I don't know, man, Silent Hill is still very scary in its own way. I love both. In fact, System Shock 2 might be my single favorite PC game of all time, so it's not as if I'm unfamiliar with it.Poor console gamers... they think Slient Hill is scary. You know nothing of fear.
It's just that SH deserves the credit too.
Here's hoping Bioshock lives up to the lofty standards created by SS2.