So where would Origins be ranked in the series?

Post by **PartyHard** » 05 Feb 2009

Please do stop with this japanese=good american=bad nonesense.

Post by **Numb Body01** » 05 Feb 2009

The thing is, it shows. Homecoming was too straight forward, unimaginative and focused way too much on action and Hollywood set-pieces. Origins may have bit a bit unoriginal and had a few factual errors but at least it had the atmosphere of the Japanese Silent Hill games.

Post by **Yana** » 05 Feb 2009

I have to agree with the above statement. The SH games that were developed by the Japanese are better. Like he said, Homecoming, and as much as I love it, is too straight forward and Hollywood-ish, like the movie. Origins did have bad points, but scared me like the first and second games did in places.

Post by **Rattlehead!!!!** » 05 Feb 2009

SH2
SH
SH4/3
SHO

SH2 and SH are round about the same but SH2 is slightly better and i cannot decide whether i like 4 better than 3 or vice versa

Post by **Travis** » 05 Feb 2009

Numb Body01 wrote:The thing is, it shows. Homecoming was too straight forward, unimaginative and focused way too much on action and Hollywood set-pieces. Origins may have bit a bit unoriginal and had a few factual errors but at least it had the atmosphere of the Japanese Silent Hill games.

You're damn right.
From what I've seen, Homecoming's atmosphere is EXACTLY the same as the movie's. I think it was based on it actually.
Oh man, a game which was based on an american movie, which was based on a japanese horror game! Doesn't this sound too ridiculous?

Post by **PartyHard** » 06 Feb 2009

^ Eventhough I myself have ranked Homecoming lower than Origins, I recommend you to give it a chance. There are certain levels that are very much Silent Hill-ish. And no it's not based in the movie, though it has obviously taken several elements from it.

Post by **Nyarlathotep** » 06 Feb 2009

Homecoming was straight forward and unimaginative? I disagree quite a bit, though there's no room for argument over these opinions. The matter is that not even playing the game and ranking it lower simply because it's from an American team is pathetic.

Post by **Numb Body01** » 06 Feb 2009

Mmm don't take it too far. First off, I'd argue one thing the film did right (at least for the first half) was capture the atmosphere of the games pretty damn well. Also, the atmosphere of Homecoming is not the same but some is imagery taken from the film. Annnnnd it's a game based on an American/French movie, which was based on a Japanese horror game which was in turn heavily influenced by American horror. I'd generally agree with you though.

Post by **Travis** » 06 Feb 2009

PartyHard wrote:^ Eventhough I myself have ranked Homecoming lower than Origins, I recommend you to give it a chance. There are certain levels that are very much Silent Hill-ish. And no it's not based in the movie, though it has obviously taken several elements from it.

Look, it's not like I'm rejecting Homecoming. I'll definitely play it. Although... I'm not expecting to get this SH feeling.
Like RE4 was a decent game but no Resident Evil anymore.

Post by **Numb Body01** » 06 Feb 2009

"The matter is that not even playing the game and ranking it lower simply because it's from an American team is pathetic", of course.

Post by **Numb Body01** » 10 Feb 2009

No worries, glad you enjoyed it.

Post by **DistantJ** » 02 May 2009

I think I'd have it about on the same level as 3, maybe slightly higher, which is just under 2 (which is the best, imo!)...

I was really pleased with this one... I mean it had some glaring technical issues and the 'scary camera' sometimes obscured really important stuff (like huge fucking Carrion monsters about to charge at you for example), but I thought it had a bit of everything - I mean it had the cult type stuff from SH1/3 and the nasty otherworlds of 3, but it also had the deep, psychological and personal journey of Travis, taking me back to that of James in SH2. It was really cool seeing those two different sort of angles of Silent Hill come together and cross over each other.

Post by **Numb Body01** » 02 May 2009

With every post I read of yours, the more I feel you need to stay around these parts.

Post by **Vixx** » 02 May 2009

For me:

SH2
SH4
SH1/SH0 tied
SH3/SHH

Yeah, even though I played SH first, SH2 far surpassed it.

I really enjoyed Origins. As previously stated, it took a lot of the good elements of all the other games and presented them together in the same pack. The only reason it scores less than SH2 and 4 is because SH2 is a fucking masterpiece - we're talking virtually faultless - and 4 fucked with my head so bad it was awesome.

I did find it irritatingly dark, though. TOO dark. It was just annoying, not scary.

Incidentally, it's impossible to dispute someone's opinion, guys, so play nice.

Post by **Mephisto** » 02 May 2009

>Please do stop with this japanese=good american=bad nonesense.
Yeah, that's fucking annoying

Err to me it's:
SH3 and SH2
SHO and SH4

But I like'em all... They all have their goods and bads, you know.

Post by **DistantJ** » 03 May 2009

Numb Body01 wrote:With every post I read of yours, the more I feel you need to stay around these parts.

You mean me? If so, thanks, dude! That means a lot (especially after some of the arguments I caused XD). Anyway, I appreciate that you said that and that means I probably will stick around XD

Post by **shinkeidei** » 04 May 2009

1.sh1
2.sh3
3.sh4
4.shO
5.sh2

Don't bitch if I dont put SH2 higher, is my least favorite, just me, still one of the best games ever

Post by **DamienPales** » 04 May 2009

1. Silent Hill 2 for obvious reasons. It got everything right.
2. Silent Hill 1. Still wildly original, and stands out from all the other Playstation games I own.
3. Silent Hill 3. It would be higher if it was longer and more fleshed-out. It had some really boring levels too.
4. Silent Hill: Origins. Right smack dab in the middle. It could have been better, but it could have been worse. Though, for a handheld game, it certainly holds its own and more.
5. Silent Hill 4: The Room. Bad gameplay, bad levels, bad characters, bad controls, really awesome story.
6. Silent Hill: Homecoming. Bordered on ridiculous at times, and it obviously cannot compare to the other games. It was a fun game, but it just didn't feel like Silent Hill to me. The Order and the town felt almost unrecognizable.

Post by **From_Hell** » 04 May 2009

I thought Origins was going to be horrible. I was delighted(?) to discover it was just low-end mediocre.

However I can't forgive it for undermining all of Harry's struggles in SH1.

Travis essentially saves Alessa first, survives the sinister machinations of The Order first, braves the otherworld first, kills a bigger demon than Harry did, first, AND assembles a pivotal plot device that Harry later uses. Then he trucks off into the sunset with a jaunty step and a grin. Also Pyramid Head-lite is apparently/maybe/potentially his alter-ego and his parents are deaaaaaaad.

Honestly he sounds like a badly written fanfic character. Aside from the fact that he's a meth-addicted trucker who stalks little girls.

I'd say that SHO earns a place at the rock bottom of my list with only Homecoming beneath it. Occasionally SHO fights with SH4 and they trade places.

Post by **serek** » 04 May 2009

I'd put it between SH4 and SH:H at the bottom of the list. That being said, it wasn't a bad game...

SH2
SH1
SH3
SH4
SH0
SH:H