An interesting experience to say the least, but one marred by quite a few issues regarding narrative and design -- the former admittedly my own fault, since I didn't know this was a direct sequel to the first Silent Hill, which I haven't played yet. After amending that, I'll surely give SH3 a retry. Only after that will I be comfortable giving it a rating.

But I do have to say: technically, it's virtually perfect, one of the most effective audiovisual horror experiences in history, superior even to what Team Silent achieved in SH2.