Giallo Corsa
Member
This has to be the hit-stop they mean, no?
Man, if it's indeed the hit stop they can't get any more clueless than that, like, fuck me...
Silent Hill đť’‡ - Review Thread
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Man, if it's indeed the hit stop they can't get any more clueless than that, like, fuck me...
The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
So its a short horror game focused on combat while the combat is not that great and you have to replay through that combat as ng+ just to see some new story bits? Eeeeh for 70 euros, probably not for me. I'll wait for a half price. I hate playing through ng+ and the only game in existence that actually made that good was Nier Automata. The rest are just fluff stuff, unless this game has the same thing going.
GymWolf
Gold Member
I was not talking about technical aspect.
And at least on pc the remake was one of the best looking game of the year even if it wasn't super polished (but on pc it felt definitely better than console from what i heard)
Branded
Member
Oh lmao I just read that the reviewer in question thinks this is in relation to performance issues.
Punished Miku
Gaslighter Pro: 16.7 Fireflops
100%. I've been itching to buy this, but watching that IGN review, there's just not much I can see on screen that truly looks all that compelling.
Basic, sluggish combat with unresponsive controls, that frequently eat inputs when combat is apparently the focus of the game. And your weapons degrade quickly, and your stamina is barely sufficient for combat. And you get zero rewards from fights so it's just pointless.
I didn't see anything that looked scary. The art style is very clean and clear, which isn't necessarily a good thing for a horror game. The character isn't doing much for me and doesn't appear to have the ability to move their face or emote in any way. The main character looks 30 but is apparently in high school.
I would love to be wrong, but this seems like one I have to get after a sale or two. A lot of reviewers prioritize a good meta narrative over anything else. The meta narrative here is, Silent Hill is back in Asian developers' hands, Konami is back with a new AAA game and these are good things so bump up the score a bit.
Main things I could hope for are the puzzles being solid and a great story. Unclear if that truly delivers, but that is likely going to be the best parts. Guess I'll wait for user impressions.
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coachmcguirk91
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As someone who loves survival horror, SH2 was very mediocre. I swear it got good reviews just based off of nostalgia for the original. Combat was so mediocre. I am more optimistic in this game because the nostalgia isn't there with reviews. Regardless, 70$ for a 15hr game with little replayability is a wait for sale
jzbadblood
Member
The Silent Hill 2 remake had crappy combat. I'm not surprised this is worse in that regard.
kunonabi
Member
It's as close as we're going to get without the original team. It does it's own thing so don't expect a traditional SH experience out of it though. Which is honestly good since nobody has really been able to emulate it competently yet.
diffusionx
Gold Member
I am planning to play through Silent Hill 2 and F in October. I will poop my pants in fear!
RabbitRose
Neo Member
pcgameshardware is reporting that the PC version doesn't compile shaders on boot up and thus you will need to build it up naturally through your play session. If this is correct, PC owners are in for an unavoidable stutter fest.
Boy oh boy, I hope they're wrong. Like, I can put up with the occasional traversal stutter here and there, but having the entire experience marred with shader stutters is too much.
Say you decide to rollback your drivers because of instability or you decide to update to the latest one during your play through of Silent Hill F... well you're gonna have to recompile all the shaders anew and that means you're inviting in more stutters.
What a complete mess if this turns out to be true.
Boy oh boy, I hope they're wrong. Like, I can put up with the occasional traversal stutter here and there, but having the entire experience marred with shader stutters is too much.
Say you decide to rollback your drivers because of instability or you decide to update to the latest one during your play through of Silent Hill F... well you're gonna have to recompile all the shaders anew and that means you're inviting in more stutters.
What a complete mess if this turns out to be true.
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analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Physiognomonics
Member
They use TSR instead of FSR on consoles. It's not complicated. The latest versions of TSR are pretty good, even better than PSSR in some games.
MrJangles
Member
They've had shit clunky combat since the original. Crazy they've not sorted it.
