I just finished Silent Hill: Shattered Memoires...

...and holy God, what an awesome and intense game. This is, hands down, the most innovative horror title since RE4. The story is so well told and has a wonderful ending. The use of the atmosphere and phone to 'hint' the story to you is as innovative as scanning was in Metroid Prime. Characters are well voice acted and move naturally with believable facial animations that look better than most HD games. The controls are super intuitive and simple and the flashlight is the best in video game history.

Where the game has room for improvement is in it's nightmare scenes. They are damn intense and will get you sitting at the edge of your seat holding your breath. It's hard to describe the feeling when you escape a nightmare and return to the normal world. It's a feeling of relief rarely ever felt in a video game. But, the nightmares can get frustrating. They are maze like and you will only see one type of monster the whole game. Their appearance will subtly change, but that's it. The labyrinth like nature of the nightmare world will have you running helplessly in circles until you feel like quitting. Getting out of a nightmare feels more like luck than anything.

Some have complained about the game's length, but I'll tell you now, this is definitely a game you will want to play at least twice. With the psychological profiling and with your in-game interactions changing subtle differences in the way things play out, and with the game having 5 endings, it's worth playing two or three times if not more. A speed run only takes about three hours, and that's good, because if the game were longer, it would probably wouln't be as flawlessly paced. Instead, the game is perfectly paced and it's short nature makes multiple run-throughs more acceptable.

All in all, I'm highlty impressed and recommend that if you own a wii, at least rent Silent hill if not just go out and buy it. I really hope that we see more games like this from climax, all be it with some improvements. The nightmare world needs some fixing, but by the end of it, I just felt wanting more. I felt as if this game was a great idea that has yet to be fully realized. All the more reason for a sequel.

Exactly the same feelings here TC, it was diffirent and very intense, I wish it made it to more systems so more people could enjoy it!!dakan45

[QUOTE="dakan45"]Exactly the same feelings here TC, it was diffirent and very intense, I wish it made it to more systems so more people could enjoy it!!Bread_or_Decide

Exactly the same feelings here TC, it was diffirent and very intense, I wish it made it to more systems so more people could enjoy it!!dakan45

It will be on ps2 and psp next year

Can't wait for this game. I was going to get the Wii version, but I am going to go with the PSP version instead. And the length shouldn't be a big deal since the point of the Silent Hill games is to play them again to get different endings and other secrets like unlockables.

Can't wait for this game. I was going to get the Wii version, but I am going to go with the PSP version instead. And the length shouldn't be a big deal since the point of the Silent Hill games is to play them again to get different endings and other secrets like unlockables.

Wanderer5

But I've always been a Fatal Frame guy.siLVURcross

I was going to get the Wii version, but I am going to go with the PSP version instead.Wanderer5

[QUOTE="Wanderer5"]

Can't wait for this game. I was going to get the Wii version, but I am going to go with the PSP version instead. And the length shouldn't be a big deal since the point of the Silent Hill games is to play them again to get different endings and other secrets like unlockables.

CannedWorms

Because it is cheaper and I can still get the soundtrack if I preorder it.:P Maybe I can return it or sell it, keep the soundtrack, and then get the Wii version.

I keep hearing it's very, very short.

I can't wait to buy it for PSP, but I'm considering the PS2 version. It's a remake of a game I already own, and I want to get it at a better price.

[QUOTE="Wanderer5"] I was going to get the Wii version, but I am going to go with the PSP version instead.Thunderdrone

From the hands on for the PSP version it doesn't sound bad, and from the pics I think it looks like a great looking PSP game.

[QUOTE="Thunderdrone"][QUOTE="Wanderer5"] I was going to get the Wii version, but I am going to go with the PSP version instead.Wanderer5

From the hands on for the PSP version it doesn't sound bad, and from the pics I think it looks like a great looking PSP game.

Those where early screens though.

[QUOTE="Wanderer5"]

[QUOTE="Thunderdrone"] I think you should wait and see how the ports turn out. They where outsourced and the few screens out there are not looking that hot.Thunderdrone

From the hands on for the PSP version it doesn't sound bad, and from the pics I think it looks like a great looking PSP game.

Those where early screens though.

I don't know, they look around the same to me (This game and Origins), through there was that one video at E3 where they show around 30 seconds of the PSP version, and it didn't look like it run as smooth as Origins.

I keep hearing it's very, very short.

I can't wait to buy it for PSP, but I'm considering the PS2 version. It's a remake of a game I already own, and I want to get it at a better price.

SolidTy

Honestly, it has so little in common with SH1 that it's not even close to a remake. I don't even know why its a silent hill game. It doesn't play like one, it doesn't look like one, and it's story isn't like any of the others.

It might as well just be called Shattered Memories.

[QUOTE="dakan45"]Exactly the same feelings here TC, it was diffirent and very intense, I wish it made it to more systems so more people could enjoy it!!Bread_or_Decide

Do you know if there is anything to replace the old ray guns and killer cans of bug spray that made replaying the old games so fun?Vandalvideo

Well, there's zero combat, so nothing like that. There are UFO's you can collect for the joke alien ending though.

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]Do you know if there is anything to replace the old ray guns and killer cans of bug spray that made replaying the old games so fun?goblaa

Well, there's zero combat, so nothing like that. There are UFO's you can collect for the joke alien ending though.

This is, hands down, the most innovative horror title since RE4.

goblaa

Bwhahahahahaha.

Stopped reading right at that.

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"][QUOTE="dakan45"]Exactly the same feelings here TC, it was diffirent and very intense, I wish it made it to more systems so more people could enjoy it!!dakan45

[QUOTE="goblaa"]

This is, hands down, the most innovative horror title since RE4.

GrumpyWalrus

Bwhahahahahaha.

Stopped reading right at that.

The point I was trying to make was that it's a big re-set for its franchise.

The game's gameplay was a borefest, save a few chasing sequences and a nice twist at the end, but overall it was boring.