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46 out of 47 people found the following comment useful :- Don't play it alone., 9 May 2001 Author: Shenzi from England
Let me get something straight: I don't get scared easily. I've played the first two Resident Evil games without breaking a sweat, I watch Hellraiser and The Exorcist alone at night and think nothing of it.Then there was Silent Hill... This game isn't just another random bloody horror game like the RE series, it's genuinely disturbing, and let me tell you, it scared me a lot.It begins with a typical cliche... Harry Mason is driving down a road at night with his daughter, going to visit this little out-of-the-way resort town, Silent Hill. A girl steps in front of his car, he swerves to avoid her, and ends up crashing. From here on, strange things start to happen... Harry wakes up and finds his daughter missing, and stumbling through the mist, he sees her disappearing down a dark alley... I won't say anymore, I'll let you find out what happens.Not only is this game very dark and scary, it's disturbing at a psychological level. It doesn't use big monsters to frighten you; after playing for only a few minutes, the slightest rustle can make you flee in terror. The plot isn't thrown in your face like other games, you have to think, and you're never really told what's going on - perhaps Harry is in a coma and dreaming all this, or maybe he died and went to Hell. The air of mystery and suspense keeps you hooked until the end, and it'll keep you coming back for more.And I'll tell you this: After playing Silent Hill, those old WW2 air-raid sirens will never sound the same again...
30 out of 30 people found the following comment useful :- Every town has its secrets, some are just darker than others..., 17 June 2002 Author: Kevin (kevin86) from Alberta, Canada
Silent Hill is by far the creepiest and most disturbing video game ever to grace a gaming consol. Taking you deep into the abandoned Town, the game uses amazing lighting effects and frightening sounds to play on the gamers nerve. Whether it be a sudden crashing noise, the quiet eerie sound of static, the ring of sirens, or the simple sounds of a creaking old house, Silent hill manages to find any way possible to scare the gamer... and it does it in a big way.The story follows Harry Mason as he is driving to the resort town of Silent Hill with his daughter Cheryl for vacation. Late during a mysterious woman jumps out in front of the car, causing Harry to panic and veer offroad. His car slams into the side of a big tree, knocking him out in the process. When Harry awakens a thick fog lingers about him and his daughter Cheryl is missing. Scared and confused he stumbles about, entering the town of Silent Hill.Everything about his game is brilliant. Instead of being a typical zombie blasting, monster smashing horror game, Silent Hill focuses on the little, more disturbing things. Take for example the most simplistic chill of the game. Harry is standing in the derelict school when a toy phone rings, picking it up he hears his daughter Cheryl crying and pleading to him on the other end of the phone. While it may sound dumb in writting, when actually viewing the sequence, you cant help but shudder at the thought of what may be happening to her. In your explorations you will come across six key lcations: the School, the Hospital, the Church, the Docks, the Amusement Park, and the Sewers, all of which have their own horrifing secrets. I myself got most creeped out in the Sewers. Imagine yourself trudging through a disgusting tunnels in pure darkness, when all around you hear is gurgling noise of a creature and your own heartbeat. And at any moment it may attack you. But from where? You can barely see anything. Belive me when I say I nearly jumped out of my skin every time a creature jumped out or sewer grating dropped out from beneath my feet.If your looking for a REALLY good scare, rent Silent Hill, turn off all the lights, and cuddle your favorite teddy bear. It is THE best survival-horror game ever. Every town has its secrets, some are just darker than others...
