel your stress
>>336199576
D-don't be mean.
>>336199447
Basically, people would take what they could get before. Now they just jump the gun and shit post about stuff from the first impressions alone.
Well, more so than we used to.
I watched the movie and something about it lured me into the mythos. I think it was the ending, the way it remained ambiguous as to whether Sharon/Cheryl and her mother were dead, alive, dreaming, in hell, in purgatory, still in Silent Hill, or trapped in between parallel worlds forever.
It wasn't until the staircase scene with Angela from Silent Hill 2 that I was absolutelt hooked, though. I've never been through anything as traumatic as what she has been through, but the way she explained her schema of the world -- "For me, it's always like this." The way James offhandedly says it's kind of hot, somehow missing the fact that there are flames all around them. That kindred ambiguous ending, walking up a burning staircase and turning a corner, forever surrendering. I can only be grateful that I'm not that broken. Angela...
>>336199673
Thanks a lot for these!
>>336200018
No problem, my man. About a dozen more to go.
>>336180095
that's the cannon.
Since SH2 is all about the lore and place of Silent Hill where you learn that it was the spiritual power of the town. Later you find out that the spiritual power got corrupted by "The Order" demonic entity.
And the games really stops at 3.
>>336200018
It's cool but content wise there are some things that are innacurate, it was written by a gamefaqs user if I rember correctly.
>>336199897
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eyaLoaUbExk
>>336178324
Fku
>>336198925
No. That's not what I'm talking about. Quite the opposite. I mean /v/ would hate Heather being the lead.
I've read never seen the skirt thing brought up as more than just minor nit pick that doesn't matter much at most.
>>336200761
Someone will always find something to complain about.
This thread was wonderful.
That's the last of the translated Book of Memories. Just hit midnight and I've gotta go get some sleep. Thanks to all who contributed! If even one person picked up Silent Hill for the first time as a result of it then I'm satisfied. Can't believe a SH thread on /v/ lasted over 5 hours and 425 posts. Night, all!
>>336201168
Yeah, we're reaching the limit aren't we?
I mostly just stick on /tg/, /vr/, and /m/, but I've had a nice time with you all.
>>336201376
I lov u, dude
>>336201440
>>336201451
Alas, all good things must come to an end.
Am I imagining things, or is there exactly one fukuro/brookhaven nurse in SH2, I saw one let's play and saw a nurse that didn't look like the others.
>>336201640
Link?
>>336201602
Of course. We're talking about a dead franchise after all. But some of us still stick around anyway.
Mind if I try to post the old pitch document for Shattered Memories? Seeing what could have been is interesting.
>>336180104
doesn't Alessa say it's an awful drawing in SH3?
>>336202173
Go for it
>>336189463
holy shirt
>>336202190
I think so, anon
>>336202383
What really gets me is that Jessica Chambers is also the name of a girl who died earlier this year.
Fucking spooky.
3/8
>>336202680
ooooooh we're haaalf waaaay theeeeere
oooooh ooooh living on a prayer
>>336194683
I know the guy who wrote and directed it. I went for a drink with him after I saw it and asked him "dude, what happened?" And all he had to say on the matter was "I know". He didn't want to talk about it at all, apparently.
>>336173267
>Silent Hill theories
All the core elements of the story are already included in the games themselves.
Unless, of course, you prefer to ignore what is being presented to you.
I just can't leave this series. No other games mean more to me. Some people just "get" it, right? Sometimes I playing them just to feel those empty emotions that they elicit. I'm probably fucked.
>>336202983
6/8
I love Shattered Memories dearly but you can really tell from this that they really couldn't do everything they wanted too and mostly just widdled it down to the winter theme and psyche stuff.
And it makes me hope we'll see more from Sam Barlow and hoping that Her Story did well enough that we will.
>>336202875
This games are something special to me too. Maybe is the sadness of every little thing...
>>336201801
Well, I still haven't played the original 4 games.
I fucking will, that's a promise. Just because it's a dead franchise, does not mean some people won't discover it for themselves in the future.
>>336203418
*These
(I really need to sleep)
>>336203463
"A frozen glimpse into the dark reaches of you mind..."
And that was Cold Heart.
Good night and take care, everyone!
>>336203631
>>336203631
Shit. Sorry, forgot the image.
It's just a back cover, but it's still neat.
>>336203631
Niiiiight!
>>336203631
B-but the last one is missing
I uploaded complete playthroughs of SH1 and 2 on youtube if anyone is interested in watching them. I tried to talk about a lot of little details in the games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBtQTEB_XB0 SH1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rZkY6m8vj0 SH2
I actually could use some constructive criticism. Planning on playing through 3 and streaming/uploading it too.
>>336203801
>>336203780 last one.
>>336203871
Sorry, but I already saw, like, 2 playthroughs of each of the 4. Since I don't remember EVERYTHING, I decided to never watch a SH video again until I play all the games myself.
>>336183736
Then what IS psychological horror anon??
AMNESIA???
KEK!!!!!!!!!
>>336203915
Oh, thanx dude
>>336203871
Pretty good mah man
>>336204152
Different anon.
You took the bait, of the classic "thing I like is better/more intellectual than the thing you like" variety.
Anyway, just in case you need it, the correct definition of psychological horror is such type that gives you little information, leaving you to fill the scary holes yourself. You make people think of the scary stuff, instead of showing people scary stuff.
>>336203871
I skipped forward to about 27:40 to see if you stay on topic, but you're talking about OPM. I was hoping, unrealisticly so, for an info driven playthrough.
