A jump into the more cult-y side of the series that I really didn't have experience on, but really had fun with nonetheless. Half of the game takes place outside of Silent Hill, But every level inside and outside of the location was a clever, disorienting labyrinth that I never got tired of running through.
Art direction is a little more confident this time around, really pushing the fear factor up to 11. Silent Hill 2 had a more muted color palette, especially in the hell world sections that followed the regular looking areas. 3's hell sections are blood red, vibrant, and terrifying. I never wanted to get through areas faster, and not because they were bad or boring. They made me feel genuinely unsafe, and I loved every second of it.
Honestly, I didn't care about the plot too much, I found it way less interesting than what 2 had going on, apart from the fact that it was nice reading things that helped me learn more about the inner workings of the town. Heather is a great protagonist though. Not a quip machine, really, but she does have a lot of sass and has great genuine character moments. I liked the idea of her hatred for the person who wronged her being sustenance for the antichrist she was pregnant with, but I don't think they really stuck the landing with that particular plot thread. Would've been a great throughline but they spend too much time on shit that wasn't very important.
They're probably not going to remake this one, and it's not the most accessible game ever. With the PC port being pretty annoying to get working even with fan patches, and the general struggle of emulation, I can't really recommend playing this unofficially. But to my knowledge there really aren't a lot of options. So, it's really up to you.
Art direction is a little more confident this time around, really pushing the fear factor up to 11. Silent Hill 2 had a more muted color palette, especially in the hell world sections that followed the regular looking areas. 3's hell sections are blood red, vibrant, and terrifying. I never wanted to get through areas faster, and not because they were bad or boring. They made me feel genuinely unsafe, and I loved every second of it.
Honestly, I didn't care about the plot too much, I found it way less interesting than what 2 had going on, apart from the fact that it was nice reading things that helped me learn more about the inner workings of the town. Heather is a great protagonist though. Not a quip machine, really, but she does have a lot of sass and has great genuine character moments. I liked the idea of her hatred for the person who wronged her being sustenance for the antichrist she was pregnant with, but I don't think they really stuck the landing with that particular plot thread. Would've been a great throughline but they spend too much time on shit that wasn't very important.
They're probably not going to remake this one, and it's not the most accessible game ever. With the PC port being pretty annoying to get working even with fan patches, and the general struggle of emulation, I can't really recommend playing this unofficially. But to my knowledge there really aren't a lot of options. So, it's really up to you.