Which SH is your favorite, anon?Mine is the first game. The atmosphere in SH1 is so great. The whole game feels so experimental, like the devs just let feeling guide them and did whatever felt right at the time.
I love SH1 too and I will never forgive certain internet journalists like Yahtzee who managed to label one of the scariest horror games of all times as something predictable and cliche... all because there's a cult in the game and they use actual black magick to actually birth a demon into the world through an actually psychic little girl.I guess that's dumb but the town just turning creepy for no reason because it wants to help them get over their traumatic past is perfectly fine...
>>12635241>YahtzeeThat unfunny loser sucks giant cocks.
>>12635241>because it wants to help them get over ityou are just as bad yahtzee faggot
>>12635204>the town just turning creepy for no reason because it wants to help them get over their traumatic pastWasn't that only introduced in SH2? In SH1 all the otherworld stuff was from Alessa's psyche, right?
>>12635249If we're talking about Silent Hill after 4, no I'm not. Those game were literally all written in the style of SH2.>protagonist comes to town>they are a little off>they have some sort of secret trauma they keep hidden>somehow they forgot about this trauma until the town remembered it for them>SH1 doesn't exist and is "embarrassing" so this isn't caused by a demon being born into a spiritual hotspot but rather by the town just.... uhhh... being evil and reality-bending because... BECAUSE!!
>>12635261>makes up bullshit to slag a gameyes you are fag stfu
>>12635268Ito has literally said that Pyramid Head is the good guy in SH2.
>>12635204SH4 because it's the scariest piece of media I've ever had the pleasure to come across. The intro video, the ghost, the two headed abomination. Shit, they even manages to make walter with a gun scary, wtf?
Never even half finished one of these boring ass compacted trash garbages. Fuck japs and fuck you
>>12635276The ghosts coming out of the walls cutscene is the scariest thing I've ever seen in a game.
>>12635268What am I making up?Even the devs kept saying SH1 and "the cult" weren't good ideas and should be forgotten about despite them unironically being the cause of why the town is so messed up.SH1 has been kicked around and spit on by fucking everyone, including all Silent Hill devs past Team Silent and by Konami. SH1 was so hated and reviled that Konami un-i-fucking-ronically skipped it when remaking the whole series to do 2 first... and NOW they are going back to 1 because everyone asked "wait where is Silent Hill 1????"Can't wait for the remake to completely change everything about the series!
>>12635276It can't be denied that SH4 has its moments.
Most of SH1 is just regurgitated crap from horror films the devs liked. It's an utterly unimpressive game to anyone who didn't play it as a child. Not that the rest of the series is much better though.
>>12635287There is a difference between inspiration and regurgitation.
>>12635282the fallacy that a trial in life potentially leading to growth necessitates benevolence. it's retarded bad faith shitposting as bad as anything you're complaining about. satan isn't secretly a good guy because he tests the faith.
>>12635276Shame that they forgot about the feature 1 through 3 had where you held a shoulder button and the camera stayed fixed right behind you so you could see what was right in front of you. Instead replaced with a shitty toggle to swap to another bad camera angle.Oh, and go to hell if you seriously find dealing with the ghosts and locking one in place for 5 seconds fun gameplay.
>>12635301The fuck are you talking about?Silent Hill is a town that has been permanently infested with demonic malevolence, calling it a "therapist" is what's called a joke because the protagonists always exit the horrors by overcoming their trauma because SH devs could only copy SH2 endlessly while ignoring the DEMON.Get behind me, Satan!
>>12635296Yeah tell that to team silent.
>>12635280>>12635283People always get hung up on the fight mechanics and the retreding. But everything thing from the art direction to it's sound design is solid gold. I guess that's a given coming from team silent so it's easily shrugged off, but this game.. the mechanics of the room itself, just oozes creativity
>>12635308>Silent Hill is a town that has been permanently infested with demonic malevolencenice headcanon
>>12635304Ever notice how people parrot the same couple complaints abou this game?
>>12635317*about
>>12635310>art directionDefinitely. SH4 looks so grimy and spooky, the visuals have aged like fine wine.>sound designYou lost me there. Those burping nurses are impossible to defend.
>>12635313Silent Hill wasn't a horror nightmare town until the events of SH1, when Alessa's soul was trying to seal the town and the demon away whiel her mother forced it to be born into reality.The Otherworld is Alessa's nightmares being brought into reality, because while she is in a coma there is a DEMON inside her body causing her pain and unending nightmares so that it can become stronger when it is born.
>>12635319Something about the repetition of those sounds just works for me. It adds a whole other uncanny feeling to it all
>>12635317>people always complain about the bad parts!sorry, i'll complain about something totally pointless to the gameplay of this video game next time
>>12635282>Even the devs kept saying SH1 and "the cult" weren't good ideasWhen? This is the first time I'm hearing about that.>SH1 was so hated and reviled that Konami un-i-fucking-ronically skipped it when remaking the whole series to do 2 firstThat has nothing to do with 1 being hated. It has to do with 2 having the biggest ongoing presence. Only hyperobsessed delusional "fans" of 2 hated 1. When more people started playing the games for the first time you had more pushback against those idiots trying to say everything except for 2 was terrible.