This is more like commentary. Not bad, but not what I was hoping for. Keep it up anyway
What's some good places to go just try to get some maps and history of the town of Silent Hill itself? I'm thinking of maybe running a RPG campaign set in Silent Hill, probably with the Nemesis system. Though I'm willing to try another one if you have any suggestions of a system.
Yeah, I know it's more of a /tg/ thing, but it's still Silent Hill relevant. And just the character focus of Silent Hill is something I think COULD work well for roleplaying.
Though working with a group instead of just one person might be weird I suppose.
>>336204591
This thread.
>>336203871
I'll keep it up like a podcast. Though nothing to say just yet other than just that your voice sounds nice and that I like you pointing out the posters and such.
>>336204353
And that's what SH is. They don't give you all the answers, and the majority of the games have been about the minds of the characters unraveling in some way. They are psychological.
The real misconception is people calling SH SURVIVAL horror.
>>336205345
Survival horror is such type that will fucking kill you if you aren't careful, or don't save up on med kids. If you have to manage a very limited number of bullets and healing items, it is survival horror.
Unless of course Silent Hill is not a TRUE scotsman.
I'm pretty disappointed that I only liked the first one for some reason.
>>336205719
To each their own buddy
>>336205719
I met exactly one other person online who would agree with you.
Perhaps you just like Keiichiro Toyama (who was the director and head writer). If that is so, then you will enjoy Gravity Rush (which he also wrote).
>>336205973
I thought he went onto to make Siren, didn't he? Or am I thinking of somebody else?
Just got the HD collection, never played a Silent Hill before. Let's do this!
>>336206629
You poor soul.
>tfw you'll never experience a fresh, new Silent Hill Game
>tfw none of the spiritual successors will live up ti the original
>>336206527
He did.
But Siren 1&2 are older games, and Gravity Rush 2 is newer.Buying recent games supports the industry more, and lets everyone know what genres people want.
>>336206868
Fuck off cuck.
Is SH4 any good? I have only played SH1-3.
>>336206868
>Buying recent games supports the industry more, and lets everyone know what genres people want.
This thread has restored my faith in /v/
>>336206868
*GR1
GR2 isn't even released yet.
>>336206946
Yes. It's dumb, but very good.
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>>336206938
U sure?
>>336207049
It comes and goes in the wind...
>>336206946
Devs wanted to make a new horror game set in the same universe. Early into development for $ reasons decision was made to make it more related to past games. Due to pressure from Konami (also known as the worst fucking company), the game was rushed and released unfinished and slightly buggy. Playable and with mostly intact story, but rough and unfinished.
At the end of the say, It's still a spinoff set in the same world. Unfinished, buggy, but playable and okay.
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>>336206946
There's a little retrospective I remember reading that said it had the best story but the worst gameplay of the gamesI'd say that goes to Shattered Memories, personally since those fucking commands in the chase sequences aren't reliable, which I think isn't too far off.
But yeah, I can at least garuntee it's worth at least trying out and making your own mind.
I think there's actually a free demo you can find of 4 if you try it out first before going on ebay to get and don't want to pirate.
>>336207795
A rule of thumb is to buy the Greatest Hits version of the PlayStation versions. Series became multiplatform after 2, but it is a known fact that 3 on PS2 has zero problems. The team clearly tested on PS2 first.
Is the Steam version of Homecoming EVER on sale? $40 for it after all these years is just silly.
>>336209028
Konami is going down and is hungry
Oh well, it was a nice thread.
Might as well end it with a drawing of two great men, while they were still friends.
>>336210946
Eh, they were amusing, but kind of full of themselves. There were times they got way too prideful about what they felt was objectively right, and then ribbing even the most inoffensive detractors/opposing opinions. Not to mention most of their jokes were just lame.
>>336211684
At least they were right MOST of the time, which cannot be said of most retrospectives.
Hell, even one of the original SH team members liked it.
>>336213065
They were only right about certain things, even, the series was always meant to be a little open to interpretation. While they were right to blow things like "the cult having a name" and "It's always a dream for every character, nothing is supernatural", it was equally ridiculous how they kept deferring to a book that wasn't entirely written as official explanations but cryptically worded conjecture. Book of Lost Memories is pretty much like a dreary Hyrule Historia, it confirms only so many things, while leaving others still open because the team wanted players to have some personal take in events, as seen with SH2 and it's half-dozen endings.
>>336213515
I hate to say this, butinterpretationfag detected.
>>336213916
And what's that supposed to mean? Plenty of the games offered things to interpret. They never confirm if the demons were always legit things, or made real because of the cults bullshit and abusing Alessa's power. They literally stated that no one ending in SH2 is more canon than another (one or two of the dev team saying one is their favorite doesn't count obviously), and even making the ending of SH3 incredibly vague in regards to what Heather is looking back to when after killing "God". Don't be a cunt like TP tended to be where they had to act like self righteous asshats when all they had was compiled data, not completely absolute, 100% confirmations from the original makers.
>>336214218
I made up a new word.
That's what I mean.
I also mean that most people who claim that SH is 75% open to interpretation do so only to make their own theories make sense. And to sound smart explaining their genius theories to other fans.
/2 cents
Besides, most of those theories don't make sense anyway.
>>336215124
The only bullshit theories are "it's parallel dimensions" and "All the monsters are people", yet some of them do have credible ideas to them.
>>336215374
Well, I wasn't saying there isn't room to theorize. Since it's 75% explained, 25% is left open.
Like did Cybil live? It could go either way, as the head writer for 3 said. What ending of 2 is "canon"? James's VA likes the good ending, but thinks the devs preferred the bad one. What the fuck is the power of Silent Hill? How does the town look like in normal times?
However, nobody is right on those ones. Even me. Even you.
