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What the hell two Alex's?

Well it's better than two James.

http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14325477/silent-hill/videos/shille3trailer.html

Heh. They turned Dhalia into a whore. ;)

Yes, I said that a while ago :(

Oh who cares, I'm gonna play it. I'm just like these kids that pop up to cream over Sephiroth.

Same symptoms, different disease.

Yes, I said that a while ago :(

My bad... I must have missed this post of yours in the thread somewhere. :(

Well I was just agreeing, didn't mean to say that you should have seen that I already said it.

It was in Allen's Konami News Thread, actually.

Dahlia has always been a whore imo

They're all crazy

Well it's better than two James.

I'm assuming James is the red-headed step child of the SH Shriners? ;-)

Only I have the capacity for and sheer volume of shame necessary to channel James.

Consider yourselves lucky, gentlemen.

Only I have the capacity for and sheer volume of shame necessary to channel James.

Consider yourselves lucky, gentlemen.

Should I ask for the backstory on this? ;)

Prolly not~

Dahlia has always been a whore imo

couldn't say it better

Look at the whore bag...

^^^^That thing is supposed to be Dahlia?

Faith -8

Look at the whore bag...



Think I mentioned this before, but she kind of looks like Heather?

Yeah, we were talking about it in the news thread.

As I said, that's kinda appropriate.

As I said, that's kinda appropriate.

How come?

so, basically this is called: clock tower presents: silent hill.
and, they made harry older and dahlia younger? now thats a milf i would do, even in holes i make.

There was a whore here. Dahlia's gone now.

How come?

Cuz Alessa/Heather/Cheryl's mom, man. In terms of looking like Heather, not why she's young now, is what I'm referring to.

Lulz. I have to admit, it's hard for me to imagine Dhalia as a younger character. I'm used to the creepy, decrepit look.

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I would pay that. But I'm crazy, yo.

Ok, since I was invited here I will give my 2cents.


I have only played Silent Hill 1-3. SH 2 being my favorite. That game freaked me out and the story was the most memorable. 1 was also very good, but it was on the PS1 so the graphics were not great. If they ever came out with a revamped version of SH 1, that would be awesome. Maybe add some extras.


Now as for the movie, I thought it was great that the french director (whatever his name is) actually played the game and liked it so much that he made it an effort to make the movie follow the same elements as the game.

That impressed me a lot. Yes granted, movies always have their own take on a videogame series. Often it is for the worse and fans can not really appreciate what they have done. But this was not the case for me with the SH Movie.

He even incorporated the same camera shots like they did in the SH game and he had a lot of familiar characters in the movie as well. Not to mention the music was from the game.

It was perhaps one of the best translations of a videogame turned movie.

I can roll with that.

There's actually a reinvisioning of the original coming out later this year. We've talked about it here (the trailer is a page back, at the top. Should be Roki's post) and in Allen's Konami News Thread, which is also in this forum.

I highly recommend 4 and Origins.

That sounds good. I will have to check that out.

I have played 4, but not enough to give a full review. The concept seemed interesting though. (I think I may have played for 30 minutes at most at a friend's house.)

Also I want to play SH: Homecoming, even though it seems like they copied Resident Evil with their lead character. I kept thinking of Leon Kennedy for some reason when I saw the character you play as for Homecoming.

I'm getting around to playing Homecoming, and that makes me want to even more.

Loves me some Leon~

Leon is a total beefcake besides the bishie hair. And a complete badass. Alex is cool, I guess, but I think they made his head a bit wide. On occasion he gets this intense Daniel Craig-ish stare in his Jensen Ackle-ish face that is absolutely gorgeous. If I had to pick between either of them, it'd be a heck of a choice.

What am I saying? I'm a Heather man.

Aren't we all~

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That's actually not bad. But I'm thinking about repurchasing just 2 because my gf always rolls her eyes whenever I tell her about how scary playing it can be. I plan on playing only at night with the lights off.

