Silent Hill 3 is the third installment in the Silent Hill series. Like the previous entries, Silent Hill 3 is a survival horror combining action-based combat and puzzle-solving, but is somewhat more combat-oriented than the preceding installments. The main character is able to side-step and block some attacks, but in general shares with the other protagonists of the series their relative ineptitude in combat.
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A pretty short game compared to the other SH games, STILL a solid entry but in all seriousness, when compared to the other 3 mainline games, this was the weakest one for me. I don't know if it's because SH horror no longer fazes me or if the games I played way back (sh1,2,4) had something that this game just didn't have. Still a great game with great atmosphere that I will look back pleasantly upon in the years to come :)
Beginning Silent Hill 3. These last two reviews are from me playing the game with my dearest girlfriend, who has fallen head over heels for the series.
Off the bat, the presence of the 2000s as a cultural moment hangs heavy over SH3. The more directly electronic sounds are creeping into both the soundtrack & soundscape, whether that's blowing out the microphone with wails of pain or more directly hip hop-y sounds creeping into the songs. The first chunk of this game, the emo/post-rock opening, Heather's moody teen internal monolog and style style, the small town mall, it's all sooooo good; a hot topic teen hellscape. Ages gracefully by being so of its time.
Off the bat, the presence of the 2000s as a cultural moment hangs heavy over SH3. The more directly electronic sounds are creeping into both the soundtrack & soundscape, whether that's blowing out the microphone with wails of pain or more directly hip hop-y sounds creeping into the songs. The first chunk of this game, the emo/post-rock opening, Heather's moody teen internal monolog and style style, the small town mall, it's all sooooo good; a hot topic teen hellscape. Ages gracefully by being so of its time.