This game is better than silent hill 2 imo
Posted: 28 Feb 2019
People seem to think that this whole psychological angle, and dealing with personal demons, ect. was just invented in silent hill 2. Silent hill 1 typically gets dismissed as simple occult horror.. However, Silent hill 1 was essentially, if not almost exactly the same thing, they were just slightly more subtle about it. In the game, everything you encounter is a product of Alessa's mind, just like james and company in Silent hill 2. The cult was really just there to have a reason as to why an individual would have been so mistreated and therefore have such a tortured and twisted psyche. Just like James in Silent hill 2, every piece of the environment is tied to alessa's past, her misgivings, her abuse, her emotions. Yes, whichcraft is part of the the backstory, but it has very little to do with what the game is about at its core, which is again, nearly identical to 2. Youre traversing a person's psyche, and putting together a mystery of of what has happened in this person's life. Only difference being its a story of child abuse and parenting gone wrong (fueled by fanatical religious beliefs) rather than a relationship gone wrong.
I actually think this game is better, because its actually JUST as psychology as the sequel (its just more subtle about it, so people don't seem to notice) They think because theres a cult involved that the nightmare is just a product of occult witchcraft when its actually just purely alessas tormented psyche. Vincent confirmes this in game 3. "You THIINK this is the work of GOD? This is nothing more than your own personal nightmare just like Alessa 17 years ago!" Also, its not like... cliche psyche 101 shit like a lot of Silent hill 2 is. Guy was bullied for being fat/ ugly, so now he lashes out and is paranoid that people are making fun of him. Girl was sexually abused, so now shes self loathing and is generally afraid of men.
Now dont get me wrong, I love Silent hill 2. I think it's brilliant, but it pisses me of that its the only game that gets any praise, when the first one actually does alot of the same things that 2 gets praised for in a more subtle and clever way (imo
I actually think this game is better, because its actually JUST as psychology as the sequel (its just more subtle about it, so people don't seem to notice) They think because theres a cult involved that the nightmare is just a product of occult witchcraft when its actually just purely alessas tormented psyche. Vincent confirmes this in game 3. "You THIINK this is the work of GOD? This is nothing more than your own personal nightmare just like Alessa 17 years ago!" Also, its not like... cliche psyche 101 shit like a lot of Silent hill 2 is. Guy was bullied for being fat/ ugly, so now he lashes out and is paranoid that people are making fun of him. Girl was sexually abused, so now shes self loathing and is generally afraid of men.
Now dont get me wrong, I love Silent hill 2. I think it's brilliant, but it pisses me of that its the only game that gets any praise, when the first one actually does alot of the same things that 2 gets praised for in a more subtle and clever way (imo