Rika_Croft's post

Can anyone explaine to me what exactly the story of silent hill is? Cuz it seems alot like RE with like wierd zombie things, but in every review it says that the game is more darker and psychological than RE. SO pleasse explaine i is confuzzled.

Cliffy's post

Silent Hill is certainly alot more psycological than Resident Evil, not sure about darker though, as both series' are pretty dark!

Okay, the first Silent Hill on the PS1 was all about a bloke called Harry whom lost his daughter in an eerie town with the same name as the game lol (if memory serves me)....strange that. The thing is, Harry's wife died some time ago and SH is where they met or went some time ago and he received a mysterious letter I think, which prompted him to go back. The second game isn't related to the first either, but the third game is the true sequal, where by you play harry's daughter who is around 16yrs old now, and harry is dead hehe.

I think it's certainly more psycological and it does mess with you head, in a way that you'll have to play it to find out lol

Acid_Rush's post

Nearly right, Cliffy - you're getting the storylines of 1 and 2 mixed together.

In SH 1 Harry - whose wife is dead - takes his daughter Cheryl to Silent Hill on holiday - it's a resort town. However, someone steps in front of their car on the outskirts of the town in the fog and they crash. When Harry comes round he finds Cheryl gone and the town a ghost town, recently destroyed by a fire. The object of the game is to find Cheryl (a big joke in Silent Hill humour-based fanfictions is Harry's constant repetition in the game of the line, 'Have you seen a little girl? Short, dark hair? About seven years old?' It's funny how often he says that. You travel around the town avoiding/killing monsters and meeting the few live residents of the town who may help you or may hinder you or who all help you to piece together just what's going on - namely that the town was the centre of an obsessive cult who victimised one little girl in order to try and bring about hell on earth, and you're not as detached from the town as you think...

SH2 is about James, whose wife is also dead - she was called Mary. He's the one who received a letter - from her, after her death, asking her to meet him in Silent Hill. He goes to look for her and meets a few tragic characters, including Maria, who looks and sounds exactly like his dead wife except for the fact that she dresses more provocatively and is a lot more flirty. Then of course there's the issue of her continually dying... SH2 has the biggest plot twist of the entire series and should not be spoiled for anyone who may play the game.

SH3 is, as Cliffy said, a sequel to 1 involving Harry's daughter, except it's not *quite* Cheryl.

SH4 is almost completely different and was originally intended as a different game not at all connected to the series until they decided it would sell better if they slapped the SH name on it. You play Henry from Ashfield who wakes up one day to find his apartment door chained up from the inside, the windows shut, the power cut, the phone dead and no-one notices he's missing. They don't even hear him screaming for help. Then after five days a hole appears in his bathroom wall with the sound of crying children filtering through it. You climb into the hole and are transported to a hellish other dimension where locations familiar to you such as the subway near your apartment block or the woods near Silent Hill are all twisted and full of monsters. Turns out it's all due to a serial killer who lived in Silent Hill but committed suicide in prison, but what exactly is going on and why is your apartment sealed up? I haven't finished this one yet so I can't comment on any more.

The reason people say SH is darker than RE is because the storylines are very deep and involved and centred around the dark side of human nature and the evil that man can do both to others and to themselves. They're more 'psychological' in that the scares come from building up tension and claustrophobia rather than having monsters leap out at you. The monsters are really freaky and generally move slowly but relentlessly. That doesn't make the game easy since you're often trapped in awkward, small spaces, and it adds to the fear. Everywhere is dark and misty and in the first three games you pick up a broken radio that gives out static when monsters are nearby. Because it's so dark you can't see much, so the radio goes off and you *know* there's something nearby but you don't know where and it's *really* *really* unnerving!!

I like them, as you can probably tell. I definately recommend them.

Rika-Croft's post

ooh thanx they sound really good, I'll have to buy them for pc, cuz i don't have ps2. scary!! lol i was looking at some pics and OMG is it gory lol, now i have to play it .

Acid_Rush's post

DO NOT PLAY IT IN THE DARK!