That's actually not bad. But I'm thinking about repurchasing just 2 because my gf always rolls her eyes whenever I tell her about how scary playing it can be. I plan on playing only at night with the lights off.

That is the only way to play any games of the horror genre.

I did it for all the SH series I played. It helped heighten the experience.

That is the only way to play any games of the horror genre.

I did it for all the SH series I played. It helped heighten the experience.

Well, what if you really want to play the game but it's daytime. And you don't have curtains on your windows. I guess it's not the only way.

I want some of those hotel curtains.

Well, what if you really want to play the game but it's daytime. And you don't have curtains on your windows. I guess it's not the only way.

True. But I usually just waited until it started getting dark before I started playing.

I think I mentioned this in an earlier post of mine but the day that I bought 2, I ended up playing it until 2am. I took a shower afterward and kept peeking out past the curtains because I kept picturing a nurse lurking in my bathroom. So yeah, nighttime is the most effective time to play the game.

I want some of those hotel curtains.

Me too. For more than one reason.

For the topic at hand... I know what you guys mean. I played Homecoming on a Friday night one time. My boyfriend was out doing one of those medical studies, so I was alone in the apartment for the weekend. I swear, I had a hard time going to sleep because I thought a Needler was hanging from my ceiling at times... ugh... horrible night sleep. I ended up getting up and playing Mario Kart Wii until 4:30 a.m. to help calm my nerves...

Me too. For more than one reason.

For the topic at hand... I know what you guys mean. I played Homecoming on a Friday night one time. My boyfriend was out doing one of those medical studies, so I was alone in the apartment for the weekend. I swear, I had a hard time going to sleep because I thought a Needler was hanging from my ceiling at times... ugh... horrible night sleep. I ended up getting up and playing Mario Kart Wii until 4:30 a.m. to help calm my nerves...

LOL, yea, it's always good to watch a bit of Tv or something after you play a game like that.

Man, It used to be like that for me when I was little. Now I can play go to sleep and have an awesome dream/nightmare...
Man, that Silent Hill dream/nightmare was AWESOME!!!
I don't remember what happened though :(

I wish I still got that spooked after the fact. Now it's just a synchronous high that subsides the moment I switch off the console. My 'nightmares' involve beating zombies to redeath with pipes. I wish I could dream forever.

Has anyone ever played Silent Hill: The Arcade?

No, but the supposed sister/relative of Henry Townshend is in it?

All speculations, man.

Has anyone ever played Silent Hill: The Arcade?

You know, I was thinking about that game the other day... that would make a good Wii port.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill:_The_Arcade

Nice to see that the Little Baroness story got some due :D

Also, Robbie as an enemy ^_^

The Connections and Continuity paragraph has spoilers for Homecoming. Thankfully, it was stuff I already knew.

Nice to see that the Little Baroness story got some due :D

Also, Robbie as an enemy ^_^


You can watch it on YouTube here (http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C201A379FC1A0499&search_query=silent+hill+arcade).

Where's IDX?

Started Silent Hill Origins last night... definitely interesting. I found it somewhat amusing I could throw a TV at a nurse. It's fun punching the Nurses though. LOL.

Don't get lulled into thinking you can punch everything. It's a surefire way to get very pissed off, very fast.

Also, lose all your health items. There are thousands of melee weapons for a reason.

What was your favourite area in Origins? I meant to ask.

Kinda torn. Love the motel, but, as I said over in Shoot the Shit, the Sanitarium genuinely gives me the willies.

Sanitarium. It does its job, well.

Speaking of the Sanitarium, that's where I'm currently located. Just picked up the Basement key. Decided to stop there.

What the heck is the monster that can only be seen when you have the flashlight on? It's composed of a shadow and wearing some metal chest harness (is that what it is?)

