This game actually has a pretty sweet vibe to it. Too bad it broken AF! TERRIBLE framerate issues. Inopportune loading screens. Dull repetitive creatures. Clunky awkward item/weapon management. Etc etc. it's just not made well AT ALL. BUT it actually is built on a great foundation! Maybe they just bit off more then they could handle. You actually get to explore Silent Hill and discover and solve other people's hellish mysteries. The puzzles are fun and inginuitive. The atmosphere and settings are quite unique. The story's not bad. Blah blah blah. I've been avoiding this game for years because of everything I read about it, but since we're probably never going to get another Silent Hill, and EVERY FRICKIN horror game is FP nowadays I broke down and bought it. I recommend you do the same, just so you can feel my pain.Read full review
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I bought this game as a collection of other silent hill games that I have. I haven't played it through. If you want just to collect no problem. If you are looking for a great silent hill I don't know since I just played it a little bit. The graphics at first it is okay not great. As you know all the silent hill games the graphics are not great either. This game on a ps3 system now you can maneuver better that the old style ps2 system.
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I am a huge Silent Hill fan and had to finish the series. I was pretty skeptical about this game at first because none of the characters or monsters resembled any of the previous games, but I got over it. Cons: Combat is more difficult due to scarcity of bullets and melee weapons breaking with use, monsters are not as frightening as ANY of the other games, music is made by a different person than the rest of the series, pretty damn glitchy at some points, the vortex thing that follows you multiple times throughout the game threatening to kill you, and the perspective in some of the rooms in the game really sucks. Pros: Really awesome story line, really cool scenes and visuals, the game has a main story line and a bunch of side quests so you FINALLY get the opportunity to explore the town of silent hill, cool bosses, and most of the endings are really interesting. Would play again.Read full review
I bought Silent Hill Downpour because it has been out for a year and I want a game that was going to be scary and hopefully patched to work smoothly. The game delivers in old school horror scares. I would say it tops similar games such as Resident Evil 6 in the scare department. The environment I am okay with; rather than fog instead its rain and night-time that you never really get GREAT visibility. If you play the game in the dark setting as its meant to be played is extremely scary. It does give me personally a headache squinting around with the flashlight through the dark. I have to put the game down every hour or so because of this. On top of the usual scares, the combat is clunky and not fun, if the enemies get the jump on you they will get a few hits until you dash and then spam square. The combat though has never been a strength of the franchise but the puzzles were, and they were fun to figure out. The camera angles and quests were reminiscent of old entries of Silent Hill and Resident Evil. The bad part was the backtracking, which you will do a lot of if you finish all the side quests. The otherworld sequences as it chases you is just frustrating, I will sit with the laptop and have the route laid out but I still had trouble getting through those parts. Overall I would have loved this game if it weren't for the frame rate or LAG issues. Many times I will experience lag while playing and at times it will be constant for 5 seconds to as long as 30 seconds, and by now there will not probably be a patch to fix the issue. The lag ruins the environment, the atmosphere of the gaming experience and at times has turned me around, gotten me lost, and also gotten me killed. If you want to be scared and love the series it might be worth renting a couple of days but I would not recommend the game to buy.Read full review
Silent Hill: Downpour received mixed reviews, with aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic assigning the PlayStation 3 version 66.78% and 64/100 and the Xbox 360 version 66.61% and 68/100. In general, most critics were split on the game's story and atmosphere yet criticized the combat and technical performance. Game Informer gave it a 7/10, stating "I don’t regret my time with Silent Hill: Downpour, but mediocrity hung over most of my playthrough." Destructoid gave it an 8/10, stating "When it's not forcing a sub-par combat system on players, and when it allows itself to be as imaginative as it can be, Silent Hill: Downpour is a stylish, slickly produced, beautifully foreboding game." Games Radar gave it a 7/10, stating "In spite of its flaws, Silent Hill: Downpour does manage to be smart and imaginative in bursts...The actual gameplay leaves a lot to be desired, but as recent Silent Hills go, this is one of the better ones." Gamespot gave the game a 7.5/10, saying "Downpour makes some questionable tweaks to the established formula, but those decisions distinguish it from the rest of the series." Official Xbox Magazine summed up its review with "the game’s many puzzles and open-world areas did leave us aimlessly wondering and wandering. But varied gameplay, solid combat, and an effective mix of psychological scares and freaky encounters make Downpour a worthwhile trip.", giving the game a 7.5/10. The most negative review came from IGN, which gave it 4.5/10. The review said that "The most frustrating thing about Silent Hill Downpour isn't the lousy combat, dull exploration, or even the technical gaffes. It's the fact that every now and then while playing through the game's story, you'll see signs of brilliance; sunlight hinted from behind the overcast sky." Several reviews singled out the soundtrack for praise, although one criticised the overall sound design, saying dead silence too often made combat commonplace instead of terrifying. The Joystiq review stated Licht did an "admirable job" with the score, yet lamented "the loss of longtime series composer Akira Yamaoka may be Downpour's biggest detriment." *extracted from wikipedia.org*Read full review
I grade this game good rather than an excellent game. I like to believe I have high standards. The screaming bitches who try to piggyback ride you are pretty annoying. The gun goes off at times when you don't expect it. The puzzles and side quests are the meat of the game. Good for a one or two time play and time to pass it onto your fellow gamers. I can only speak for myself. Hopefully this franchise will only keep getting better with the next installment which there are trailers for.
I'm a huge fan of the Silent Hill series and realized that while I've platinumed this game on my PS3, I did not own it. I have all of the other Silent Hill games in my collection, including the ones that came out on the PS2 and Silent Hill for the PSOne. I know that this game in particular got quite a few bad reviews, and I can understand where the reviewers come from in that respect. It had a lot it didn't offer, quite a few places that had loads of room for improvement, etc. But in my personal opinion, as far as Silent Hill games go, this is definitely in my top 2 favorite entries so far, my #1 favorite being SH3. Downpour has astonishing graphics, a twisted story that I definitely wasn't expecting in several areas, and fantastic ambiance. If you're caught up in the moment and not sure which of the Silent Hill franchise to make your first play, make it this one. Unless you're in it for story and timeline... then I recommend you start earlier in the series, probably with Shattered Memories or the first entry.Read full review
It's been awhile sense I've played a silent hill game this game sticks too the silent hill head trip confusion in a good way if you're a fan of the silent hill games you'll like this one
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I bought this product because all the family members like to play video games, specially the good ones as Silent Hill. I ordered the game and I received it very fast. The product has two main characteristics: low price and excellente quality. So far, we continue playing Silent Hill without any problems. It runs perfectly. Maybe other similar products has the same quality but not the same price. Try it¡¡¡
This game is another installment in the famous silent hill series. In cronicle order its number five. I think the graphics are awesome on the newer silent hill games and this one is indeed awesome. This one isnt quite so cut and dry it gives little info and gradually fills you in on the story line. All in all I think its a great game, but not for people who love the games for the monster killing. Not as much of that going on!
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