Jimquisition: "Silent Hill was a classic contribution to the survival horror genre, delivering more than blood and jump scares in the wake of Resident Evil. It was something more sinister, something designed to burrow into the mind. Silent Hill wasn’t just scary, it was genuinely, nightmarishly creepy.
It laid the groundwork for one of the finest horror games ever made. Silent Hill 2 was nothing short of a masterpiece. My personal favorite game, it turned the town of Silent Hill into a true antagonist, building a world of dark fascination and a story laden with macabre sexual themes.
Silent Hill 3 continued and concluded the original game’s story with style. Though I prefer Silent Hill 2 as a game, I always found the third game far scarier. It was a skin-crawling, remarkably more disturbing experience, and one I can easily return to time after time.
And then there’s Silent Hill 4."
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.
Dylan from Twinfinite: "With Halloween just around the corner, we run down 7 of the scariest horror game monsters ever created. Let's get into it!"
Vinyl pressings of the soundtracks for Silent Hill 3 and Silent Hill 4 will be available for purchase from Mondo on August 18.
this is the real inspirer and the real start of PT project ...
Silent Hill 4 is actually my favorite Silent Hill game, so this was a very enjoyable article to read.
Spot on article. Game has moments that I still remember to this day. That room needed a downright exorcism by the time the credits rolled.
Good article. I liked SH4 a lot and I don't think it deserves the flack it gets either.
The room and deadly premonition, 2 severely underrated horror games, also my 2nd favorite SH game, but all of them are brilliant in their own way.