We have Silent Hill 3!

LOL. yeah.. I know.. almost had a heartattack once while playing the demo. hehe..

I think I might look for a rental... from what I heard, it\'s worth it.

Originally posted by seven
LOL. yeah.. I know.. almost had a heartattack once while playing the demo. hehe..

I think I might look for a rental... from what I heard, it\'s worth it.

Just DO NOT give up at the beggining! That\'s what SO many people do, and that\'s why many don\'t like Silent Hill2..the beginning IS awful...but it gets alot better, trust me:D

My personal experience with Silent Hill?  Well, my friend and I started playing it, but it was one late night, and for some reason, we were playing it in the dark.  We started playing it, and after being scared and creeped throughout most of the first few minitues, we found ourselves in the school.  After which, those little white dudes in the school just freaked the living crap out of us and we never touched the game again (O_o) Maybe I\'ll look into playing Silent Hill 2 someday....

I haven\'t even played the first.... Don\'t hurt me please... Is it good?

The original is very good, do yourself a favour and get it. I\'d recommend you complete the games in chronological order.

My most memorable SH moment has got to be this one night when I was playin\' at like 1 a.m., in complete darkness, with earphones, and a horrible storm outside. I couldn\'t take more than about 15 minutes (I was in the sewers), then I had to switch on all the lights and watch some cartoons for a while... I was too freaked out to even go to the bathroom.

Loved it...

Yes, the sewers were big time freaky...all those funny spider looking things:surprised

Seeing that most said that the 1st game was better, it is happening with lots of games currently, MGS, SH, GT3, etc.  The graphics from PS1 to PS2 seems to be the main difference.

I have looked into it a bit further.  When the 32 bit era overlaped the 16 bit era there was a huge jump.  Graphics, 3D, gameplay and, one that most people overlook, sound.  Now that the PS2 has taken over from the PS1 it seems that only graphics has changed.  In most sequels all the other stuff has stayed the same.  When playing THPS3 on PS1 and then on PS2 the only main difference is the graphics...same gameplay, same music.

That is the problem with SH2, the graphics are amazing but the music is still disc based (Little difference between the DVD and CD if there is no 5.1 built into the sound for the DVD).  So we are practically playing another SH sequel that has better graphics and thats it.  The 3D sound that was placed in SH2 is not the worst but also not the best.  If you have a sound system that can convert sound to 3D (like in most mini-hifi\'s), Silent Hill 1 will give you that effect anyway.

This is just a thought and I might be totally wrong:( , but I seem to realise this more so because I own a 8 bit, 16 bit, 32 bit and now a 128 bit console.  Go home and compare the 16 bit to your PS1 and then your PS1 to the PS2.  You will see what I mean when it comes to the sound in the game and the different gamplay;)

I know this is way of the thread but it was coming to this for me.:rolleyes:

Originally posted by dawid22
Yes, the sewers were big time freaky...all those funny spider looking things:surprised

Seeing that most said that the 1st game was better, it is happening with lots of games currently, MGS, SH, GT3, etc.  The graphics from PS1 to PS2 seems to be the main difference.

I have looked into it a bit further.  When the 32 bit era overlaped the 16 bit era there was a huge jump.  Graphics, 3D, gameplay and, one that most people overlook, sound.  Now that the PS2 has taken over from the PS1 it seems that only graphics has changed.  In most sequels all the other stuff has stayed the same.  When playing THPS3 on PS1 and then on PS2 the only main difference is the graphics...same gameplay, same music.

That is the problem with SH2, the graphics are amazing but the music is still disc based (Little difference between the DVD and CD if there is no 5.1 built into the sound for the DVD).  So we are practically playing another SH sequel that has better graphics and thats it.  The 3D sound that was placed in SH2 is not the worst but also not the best.  If you have a sound system that can convert sound to 3D (like in most mini-hifi\'s), Silent Hill 1 will give you that effect anyway.

This is just a thought and I might be totally wrong:( , but I seem to realise this more so because I own a 8 bit, 16 bit, 32 bit and now a 128 bit console.  Go home and compare the 16 bit to your PS1 and then your PS1 to the PS2.  You will see what I mean when it comes to the sound in the game and the different gamplay;)

I know this is way of the thread but it was coming to this for me.:rolleyes:

I agree...but that doesn\'t stop Silent Hill2 to be an amazing experience if you let it....mind you, that might simply be because I fell in love with its thoughtful and twisted storyline, rather than the actually gameplay (which I agree was so last-generation)

yah dont be put off by the beginning of sh2. after a while, it gets very good!!! it very good game

dawid22

Very good point about the leaps from 16 bit to 32 to 128. The differences in gameplay so far are subtle, 32 to 128 compared to 16 vs 32. One exception is Jak&Daxter where the look and feel draws players in and wasn\'t possible on the previous generation of consoles. Another example might be Deus Ex. While the graphics are a bit primitive by 2002 standards, I\'m relatively certain much of it\'s complexity along with the size of the levels could not have come anywhere near being produced last time around, even with much poorer graphics. Really, the subject deserves its own thread.

I was expecting the advanced graphics of SH2 would really multiply the creep factor but it seems to have turned out not to be the case. Which is for the best, before it was released I was honestly concerned some of the visuals went too far in the direction of permanently scaring otherwise healthy minds. Glad to hear I was probably just being a nervous old hen. Almost about time to find out for myself, since I think the original was/is one of the best of its kind.

A quick question: is Silent Hill all whacked out because of Alyssa\'s influence, or in SH2 is it a different reason?

Originally posted by Heretic
dawid22

One exception is Jak&Daxter where the look and feel draws players in and wasn\'t possible on the previous generation of consoles. Another example might be Deus Ex.

Have to agree, J&D is an excellent game...I just wish it was a bit harder and more time consuming, mabe the sequel?  I have not played Deus Ex yet, but if you reckon it is a good game then I should give it a try;) .  It might be something like Project Eden, the graphics were definitly not up to par, but the game was one of the best I played.  I played it from beginning to end with a friend helping out.  You see, this is the first game on console, that I am aware of, where up to 4 players can play in the main game (not arenas or that kind of thing).    Your friend goes one way and you go another...it feels like a war sim:p Now to me that is very original.

As for Silent hill 2, it is still an excellent game and if you have a slight interest then you should just go and buy it because there is no other survival horror game on the PS2 that even comes close (mabe until Fatal Frame is released?)

fatal frame rocked

i highly recommend picking that one up

Originally posted by mm
fatal frame rocked

i highly recommend picking that one up

yeah i know, i saw footage.. looked scarier than sh, 1 and 2......




any ideas when the european release date is??

I still haven\'t play SH2 although having the game for sometime..(too many great games on PS2!) but the graphics are frankly...horrid. It shows the worst shimmeries@jaggies I\'ve seen on a PS2 games. I sure hope they clean out that mess for SH3.

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Hmm... I thoght SH2 is one of the best looking games on the PS2. Looks dreamycreamy smooth on my TV... The jaggies only come into play when I switch off the noise filter, which I don\'t do