On another side note... the controls in this game are a bit weird. I guess this is the "tank" controls. Although I've gotten used to it, I'm not too fond of it. In addition, Travis runs like a girl. Even Heather had more stamina than he does and she's a freakin' chick.

Yeah, Remnants. They're the spirits of women in restraints.

The controls are perfectly normal.

WOT U TALKIN' 'BOUT ARI :erm:

The controls of Origin were weird for me too. I personally like the 3D type that the others had.

o_O

Well, w/e not getting into this conversation again. Origins controls are 2D and that's what I prefer, because intuitive.

Lol I remember that conversation. Were were comparing the RE4 and RE5 controls with SH and it's previous RE games. That took a lot out of me trying to come up with even more examples. Pain in the arse that was.

The controls of Origin were weird for me too. I personally like the 3D type that the others had.

I don't think I would have so much of a problem with it if the camera angles were better. Especially when you're in a room where there are tons of monsters in it. When you switch camera angles, you have to change the direction of the pad. It's annoying.

On the subject of the camera angle... for this game, it's close to fail. They position you in a way you have no idea what direction a monster is coming at you.

Anywho...

Hmm, I don't remember the camera being a problem, well not enough that I had to bring it up.

Yeah, camera didn't bother me.

That's 2D controls for ya. You're on the screen and you want to go up, so you hit up ^_^ When the camera switches you are a bit more liable to return to where you were, if it's a quick switch, but that's tolerable to think up, hit up, and move up!

None of that hit right to move left because you're facing to the character's right XD

I finally completed the Sanitarium... man, that stage was freakin' LONG. It felt like it was dragging out forever.

I hate the freakin' fat @ss dogs. For as big as they are, they sure can lunge fast and far. Dumb biatches.

Carrion. And yes, they drove me nuts until I decided that I needed to start using melee items if I was going to keep health items.

Chuck a toaster at 'em and then stomp 'em.

I'd say you only have to worry about spoilering the 'human' enemies.

Is there an actual limit to the number of items you can hold? So far, I've picked up a lot of melee weapons (I've hardly used any of them) and it doesn't seem to affect me having the ability to pick up health items.

I usually just run past the Carrion's unless they're in a corridor with a tight squeeze... at which point, I just use the pee-shooter sting pistol on it.

Nope, no limit. I just meant that I was trying to punch them and I'd always get hit and I'd have to reset a thousand times if I didn't want to use all my health items.

I'm usually really stingy about disposable items, but there's tons of melee weapons in the game. So, melee away.

It did, however, get me the...Brawler accolade.

I love punching the nurses lol. I remember thinking how badass it was for a trucker to take shit from no one!

Whatchu say mothafucka?? *PUNCH*

I hate the freakin' puppets. Stupid punks kept kicking me. Who the heck puts three of them in a small room at one time? FAIL.

Haha. Yeah, there are definitely some annoyances. Wait til you unlock the infinite weapons. You won't ever complain again.

This is true for most games, I realize.

I found the puppets kinda creepy. But I still punched them with my gauntlets :D!

I found the puppets kinda creepy. But I still punched them with my gauntlets :D!

Win. :) I do the same.

Even though I haven't finished the game, I downloaded the soundtrack for the game already. "Hole in the Sky" is a pretty cool track.

Wall i just got done beating the crap outa Silent Hill 4. Seriously, that must has been the easiest SH game i've played thus far. Still, Walter was an awesome character. I liked him almost as much as Pyramid Head.

Now on to Origins.

PYRAMID HEAD OWNS! NONE IS ON HIS LEVEL!

Anyways, after I beat FFVIII, I'm thinking of replaying this series starting with the first one. I'm rather excited about it :D.

Unique to James~

Anyways, after I beat FFVIII, I'm thinking of replaying this series starting with the first one. I'm rather excited about it :D.

Wat?

Wat? In the butt.

Walter!

There is no spoon.

How do you stab yourself with a frikin spoon anyway?

Very carefully.

