For those looking for a stylish, modern take on proper survival horror you can't go wrong with Signalis. The story and world here is actually compelling so I want to actually read lore notes for reasons other then puzzle hits (sorry resi learning that Umbrella Nuevo is actually evil and released the pee virus isn't compelling).
In terms of gameplay this game has far more complex survival horror systems then silent hill 1-3. Really the major flaw here is that the game is way too easy even on survival mode. Rooms are wide enough, enemies are dumb enough, and you move fast enough to easily dodge most enemies. It reached a point where I stopped even carrying spare healing and ammo as I just wasn't using it as I had damage free paths memorized in most rooms. You could never get away with that so consistently in classic RE and it makes all of the guns and thermites useless since you aren't killing that many enemies. Like the game goes out of its way to have all of these different enemy types with different weapons being good against them and you can just run past them all. For what the game lacks challenge it makes up for in spunk and style.
In terms of gameplay this game has far more complex survival horror systems then silent hill 1-3. Really the major flaw here is that the game is way too easy even on survival mode. Rooms are wide enough, enemies are dumb enough, and you move fast enough to easily dodge most enemies. It reached a point where I stopped even carrying spare healing and ammo as I just wasn't using it as I had damage free paths memorized in most rooms. You could never get away with that so consistently in classic RE and it makes all of the guns and thermites useless since you aren't killing that many enemies. Like the game goes out of its way to have all of these different enemy types with different weapons being good against them and you can just run past them all. For what the game lacks challenge it makes up for in spunk and style.