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I'm about to get back in the Silent Hill seat... I need some advice...
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SolidSnakex
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Go with SH3 next since its story connects to SH1, then you can move onto either SH2 or SH4.
The first Silent Hill didn't make much sense to me.
Man crashes car, daughter disappears.
Man runs into sheriff. Sheriff gives man gun.
Man goes looking around for daughter.
Man finds sexy nurse.
Sexy nurse's face melts away.
Man gets attacked by some sort of glowing angel.
Angel dies and leaves behind baby which is man's daughter?
Silent Hill made as much sense to me as Parasite Eve.
Was that the bad ending? And wasn't there a UFO ending? Was that one a joke?
Most of those points get somewhat explained in SH3. SH3 is a good game, but it suffers from being WAY too linear. Also heather has some very strange reactions and it's hard to understand her sometimes. You can finish it in less than 10 hours your first time through no problem. The best things about #3 is the alternate worlds are extremely disturbing in spots, starting with the alternate office building.
SH2 was a bit lacking when it went to the alternate worlds, but it has the strongest story and it is still creepy, especially in the prison area.
SH2 was a bit lacking when it went to the alternate worlds, but it has the strongest story and it is still creepy, especially in the prison area.
On a side note, Lisa (the sexy nurse you meet in SH1) was not real. She was a real person at one time, but she died. What you were talking to was a figment of Allessa'a imagination, just like all the monsters were. Notice how she only appears in the dark world? It won't be the last time you meet a character that's not real
Yeah, you should first read through the plot guide on Gamefaqs. It is an interesting read, and although much of it is speculation, it will at least get you thinking about the game. After that, play Silent Hill 3. It is a very short game and is also the direct sequel to SH1.
After that, you should go for Silent Hill 2. That happens to be my very favorite in the series. Finally, go for SH4.
After that, you should go for Silent Hill 2. That happens to be my very favorite in the series. Finally, go for SH4.
Here's a question I have about Silent Hill 3, having just finished it once through. Although I haven't gotten this particular ending, I read about it elsewhere.
I figure I'll play through again to get that ending, but it will take a while since there's about an hour between the save at the plot fork and the end in my game.
Why would forgiving Claudia (in the confession booth) be an essential element of getting the ending where you end up possessed and killing Douglas? Wouldn't forgiveness be a good thing, and less nurturing to that thing growing inside you?
I figure I'll play through again to get that ending, but it will take a while since there's about an hour between the save at the plot fork and the end in my game.
SolidSnakex
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DarthWoo said:
Claudia was really too far gone to be forgiven. I think that was the reason why forgiving her has that consequence. The stuff you have to do other than that (killing alot and getting injured alot) coupled with your acceptance of all the evil things Claudia had done up till that point feeds the thing inside of you. It's kind of the full change of Heather essentially. Having the urge to kill, feeling invincible and forgiving those that are just too far gone (as shown later because Claudia was never really sorry about what she'd done). So by that time it was more of you accepting and agreeing with what she'd done rather than forging it.