Just made it to the Riverside Motel. I guess as the reviews for the game said, now it's beginning to reveal a little more about Travis' past in Silent Hill.

The Sanitarium did, as well. But, yeah, the motel is a hotbed of plot.

The theatre is more about Alessa's experience.

The theatre is more about Alessa's experience.

Really? I didn't understand the point of the theater. To me, it seemed like a random story added to the tapestry of Silent Hill. The only thing I really got out of it was more info about Pyramid Head...

I wonder who Lisa was knockin' boots with a the hotel when you hear her laughing through the peep-hole. I assume I run into her later in the stage. ;)

Perhaps. Alessa was scared by the monster in the play.

when i was a wee lass, i watched my brother play silent hill 2 (and later, 3) in the pitch blackness and silence of his bedroom, constantly, from beginning to end, and, it scared the shit out of me. i mean, those sack heads, and the bloody mannequins, and all that shit, come on. i was like twelve.

then i bought his playstation off of him, along with silent hills 2 3 & 4, a couple years ago, and i haven't played any of them, because they still scare the shit out of me.

now, mind you, i'm not a pussy. i'm just psychologically scarred.

how do i overcome my irrational fear? can i overcome my irrational fear? or am i doomed to have wasted my money for the rest of forever?

The best way to deal with the irrational fear is to just play the games and face them head on. :) Having once been down this road with these games, it gets progressively easier to play them. Silent Hill Origins has not scared me one bit although I do get a little anxious as to what's lurking in a room. ;)

I didn't jump much. Two times:

2 spoiler
P. Head on the roof of Brookhaven

4 spoiler
Walter coming to the door

Subway in 3 and Sanitarium do give me the willies, though.

4 spoiler
Walter coming to the door


That gave me major chills.

Also,

Walter's corpse

Like rats in the walls. *shiver*

Damn Walter!

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when i was a wee lass, i watched my brother play silent hill 2 (and later, 3) in the pitch blackness and silence of his bedroom, constantly, from beginning to end, and, it scared the shit out of me. i mean, those sack heads, and the bloody mannequins, and all that shit, come on. i was like twelve.

then i bought his playstation off of him, along with silent hills 2 3 & 4, a couple years ago, and i haven't played any of them, because they still scare the shit out of me.

now, mind you, i'm not a pussy. i'm just psychologically scarred.

how do i overcome my irrational fear? can i overcome my irrational fear? or am i doomed to have wasted my money for the rest of forever?
You must defeat Pyramid Head. He punishes all for the sins they have committed. And trust me, not playing those games is SINFUL! Careful, he might enter your dreams and rip your guts out again and again without being able to wake up. You will forever wonder that hellish place...SILENT HILL. The only way out is in. And who knows? You might fight the demons that torment you and you may leave as a better person. And if not, well, I'm sure you'll know.

He only punishes James :mad:

Homecoming isn't canon :smrt:

He only punishes James :mad:

Homecoming isn't canon :smrt:
He punished Alex's father.

That's why I said, what I said.

Oh ya. Sorry, I'm fucking tired and too lazy to go to the basement and go to bed :(.

I might play Homecoming next.

I dunno. It's that or Dead Space.

If Pyramid Head was in space, I'd totally do it.

I'm going to bed.

nn

Finished Origins tonight... I was a bit confused by the ending though.

Play it again to get an ending with a twist ;).

I sent this to you in a PM, but figured, hey, maybe others would benefit.

http://tinyurl.com/n7yc37

I just noticed something in Homecoming.

When Alex is in the cemetery, there's a locked gate. When you press A (or X), it says something like you can see light at the other end. Is there any way you can open it?

I just noticed something in Homecoming.

When Alex is in the cemetery, there's a locked gate. When you press A (or X), it says something like you can see light at the other end. Is there any way you can open it?

Is this same gate where you see a guy digging up a grave? If so, it's accessible later.