DarkAngel's post

I suggest starting with SH2....That will get you addicted to the series....

fire's post

i agree silent hill can be addicting its a good game very graphic

Acid_Rush's post (quoting DarkAngel)

Yeah, that's the one I started with and the storyline just sucked me in to the whole franchise. I prefer it to SH1 definately...if I'd played that first I might not have bothered to check out the others.

fire's post

if any of you have played the new sh 3 it is really really awsome it is so good

lara-fanatic's post

ye silent hill games are fantasic! i kno what u mean when you say it messes with your head, after playing sh4 and watching those things that come out of the walls i was scared stand next to one for weeks

Acid_Rush's post

Silent Hill 4 has seriously messed with my head. I will now never be able to live alone in an apartment.

fire's post

lol thats funny to say i would run up and down the halls of an appartmennt by myself at night jus for fun! i guess im jus crazy expesualy if someone told me it was haunted

Raider Man's post

WHAT? I DIDN'T KNOW THAT? ITS CHEYRL? OH GOD! I BOUGHT THE SH3 BUT DIDN'T KNOW THE GIRL IS CHEYRL SINCE I DIDN'T PLAY IT YET LOL.

Just to let you know that, Cheyrl is not his biological daughter (his real daughter) He adopt her, when you finish the game in the second ending you will see!!!

Raiderchick's post (quoting Acid Rush)

Really? While SH2 was a fantastic game, I really preferred SH1, as it was the original, and the storyline was far more complex.

For anyone who is wondering, SH3 is a direct sequel to SH1. SH1 was very, very vague and subtle about the elements of its storyline, maybe for censorship reasons... or at the time it had no peers with such dark, demonic content. SH3 pretty much explain

s the whole of what happened in SH1, and progresses on from there.

I refuse to give any spoilers - you really need to play the game - but here are some really good plot analyses:

Silent Hill 1

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/silent_hill_plot.txt

Silent Hill 1, 2 & 3

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/si...hill_plot_a.txt

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/si...ll_4_plot_a.txt

Acid_Rush's post

I prefer the storyline of SH2 because it's so open to interpretation and it also demonstrates a much greyer version of 'good and evil' where no-one can be really categorised as one or the other. Even poor Angela - though quite easy to interpret as a victim - believes herself to be evil in a way. There's this wonderful plot twist involving James and suddenly you find yourself questioning everything, and all in all the whole game has so many levels to mull over.

SH1 was much more clear-cut. Good guys, bad guys. I like things vague.

Acid_Rush's post

Just under two weeks until the release of the Silent Hill film!!! SQUEE!! Can't wait!

Raiderchick's post (quoting Acid_Rush)

I see what you mean. While SH1 (and SH3) had much more dark, complex storylines, I think SH2 was more mature and more meaningful. At least that's the reaction I get from people. To be honest, I've never actually finished SH2 or SH3!!

But I do know all about them, have seen them both played and seen most of the FMVs from both. Though I admit I need to really get stuck into SH2 and play it from start to finish so I get the full experience. As it is, I can't argue w/you really.

I know - I can't wait!

What do you think it'll be like?

Acid_Rush's post

Well, all the signs are pointing to the SH film being *very* good indeed. A lot of the senior people from the games have been closely involved in making it and it seems to have stayed very true to the games - even the trailer uses music from them. Akira Yamaoka - who was the composer for all four of the games and a producer on SH4 - has had a big role in the creative process apparently. It seems that the storyline is a mixture of SH1 and 2. I really can't wait!

I know the US release is on Friday, I heard it's the same here in the UK but I've not seen any advertising for it so we might be getting it a little later. I'll have to check my local cinema.

Raiderchick's post (quoting Acid_Rush)

Hmm... it says Spring in the trailer so I always assumed it would come here in a couple of months time.. in fact I remember it saying June worldwide somewhere (can't remember where tho) so I hope that's the truth..

Based on what I've seen from the trailer, previews, and the info on IMDB I think it's mainly based on SH1 - parent (I think she's actually Harry's wife!) looking for their daughter, complete w/Dahlia, Alessa and Cybil, along w/bits and pieces from 2 & 3 - Pyramid Head, nurses, Eddie, Valtiel...

Well, whatever happens I'm going to go in w/a low expectation, then I can't help being satisfied at the very least. I'm still not sure I like the idea of them replacing Harry's role w/that of his wife... I admit, tho, it was smart of them not to try to exactly replicate the game's story.

Acid_Rush's post

Yeah, I hope I'm not going to get burned by my high hopes for this film.

It opens here in the UK on Friday. Whoo! Unfortunately my rubbish local cinema has decided the latest showing they're going to have is a 9.30pm one so either I trek over to another town with a later showing or I have to put up with loads of under-age kids making a noise to show off about the fact that they've got into a 15 film when they're only 12 - which they seem to do a lot around here. Stupid kids ruined Mr and Mrs Smith!

