Rely on Horror: Silent Hill Book of Memories is a game that has been hated by many since its announcement. Not because of the game's quality--which couldn't properly be judged at the time--but because of what its existence meant to uptight purists of the series. Book of Memories somehow tarnishes the series in a way that only those who are still hung up on the departure of Team Silent can see. BoM is blasphemy in their eyes; it shouldn't exist. This kind of asinine complaint is unfortunately the most prevalent opinion of the game—pre-release mind you.
Book of Memories is a spinoff. That's it. It does not deserve to be condemned as if it has somehow lessened the value, emotional impact, and depth that Silent Hill 1-4 offered. It's just a game meant to entertain people. If it offers more than that in terms of its canon story, then great. Let's just give it a chance, shall we? With the release of a demo we now have a chance to play it for ourselves and judge it properly.
The sirens are sounding again, beckoning you back to the foggy ghost town as we rank all the Silent Hill games, from the chilling classics to the misguided missteps.
I mostly disagree with Downpour's position. Yeah, the game is not amazing by any stretch of the imagination but is much better than the HD Collection and Homecoming. The main issue is the performance, but that was mitigated by the patches, especially on the PS3. Personally, I put it a little behind Origins and The Room.
Having Restless Dreams as a different entry from Silent Hill 2 is also a choice.
Normally, we would not consider it a different game (Restless Dreams), but since it had a very different critical reception and had new content, it was allowed. As for Downpour, I would agree, but since that one is subjective, we let him make his case for the placement.
silent hill 2 is definitely the best one out of those.
for me personally, the whole ritual/cult stuff was always so weird to me in all the other games.
No disrespect but I put SH2 over 1. 1 is fantastic, but 2 took it all up a level.
Twinfinite writes:
The Silent Hill series has been around for a long time, and there have been nine main releases since its inception. It's time to rank all of them from worst to best.
The announcement of Metal Gear Survive is just another step on Konami's long, long path in screwing up their own videogames.
Honestly, I'd add Lords of Shadow 2 to the list. That was a huge disappointment.
The best preview I have read from anyone that has done a preview on this game.
If I was on the fence, this preview provides enough info about the demo to have you believe you were playing it yourself.