29 out of 30 people found the following comment useful :- One of the greatest horror games ever!, 9 September 2002 Author: (ray_tenvon@yahoo.com) from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
I first played "Silent Hill" after buying it for about $30. The reason I bought it was because I was absolutely blown away by "Silent Hill 2" and was convinced that the first game must be equally if not more terrifying.I think I got what I paid for.If I'd known just how excellent "Silent Hill" was going to turn out, I would have unquestionably paid double when buying it. The old graphics are just about the only thing to complain about in this game, if you even feel it's worth it (which I don't). Even though I enjoyed the CG cutscenes in "Silent Hill 2" more than any other video game I've ever played, I wasn't at all dissatisfied with this game. I knew what to expect from a game that was two years older than the one I'd be comparing to, so there was no point. The CG movies in this game are astounding, even if they don't last long. They beat some of the games that are coming out nowadays, and that must be quite an accomplishment.The storyline in this game is outstanding. When comparing to "Silent Hill 2", I must say that this game is better in terms of storytelling. It deals much more with the town, and what's happening to it. There are a wide variety of weapons, as well as monsters. The monsters in this game are very animal-like, and can move quite creepily . . . especially at night.One thing that gives this game's older graphics an advantage over modern games, is the dark. In darkness, this game is very terrifying. There's an elementary school that has to be one of the most spine-tingling areas in video game history.The sound in this game is as effective as can be. The growls, the door slams, the screams . . . they're unbeatable. Any major horror fan, who thinks nothing can really SCARE them anymore (like myself before I played this game), will be absolutely horrified by this experience. Anyone with any desire to be scared should check out this game. There is virtually no chance of disappointment.Overall, I give this game a perfect 10! It's excellent, there's many, many places to explore, and the replaying value is top-notch. I very much enjoy being scared again and again and again.
19 out of 20 people found the following comment useful :- Good old-fashioned horror, 4 July 2000 Author: master_d (master_d_68@hotmail.com) from Meadowview, Virginia
What a kicker of a game, Silent Hill takes ideas from Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, and even a little Jacob's Ladder, and runs with it, making it the most horrifying game ever released, even topping Resident Evil 1. Harry Mason, the main character, decides to take his daughter Cheryl on a vacation. Harry is a writer and has just lost his wife to an unknown disease, and decides to take a break. While driving to Silent Hill, Harry is passed by a motorcycle cop in quite a hurry. The cop looks at him, and zooms off. Harry pays no mind until he sees the motorcycle wrecked a couple miles up the road, he quickly takes his eyes off the road to check out the wreck and spots someone walking across the road. Harry slams on the brakes and ends up wrecking... He wakes up in Silent Hill, his head is bashed a little bit, but other than that he's fine, except for the fact that Cheryl is missing... The game sends you on a hellish mission to find your daughter, with the help of Cybil, the motorcycle cop. Silent Hill turns out to be a nightmare town, full of evil creatures. This game screws with your head as Harry undergoes several sequences that makes it seem like he's trapped in hell. You fight several different creatures during this period like evil devil children and hellhounds. But it's all just a dream... isn't it? The music doesn't make the playing experience any easier on you, evil and ominous industrial music adds to the tension of yours and Harry's quest. Great graphics and great music, and great gameplay. Instead of screwing with your nerves like Resident Evil does, Silent Hill screws up your brain. Is this real? What is that creature? Who do I trust? The only beefs I have with this game is that it's short, and when you find out how to solve every puzzle, you can breeze through the game when you play it a second time. In my opinion, Hollywood should quit trying to come up with the right script for Resident Evil and should put their attention into Silent Hill. It's a much smarter and much more frightening game with a better script and a better plot... what's the main plot? Beats me, there is never an exact plot to begin with...
15 out of 15 people found the following comment useful :- The most horrifying game I've ever played!, 20 July 1999 Author: andy-227 from Sterling Heights, Michigan
Forget "Resident Evil" if you want to play a game with lots of scares. "Silent Hill" is the scariest game you will ever play! It's certainly the scariest one I've played anyway. What makes this game so terrifying is the sense of isolation and pure silence. I remember running in the streets, and the music track was purely the wind blowing. Then, the radio(which detects incoming monsters) emits a shrieking noise, letting you know somewhere near you, is a monster silently stalking you. The game is very atmospheric, with fantastic graphics that make "Resident Evil" crummy by comparison. Some of the camera angles move up in the air and then pan down again as you move, making it feel cinematic and dynamic. That kind of stuff blew me away immediately! I never completed this game, because it was too frightening for me to deal with. With some respects, video games are much more terrifying than films, because you are no longer observing. You become the characters, who are plummeted into a nightmarish hell of fear. Sure "Resident Evil" scared me when I first played it, but not like this! This was just too much! Try it out, but God knows how long you can handle it!
