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Silent Hill: Shattered Memories E3 Walk-through
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Erebus
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RocketDarkness said:
I know this is supposed to be a "re-imagined" version of the original, thus my problem isn't the change in story direction and character development etc etch but in the way that gameplay works. It feels like a totally different game that happens to take a few cues from the SH universe.
RocketDarkness
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I don't really see a problem with that. Silent Hill's combat has been laughable. You've still got plenty of wandering round exploring stuff, with a new mechanic to replace the boring fight stuff.DarkUSS said:
DarkUSS said:
I like the change. Looked, they had to update the controls. While I love Silent Hill 1-3 (4's story is good but the game is pretty bad), the controls were awful. Im sure later on in the game you will get weapons, but you are suppose to be running. That was one of my biggest gripes about Homecoming. Silent Hill has always been about killing when I had to but running most of the time. This seems to make that more fluid.
Edit: Also the hallway scene where all those creatures are appearing in the windows looked creppy as hell. I also liked how they took some elements from Fatal Frame.
Frencherman
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big_z said:
this is the scariest thing I have ever seen...
"God's Beard!"
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As much as I dislike the Wii, this looks better than Alan Wake.
DeaconKnowledge said:
Nothing really made me jump. I may have flinched once. But what is amazing is how creepy it is! From the transformation to the noises, it has a very creepy atmosphere. That is probably the worst part about it! Constantly worrying about will happen next will make this game amazing!
This will be my first Silent Hill experience
like
most creepy setting since SH2
psychologic profiling
the excellent use of the soundtrack / ambiance
harry's voice work
Hate
New Harry model
overall ugly graphics
random wtfs
the only dynamic lightsource seems to be the flashlight. When harry runs through the streets in the first movie, none of the laterns or neon lights seem to light the enviroment.
most creepy setting since SH2
psychologic profiling
the excellent use of the soundtrack / ambiance
harry's voice work
Hate
New Harry model
overall ugly graphics
random wtfs
the only dynamic lightsource seems to be the flashlight. When harry runs through the streets in the first movie, none of the laterns or neon lights seem to light the enviroment.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
This looks pretty awesome, isn't this game coming to PSP and PS2 too? I wonder how it's going to control/work considering you won't have an independent way to shine the light...
Femmeworth
Banned
Yeah... I don't think I'll be playing this. Having those things chase me is going to give me a heart attack.
As your heart beat increases, so does their speed. D:Eteric Rice said:
Eteric Rice
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ninj4junpei said:
Introducing Wii Vitality sensor, for just such an occasion! :lol
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Don't like the grainy look of it. But other than that it looks really cool.
The Wii version is definitely the definitive version. The calls play through the Wiimote speaker (that's why you couldn't hear them in the video) and I'm sure the controls will be the best, and hopefully the graphics.
Still not 100% sold but much more optimistic than after that crappy trailer they released.
The Wii version is definitely the definitive version. The calls play through the Wiimote speaker (that's why you couldn't hear them in the video) and I'm sure the controls will be the best, and hopefully the graphics.
Still not 100% sold but much more optimistic than after that crappy trailer they released.
theinfinityissue
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Eteric Rice said:
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horrifying
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
NetMapel said:Miyamoto: NSMB Wii is so overpowered for the Wii we couldn't implement online feature for the game
Silent Hill: Wat?
i don't get this. is your argument that this game is taxing the wii? because it's a ps2/psp/wii game, so that probably doesn't bode well
SabinFigaro
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Wow, looks really, really good. I'm a big fan of the original, and I think the new direction is a definite plus. After SH3, I felt that the whole "rusty hell otherworld" was played out, and this new frozen theme is really a kick to the balls. I'm not entirely sold on the lack of combat, but I embrace the idea and the trailer makes it look frantic, although maybe a little disjointed. Anticipation +
andthebeatgoeson
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Which trailer was that from? The first?big_z said:
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I think it's the second. It's when he takes out his phone it zooms in on his face from behind. :lolskinnyrattler said:
It's a split second thing and hard to see.
WOOOOOW this looks great, having just played the original a few weeks ago this looks like a quality reimagining.
Videos 2 and 3 sold me, the running away and trying to throw enemies off you reminds me of how RE used to be when you ran out of ammo.
Survival Horror needs a shot in the arm since RE seems to have abandoned the concept lately
Videos 2 and 3 sold me, the running away and trying to throw enemies off you reminds me of how RE used to be when you ran out of ammo.
Survival Horror needs a shot in the arm since RE seems to have abandoned the concept lately
TheChillyAcademic
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I'm having a hard time conceptualizing how this game will work on the PS2 and PSP. What with all the zooming and arm movement controlled by the Wiimote.
Hmm.
