No one is safe in (or around) Silent hill.
In Silent Hill 4 you play as Henry Townshend, a man facing his own demons. Locked mysteriously in your own apartment you start to notice portals opening up in your apartment and you decide to explore what they lead to...hoping to find a way out. Instead of an escape you're thrown into the mind-f$%* world of Silent Hill. The most noticable change in this game from all the rest is the ability to "charge" attacks to deal heavier damage to creatures using melee weapons. I like this route because it gives you a little more control on the action and makes for some good killing. Controls are the same however when moving around and the camera is still fixed in certain parts of the game adding that feeling that someone is watching you.
Compared to the series staple, Silent Hill, the visuals have obviously improved over the last ones adding more eerie environments and crazier creatures in this title. The bobblehead nurses make a return appearence and they never get old.
The sound is still pretty scary with the ambient noise and help from veteran composer Akira Yamaoka. The soundtrack is one of the best in the series as well featuring songs like Nightmarish Waltz and others to make the experience more enthralling.
This is one of my favorites apart from 2 (we'll pretend 3 never happened). I reccommend this to anyone who is looking to get the crap scared out of them. Turn out the lights and turn off the reality...this is Silent Hill 4!