Raiderchick's post

Grr.. I know what you mean. There's nothing worse than seeing a movie w/a bad audience. Or even just one or two dodgies, they spoil the whole film!

Grrr...!

Well, once you've seen it don't give anything away! I want to walk into the cinema w/an open mind.

Acid_Rush's post

I saw it and all I will say is that I loved it.

Raiderchick's post

Let's take this in a slightly different direction..

Which was your fav SH soundtrack?

Acid_Rush's post

Good idea! I think that my favourite soundtrack was SH2 - the theme tune is my favourite video game theme ever, and the rest of it is really spooky and atmospheric and fits so well. I do love the theme tune from SH3 too, though - 'You're Not Here', and 'Room of Angel' from SH4 is really fitting and works so well on the opening video sequence.

larapistol's post

Well It sounds like a fun game

scoobysnax's post

I recently saw the Silent Hill: Origins E3 trailor for psp and i thought i would post it here so its http://videogames.yahoo.com/e32006/game?id=1659

Raiderchick's post

Oops! I forgot about this thread!

I haven't heard anything from SH4, but I do love all the SH soundtracks. If I had to choose, it would probably be SH3. I've never before experienced such a beautiful marriage between the creepy, static noises, instrumentation and beats/rhythms. It just works so well. My favourite song on the ST, and which I think emulates this sound most, is Sickness Until Foolish Death.

But I really like all the tracks.

SH2 would have to be my 2nd fav, probably Theme of Laura being my favourite.

SH1, Not Tomorrow is definately top on my list.

lara-fanatic's post

i saw the film on sunday and i really enjoyed it (my favorite bit was the nurses!), it was great, but i thought it could have been a bit scarier in places and the dialoge could have been better.

Does anyone know if they plan to make another one?

My favorite soundtrack would have to be sh4 its soo creepy!

scoobysnax's post

lol lara fanatic i just posted the link to the new SH trailor up above a bit.....Any ways i really want to see the movie as well but no one will go with me

lara-fanatic's post

aww thanks for the link scoodysnax!

Kramer's post

Thanks for all that info Acid ! I think Im gonna look for this game in the shop soon. I had heard of SH before of course. But I didn't realise it was more mysterious and tension building instead of action and gore. Seems like you did something in return for Vicy City Thanks.

Acid_Rush's post

You're welcome! I'm having far too much fun with Vice City, I'm glad I could return the favour.

Angel Trent's post (quoting Kramer)

Not even THANK YOU because I recomended you this game?!You are so...I dont know... Ah,Yeah!Eeeky!

Kramer's post

^^ I already said thanks to you in MSN And you didn't give so much information as Acid.

Aw.. dont worry, I still love only you

Acid_Rush's post

<sticks tongue at Angel_Trent and then runs away giggling>

LOL, just kidding!!

scoobysnax's post

Okay so i just started silent hill 2 again i kinda forgot how creepy it was...anyone played it?

Acid_Rush's post

It's my favourite one! I love Angela and Maria so much, and Pyramid Head is just tooo scary.

scoobysnax's post

Yeah buddy piramid head is scary and i forgot to pick up the steel pipe i think i am in trouble with just the board with nails in it.....I would also be up to hearing anyones theries on the game as it is open for much discussion.

Ms.Croft's post

I have a ton of theories on the second game, but they may be considered spoilers...so I will say so!

*SPOILERS*

Well let's start on our lovely Mr Pyramid Head. Many people just see him as an enemy but he is so so so much more. It is said that our lovely Mr Pyramid head is a reflection of the main character. He's often percieved doing things to monsters when the main character comes across him, and this is ment to be a reflection of his sexual frustration...in other words, Pyramid head is the 'sinful' side of our main character. Later in the game when the main character begins to come around to this, Pyramid Head starts to become vulnerable and ends up impaling himself. Also, this time, Silent Hill has become not only a purgatory type of place, but a self punishment place in Silent Hill 2. James is apparentely using Silent Hill 2 as a means of punishing himself for killing his wife, and is using Pyramid head to do this. Once James frees himself of these sins the pyramid heads kill themselves...as they are not needed anymore.

*End Spoiler*

This is why I love Silent Hill, the psycological madness, and messing of the head is what makes it so great, and so different than Resident Evil...thus I've only played 3, but I already want the res (A part from 4)

scoobysnax's post

Very good thery ms.Croft as i belive PH does represent james's true self and overall just plain truth...by killing maria he is showing that his wife is gone and he can in no way have her back at least thats what i c in it....I there for dont think you would qualify PH as a bad guy more like a guide but somtimes executioner although if he really wanted to kill james he had plenty off opurtunintys.

