Fresh Fish Served Daily

Short version: See this.

Long version: Dane and I made just about every point in Yahtzee’s review before we had even seen it. The predictable plot. The twitchy dodge. The Americanized…everything. Look, when I’m playing a Silent Hill game I am NOT playing it for the combat. I am playing it for the puzzles, the atmosphere, the creepy monsters. If I have to aim when using a gun, something is wrong. There are already so many FPS games on the market you do not need to turn Silent Hill into one.

Melee combat is also a total chore. Every enemy is fast, and really the only melee weapon that can keep up is the knife. THE KNIFE. We used a fucking KNIFE for the ENTIRE GAME. This does not make sense. A monster that stands at least 10 feet tall and is as massive as this should not be able to run faster than me. Dodging should work properly. The camera shouldn’t be a complete hindrance.

Oh, and the story? I’M SURE NO GAMERS HAVE EVER SEEN JACOB’S LADDER, GUYS. IT’S ALL GOOD.

And for the last time, PYRAMID HEAD IS JAMES’ MONSTER. I get that he is a really popular monster, but that doesn’t mean you have to put him into everything that has the “Silent Hill” label slapped on it. There was absolutely no reason for him to be in this game. PERIOD.

For all those complaints, I didn’t actually HATE the game, I just thought it was mediocre. I think it’s gotten to the point where I will never find another survival horror game I really LOVE. The industry feels they have to cater to a specific demographic, and I’m not in it.