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Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - |OT| of Not Your Father's Silent Hill
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Hellsing321
Member
Gah I shouldn't get this right now but I just can't resist.
MidnightScott
Banned
I'm into Wii "horror" games right now.
I bid on Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, and Dead Space Extraction. I also have a copy of Fatal Frame 4 on the way from Play-Asia. I really want this game, it looks really awesome! =)
I bid on Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, and Dead Space Extraction. I also have a copy of Fatal Frame 4 on the way from Play-Asia. I really want this game, it looks really awesome! =)
MiniDitka said:
Nice.
Also those complaining about graphics, its a damn good looking game, and lets not forget that SH2 and 3 launched on the "weakest" home console at the time. Other developers take note: This is how you make a game for the Wii from the ground up.
Great graphics, sound design, and even well done controls.
EDIT: I can upload the tracks from the soundtrack (or at least the ones I like) later. Youtube style anyway.
Oh is the game locked at 30 or does it display at 60fps (or what looks like it)? Just wondering since I dont think theres ever been a survival horror game that ran at 60 on a console.
Little Green Yoda
Member
Teknoman said:
But how will Konami market it? Somebody posted a rumor in the other thread about the limited number of copies sold to retailers...
Crash Station
Member
I'll probably end up getting this pretty soon. Hope it can scare me.
Rush2thestart
Member
Little Green Yoda said:
Unfortunately they won't. It's going to bomb at retail, and we're going to hear the old same song and dance about 3rd party Wii sales starting with "There's no audience for hardcore games on the Wii." :lol
Anyway, I really want this game. Looks great, but I've supported too many great Wii games at launch just to see them drop in price 1 month later. =/
Might wait on a deal.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
anyone else picking this up for PSP? I hope its as good as origins was.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
EmCeeGramr said:
SlasherJPC
Banned
Game is rocking so far but can anyone help me figure out the art room puzzle? I think I figured out the numbers but when trying to use them, where do I use them is the question, I thought maybe my phone but no dice. Any help?
Hey, I don't have access to the Play review and metacritic doesn't have it up, so I have nothing to do with that. The IGN review was surprisingly competent this time, plus it's only one of three reviews up, so I'll be updating from time to time.grandjedi6 said:Doomed has a bad habit of forgetting certain reviews.
anyway, good to see people like my OP. I put extra love into each one
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
i've never heard of this game before... is it any good?
timetokill
Banned
Loved this game at E3, and surprisingly so to myself, considering that I'm a huge Silent Hill fan and have been disenfranchised with Silent Hill since SH3 and the downfall of the series since then.
I'm really looking forward to playing the entire game.
I'm really looking forward to playing the entire game.
AniHawk said:
I have only had an hour with the game so can't really say that much. But even judgin by that one hour gameplay I can say it felt like a solid game and I do have high hopes for it. I really like the no-combat-approach because that works so well in a surivavl horror game, it really makes you feel helpless. Enemies chasing you in the dark alleys and you escaping them will get your heart beat fast. Still from the material I have seen I can say it's not going to be the best SH game. It lacks the creepy enemey desing of the orginal trilogy and the overall art just isn't there. It does scare you but not in a creepy way as the orginal games.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
faridmon said:
I third the Cursed Mountain suggestion. It's got some glaring flaws but it also does so many things right and in such a different way it's more than worth a look. Survival horror fans on the Wii giving it the cold shoulder makes no sense.
As for Shattered Memories, I'm really looking forward to seeing how I find the chase sequences. As we all know there's tons of different types of 'fear' in entertainment and some scare the pants off some while being quite lame to others.
I, for example, find spooky monsters and creepy designs more interesting than scary, and will very rarely be 'afraid' of how something looks. Not that I don't love games with that style, they're just not 'scary' to me. Whereas something where I feel helpless and chased scares the crap out of me. No game has scared me more than something like Alien Vs Predator (and 2), simply because the Marine campaign has you fighting enemies faster, deadlier, and more numerous than you.
The Shattered Memories chases could sit nicely with me.
timetokill
Banned
EatChildren said:
Ohohoho I get it!
