A Silent Hill must play if you're a fan of the franchise.

Aged relatively well for 2022.

The gameplay in the PSP version is satisfactory and the story is perfect like most SH games.

Story and Gameplay:

PLEASE bear in mind that I haven't played SH1 when this review was written and there are spoilers ahead

The title stands on it's own, meaning you don't need a deep knowledge of previous SH titles. There's a lot of lore to be found, almost everywhere in the game, so if you enjoy lore-hunting, this will be great for you.

The gameplay is good, you don't have many kinds of enemies, actually only ONE kind which will change it's appearence based on how you're playing. This makes the game a must play, since it's really interesting and more games should try something like that.

To fight Raw Shocks(the enemy) you only need to push specific buttons based on from where they are attacking you, which is okay. The only problem with the Ice World gameplay is that Harry is SLOW, you will press the button for running hard because you'll think that he's not running at all, but he's just really slow so the creatures will always catch up to you.

The real world gameplay is really nice, you'll be checking a lot of the world of Silent Hill and if you want you can call to different numbers that you get on the overworld to get more lore. Cybil antagonizes you really well sometimes, I just wish we could see more of her in this game.

The BEST part of this game is the psychiatrist, you get analyzed for every decision and detail of your gameplay and that's what makes this game interesting.

Final Thoughts:

It's a must play for fans on Silent Hill, I prefered the PSP version over the Wii, since the motion controls didn't age so well and makes you really tired since the creatures will always catch up to you so either you will be button smashing on PSP or shaking yourself on Wii Controls.

The story is wonderful, you get a psychological analysis based on how you've played it and it's freaking amazing!! Play it if you can, it's an amazing addition to the SH franchise.

Reviewed on Feb 27, 2022


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