Very fun and engaging game and I'm glad to call it a silent hill game, but did the ghosts really need to be a thing?
A pesar de dejarlo hace un tiempo por culpa de un puzzle, me lo he pasado bastante bien.
Es cierto que no está al nivel de los anteriores en cuanto ambientación, pero tiene un rollo muy guapo.
La movida de la habitación le da un nuevo toque a la saga, y los niveles no están nada mal.
Es cierto que no está al nivel de los anteriores en cuanto ambientación, pero tiene un rollo muy guapo.
La movida de la habitación le da un nuevo toque a la saga, y los niveles no están nada mal.
This review contains spoilers
really wasn’t the worst thing ever i truly think it’s overhated but of course without its complaints
Main Complants :
Limited inventory space in a survival horror game is probably one of the dumbest things i’ve seen at least in the resident evil series they give you bags to upgrade inventory space but not here. Holy candles being the main source to stop possessions whether it’s eileen or your apartment is kinda stupid too considering how rare they are (might just been me not exploring enough idk). the enemy placements and variety are probably the weakest here in the franchise for example towards the end of the building part 2 there is 3 ghosts in that area just following you and eileen around which sucks because a boss is in that area and you need HEALS BECAUSE THE BOSS KINDA SUCKS!! and also eileen can’t get hit that much. Speaking of which ghosts are probably the worst enemies ever like yeah let’s put in an enemy that goes through walls do damage if you get near while usually blocking the way while only having grab attacks and the only way to “kill” them is an item you could find that i’ve remembered only 7 are throughout the whole game. Also bringing back The Order after Silent Hill 3 is kinda stupid considering what happened in the end of it but it’s not that bad just a bit stupid. Walter also isnt the best antagonist considering he was teased since sikent hill 2 his whole reasoning of just wanting to fulfill the 22 commandments is kinda weak but his relationship towards eileen and how they act with one another is good but that’s it. also weapons that have durability is also kinda dumb thankfully some don’t have durability but still something to notice.
Main Praises/Positives
The level design is actually sooo good and eerie like in the apartment world you literally walk on flesh and the walls look like skin and are pulsating almost like a heart which scared me a bit which also ties in with the atmosphere there’s no radio in this game unlike the other entries in the series so besides eileen speaking and enemies moving it’s silence which once again makes you nervous on what’s happening since most enemies don’t make noise unless you’re close to them. The OST in this game is amazing and probably one of my favorites in the series they barely play music in the game or any audio besides listed before but when they do it’s an amazing song that always matches the tone of the area/cutscene (which is what i hope for) very limited songs but still good nonetheless. “The room” being an allegory for social anxiety and how it affects people is a really unique way in showing the effects of it the front door is locked almost like you DONT want to go out despite desperately wanting to but when you are able to finally leave the room you get transported into a weird and uncomfortable world with almost everything trying to hurt you and your mc almost shows that given his lack of lines to show he’s truly anxious about the whole matter and doesn’t even know what to say while given a topic not that many forms of media expresses this much as silent hill 4 it does a wonderful job at it. The enemies are kinda bad but the designs themselves are also really good mainly the ghosts with the number showing their number of death and of course showing the way they died (as all ghosts do). That final boss is also really good you first give an umbilical cord to a “baby” to stop whatever the hell walter is doing to it then you are grabbing spears and stabbing the “baby” with it to finally be able to deal damage to walter then not only that you have to kill walter in time in order to save eileen or get the good ending.
Sound Design is a mixed thing which i didn’t know to put it for example the good was during the 2nd visit apartment world there is a woman crying the whole time until you go to the next floor and if you go back to that same floor she is crying again which was impressive given the crying actually sounded like CRYING not a stock voice crying. But also the bad is like literally one of the enemy types burp when you hit it??? not a huge thing but i’m still mixed on where to put it just really not the best or worst
Overall a good game that’s overhated a lot but of course i understand the hate with it but i still truly think the series should’ve ended after SH3 but saying that it still is a good game
Main Complants :
Limited inventory space in a survival horror game is probably one of the dumbest things i’ve seen at least in the resident evil series they give you bags to upgrade inventory space but not here. Holy candles being the main source to stop possessions whether it’s eileen or your apartment is kinda stupid too considering how rare they are (might just been me not exploring enough idk). the enemy placements and variety are probably the weakest here in the franchise for example towards the end of the building part 2 there is 3 ghosts in that area just following you and eileen around which sucks because a boss is in that area and you need HEALS BECAUSE THE BOSS KINDA SUCKS!! and also eileen can’t get hit that much. Speaking of which ghosts are probably the worst enemies ever like yeah let’s put in an enemy that goes through walls do damage if you get near while usually blocking the way while only having grab attacks and the only way to “kill” them is an item you could find that i’ve remembered only 7 are throughout the whole game. Also bringing back The Order after Silent Hill 3 is kinda stupid considering what happened in the end of it but it’s not that bad just a bit stupid. Walter also isnt the best antagonist considering he was teased since sikent hill 2 his whole reasoning of just wanting to fulfill the 22 commandments is kinda weak but his relationship towards eileen and how they act with one another is good but that’s it. also weapons that have durability is also kinda dumb thankfully some don’t have durability but still something to notice.