Hmm.
diablopanqueque
Banned
Wow. This looked phenomenal. I can't believe over how immersive it felt. I hope it keeps tht feeling up until the late game.
Please don't screw this up.
Please don't screw this up.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Looks freaking great.
Rhazer Fusion
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Hey, it looks quite good. Definitely looking forward to it. The music was great as expected.
Definitely looks cool, although I think some of the stuff is a bit out of place (like your magic not-iPhone that has Fatal Frame abilities).
I'm going to take a guess and say that in the end a mixture of fight or flight would have worked better for the game. The idea that everytime you encounter an enemy you're going to have to book it seems like it'll get old quickly, it'd be nice if you could manage to take down one enemy by itself in a close fight every now and then. But who knows, I'm sure it's not something they decided to do without a lot of thought, so hopefully it turns out to work just fine.
Overall, very cool and the walkthrough finally convinced me it'll be worth checking out.
I'm going to take a guess and say that in the end a mixture of fight or flight would have worked better for the game. The idea that everytime you encounter an enemy you're going to have to book it seems like it'll get old quickly, it'd be nice if you could manage to take down one enemy by itself in a close fight every now and then. But who knows, I'm sure it's not something they decided to do without a lot of thought, so hopefully it turns out to work just fine.
Overall, very cool and the walkthrough finally convinced me it'll be worth checking out.
theinfinityissue
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So, I've been kind of purposely avoiding news on this title for some time now; is it true that combat is gone altogether? Have they said that? You don't fight.. anything? I mean our new bespectacled Harry does look a bit wimpy, but NO combat? I really enjoyed the running mechanic in this trailer, but I have to admit a total lack of combat would really detract from a survival horror game.
Now I will gladly accept a game in which combat is to be avoided if at all possible, I encourage this wholeheartedly, and it flies perfectly in the face of the "action" survival horrors of current years.
Now I will gladly accept a game in which combat is to be avoided if at all possible, I encourage this wholeheartedly, and it flies perfectly in the face of the "action" survival horrors of current years.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
If the game's quality, from start to finish, is on par with how it looked in the IGN walkthrough, it will probably be my game of the year.
Very, very impressed. To me this is an absolute prime example of top tier all-out third party support. It's a game to be excited about.
Very, very impressed. To me this is an absolute prime example of top tier all-out third party support. It's a game to be excited about.
theinfinityissue said:
I think its just devoid of gunplay, I thought one of the interviews it said Harry can use items for "combat" (knocking a bookcase down, using a flare, throwing a garbage can, etc).
Just not combat in the traditional sense of I have a gun so I am going to kill the enemy
abstract alien
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Right there with you. I didnt even watch all of this footage...I just skipped around to see how it ran, and what enemy encounters would look like. Im done now.Jocchan said:
As a big fan of horror games and the Silent Hill series (well, the good ones anyway), I'm not entirely convinced by this. Some parts just didn't make sense to me, and while you could claim this is just how Silent Hill is, I found it a bit cheap myself. Like when he sees a poster with "911" on it, he says something like "it's no use, the phone is dead". How would he even know that?
And when he unlocks a certain door, he goes "Cheryl" for no reason at all (from what I could understand, at least).
Or when he calls 911 through his cellphone, it SEEMS like he has a normal conversation, but he just keeps saying his daughter is missing, and then goes "shit" after they hang up, so was it just his social incompentence that stopped him from reporting his daughter missing, or what?
Also, I found it strange how the sound from outside just stopped when he entered a door. But yeah, maybe this is all explained with "it's Silent Hill, things are fucked up etc". Making horror games is convenient, I guess.
And I absolutely agree about the music: less music, more atmospheric sounds.
But I still liked the atmosphere and how the graphical interface is a part of the game world. I also thought the wii-specific puzzles were cool. The game wasn't really scary in the walkthrough (but then, I rarely get scared by games nowadays), but it showed some potential that it might be later on. Oh, and no loading screens between rooms, which is awesome.
The part where you are chased leaves me with questions though...are you only chased at specific locations of the game, until you reach a 'safe' area (ie, whenever you enter specific areas there's a risk you'll be attacked, kind of like in Fatal Frame)? Because I can't imagine them chasing you everywhere, that would ruin the whole game for me. Also, since the game needs to be designed around the fact that you can escape and run if you're chased, and I wouldn't want them to compromise the room design to make that possible for every part of the game. I did like how you could knock things over to stop the enemies when running though.
The game shows promise for sure, much more than Silent Hill Homecoming ever did (whatever that means), and it could turn out to be the best Silent Hill game in years. And for me, this is the most exciting third-party game for Wii (still not sure if I'll play it on Wii or PSP though... but the Wii puzzles looked neat, I wonder how they'll handle those on PS2/PSP).
And when he unlocks a certain door, he goes "Cheryl" for no reason at all (from what I could understand, at least).
