Silent Hill Heaven

Very few things worked for me with this game, but the few that did really worked well. The positives here are really the saving graces of an amazingly mediocre game. I really liked the beginning of the game, though the way I thought the game presented the Silent Hill area could have been better it s...

Well I appreciate that. Like I said, I don't want to get into an argument with you about the definition of "dismissing..." but later on in your post you say that Owaku's quote has "no real merit." Now personally, I consider that "dismissing" it. But if you really don't...

Typographenia wrote:

Lemex wrote:Besides, why do you keep asking me to interpret Ryantology?

You can't interpret Ryantology until you've experienced it!

Haha! I must experience it then.

No need to be snarky... anyway, if we start getting to the point where we're debating the meaning of the word "dismissed," don't you think we've gone too far? If this conversation is reaching the point where you're starting to feel irritated, then perhaps it's best if we bring it to an en...

Oh, I see. I forgot about that. But still, I disagree with your interpretation... that text blurb about "love" is at the top of the page, and more of a general lead-in to the articles which concern relationships. But the actual section I quoted, the one devoted to Cybil, isn't really talk...

Actually, I think the definitive answer from that section is that there is meant to be no definitive answer. That's the way I interpret it. I'm sure I've wrote these words before, but this is why we use reasonable doubt to decide which ending truly is canon. That's strange because you sure sound li...

"SECTION TWO: A relationship between Harry and Cybil, the heroine of the first game? In the "Good+" ending of Silent Hill, Harry and Cybil escape the town together. Although one could interpret this in such a way as to envision a connection between the two of them, Cybil doesn't appe...

It's objective arguments that have to do with measuring, though that's just a rule of thumb. According to Wikipedia, "A proposition is generally considered to be objectively true when its truth conditions are met and are "mind-independent"—that is, not met by the judgment of a cons...

Even if I were to concede that Good+ is not mathematically impossible, it is so close to mathematically impossible that it makes no practical difference. "mathematically impossible"? Seriously? Why don't you post some of your equations so we can check them. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wik...

Yes, and you're right about that, but again: 1. that's a subjective judgment based on experience, and 2. that conclusion is dependant upon the context of your story. What makes it subjective is that you can't actually measure how "realistic" it is. Subjective opinions or arguments, as I h...

Since it's just a story, there's *always* another possibility. Would it be realistic, no. Of course what I measure to be "realistic" is based on a feeling, too. But it wouldn't be a realistic ending, that's my point. Besides, realism in a story is based on things we know and logically ded...

How'd you measure that it's "beyond reasonable doubt"? What's that based on, if not a feeling? Is there some way you can objectively prove to me that it's "beyond reasonable doubt"? Can you define what "beyond reasonable doubt" means, and then show objectively that we ...

First of all I should maybe point out I never considered this a real argument. A debate, yes. As I said before, any fan of Lynch is OK with me. If you found me aggressive in anyway then I apologize - I didn't intend to be. Okay, I'll try. Actually, that's a subjective thought process you're using. I...

What you've offered is your subjective interpretation of those facts. What subjective interpretation have I made? I feel I have been pretty objective; maybe you can enlighten me. I can't see how the Red Liquid is something to consider when discussing canon, because it's too obscure and raises far t...

This thread is not the "only offer opinions that back up my own personal theory about what's canon thread." It's a thread for discussing opinions about what is canon. So by discussing this, we are indeed helping the thread I haven't offered opinions. I've offered the facts that are presen...

Well, you complained that it shouldn't be labeled a "puzzle." I'm just saying that it really doesn't matter what you label it. Puzzle is good shorthand for any instance in a game where you can use an item from your inventory to progress. But you can call it whatever you want, it's not rea...

Sure, but does it make logical sense that they should magically heal you? No. The reason why it doesn't bother you is because it's a game element. That's exactly why the red liquid shouldn't bother you. Erm ... ok. I guess. It never did to be honest. You can label it whatever you want, doesn't matt...

Not really. A leap of logic is not required, Harry is doing something as a part of the game. That puzzle is there for the player to solve, not Harry. It requires no more leap of logic than Harry being somehow magically cured by "health drinks" and "first aid kits." You're readin...

It's wrong to use the word "possible" in that context. It's not a question of what's "possible," it's a question of author's intentions. If you are telling me that you are 100% sure you know the author's intentions at this point, then you must be a mind reader. But you said it y...

But that's what I mean when I say "don't ignore it." I mean you have to take it into account. Because in this particular instance, the story has been influenced by a game design decision. You can't just not take that into account. That's not ignoring, that's evaluating validity - they are...