silent hill's village idiot, grad school has been beating my ass as of fall 2023 so i haven't had much time for viddy games -_-
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Besides those minor complaints, though, I think this game is fantastic. It has an incredibly eerie and melancholic atmosphere (as to be expected of a Toyama game), and, similar to its predecessor, really neat folklore. Its plot is far more decipherable on a moment-to-moment basis than Siren, while still maintaining that mysterious Siren fever dream storytelling. The settings in the game are memorable as well, with the Bright Win ship, the apartment complex, and the amusement park sticking out as some pretty scary and unique areas. I don't know if it will haunt me as much as the first game (Tomoko Maeda and Miyako's respective fates and, what I consider to be the scariest survival horror moment for me, Harumi Yomoda's Day 2 missions, come to mind), though it DEFINITELY has its moments, but I enjoyed actually playing it more, fwiw. And you can tell they had so much fun making this! All in all, it's another incredible showing from the Siren team-- it's a shame they don't make these anymore!!
My favorites were Ichiko, Akiko, Ikuko, and Soji. I love Soji! I think I would behave the same way if I washed up on Yamijima (bumbling around and whining, confused).