>>12635326okay cool and none of that matters after sh1. harry kills the demon, the town goes back to normal. the town has not been "permanently" affected by the demon's birth and future games do not have to rely on this to explain the town's behavior nor are they written poorly for choosing not to do so.
>>12635332No no no, you keep your hate boner. I choose to focus on the positive aspects of things.
>>12635357You sound just like the former series director, Tomm Hulett!>Tomm Hulett – It’s something I’d like to explore soon. Obviously we haven’t heard a whole lot about [native tribes] since SH2, mainly. However, it’s not something you can ever fully explain because then the town loses some of its mystery. So it’s a tricky line to walk. That said, I definitely think it’s important to flesh out since many people still think Alessa is the source of SH’s “weirdness”.Here's him actually making the very mistake you are making right now, and brushing off Alessa and the demon as being responsible for Silent Hill's evilness. No joke, the director of the series for like more than a decade was just as clueless as you are about the game that started this in the first place.Answer me this:How could Mary and James visit Silent Hill and have a great time if it was an evil haunted town?Why was Cybil Bennett shocked and surprised when Silent Hill was covered in fog and empty of all life besides monsters, if this just happens on its own without needing the demon?Why do the places around Heather only turn evil and become full of monsters after Claudia starts to grow the demon inside Heather?I'll answer all three>1. Because Silent Hill was a normal resort town before SH1.>2. Because Silent Hill was just a normal town until SH1 was happening.>3. Because the demon is the source of the nightmares and reality-shifting, not the town of Silent Hill.Please PLEASE play the games before you try to talk about it with any authority.Beggin ya...
I can't wait for the PC port. Silent Hill 1 needs a higher difficulty mode.
>>12635204A lot of people say silent hill 1I have yet to play it past the beginning I will soonI love silent hill 2 And I think silent hill 3 has some horrifying kino elements like that mall in the beginning when it transitions is scary as shit
SH2. And its not because its a fan favorite, it's because I was able to guess the "twist" while playing, and I STILL loved the story. I loved the upgrade in the monsters designs from the first game, SH1 has great atmosphere of course, but SH2 has the better payoff. And I'm dumb as a rock when it comes to these sorts of games so I had to follow a strategy guide and read my way through the game, and I was still able to get so much out of it. Still haven't played the remake btw.
>>12635204Silent hill 2 is the best one for me
>>12635308Which games involve the protagonist overcoming their trauma exactly? Because it's certainly not SH2. There are multiple endings, but the one largely considered canon is the Lake ending. Y'know the one where James spirals into suicide and drives his car into the lake.
>>12635276The game is a lot creepier and effective than any horror game in the last 10 years but fags will still latch onto the Patients burping sounds or the possessed wheelchair as some gotcha that the rest of the game isnt scary.
>>12635713Exactly. It's a shame, really. These poor attitudes led to poor sales that led to the end of team silent and an even worse departure for the series.Even after all the bad US iterations, they haven't learned to appreciate SH4 for it's flaws and all. Shit, this fanbase gets just what it deserves.
>>12635710I never knew that was considered the canon ending for SH2.
>>12635204I think I lean towards 1 as well, with 2 right behind if not equal. 3 is great too, though I wouldn't quite place it on the same level as the first two. I haven't played 4 yet, but I will soon.
>>12635713The Patient burping sounds stand out because Silent Hill is (or was) a franchise known for excellent sound design. SH4's lack in that department stands out like a sore thumb.
>>12638815Silent Hill 3's voice acting is godawful and people still dont harp on about it as much as they do the Patient burping sounds
>>12638859Heather is a pretty shitty character only beloved by coomers or self insert troons.
So far I only beat the shitty X360 SH2 remaster, like a decade ago. Today I started playing the PS2 original and it seems much more atmospheric, denser fog, better sound, exciting shit overall. >>12638864Yeah, I stopped playing when the stupid cunt started talking back to ME, THE GAMER GOD that she won't wear the helmet I found because "it looks nerdy" or some shit. Terrible fucking character, I dunno how any dude can identify with or even tolerate playing as this bitch.
>>12635710The Leave ending (the easiest to obtain) is the template for every game released after 4.
>>12638859SH1 also had pretty bad voice acting but in SH1 it actually works in the game's favor in a Lynchian way.
>>12639142Christ, shut the fuck up. You like SH1, fine. But don’t say stupid shit like this. The voice acting hampers the game experience just like it does in 2 and 3.
>>12639142why is harry watching gay porn
>>12639142needs more cherry pie.
>>12639142Maybe it's because I'm ESL, but I think SH1's voice acting is good for the most part, better than the other games' at least.
>>12639368nah it's ass. the voice actress for lisa did an interview once where she admitted she didn't even bother to take it seriously because it was some cheap, low quality production.
>>12635385The AI port can be played all the way through apparently: https://youtu.be/D3r7mfu2fyA(warning: esotericaslop video, stop watching after first minute since he just "speculates" about nonsense for 10 minutes as usual)Still see a bunch of graphics/gameplay bugs there though.
