Silent Hill: Homecoming
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I picked it up yesterday and so far it's pretty good, kind of a mix between SH3 and SH1. SH2 is still the best but this game makes up for the boiled turd that was "The Room".
I've heard reviews saying the combat was too easy, I'm playing on normal and some of the fights seem pretty hard, especially the "smog" monsters, I always save some ammo for them.
The characters don't look as good as Team Silent's work and the facial animation seems a bit dodgy at time but I think the American team pulled it off pretty well.
I've heard reviews saying the combat was too easy, I'm playing on normal and some of the fights seem pretty hard, especially the "smog" monsters, I always save some ammo for them.
The characters don't look as good as Team Silent's work and the facial animation seems a bit dodgy at time but I think the American team pulled it off pretty well.
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haven't played this one yet. have they fixed the combat system yet?
The combat system has light and heavy attacks, the heavy attacks can be charged by holding down the attack button, you can chain these attacks together to form combos. You also have a dodge button, there are some monsters that you won't be able to hit unless you dodge their attack ie the weird mantis things with a head coming out of their ass.
I notice this game has acquired a lot of mixed reviews, no doubt the psychological horror is either absent or falls flat on it's face but I'm still gonna pick this up. The world transformation implemented from the film is just too fuckin awesome
When I have a nightmare it isn't of the bully that used to give you black eyes. Unless it's explained it seems a great deal like the creators didn't quite understand that key part.
I haven't played for long but Alex must have been injured in battle because he mentions spending some time in the hospital before being discharged.
I actually really enjoyed the movie, too.
(make sure u play in darkness with surround sound on!)
As far as I can make out, the only people that didn't fall in diarrhea induced love with SH2 are the ones that got bored at the beginnin, roamin around blind in the fog having no clue what they should be doing..
I'll purchase the new SH when I get the funds, though I hold very little hope in being head-fucked.
OhH and Pyrimid-mother fuckin-head looks SOOO dope in this one.., sheeit I`m gonna go play it s`more.
I was always under the impression that Pyramid Head was a product of James' guilt in Silent Hill 2, and I always thought it was odd that he would show up in other titles.
agreed. I've been a memeber ofthe SH forums for years and that's kindof the general consensus of the hardcore fans... I don't like how PHead has become kindof iconic with SH. At least he's fucking badass, and I really love seeing him at any time, but recycling creatures isn't something I approve of. A war veteran should have all sorts of new horrors available.
Oh Silent Hill, a purgatory that calls you back to it to torture you for your misdeeds. Delish.
I picked up 5 tonight, I'll be sampling it soon.
I was also suprised that the serum didn't have any negative effects, it's an uber-heal but the game kind of acts like it isn't healthy for you, I'm guessing it was something that got cut.
1. people in this series don't react in a remotely realistic way. that pisses me off. i dont mind unrealistic content, but if you put humans in a crazy situation they should react to it accordingly. it creates this fucking bizzare dissonance that's really quite obnoxious.
2. fuck me if that combat system doesn't have a steep learning curve. if you fuck up once you get extremely punished.
3. can we stop designing games around filler content already? if i want to go somewhere, don't make me dog-fuck through some place i've got to go-through-to-get-where-i'm-going. that's so painfully boring and it strings out my attention span. take longer in preproduction and create more meaningful content. jesus. or just give me a shorter game. what's wrong with that?
as far as silent hill 2 goes... i played through it, like all the silent hill games. however, i sure as hell wouldn't call it a masterpiece. a masterpiece? really? the dialoge was retarded, the characters were often a bucket of shit.. and it was certainly the least scary of the 5. in fact, the room has MUCH more creative ideas than S.H.2, imo. I very much like what they did with the art in S.H.3. i thought they pushed it really nice and far. silent hill 2 never.. really got crazy. and the ending of silent hill 2? talk about endless drivel bullshit. go back to writing 10th grader poetry.
i think this recent one is the best so far, on balance.
I actually found it kind of funny that Alex kept saying the same stuff as I was while playing, ie big monster appears, I go "FUCK!" and Alex says the same thing 3 seconds later. also Holy Fuck
in general though.. you're wondering about the town, there's these fucking crazy demons everywhere, and you actually just meet people around here and there, and he doesn't respond by saying "HOLY FUCK SHIT FUCK FUCK! GET OFF THE STREET! I'M CALLING THE ARMY"
if i was in half that situation i'd shit in my pants and lock myself in the closet.