They really knew what they were doing from the beginning with this series. The polish and attention to detail is honestly mind blowing for a PS1 game. I adore the style of “dungeons” in the first three silent hill games, so I was really excited after beating 2 and 3 to be able to get back into that gameplay. It certainly did not disappoint! Great atmosphere, great scares, fun puzzles, and none of them overstayed their welcome. The bosses are unnecessary but as I played on easy, I really didn’t have to put any thought or effort into beating them so I couldn’t complain. This game would honestly be perfect if not for the overworld being a pain to traverse at times. Running around aimlessly while like 6 enemies tail you can get kind of irritating, especially when you have to execute perfect hairpin turns/maneuvers under tank controls. That really is my only gripe though. The story is dripfed to you really effectively, the cast of characters all fulfill their purposes effectively, and I am such a sucker for the pre-rendered cutscenes (full kudos to Sato Takayoshi!). This is genuinely one of the best PS1 games I have played, and I’ve played a good deal of them. ABSOLUTELY worth playing alongside 2 and 3, I’m so glad I came back to this!