No, it's close to the entrance of the cemetery. Or before that. I've beaten the game and got all but one ending, but I have never been able to open this locked gate and was wondering if it can be at all.

No, it's close to the entrance of the cemetery. Or before that. I've beaten the game and got all but one ending, but I have never been able to open this locked gate and was wondering if it can be at all.

Oh yeah... now I remember. Yeah, there's no way to open that.

Okay, once again, I am annoyed by Spoiler spamming :p

We's not spmming. We don't want spoil. ;)

The costumes in Originsl freakin' blow. I can't believe they actually have a mexican wrestler outfit. That was the worst.

I'm curious about a peculiar Hotel key I found. I wonder what I'll find? ;-)

Okay, once again, I am annoyed by Spoiler spamming :p
But why?

Yes, yes, it's my own damn fault, IDX. YOU GOT ME.

Oh, I dunno. Maybe a certain kind of ending, Ari ;)

One of the suits actually has a benefit...

I learned from the best :D!

For those who read this thread and haven't gotten a number, or even let us know of your existance, feel free to sign up for our Social Group.

I don't have any special plans for it, I already said we'd keep using this thread, but hey, I'm not the only one in the group, so if you have ideas, feel free to share. I'm not a dictator. I just beat Allen to the create group button.

Community > Social Groups > Silent Shriners

If you're not going to be the dictator, then I will :D!

Yeah, Believe it or not. The Creator can transfer his power to somebody if he/she so chooses....

My middle names are Andrew and Ryan...

Okay, once again, I am annoyed by Spoiler spamming :p

This thread's lack of Pyramid Head annoys me.

For those who read this thread and haven't gotten a number, or even let us know of your existance, feel free to sign up for our Social Group.

I don't have any special plans for it, I already said we'd keep using this thread, but hey, I'm not the only one in the group, so if you have ideas, feel free to share. I'm not a dictator. I just beat Allen to the create group button.

Community > Social Groups > Silent Shriners

Awesome. Is this new? I honestly wouldn't know... :/

I never got a number either, but of course I never asked :cryingbatman:

DJ you're 3?

I never got a number either, but of course I never asked :cryingbatman:
It is usually give. Think of it as a kind of evolution.

You're 3 DJ :)

Just assumed you knew. Social groups got added to the forums yesterday.

Just out of curiosity, how was a number assigned to a person? I chose #5 'cause Homecoming was considered "Silent Hill 5" in the story arch and I liked Alex. :-)

Pretty much that way. Purrr made it a Voltron thing, but that's cool, cuz Voltron is OG, mang.

I was just thinking of Powerrangers Zeo one day and was like I'm #2 :D

IDX is at Zero so he stays within the original few numbers. Everyone new can be #8 and above. Not an elistist thing, but just so that the people who populated this thread the most were the first few.

Yeah.

Silent RANGER 4!!!!

*transforms*

Oh hell, that makes perfect sense, doesn't it?

Silent Shriner #3 reporting :cool:

LOL @ Asamiya.

I like the......um......I shall call them skin doors! They are a great metaphor for the various wounds on my psyche. I like to violently rip them open after they have supposedly healed.

Kinda stuck right now

I got the gas and drained the basement and played the tape. Talked to the judge, found the doctor's place. Now I need like 3 different keys :S

I like it, so far. Combat is a step up for the series. A Silent Protagonist rolling around like Link? Bestill my blackened heart <3

Very beginning of the story is sorta confusing, guess it'll make sense later.

I'm already picking up on the clues that hint at the big spoiler I already know about. Alex likes to pretend :p

I wasn't too fond of Homecoming in the beginning (didn't like the RE4 feel to it). But I must admit, it has grown on me.

I like the......um......I shall call them skin doors! They are a great metaphor for the various wounds on my psyche. I like to violently rip them open after they have supposedly healed.