13 out of 13 people found the following comment useful :- Astonishing, 20 September 2005 Author: wynni1 from United States
The only reason I finished this game the first time is that my girlfriend kept insisting that I play it to entertain her; even with company it was too freaky for me to play for more than about an hour, and alone? Don't even think about it. The creepiness factor of this game is unbelievable: the soundtrack has only moments of music; mostly it's dominated by industrial machinery or natural wind. The monsters are seriously nightmare-based, ranging from tiny knife-wielding mutant children to nurses with parasites clinging to their backs to these horrific gorilla-like things that jump and make a guttural "Unnh" sound. I mean, it's unbelievable.There's graphic fog all over this game, but it really adds to the atmosphere, and in all fairness, for a six-year-old PSone game it has remarkable rendering and lighting effects, and some good cutscenes. Of course, the reason to play this game is the sheer psychological terror. Somewhere in Japan, somebody said, "Let's make a video game where everything might or might not be real, where the player probably doesn't have the resources to kill all of the enemies, and where the few interactions with other characters are unnerving and leave you feeling even more lonely than before." By the time you reach the "Nowhere" section at the end of the game, I swear you will be going insane.Suffice to say that the endings are unsatisfying, but nothing could really sum up a game like this. After playing it once or twice for real, do yourself a favor and get the procedure for the "UFO Ending"; it'll help calm your nerves and keep the whole thing in perspective.Truly a unique game.
15 out of 18 people found the following comment useful :- Scariest Game I've Ever Played!, 28 September 1999 Author: Carrigon from United States
Silent Hill is a cross between King's "The Mist" and Barker's "Hellraiser". And it makes excellent use of both. From the very first moments of the game, you are truly scared. There were so many parts where I was like, "Oh no, I don't want to go out there." There was into the foggy streets, on foot, all alone, and there are monsters out there. EEEEK! I've been into horror my whole life and this game totally freaked me out. I think the Hospital area was one of the scariest. Just wait till you have to go into the hospital basement. And you just know you have to go in the morgue, too. Really scary. This is the best horror game I have ever played. It beats Resident Evil hands down. If you love horror games, this one is the best.
8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful :- Awesome, even though I don't play many video games, 30 April 2002 Author: Agent10 from Tucson, AZ
With movie companies wanting to turn games into celluloid, why can't they do it for games that deserve such a distinction. Tomb Raider, Super Mario Brothers and what not were horrible. The industry finally got it right when they made Resident Evil. So now its time to give Silent Hill its due.As for the game, it was one of the few that ever got my heart racing. The music added so much atmosphere to the game, and the never ending stream of bad guys made my skin crawl a few times. When I get the Playstation 2, I'm going to purchase Silent Hill 2. I highly recommend this game, and its best you get yourself the players guide.
8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful :- Play your worst nightmare, 18 August 2002 Author: David_Niemann from Melbourne, Australia
Harry and his daughter are going to Silent Hill for a vacation. Justas they arrive a person walks out onto the road. Harry swerves tomiss the person and ends up crashing. When he comes to hecan't find his daughter. Was she unharmed and went to get help?Was she dazed and walked off in any direction? Or did someonetake her? There are also very bizarre things going on in the town.'Silent Hill' is the most frightening game I have ever played. But itisn't the type of horror with 'monsters jumping out at you' madefamous in the also excellent 'Resident Evil' series. This game ismuch more of a psychological horror game, playing games withyour mind. In a sense its a 'mind f&$%'. I found myself having toget to the end of the game to find out what happens to Harry andhis daughter, the story line is extremely gripping and twists andturns as the game progresses. The sound track is brilliant, it is asif they translated fear, horror and hell into music. While 'Silent Hill'is not 'run around and shoot everything that moves' type of game itcertainly is filled with violent and disturbing images. In a sense it'slike someone videotaped your worst nightmare and now your notonly watching but also playing. Top class horror, a must play.10/10
8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful :- A disturbing game, 7 April 2002 Author: S James M (scott.mathew@ntlworld.com) from Corby, Northamptonshire, England UK
This game is very eerie.I don't think much of games these days but I have to make a clean breast about this one: it's very gory,spooky,eerie,violent and is like The Exorcist been made into a game.This horror game is much better than the Resident Evil trilogy and I would really recommend it to people who love the horror genre.I would not recommend it to those who are afraid of the dark. A brilliant game,I recommend this being played alone and in the darkness.
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