Main Praises/Positives
The level design is actually sooo good and eerie like in the apartment world you literally walk on flesh and the walls look like skin and are pulsating almost like a heart which scared me a bit which also ties in with the atmosphere there’s no radio in this game unlike the other entries in the series so besides eileen speaking and enemies moving it’s silence which once again makes you nervous on what’s happening since most enemies don’t make noise unless you’re close to them. The OST in this game is amazing and probably one of my favorites in the series they barely play music in the game or any audio besides listed before but when they do it’s an amazing song that always matches the tone of the area/cutscene (which is what i hope for) very limited songs but still good nonetheless. “The room” being an allegory for social anxiety and how it affects people is a really unique way in showing the effects of it the front door is locked almost like you DONT want to go out despite desperately wanting to but when you are able to finally leave the room you get transported into a weird and uncomfortable world with almost everything trying to hurt you and your mc almost shows that given his lack of lines to show he’s truly anxious about the whole matter and doesn’t even know what to say while given a topic not that many forms of media expresses this much as silent hill 4 it does a wonderful job at it. The enemies are kinda bad but the designs themselves are also really good mainly the ghosts with the number showing their number of death and of course showing the way they died (as all ghosts do). That final boss is also really good you first give an umbilical cord to a “baby” to stop whatever the hell walter is doing to it then you are grabbing spears and stabbing the “baby” with it to finally be able to deal damage to walter then not only that you have to kill walter in time in order to save eileen or get the good ending.
Sound Design is a mixed thing which i didn’t know to put it for example the good was during the 2nd visit apartment world there is a woman crying the whole time until you go to the next floor and if you go back to that same floor she is crying again which was impressive given the crying actually sounded like CRYING not a stock voice crying. But also the bad is like literally one of the enemy types burp when you hit it??? not a huge thing but i’m still mixed on where to put it just really not the best or worst
Overall a good game that’s overhated a lot but of course i understand the hate with it but i still truly think the series should’ve ended after SH3 but saying that it still is a good game
- Amazing concept failed by its execution.
- The ploit is alright even if it doesn't fit silent hill, the writing is painful in this game.
- The combat and camera are especially hard to manage and you just have to get used to it.
- Forgettable OST.
- The ploit is alright even if it doesn't fit silent hill, the writing is painful in this game.
- The combat and camera are especially hard to manage and you just have to get used to it.
- Forgettable OST.
Fuck those ghosts
Making the fourth game of your franchise have worst controls than the first is really amazing game design
Arranca mas interesante de lo que termina; el misterio de que está pasando con Henry Townsend, porqué está encerrado en ese cuarto y que son las cosas extrañas que pasan al rededor son lo mejor del juego. Al principio, cuando arrancó este Silent Hill que era aparentemente en primera persona, me voló la cabeza. No entendía nada, y la atmósfera que se genera en Room 302 es exquisíta. Es como una especie de tensión constante, una incomodidad, una sensación de estar siendo observado o ser parte de algo mas grande que uno. A medida que va pasando el juego, van ocurriendo cosas en el cuarto y tenemos la posibilidad de ver al exterior; por el cerrojo de la puerta, un huequito que da al cuarto de la vecina, o las ventanas que dan a la calle, y voy a hablar de cada uno de estos orificios porque me parece fácil lo mas interesante del juego. A través del cerrojo, se ven unas manos con sangre en la pared de atrás y de vez en cuando aparece la vecina barriendo, o escenas del Superintendent del edificio preocupado por lo que sea que esté pasando en room 302, pero es que además ese pequeño peek que tenemos por la puerta tiene una sensación de que el otro lado es un lugar distante pero que a su vez está acá, al lado. Una vez me apareció la cara gigante del Superintendente y me cagué encima. Después se abre el hueco que da a la pared de la vecina y al principio dije "fua listo, seguro el Henry es un pervertido y el juego quiere que juegues con eso; cuánto ves a la vecina en su habitación? que tanto la revisas? Seguro después juega con eso." Hay un osito que no te mira pero en cualquier momento se da vuelta y me cago encima. El POTENCAL terrorífico que tiene este huequito. Que cosas voy a ver del otro lado? Un asesinato? A la vecina haciendo cosas turbias? Quizás hasta momentos íntimos que no debería ver... Después no pasa nada con el huequito. De vez en cuando está la vecina sentada en la cama y a veces parece que te mira y eso es un poquito turbio pero no pasa de eso. Incluso cuando el conejo se da vuelta, te lo esperás y no pasa nada. Mirar por la ventana también tiene su magia, el mundo ocurre afuera indistinto de lo que está pasando en Room 302, al principio pensé que había gente desnuda caminando. En los edificios del frente podés ver al resto de los vecinos haciendo cosas, y en un momento un dedo señala al cuarto de tu vecina y da bastante miedo. Mirar los autos pasar por la calle es bastante magnético. TODO ESTO, me daba a entender que Henry Townsend había hecho algo. Al igual que SH2, este era su purgatorio. Esos fantasmas que lo persiguen, y eventos en su casa que parecen hasta targeteados a él. Mientras la historia transcurre, quiero saber mas sobre Hernry Townsend. ¿Que hizo? ¿Es una mala persona?... Al final no. Nada de eso. Herny Townsend estaba en el lugar equivocado en el momento equivocado. Me la bajó una banda saber que la historia tenía que ver con Walter Sullivan, y terminó siendo la mitad de interesante de lo que pensé que iba a ser. Shame on me por esperar un juego distinto, supongo. El gameplay por fuera del cuarto es aburrido, caminar de un lugar a otro buscando cosas como cualquier Survival Horror pero menos creativo, sin puzzles ni nada desafiante. Eso si, es el que mas miedo me dió de los 4. Me pareció que tenía las zonas mejor logradas en cuanto a ambiente (quizás no tanto como el 3 igual) y los sonidos son terroríficos. Los enemigos, aunque molestos, son los mejores de la saga. Los ghosts me hacían cagar encima, y todavía no sé que era el gusano ese. Siento que de los 4 Silent Hill, este tenía el potencial para ser el mejor y terminó siendo totalmente mediocre. El peor de los 4 que, granted, sigue siendo muy bueno, pero me dejó descepcionado. Empieza muy muy bien, y de ahí solamente cae.