Enemies...Do They Represent Anything?

Post by **QuestionSleepZz** » 05 Jun 2009

Hi, i'm very new to posting on these Forums...this in fact is my first post, but i have been a reader here for a while now, I apoligize if this has been posted already but do you guys think the enemies that are going to appear in this game are going to represent anything like in most of the previous installments?
I myself have only seen one trailer and i've only seen one type of enemy (the one that looks like an ordinary naked human figure), i don't know how many have been released to the eye of the public.
also I have only played a little bit of Silent Hill 1 and i really don't know if the monsters in there represent much.

Post by **SGTCOOL** » 05 Jun 2009

I've just read that the enemies will take different forms based upon the surveys you take in game, as well as what you examine in the environment. So if you're sexually motivated, as in looking at a lot of girlie pin ups, the enemies will take the shape of grotesque monster women. Probably a lot of other factors that are unknown at this point as well.

Post by **chia2141** » 05 Jun 2009

sgtcool is right, so the monsters represents you.

Post by **Harrys_Girl** » 05 Jun 2009

From what I have gathered from interveiws, the monsters are going to be based off the findings of the questionaire in the beginning of the game. I.e. if you tend to have a very sexually aggressive theme in the questionaire, the monsters/enemies are going to be very grotesque, dominating and sexual. Whereas if you questionaire determines you are a very docile person, the monsters will be more docile towards Harry.

Post by **Touch Coma** » 05 Jun 2009

Thats so cool! There must be many many different kinds of monsters in the game then.

Post by **Mephisto** » 05 Jun 2009

>Whereas if you questionaire determines you are a very docile person, the monsters will be more docile towards Harry.
When I saw that writing something like a Carrion from Origins popped into my head licking Harry's hand... Creepy.

Post by **Vixx** » 05 Jun 2009

Yes, the monsters in SH1 come from Alessa's nightmares. The book of Lost Memories confirms that they originate from her fear of dogs, bugs, fairy tales, medical staff etc. etc. (http://www.translatedmemories.com/bookp ... eature.jpg). So it will be interesting to see how/if the remake changes this.

Post by **DistantJ** » 06 Jun 2009

It's going to be crazy, monsters designed by a game which knows you better than you do. I'm worried I'm going to find myself purposely staring at the things in the environment/checking the map at the right times etc. that would make the game turn out a certain way, so I'm gonna have to try really hard to just play it naturally, so that the game can figure me out.

Post by **Endri** » 07 Jun 2009

I'll try to play the game in a way, that it will be as close as the original as possible.

Vixx wrote:Yes, the monsters in SH1 come from Alessa's nightmares. The book of Lost Memories confirms that they originate from her fear of dogs, bugs, fairy tales, medical staff etc. etc. (http://www.translatedmemories.com/bookp ... eature.jpg). So it will be interesting to see how/if the remake changes this.

You know, the way I read made think that Alessa really was afraid of fairy tales! XD

I lol'd

Post by **Varg6** » 07 Jun 2009

I'm the type of player that explores everything. I'm going to play this game just like any other Silent Hill game, well, I'll try to at least. It might be harder given the fact that you can't get away from creatures anymore. Nonetheless, I'm very very impressed with how this game looks. I can't wait for it.

Post by **DistantJ** » 08 Jun 2009

Endri wrote:I'll try to play the game in a way, that it will be as close as the original as possible.

lol WHY? You've already played the original. Do something new.

Post by **decembirds** » 10 Jun 2009

I like the idea of the monsters representing what you observe in the game, and even if they aren't severely disturbing as the ones in past games, they'll certainly scare the crap out of me, since there's no way to kill them.

Post by **LanceS133** » 10 Jun 2009

Harrys_Girl wrote:From what I have gathered from interveiws, the monsters are going to be based off the findings of the questionaire in the beginning of the game. I.e. if you tend to have a very sexually aggressive theme in the questionaire, the monsters/enemies are going to be very grotesque, dominating and sexual. Whereas if you questionaire determines you are a very docile person, the monsters will be more docile towards Harry.

That is so sick. I can't wait to see how far technology can take that.

Post by **Red Veil** » 22 Jun 2009

im trying hard to imagine this technology with changed monsters. it would just be awesome to see an example of this mechanism in action. maybe in the next trailor?

does that mean that if you have a deep fear of phalices like heather did you might see a penis chasing you?

Post by **rm2kking** » 22 Jun 2009

The interview seemed to indicate that the monsters might even evolve as the game progresses, becoming ever more tailor-made to the player as the game goes on. That's fucking awesome.

Post by **Koshercrackers** » 22 Jun 2009

I guess that we can think of them as a blob of putty. The original naked man template is pretty basic, but as the game progresses, it starts to sculpt the monster based on your decisions and interactions. Like, for instance, if you're really good at taking pictures and observing things, the game might make the enemies rely more on stealth to get you.

Post by **rm2kking** » 22 Jun 2009

They look like little nekkid Valtiels in their "blank" form. The name is great too. Raw Shocks; as in Rorschachs- better known as Ink Blot tests. You see what your mind allows you to see, just like Silent Hill.

Post by **Klimat** » 22 Jun 2009

Koshercrackers wrote:I guess that we can think of them as a blob of putty. The original naked man template is pretty basic, but as the game progresses, it starts to sculpt the monster based on your decisions and interactions.

Agreed here. In the name Raw Shocks the important word is "raw" I think. Which means unchanged, unprepared, presented in the original form, unsubbed, etc. The ones into anime knows what am I talking about

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Post by **rm2kking** » 22 Jun 2009

You know I didn't think about the word "Raw" that way. Good observation!

Post by **DistantJ** » 22 Jun 2009

M2kking, that's exactly what happens. This is why the monsters are so plain in all the clips we've seen so far, because they're at the beginning of the game.

It does stuff like, say, for example, the player spends a lot of time looking at swimsuit calendars on the walls and stuff, the monsters might eventually have boobs. lol, stuff like that.

Apparently there are also more psychologist tests throughout the game, not just at the beginning, as in it returns to the psychologist's office every now and then during the game to find more out about you - possibly between each 'chapter'.