Anyway, I was going to try out Cursed Mountain but really heard nothing about it after it came out, and I wasn't sure if it was worth the purchase (money is a little tight these days). I wouldn't mind picking it up used or mentioning it as a Christmas gift, any other thoughts on the game?
timetokill said:
Cursed Mountain is a lot of fun. It's quite a slow game (the controls are very survival horror-clunky) and not particularly difficult overall, but it's very atmospheric and almost... cinematic? I guess? Not in a Fahrenheit or Final Fantasy way or anything like that, but it's a nice self-contained experience that plays out a story without padding it out or anything. It's a entertaining to spend a week's gaming, certainly - lasts about 8-10 hours or so.
It's more creepy than scary. A few jump moments for a wuss like me but nothing like the dogs in Resident Evil which made me scream like a girl and turn the power off...
NintendosBooger
Member
Have no clue how some of you already snagged a copy. I've called most of the Gamestops in my area, and none of them have received it yet. Don't tease me, damn it!
brandonh83
Banned
NintendosBooger said:
Mine did but he won't sell it to me :lol
Warren Ellis
Banned
i can't wait to play it just for the laughs.
Let's see:
- Not terribly Silent Hill-ish
- Short
- Repetitive and predictable chase sequences
- Psychological profile consequences are mostly cosmetic
Yeah, this probably won't be a "day one" anymore for me. On the bright side, the Fatal Frame 4 translation patch project is almost done.
- Not terribly Silent Hill-ish
- Short
- Repetitive and predictable chase sequences
- Psychological profile consequences are mostly cosmetic
Yeah, this probably won't be a "day one" anymore for me. On the bright side, the Fatal Frame 4 translation patch project is almost done.
Wii owners should support Shattered Memories in my opinion despite the game's short length and other minor flaws.
I just think it deserves to sell well given the quality of the game and how Climax challenged itself to not only make a new and refreshing take on the Silent Hill franchise but had faith by putting it on a Nintendo platform and took advantage of the Wii's hardware both in terms of graphics and controls with impressive results. Besides, it's not like the game is a spin-off title like the on-rails RE and Dead Space games.
It would be a real shame to see yet another good third-party title bomb at retail even if Konami doesn't seem to care.
I just think it deserves to sell well given the quality of the game and how Climax challenged itself to not only make a new and refreshing take on the Silent Hill franchise but had faith by putting it on a Nintendo platform and took advantage of the Wii's hardware both in terms of graphics and controls with impressive results. Besides, it's not like the game is a spin-off title like the on-rails RE and Dead Space games.
It would be a real shame to see yet another good third-party title bomb at retail even if Konami doesn't seem to care.
Second said:
You just need a Wii with Homebrew Channel and then you apply the patch to the ripped iso from the game and burn it (or play it off an USB unit). There'll be tutorials once it's out surely.
So anyways, how come it's so short? The original game wasn't Oblivion but it was longer than five hours the first time. Do you still go to the same places or it's changed like the storyline?
Actually, they're working on a patching method that works with the original game copy. You wouldn't need to make an iso. Apparently, you can just pop in an SD card with the patch and it'll work. I don't even think you need any homebrew installed, not even a region-free hack. Sounds too good to be true.Peff said:
Anyway, this is the site: http://zero4.higashinoeden.com/index.html
Check the forum for info and updates.
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On-topic: You know, some posts (and mine) make the game sound worse than it really is. I'm still pretty excited for it and all the reviews have been favourable. It's just not quite the Silent Hill game a lot of people were hoping for.
Isnt the game about the same length as any SH game anyway? Its not like they were abnormally long in the past. And calling it short isnt counting the time spent figuring out puzzles, the right paths to take, etc.
As far as the focus on puzzles, I think most people started playing survival horror games for the puzzles and atmospheric environments, so if Shattered Memories starts taking games back in that direction, i'll be happy. Not saying I didnt enjoy RE 4-5, but I do miss the puzzles.
As far as the focus on puzzles, I think most people started playing survival horror games for the puzzles and atmospheric environments, so if Shattered Memories starts taking games back in that direction, i'll be happy. Not saying I didnt enjoy RE 4-5, but I do miss the puzzles.
brandonh83
Banned
Ridley327 said:
Yeah if I bitch about anything, length won't be one of them. I can beat Silent Hill 2 in around 3 hours and it's by far the best SH game to me and one of my favorite games ever, period.
brandonh83
Banned
handofg0d said:
The one in the back seems to be very jealous though...