DarkAngel's post

I havent finished SH2 yet (mainly cause i usually remember it at night, and i need my sleep, which it like impossible after that game!!), but i know what happens....I saw a really good plot analysis on gamefaqs once.....It was loooong, but it did a really good job at explaining everything....

Acid_Rush's post

There are some great theories about SH out there in game analyses, aren't there? I'd write one myself but I'd just be rehashing what a lot of people have already suggested, and I'm too much of a procrastinator anyway.

I still haven't finished SH4 - it's *so* hard!

Cliffy's post

Interesting theory, Ms.Croft, and I can safely say that it never even crossed my mind lol

Acid Rush's post

Spoilers and content not suitable for children:

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/si...ll_2_plot_a.txt

http://www.planetps2.com/shasylum/board/topic.asp?topic_id=78612&forum_id=34 45&Topic_Title=i+figured+out+whats+going+on&forum_title=Theories&M=0&S=True://http://www.planetps2.com/shasylum/b...;M=0&S=True://http://www.planetps2.com/shasylum/b...;M=0&S=True://http://www.planetps2.com/shasylum/b...;M=0&S=True://http://www.planetps2.com/shasylum/b...;M=0&S=True://http://www.planetps2.com/shasylum/b...;M=0&S=True

DarkAngel's post (quoting Acid_Rush's post)

The top one was the one i was talking about. Its insanly long, but really detailed.

Acid_Rush's post

It's very good, isn't it? You can tell the author has really put a lot of thought into it. I think SH2 has the most scope out of all of them for interpretation and symbolism and all that jazz. The others are a lot more 'obvious'.

Dark Wizard's post

Does anybody know about the save games in Silent Hill 4 The Room???

Acid_Rush's post

Do you mean how you save a game? There's a notebook on your coffee table in your apartment living room. Look at it, select it, and you'll be able to save. That's the only way you can save in the game - part of the strategy is how often you save and when you save, since you need to go back to your apartment to do it...and later on in the game that gets a bit harder to do.

SH4 is *so* hard - hard to save, hard to heal yourself, hard to find ammo - I just can't do it!

Dark Wizard's post

I'm playing it on the easy setting the first time through....LOLz....the cat things just kinda lurk at your feet while you wail on 'em with the pipe.....

Allegra's post

The ghosts, the ghosts, the awful ghosts...but I liked the story.

Lara-IWANNABE-Lara's post

I need help wit silent hill 3, i rented it and i haf to return it soon but i haf to know, how do i get outta' the mall. i tried every door and haf only met about 4 monsters, 3 big ones, and maybe 2 weird dog things. i am totally lost and the map doz NOT help! if any1 can explain or if anyone has a good detailed walkthrough or can explain with screenshots plz do, (screenshots r good, its like a video map) thnx

Jumping Stone's post

SH3 was so good. I beat all four. Anyways, I might be too late by now but eventually while walking through the back of the mall you will come to Claudia. (woman in black robe) You climbed out the BR window a while ago right? And went through the door down the alley? Well, you will come to a cut scene eventually. Man, you have a long way to go. Good luck, rent it again!

Lara-IWANNABE-Lara's post (quoting Jumping Stones)

Thnks! I finally found a key into the book store. Now I gotta' figure out the book puzzle and open the door! Please some1 post a walkthrough

Jumping Stone's post

Try this one?

http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rlid=72844&rid=67420

I cant remember the one I used, but it was pretty good. This one might be alrite. Good luck!

Lara-IWANNABE-Lara's post

thnks so much jumping stones!

Purple's post (quoting Acid_Rush)

Yes SH "The Room" is complicated, me and my boyfriend played it together (actually he played it, I watched lol) it's so freaky, and whenever you had to go up some stairs or whetever, thoose hands coming out of the walls pushed you down again, my boyfriend was always frustrated becasue of that. I helped him solve some puzzles, so eh, at least I helped him a bit *laughs* but overall I think it is a good SH game. We never finished it but we left of where we had to search all of the apartments. I think we needen couple more levels to finish off but we haven't lol.

Oh and that little boy is so freaky and then that one part where you could see troguh a hole in the wall at your neighbors apartment (that one girl) and that stuffed bunny or bear sitting at her bed, just so CREEPY! I tought that Jail level (where they put the children in and let them rott till they died) was so SCARY! because theese monters or creatures with 2 baby faces on tem ahhhhhh just thinking about it hahaha so creepy.