Kinda stuck right now

I got the gas and drained the basement and played the tape. Talked to the judge, found the doctor's place. Now I need like 3 different keys :S

I like it, so far. Combat is a step up for the series. A Silent Protagonist rolling around like Link? Bestill my blackened heart <3

Very beginning of the story is sorta confusing, guess it'll make sense later.

I'm already picking up on the clues that hint at the big spoiler I already know about. Alex likes to pretend :p

Looks like someone's getting a crush on Alex... ;) As soon as I make my last run in Silent Hill Origins (to obtain my last accolade), I think I'll go back and play Homecoming just for the heck of it. I would have to say it was my favorite of all of them so far.

I wouldn't get caught up too much on keys that you don't have at the moment. Most likely you will gain access to those doors later.

Oh yeah. NEG
After draining the basement, go through the wooden gate in the backyard (Josh's bag is on it along with a photo. Don't forget the drawing by the tree). It should lead you to the cemetery.

Man, I played the same stretch twice, because I'm trying to figure out how to fight the neon patient demons.

Still not sure how to fight them w/o taking damage.

I'll be playing that part again, so basically I achieved nothing, tonight.

Man, I played the same stretch twice, because I'm trying to figure out how to fight the neon patient demons.

Still not sure how to fight them w/o taking damage.

I'll be playing that part again, so basically I achieved nothing, tonight.

Are you talking about the Smog demons? If so, the handgun is the best weapon for the job. When they open their chest and their lungs are revealed, take a shot at it. Two or three bullets usually takes them out. This would be an enemy I highly suggest you not use melee weapons on considering they're more of a pain to kill this way.

Yeah, I call every iteration of monster that looks like a patient demon, well, a patient demon.

See my spoiler message above. I edited it while you were replying, I guess. ;)

I only gots 9 bullets :( And there's like 4 in my way to, you know.

I only gots 9 bullets :( And there's like 4 in my way to, you know.

What location are you at exactly? I'm surprised you only have that much bullets left, unless you're taking out every enemy you see with your gun. ;)

I'm talking about the first one (on the street), the second one:

(between the Founder Mausoleums), the third one (in the Mausoleum, the tight ones), fourth one (in the street by the firetruck), and the fifth one (in the hotel)

I guess I could avoid all of them but the one in the cramped area...

I'm in the hotel and I've got the first of the 3 items. I still find it easier to melee the smog dudes :erm:

More importantly, ladies and gentlemen, please feel free to enjoy our new Spoiler Freedom Lounge (http://forums.ffshrine.org/group.php?do=discuss&discussionid=14) :)

I just wait until Smog opens it's just and I just shoot its lungs. Usually takes about a few shots before it dies. Unless you can just run around it.

Rep+, IDX.

Plus, if you can get a clear shot up-close, the more damage the bullet does... so you can probably take him out with two bullets.

I have played SH1 - 3 but my favorite so far is SH3. :3

I don't foresee a problem with that :D

Might want to be careful reading this thread, though...

We've been a bit free with stuff about 4 and 0rigins~

Zoran: Get on board with playing with the other three games... especially "Homecoming". ;)

Replaying Homecoming again. All I need is one more ending, along with all the photos and kid drawings before I have every achievement for this game.

Then it will be put back on the shelf and collect dust :(.

:(

I wish the PS3 version had the Trophy Achievements. Don't know why they didn't put it in. Oh well...

I really don't see the point of "trophies" or "achievements". For me, it just shows how much of a life you lack.

I met this one guy on Xbox Live who had over 100,000 gamerscore points. I asked him how old he was. He said 28 (sounded very nerdy). I asked him when was the last time he had sex. He said never. I then said he has a high gamerscore. He then replied he just sits at home all day and plays xbox because there's nothing better to do. Also, don't like hearing the little 7 year olds bragging about their 30-something-thousands points because they think they're better than you and THEY WON'T SHUT UP ABOUT IT!! IT'S SO AGGRAVATING!

I was shocked.