Or when he calls 911 through his cellphone, it SEEMS like he has a normal conversation, but he just keeps saying his daughter is missing, and then goes "shit" after they hang up, so was it just his social incompentence that stopped him from reporting his daughter missing, or what?
Also, I found it strange how the sound from outside just stopped when he entered a door. But yeah, maybe this is all explained with "it's Silent Hill, things are fucked up etc". Making horror games is convenient, I guess.
And I absolutely agree about the music: less music, more atmospheric sounds.
But I still liked the atmosphere and how the graphical interface is a part of the game world. I also thought the wii-specific puzzles were cool. The game wasn't really scary in the walkthrough (but then, I rarely get scared by games nowadays), but it showed some potential that it might be later on. Oh, and no loading screens between rooms, which is awesome.
The part where you are chased leaves me with questions though...are you only chased at specific locations of the game, until you reach a 'safe' area (ie, whenever you enter specific areas there's a risk you'll be attacked, kind of like in Fatal Frame)? Because I can't imagine them chasing you everywhere, that would ruin the whole game for me. Also, since the game needs to be designed around the fact that you can escape and run if you're chased, and I wouldn't want them to compromise the room design to make that possible for every part of the game. I did like how you could knock things over to stop the enemies when running though.
The game shows promise for sure, much more than Silent Hill Homecoming ever did (whatever that means), and it could turn out to be the best Silent Hill game in years. And for me, this is the most exciting third-party game for Wii (still not sure if I'll play it on Wii or PSP though... but the Wii puzzles looked neat, I wonder how they'll handle those on PS2/PSP).
E3 09: Developer Walkthrough:
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-silent-hill/50463
Nothing really new. Cool looking though.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-silent-hill/50463
Nothing really new. Cool looking though.
IGN's video was lacking the audio coming out from the remote speaker (basically any kind of sound coming from Harry's phone, be it voice or static like the radio in previous games).Kiriku said:As a big fan of horror games and the Silent Hill series (well, the good ones anyway), I'm not entirely convinced by this. Some parts just didn't make sense to me, and while you could claim this is just how Silent Hill is, I found it a bit cheap myself. Like when he sees a poster with "911" on it, he says something like "it's no use, the phone is dead". How would he even know that?
And when he unlocks a certain door, he goes "Cheryl" for no reason at all (from what I could understand, at least).
Or when he calls 911 through his cellphone, it SEEMS like he has a normal conversation, but he just keeps saying his daughter is missing, and then goes "shit" after they hang up, so was it just his social incompentence that stopped him from reporting his daughter missing, or what?
Also, I found it strange how the sound from outside just stopped when he entered a door. But yeah, maybe this is all explained with "it's Silent Hill, things are fucked up etc". Making horror games is convenient, I guess.
And I absolutely agree about the music: less music, more atmospheric sounds.
TheChillyAcademic
Member
I'm not seeing the AMAZING some of you seem to see in this walkthrough (have watched it 3 times now) but I will conceit that the atmosphere is there. I tend to disagree about it being scarier running away then it is actually fighting the "monsters." Running away from (generic example) unstoppable enemies like SH4's Ghosts or SH2's PH is one thing, but running away from nearly all enemies? It took away from the immersion for me. The "Ice" Otherworld certainly is an interesting take (Divine Comedy allusions notwithstanding) but I'll need to see more of it before I'm convinced of its effectiveness as setting versus the original otherworld.
TheChillyAcademic said:
I was just looking at youtube videos of SH3(never played it and everyone keeps touting its graphics) and the monsters on that thing are a joke. There is no suspense and when she does kill one it just looks beyond pathetic. I've seen you in all the SH threads so clearly your a real fan of the series and probably don't want it to change. But you have to admit this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfmAXyzLw3A&fmt=18 looks pathetic.
This E3 walkthrough literally takes a steaming pile on top of this SH3 walkthrough.
I might actually have to get a Wii now. For a more casual SH fan like me (SH: HC was tight, yo!) this looks great. I have no "SH2>SH3>SH>SH4>>>>SH: SM" nitpicks about this game.
I loved the iced-over transition. The ice effects and everything just looked really good, seeing as how it's the Wii. I laughed when I saw the car suspended in the ice during P3 of the walk through.
I loved the iced-over transition. The ice effects and everything just looked really good, seeing as how it's the Wii. I laughed when I saw the car suspended in the ice during P3 of the walk through.
Prime Blue
Member
Then again, all YouTube videos with overamplified sound and less than 10fps look pathetic.MWCShay said:
SH3's problem with sound is also that monsters come with background noise depending on the type. You always think, there must be some machine nearby. And it kills the radio and the real sounds coming from the monsters.Prime Blue said:
Yeah I just posted this to bump the thread. People need to get more excited about this.