Rounding off my Silent Hill 3 trifecta, I finally got through Silent Hill 3. I don't really know the right words to describe this game, but I'll give it my best shot because I truly did love my time with it. I said a similar thing with Silent Hill 1, but playing SH3 after 2 is weird because SH2 does so much extremely well that it feels hard to top. I can't say SH3 pulls off the story or music quite as well as SH2, which is a lofty goal, but it doesn't need to either. The difference in style musically, going a bit more industrial, does wonders for the tone SH3 is trying to set, same with including far more vocal tracks. Storywise, it doesn't have that same freedom that SH2 has, as its following up the threads laid out by SH1, but it definitely succeeds in continuing that story, both in touching upon previously established lore and introducing its own. Heather herself is a wonderful protagonist, and is one of the most well written depictions of a Teenager I've ever seen. I think the best aspect SH3 has is it's oppresive atmosphere compared to the previous installments. I was constantly on edge throughout every single level, and it never truly felt like I was safe or given a moment of reprieve. Add in that the enemies felt like stronger callbacks to SH1's enemies, I truly felt terror from start to end. I also really like the callbacks to prior levels from 1 and 2, it felt like a proper culmination of the aspects the first two did right. My only real complaint is the maps not being as great as SH2's, but that's such a minor nitpick. I still don't know if I love SH3 over SH2, but that doesn't change that Silent Hill 3 is an extremely memorable experience well worth playing.