This one was rough to push through. It's got some interesting ideas and a decent enough story. But in their attempt to make silent hill bigger and open world it makes it feel empty and boring to explore, with some very weird and out of place side quests you can do. It really feels like a beta of a game and like either due to the company declaring bankruptcy shortly after release or Konami rushing it out. I also always liked the effort they took to make silent hill look like it's the same town in all of them that in this one where it's different feels weird.

I heard almost nothing good about this or Downpour. And I haven't touched Downpour yet but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Homecoming. It does have flaws and a few issues I have with it though.

It did feel a lot more like Silent Hill games than I expected it too. The combat is a little awkward but once you get used to it it's not too bad. The game is more action oriented and maybe if the system was a bit better it would be good but i prefer the more suspenseful previous games and how they handled combat.

The story for the most part I thought was pretty good. It does really feel like it's trying to be Silent Hill 2, with even a plot point being reminiscent of it. I think including a certain element in this one from 2 was odd and didn't fit, but it barely is in the game so it didn't really end up mattering.

Overall after 1 playthrough getting what seemed to be a good but probably not best ending, I thought it was worth picking up and playing if you like the series.

It's mostly the same gameplay from the last games except there's guns. I enjoy the time period and setting, and I know a bit more about US history than I did about the history of the first two games, so I enjoyed seeing a lot of historical figures interact within the world. Conner is a bit of a bland character but I enjoyed his story only for how hard it shows him work for it. In 1, Altair was already an assassin when the story starts. In 2, Ezio gets in the brotherhood because of his lineage. So I think in this one watching someone with no ties to the Brotherhood just shows up at their door and has to prove himself worthy. I did find that some of the combat mechanics were a bit clunkier in this one and I'm not entirely sure what causes it. I also don't like the Desmond sections much at all in this one apart from just seeing an assassin in modern day. I don't really like how these games seem to end in spots that don't feel satisfying or conclusive.