absolutely without a doubt the worst mainline silent hill game. where homecoming's issues were easily quantifiable as the same types of issues as most notable "bad" games have, downpour's issues are absolutely fucking incomprehensible. every single decision from the core gameplay loop to the art direction to the main narrative is a baffling waterslide of nonsense that seemingly exists solely to subvert expectations on the established formula.

where homecoming fundamentally misunderstands what silent hill is in its attempts to emulate it, downpour seemingly DESPISES the series and only pulls from superficial nonsense in a supposed homage to the series. even areas in which homecoming, against all odds, excelled, like its soundtrack and occasional solid creature designs, downpour completely fucking falls short. this feels like a universal studios silent hill theme park ride, not a silent hill game. fucking horrendous. raising my rating of homecoming one point.