Haha. Yeah, that is... pretty out there. I do see your point though about it being potentially pointless. Although I will admit that I probably wasted a lot of time getting them for RE5 (especially in the online VS mode). Oh wells. :)

Yes, I noticed that you got the platinum trophy for RE5. Made me a little sad, but then it passed. I'm not as OCD as I used to be.

I'm getting old~

Wisdom comes through age because experience comes with time.

Discretion is the better part of valor. Cowardice is the better part of Discretion.

:smrt:

But with Cowardice, you get the benefits of all three!

Groovy~

<3

Who the fuck is Joey?

I'm reading about Carol and Paul and Sam, and then once I reach the Atrium and I'm suddenly tasked with asking Bartlett about Joey. When the hell did we learn about Joey, before that conversation?

Disjointed as fuck, yo~

You learn about him I think through the photos or something. I can't remember exactly when because after my first playthrough, I knew who he was.

Joey is the Mayor's son

Disjointed as fuck, yo~

Ah, the normalcy of Silent Hill. Nice to know I'm not the only one who gets confused with these games at times. :)

As IDX already said, it's definitely through the one photo you come across in the hotel as well as graveyard when you find Joey's watch in his grave.

Did it even say Joey on that grave? I could swear to you that it just said IT HAS AN INTERESTING LOCK.

I knew he was the Mayor's kid after he started talking but only then. When the name showed up in the dialogue tree I was like WTF

Hey, I just found this today: http://www.sinisterpointe.com/

A haunted house locale...featuring a SH themed maze?

Orange County ain't too far from here...who wants to go :D

Interesting. I'd probably check that out if I lived nearby. Probably wouldn't be able to sleep for a few days, but it would probably be worth it. :)

What a time to not live in Orange County anymore...

Damn, I wanna go :(

I could probably go.
Also, I was going to post this yesterday, but too lazy. :\

I fought those hammerhead things at the police station like 50 times. Learning their moveset, how and when to dodge. I feel like I've got a better grasp of the combat system now. I'm like a ninja with the knife on most enemies :)

It's sorta like RE4. I had to learn to always be on the move and never press an advantage. Stick and roll.

I'm at the end of the sewers, now.

Oh, do I get to come back to the locker? I didn't see a code anywhere, and it's way too long to run all the permutations.

Here a hint on the locker...

Look at the time...

Ah well, SH will find you...

Here a hint on the locker...

Look at the time...
There's a note on the police car that hints the password.

I managed to unlock it by looking at the time the first time around. Don't know why I put it in there but sure glad it worked.

Just got done beating the hell out of SH Origins. Is it just me or did they really dumb down the puzzles in this one for Western audiences?

You could say that, I guess. Considering this game was originally on the PSP, I can't imagine them getting to difficult with puzzles on a hand-held... but I don't know...

But yeah, the puzzles were a bit easy.

Yeah, probably had to do with it being for PSP. There hasn't been any logic puzzles in Homecoming so far, either. That makes me sad :(

Wait until you get close to the end... that one puzzle baffled me... not sure if it was actually difficult, or if I was just an idiot and couldn't do it.

Well, I beat Silent Hill 1 on hard finally with the good+ ending and in under two hours. Whoo! :D
Working on the third one for the first time right now. I'm in the construction building at the moment, trying to open the elevator.
Also working on earning all the accolades in Origins. Achieving the fireman one seems to be the most tricky for me. I'm still find myself getting lost in the Sanitarium, too... LOL.

Just curious, how do you have all the accolades to one save file? Do all of them have to be earned within one complete gameplay to do that?

No, just load a clear file and all the previously earned ones will be there. Rinse and repeat til you have them all.

Playing 1 and then 3 is a pretty good idea. Just like playing 2 and then 4.

If it wasn't for Homecoming, SH would have a even/odd structure like RE. Well, hell RE has stuff like Code Veronica, so yes, we do have an even/odd system. Since we might actually get a 5 someday.

