Another game that I finished on my stream, I was having a blast.
So far this is one of the hardest game I have ever played (plus Rule of Rose). It's filled with monsters, super tight corridors, MATH puzzles, which I totally died to, because I had to sit for half an hour just thinking what the hell I should do.... but outside of this the puzzles weren't very hard, some of them were actually pleasing to do.
What I didn't like are the enemies and where they were spawned most of the times, because I couldn't even run past a big Cancer without losing half of my health and having to restart or just use my heals, which in the end wasn't a very good option.
The monsters... only one of those had an actual cool design and it was easier to dodge, and it was the Closer. Even if they were big and rather threatening, I still managed to dodge them every time I came across them and still feel rather nervous around them.
The others were simply annoying. One was jumping, another one was just sprinting at me, blocking my way and slicing my ass, or there was one that was IMPOSSIBLE to dodge because they were flying AND had spinning knifes all over them. So with the enemies... it wasn't such great experience.
The ambience... it was alright. I can't say that I enjoy it more than SH1 and SH2, but it was good. It was nerve-wracking, stress indulging and good enough to make me go crazy.
I loved the small jumpscares throughout the game, I could totally see, that even if they made the game in a rush, they still took it seriously.
The characters- I liked them. They were not unbearable to look at or listen to, I liked most of them, and the other ones like the ''villains'', after I was enlighten on their backround i felt some kind of empathy towards them, and I like it.
The voice acting at times was cringe, but the ending totally got me because of how Heather's voice was breaking as she was mourning her loved one.
The mechanics- god, was I one of the few that had a problem with Heather literally falling out in every hole she sees? Like I would just GENTLY sneak past a whole, and she would be like 'Oh? A whole? LET ME JUST FALL'' which instantly was followed by her screaming and this dreadful ass game over screen which made me just want to bury myself to the ground and feel the guilt from only just falling into a hole.
The fighting was kiiiind of hard, but alright. If only Heather could dodge or maybe back away or SOMETHING in some preferable and good speed, and not only just sit there and walk around like a snail.
Boss fights.... Most of them were unbearable, I had to use safe states, like A LOT of them, a lot of bullets, a lot of heals... And the final boss totally got my ass just trying to beat it with one med kid, bad status and almost no bullets... Trust me, after I finished the boss fight I was BAWLING MY EYES OUT just out of excitement because I was finally finished with the game.
So the bosses weren't very appealing, the monsters weren't, the puzzles were fine, the ambience was fine, rather amazing, the characters were good, the voice acting was catchy and the backround to some characters, also, and the lore, so it's good enough for me to give it a 4 and start the infamous Silent Hill 4.
Check me out on Twitch if you would like to see me playing variety of games. I am doing a Silent Hill marathon, but for now I am going to get some rest from it and after 1-2 weeks I'll start the 4th installment. And yes, I am planning to play all the games, even the worst ones :>>(not the most recent one Ascesion tho, fuck this one)
So far this is one of the hardest game I have ever played (plus Rule of Rose). It's filled with monsters, super tight corridors, MATH puzzles, which I totally died to, because I had to sit for half an hour just thinking what the hell I should do.... but outside of this the puzzles weren't very hard, some of them were actually pleasing to do.
What I didn't like are the enemies and where they were spawned most of the times, because I couldn't even run past a big Cancer without losing half of my health and having to restart or just use my heals, which in the end wasn't a very good option.
The monsters... only one of those had an actual cool design and it was easier to dodge, and it was the Closer. Even if they were big and rather threatening, I still managed to dodge them every time I came across them and still feel rather nervous around them.
The others were simply annoying. One was jumping, another one was just sprinting at me, blocking my way and slicing my ass, or there was one that was IMPOSSIBLE to dodge because they were flying AND had spinning knifes all over them. So with the enemies... it wasn't such great experience.
The ambience... it was alright. I can't say that I enjoy it more than SH1 and SH2, but it was good. It was nerve-wracking, stress indulging and good enough to make me go crazy.
I loved the small jumpscares throughout the game, I could totally see, that even if they made the game in a rush, they still took it seriously.
The characters- I liked them. They were not unbearable to look at or listen to, I liked most of them, and the other ones like the ''villains'', after I was enlighten on their backround i felt some kind of empathy towards them, and I like it.
The voice acting at times was cringe, but the ending totally got me because of how Heather's voice was breaking as she was mourning her loved one.
The mechanics- god, was I one of the few that had a problem with Heather literally falling out in every hole she sees? Like I would just GENTLY sneak past a whole, and she would be like 'Oh? A whole? LET ME JUST FALL'' which instantly was followed by her screaming and this dreadful ass game over screen which made me just want to bury myself to the ground and feel the guilt from only just falling into a hole.
The fighting was kiiiind of hard, but alright. If only Heather could dodge or maybe back away or SOMETHING in some preferable and good speed, and not only just sit there and walk around like a snail.
Boss fights.... Most of them were unbearable, I had to use safe states, like A LOT of them, a lot of bullets, a lot of heals... And the final boss totally got my ass just trying to beat it with one med kid, bad status and almost no bullets... Trust me, after I finished the boss fight I was BAWLING MY EYES OUT just out of excitement because I was finally finished with the game.
So the bosses weren't very appealing, the monsters weren't, the puzzles were fine, the ambience was fine, rather amazing, the characters were good, the voice acting was catchy and the backround to some characters, also, and the lore, so it's good enough for me to give it a 4 and start the infamous Silent Hill 4.
Check me out on Twitch if you would like to see me playing variety of games. I am doing a Silent Hill marathon, but for now I am going to get some rest from it and after 1-2 weeks I'll start the 4th installment. And yes, I am planning to play all the games, even the worst ones :>>(not the most recent one Ascesion tho, fuck this one)