My impression of Silent Hill is admittingly tempered because I played 2 a couple of months ago, and was blown away by its level of characterization and story telling. Not to say that the original Silent Hill is bad in those respects, but it's much more direct story telling and the occult aspects vs the psychological aspects of Silent Hill 2 got me a little less invested, and the game does show its age at times with the character models and graphics. Still a great horror game to get into though if you're just looking for a classic that doesn't waste your time.