So, I have bought the game and finished it twice now in 3 days. Yes its that painfully short. I have read up on some sites and noticed there are lots of mixed feelings to the game, ranging from hate to love. There are pro’s and con’s to the game, certain things that were better than the previous games and things that were not.
Lets get main point 1 out of the way: IT IS NOT A REMAKE OF THE FIRST GAME! Yes, ok, we have Harry who crashes a car and goes on a chase to find his missing daughter Cheryl. And that is were the similarity stops, with the main exception of names being used, eg. Lisa and Dahlia and Dr Kaufmann. ( on a side note, I have never played the original Silent Hill)
Now. . There is no fighting whatsoever in this game. NOTHING!! And let me tell you this, as much as you hate a boss fight, you really miss it when there aint one. And that said, there is not health drinks either. So yes there are times when the world freezes over and funny looking monsters chase you around jumping you and dragging you to the ground. And let me tell you, running around for 10min in circles being chased by them is not fun. Yes. . I actually ran in circles during the one ‘nightmare’ as it is called. It’s a good thing I did not play this on WII as I am sure a remote would have ended up in a TV. SO anyway. . They do damage to you over time, and logically you start limping and consequently run even slower, giving them more time to jump you. *HATE* There are about 9 chase scenes, which non of them are really long or overly complicated. Oh, you have a iPhone with a map, which is USELESS in a chase scene as you walk when using it. Hallo, problem here? I think so.
Point said, this game would probably be fun on a WII since ‘doing’ the actual movements to pull out pins and open jackets and draws could be fun, but hardly enough to save the game. The puzzles, since that is what I guess they are, are easy enough for a 3year old to figure out, no I am serious here. Granted, having a phone and calling all the random numbers you see through the game was quite fun.
So lets also point out the fact that during every other minute of the game not spent running in crazy circles, you are in NO danger whatsoever to speak of, you can run and walk in pure ease, knowing you are quite safe. Alright, fine, there were maybe one or two point the developers manage to get you a bit scared.
Then, every now and then you end up in Dr Kaufmann’s office during a psychology session, which to me was probably the most fun in the game. Doing anything from a questionnaire, colouring in (yay) and answering true or false questions. It is also your answers to these ‘activities’ that will predict your ending, with the slight help of what you stare at while running around looking for Cheryl. The people and dialog also change very slightly during the game and some of their cloths will change. About 3/4 into the game your cloths will change, and will give you a slight hint to what ending you might get. I was truthful with my answers first time around, and ended up with the ‘Drunk Dad’ ending. . . o.O Right. . . Ok. There are two parts to your ending, and I have yet to figure out what predicts/decides the one half, since I have managed to get two of the three, not having done any drastic changes to my first play through, except those to force one of the 4 main endings. (fyi – if that explanation didn’t make sense, I didn’t want to spoil anything, play the game to figure it out or go read it up elsewhere 
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So ultimately my feeling about the game? I would give it a good solid 6.5/10. I had fun playing it, its nothing like the old Silent Hill games, its easy and less scary, but was fun and had a rather fun twist at the end, which I had a very good inkling about before I got there. It is also the only Silent Hill game I have 100% figured out after playing it. . Well on the second play through. And of which I am also proud of!! ^_^ (always so confused after a Silent Hill game) So yes, I would say play it. It wont ruin the franchise for you, just keep open minded when playing it, and kind off picture it as a ‘game of its own’