NeverYouMind
Member
I thought it was worse than Alone in the Dark (2024) mechanically when I played it a few days ago. SH2R has some great looking environments with great progression segments like the streets and resort that I cannot think of any other modern game offering. SH2R's revamped Eddie boss battle is one of the best in the series. The game is not well rounded though. Labyrinth is easily one of the worst experiences to be had in the genre. Not interesting, not scary, and not challenging just tedious. Similarly the other boss battles are crap.
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Skifi28
Gold Member
TSR from low resolutions is quite bad. Worse than FSR2 in some ways with an excessive amount of ghosting. It's like TAA's final boss
Radical_3d
Member
Dontkidyourselfjimmy
Member
Opencritic retarded as usual
Hugare
Member
I'll repeat: every SH game had poor controls
People should expect better, sure. But if you are already a fan, then you've enjoyed the OGs despite the bad gameplay. Just do the same here.
I personaly loved the gameplay in SH 2 Remake. I never felt 100% safe while dodging, but it felt so good when it landed.
People should expect better, sure. But if you are already a fan, then you've enjoyed the OGs despite the bad gameplay. Just do the same here.
I personaly loved the gameplay in SH 2 Remake. I never felt 100% safe while dodging, but it felt so good when it landed.
Skifi28
Gold Member
I always thought poor controls were deliberate and part of the horror aspect. If the controls are good and immediate then you're the terminator and there is no horror to be had other than the occasional jump scare.
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dragonyeuw
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GrayChild
Member
Horror fans this year
And let's not forget we're getting Tormented Souls II next month. Hopefully it won't go under the radar.
Giallo Corsa
Member
Cronos is amazing, 1st playthrough took me 24 hours and now I'm on my 2nd one.
Looking forward to SH f this Friday
ssringo
Member
Old school fans also have Flesh Made Fear the week after. Echoes of the Living doesn't have a solid date atm but it's also coming soon.
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
We had peoples in a graphical fidelity thread thinking that Donkey kong hit stops were frame drops so yea..
Gonzito
Gold Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Reviews saying NG+ is more like extension to the game, ala Nier, is very intriguing.
dragonyeuw
Member
I just started my first playthrough of the first game yesterday, picked it up off Steam for a dollar last year and just getting to it.
MiguelItUp
Member
I really don't understand why someone would see that hit-stop and think it looks good in the game with its overall vibe. It just feels so out of place to me. This whole time I was hoping for a toggle or something. I guess one doesn't exist? Hopefully that changes.
Good to see the solid response though, I'm definitely curious to check it out at some point. I'll probably wait until it hits $30-$40 bucks or less. There's just too many games, and buying them all (and at full price) wouldn't be very responsible of me ATM, lol.
Good to see the solid response though, I'm definitely curious to check it out at some point. I'll probably wait until it hits $30-$40 bucks or less. There's just too many games, and buying them all (and at full price) wouldn't be very responsible of me ATM, lol.
Gojiira
Member
Except SH2 remake was wildly overrated and the reviews for it are equally sus…Not to mention, pretty easy for Bloober given SH2 was ALREADY a masterpiece, much MUCH harder for something like F which is from the ground up and original..
Dusktildawn48
Member
What's the word on PC performance?
drotahorror
Member
Naw. Hit stop is a bandaid for bad hit response.
R6Rider
Gold Member
yeah, it looks like shit tbh.
thatJohann
Member
Still down to play this on Easy mode.
TerribleAtThisGame
Member
Scores are great but I continue to get hung up on that asinine amount of hit stop. I wish they could've provided a "light/medium/full" type option for that.
Also not psyched about combat not being too hot in a game with seemingly a ton of combat. SH2R was simple but combat felt really good and brutal (on Hard at least) and very integrated into the mood.
PS: Still excited for it and buying it, just sayin'
Also not psyched about combat not being too hot in a game with seemingly a ton of combat. SH2R was simple but combat felt really good and brutal (on Hard at least) and very integrated into the mood.
PS: Still excited for it and buying it, just sayin'
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
GymWolf
Gold Member
Not always, but in this case yeah.
