The Silent Hill Collection (PS2)

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Eventually, Harry finds his way to the local high school, where he learns from a woman named Michelle Valdez that a Cheryl Mason attended school there previously, but then moved. The chase sequences were designed to evoke a brief sense of tension and fright for the player, although the developers did not want to prolong the tension with the constant presence of monsters, and were concerned that this would become overwhelming and spoil the player's immersion in the game and interest in the story. Various adaptations of Silent Hill have been released, including a 2001 visual novel, the 2006 feature film Silent Hill, and a 2009 reimagining of the game, titled Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. They developed a one-room prototype demo using the lead character and assets from Silent Hill 2 before the game was cancelled. Com, Christophe Gans (director of the 2006 Silent Hill movie) confirmed that he had completed a script for a third Silent Hill film, and is aiming for a 2023 release for the project.

The soundtrack was favorably received, and reviewers described it as moody, [7] [78] atmospheric, [2] and helping to create tension. Maria claims that she has never met or seen Mary, and because she is frightened by the monsters, James allows her to follow him.

In a retrospective feature, NintendoWorldReport 's Jonathan Metts generally agreed with GameSpot, stating that the installment "is a noble and arguably successful attempt to revive and reform the survival horror genre. Jon Thompson of AllGame stated: " Silent Hill 2 feels a bit rushed, and although it might not live up to the dizzying horror of the first game, it packs enough of its own punch to make it a worthy sequel. However, some reviewers found the puzzle exploration, chase sequences and psychological elements frustrating, and felt the game was too short. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Shattered Memories is the sole exception: it is designed without combat and based around evasion of the creatures.

Shattered Memories ' gameplay focuses on completion of psychological tests which alter in-game elements while in the first setting, and exploration, puzzle solving, and monster evasion when in the second setting. It was praised for its graphics and audio, but the horror and gameplay have been met with mixed reactions. Shattered Memories ' reimagined plot received praise from reviewers, some of whom found it easier to follow than the plot of the first game. During release, it was widely praised for its psychological horror story, use of symbolism and taboo topics, overall atmosphere, graphics, monster designs, soundtrack and sound design.The first installment in the video game series Silent Hill, the game was released from February to August, originally for the PlayStation.

Critics criticised towards many technical issues plaguing both games and artistic changes made to the games. For example, the hotel transforms from being just as it was three years ago, [14] to its true form of a mostly burned-out structure. com was concerned by the absence of a possible death of the player character which would result in a " game over", because he esteemed the fear potentially caused to the player by player character death as a major element of the survival horror genre. The developers drew inspiration from common childhood nightmares about running away from an unknown threat, and decided to incorporate an intelligent enemy capable of trailing and outrunning the protagonist. There are also indications that the layout of Silent Hill was based to a certain extent on the town of San Bruno, California.The decision to produce a sequel to Silent Hill was partly a financial one, as it had been commercially successful, and partly a creative one, as the team had faced difficulties while working on the original game.