But this game actually did messed with my boyfrineds head and mine. He wouldn't play it alone, and I don't I would either WOULDN'T EVEN DARE TO PLAY IT AT NIGHT! I would end up with Insomnia lol. Oh and my boyfriend started playing Condemned for the X-Box 360 but he said he couldn't finish it becasue he always played it by himself and that it was gettin creepier, he wasnts me to be with him so he can finish it NOT AGAIN!

Lara-IWANNABE-Lara's post (quoting Purple)

i say if my boy-frined wanted me to stay wit him i wud do it. it wud be kewl, both of u scared to death together! it wud be a chance for him to say ''wow, she thinks the game is scary yet sheyet she doesnt care if its for me! i like her a lot.

Purple's post

Yup!

Acid_Rush's post

I've played Silent Hill past midnight in a dark house with no-one else home before...not recommended.

Purple's post (quoting Acid_Rush)

Wow! you are so brave! lol

Lara-IWANNABE-Lara's post (quoting Purple)

Wow. If you wer a boy i wud like u...again, its a shame im not gay and im taken! haha im jkn

scoobysnax's post

IF you really want a scare try it with headphones in the dark with no one around

Lara-IWANNABE-Lara's post (quoting scoobysnax)

i've done tht, but wit a non-scary game...the sims! lol, i still don't like doing it, but i like getting scared (ok tht was stupid, so i do like it)

scoobysnax's post

LOL i love to be scared too...scary moives,games all of it i just love it...seriously though SH with headphones is really bad scary.

DarkAngel's post (quoting Acid_Rush)

Ive tried that....And i dont plan on doing it again....

After i stopped playing, i turned on my radio and i was just sitting there, and it went all staticky, so i ended up calling my friend at like 1 in the morning cause i was getting really freaked out...

TR252's post

I just bought Silent Hill 2 off Ebay. Hopefully be here by monday or tuesday.

Lara-IWANNABE-Lara's post (quoting TR252)

Have fun with it, I'm still figuring out SH3. After I'm done I'll get SH2.

scoobysnax's post

I always thought silent hill 2 was better than 3 because the enimies are more human like wich i fell is more scary...

Purple's post (quoting DarkAngel)

OMG! That is SCARY! I would have done the same thing.

Acid_Rush's post (quoting DarkAngel)

That is too funny!

Lara-IWANNABE-Lara's post (quoting scoobysnax)

Oh really? Well then I look forward to the horrible nightmares, lol! Here's my plan.

Finish games in order.

1)Tomb Raider 4

2)Silent Hill 3

3)Tomb Raider:Lost Artifact

4)Finish up the 5 last time trials in TRL

Purple's post (quoting Lara-IWANNABE-Lara)

Well good luck

Lara-IWANNABE-Lara's post (quoting Purple)

Thanks much! It'll be hard though, so I put things in a different and better for me order!:

1)TRL

2)SH3

3)TR4

4)TR:Lost Artifact

Purple's post

Hey, do you guys know about the Silent Hill game that they made for PSP?

scoobysnax's post

Yes i have seen the video on yahoo although i think they haved now changed the name from origans to origonal sin. its about a trucker making a routeen delivery to silent hill!!!

Acid_Rush's post

Oooh I've not heard about this!

I don't have a PSP though.

Purple's post (quoting Acid_Rush)

Well me and my boyfriend just got PSP's becasue Tekken Resurection came out And he asked me if people on here might know about the Silent Hill for PSP.

Lara-IWANNABE-Lara's post

I badly want a PSP just to see what its like!

Purple's post (quoting Lara-IWANNABE-Lara)

It has good graphics, it's like you are playing the PS2 just it's portable and can carry music and pics and stuff.

Lara-IWANNABE-Lara's post (quoting Purple)

thts pretty dam sweet

scoobysnax's post

I think i will eventually get a PSP but i think ill wait till the price comes down a bit.

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It was the best video game made adaptation ever!!! I loved every second of it. I loved the blood, the monsters, the story line, the acting, EVERYTHING. I think it should've gotten WA-HE-HEY better reviews. Playing the game and all made me like it even more because I just love all those strange looking monsters. I really want to play Silent Hills 1 and 2. The music was excellent (music was from the game) and they knew just what scenes to put it in. I loved the sets and the characters that sort of differ from the game, but kinda' have the same purpose in the movie like some in the game. (I don't think that made sense, but moving on) I want you guys to tell me how you liked it.

Lol Silent Hill is great!