i am a large fan. ever since i played through the second one i was hooked. i have one question about the entire franchise of games... WHO IS GOING THROUGH THE PLACE BREAKING ALL THE LOCKS ON THE DOORS?!?

i swear, for every door that actually opens in that game, there are at least 12 others that say 'it looks like the lock is broken. i cant open it.'

is there some dark, sinister locksmith that hates the protagonist so he runs amok with his tools, destroying the locks on the doors and making the main character's life a living hell (hehe, kinda funny cuz it is supposed to be, its silent hill after all)?









i look forward to humoring myself in this thread because im sure not even a quarter of the users that actually use the forums here know what i am talking about. oh well.

The programmers got a lil crazy with decoration, and since every door in the game can't lead to some where, they have broken locks. Would be better if they said somethings like, the door is jammed, there's something blocking it from the inside, or its been nailed shut. But alas, without an open world format, you have to have limitations.

they did a marvelous job creating an intensely creepy atmosphere. i play in true surround so sometimes i really think theres something behind me.

im playing through homecoming now and even in the higher consoles, they still have the broken lock thing.

i just thought it was funny because with every door you try to open, most of the time it says the lock is broken. gamer humor...

man oh man am i funny

Kinda like Max Payne, lotta stupid doors that you don't even get a the lock is broken, just a wiggling of the door knob. Come on, you're playing Max Payne, a bad *** sadistic cop, and you can't f'in kick a door in? Pfffffft

I guess because the game is set in hell, there has to be some frustration involved...it's like you're being led down a path you can't escape.

thats some greek mythology ****! like sisyphus for real tho...

and speaking of max payne... the third is coming out soon. i forget when, but there is a new one coming... my dollar says its gonna rawk!

Those were awesome

The Silent Hill Series is awesome ! My favorite horror series, and probably one of my favorites of all time. I like all of them, especially the ones made by Team Silent Hill ( 1-4). Homecoming was okay, but I hated Origins. The new one for Wii and PS2 looks interesting.

I think Silent Hill 3 was the scariest, but I like the plots of Silent Hill 2 and 4 the best.

when i saw pyramid in homecoming i was kinda disappointed. he looked like the movie pyramid head... which is kinda crappy. the movie was ok, but i dont like how they took so much from it for the latest release.

it only makes sense that after 2 and 3 the games kinda go downhill... 3 was by far the scariest... but i dunno... homecoming may be as scary as 3... homecoming is kinda intense. plus the combat in this title is much smoother and more important.

Homecoming is intense, especially in the later on levels. I do agree that they borrowed too much from the movie. Also, pyramid head doesn't really belong in Homecoming since he is a central figure unique to only Silent Hill 2. I feel that Homecoming lacks some originality, but is a good attempt by a non Japanese maker. Climax Studios has a chance to redeem themselves with the reinvisioning of the original Silent Hill for Wii and PS2. While it is a departure, it is certainly unique in concept and presentation. The game, based on previews, looks to be very high in the replay department since the monsters and characters will vary in appearance depending on what the player inputs throughout the game.

Isn't there a new silent hill movie coming out? fingers crossed

Apparently, there is rumored to be an active script for Silent Hill 2 The Movie. Originally, Christopher Gans was going to return to direct, but he is currently busy on an Onimusha Movie project. So, there is currently no active director for the movie. Roget Avary may or may not return for the sequel. So, the movie shoot is currently stuck in limbo. As a rumor, the sequel is alleged to be based on Silent Hill 3's plot and character development.Again, it is just fan speculation.

oh gawd... not another movie... video game movies always end up being SO LAME. they never get good actors and they always 'fan' it up. and by that i mean they throw detail and plot in the dumpster and make a movie solely to feature pyramid head and the creepy silent hill girl and stuff.

check out this review of the game. i love zero punctuation...
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/284-Silent-Hill-Homecoming

im almost through the first runthrough of homecoming... im totally out of health and getting kinda frustrated. i really really really hope i do not have to revert to sn old save file...

dead space, anyone?