Silent Hill Heaven

Tillerman wrote:

Yuki wrote:This. People seem to think that Team Silent was one set team that did all the first three (if not four) games, but the fact is that they were not.

True, but it's not like the team was completely changed in between each game either. Some members stayed on, others left. I think that the evolution of team members working on the game was a lot more smooth and natural between the first 4 games than it was after that, when all of a sudden the games were thrown around to random studios. Of course, they still had Akira, so it wasn't completely random, but I think you have to admit that the first 4 games of the series have a consistency to them that is missing from all later games. So it's absolutely no wonder that the fanbase would become disenfranchised.

I personally don't think that any of the games after 4 were up to par, so I can understand why someone would lament "Team Silent's" absence. Actually, forget "Team Silent..." I just lament that the games aren't done in house at Konami anymore. But putting that aside, I still try to stay open minded about the newest game. I have heard some things about it that sound interesting, and I have heard some troubling things... we'll just have to wait until it comes out before making a judgment. But it's totally understandable that anyone would be keeping their expectations low at this point.

Yuki wrote:and I'm fairly sure I've read on this forum that EVERY game in the series, barring the first, has gotten bashed like crazy before people played it/accepted it.

Tillerman wrote:

Yuki wrote:and I'm fairly sure I've read on this forum that EVERY game in the series, barring the first, has gotten bashed like crazy before people played it/accepted it.

I can't speak for anyone else, but my personal opinions about all the games has stayed pretty constant. The only game my opinion has changed about is the first game, which has surpassed SH2 in my mind as my favorite of the series. Personally, I don't think any horror game has made the same impact that Silent Hill 1 made when it was first released. One of these days I hope a new game comes out that makes the same kind of impact, whether it be a Silent Hill game or not.

Tillerman wrote:

Yuki wrote:and I'm fairly sure I've read on this forum that EVERY game in the series, barring the first, has gotten bashed like crazy before people played it/accepted it.

I can't speak for anyone else, but my personal opinions about all the games has stayed pretty constant. The only game my opinion has changed about is the first game, which has surpassed SH2 in my mind as my favorite of the series. Personally, I don't think any horror game has made the same impact that Silent Hill 1 made when it was first released. One of these days I hope a new game comes out that makes the same kind of impact, whether it be a Silent Hill game or not.

But it was kinda short imo.

xoxsnoof wrote:I always wondered why everyone was up Akira Yamaoka's butt about being, like, the essence of Silent Hill when it was Masahiro Ito who was the monster designer and one of the main reasons the designs and style of the games stayed so consistent through out the first 3-4.

But that's off topic.

Shattered Memories definitely had faults; it wasn't scary, it was only marginally atmospheric, it brought characters back we were familiar with, but despite them it still brought new things to the table and gave us something really new, unique and different from what we were used to and it was definitely right up where it should've been in the mindfuck department.

Basically, I agree with Yuki lol

I do agree that there hasn't been a horror game as impactful as Silent Hill yet, unfortunately.

Zeraylph wrote:But it was kinda short imo.

Tillerman wrote: While all of the Silent Hills are relatively short, for some reason SM seems like the shortest of them all. I think that's because of the way the game is designed... you spend half of the game trying to plow throw areas as quickly as possible. It's also a highly linear game with almost zero exploration. It's no wonder the game seems so short.

I haven't played Forbidden Siren

AuraTwilight wrote:

I haven't played Forbidden Siren

There's Let's Plays of both games on lparchive.org. Watch those if you have to because it's scary as hell.