"Homecoming" isn't considered SH5? :mad:

It doesn't have a 5 in the name ;). Just like Grand Theft Auto with all the other games after III before releasing an official IV. Or like Neg already said about the RE series.

"Homecoming" isn't considered SH5? :mad:

If an actual 5 comes out then that means you'll have to be 4.5.

Like I consider RE:CV 3.5

Edit: I know it don't make sense but...

Actually, it does make complete sense. ;)

Ari, I mentioned that possibility in the thread you made asking what number you were.

As I said then, we'll cross that bridge when it rusts off its foundations.

Well, the only reason I assumed I would be number 5 was because the game was originally called "Silent Hill V" (early screenshots and video trailers) before it was officially changed to "Homecoming". So, I guess like you said, we'll have to see...

But if it ends up where another game becomes the official "5" of the series... I'll change my number to 4.5. ;-)

I remember when it was called 5, too. I wonder if they'll go back to numbers like RE did, or if we'll just get subtitles from now on.

They might do the Guitar Hero thing where no 4 is present but now they are releasing 5?

World Tour is 4 I guess?

I should go reserve Shattered Memories...

That's something I have not done, is it coming with something if you pre-order?
Any goodies?

Edit: post 4,000!!! YAY!

I dunno.

Gratz, Allen :)

Man, I'm still horribly on the fence about Shattered Memories...

I'm a fanboy, I really can't be :(

I'm sure it'll have redeeming qualities. I mean, even Homecoming has redeeming qualities.

I suppose you're correct. Most likely I'll end up buying it just for the mere fact I own all the others (except for 1 and 2; I'm trying to convince my brother to just give them to me rather than buying them for $30).

If it sucks we'll all have more fun hating it together.

You DO know that at least one of us is going to love/like it.

I actually like the way it looks and all that jazz~

Oh, you bastard...

I kid, I kid.

Don't get me wrong, I think the game looks promising as far as graphics is concerned. It's just that I'm a little concerned about the overall trademark changes (rust to ice; running instead of fighting enemies). I mean, I run around most of the enemies in a SH game anyway (to conserve ammo) on my very first run of a SH game, but... man, to not fight back at all... just not sure how that's going to fair in this.

I'm pretty good at just imagining that I don't have any memories of a certain series if they make a remake or change the storyline a little (like the Initial D live action movie). So if I imagine that I've never played any of the Silent Hill games (or if you do too), this Shattered Memories game might actually be pretty creepy/good.

Well, creepy always equals good in the SH universe. Which I wish I lived in. Day to day...

Scarlet isn't as bad as people make her out to be. Maybe because I was willing to use bullets on her second form? I have no idea right now how to get back to the graveyard so I can get back in my house. I have the ceremonial dagger, I wants in his dad's room, yo

Scarlet isn't as bad as people make her out to be. Maybe because I was willing to use bullets on her second form? I have no idea right now how to get back to the graveyard so I can get back in my house. I have the ceremonial dagger, I wants in his dad's room, yo

Man, no bullets were needed for that fight. Melee was enough to do the trick, man.

That part of the fight was a pain w/o it. So, yeah.

You are where I am at, at the moment.

So, I can go back and read all your spoilers?

I don't think so, I have not read them either so I don't know what is being said. sorry. :(

Oh well. Soon, soon, I will regain access to the Spoiler Freedom lounge.

Then, it's party time~

Man, no bullets were needed for that fight. Melee was enough to do the trick, man.

Crowbar does an excellent job here.


Scarlet isn't as bad as people make her out to be. Maybe because I was willing to use bullets on her second form? I have no idea right now how to get back to the graveyard so I can get back in my house. I have the ceremonial dagger, I wants in his dad's room, yo

Did you see the door in the room where you picked up the Ceremonial Dagger? When I first got to this point, I missed it until I figured out there was no where else to go.


Oh well. Soon, soon, I will regain access to the Spoiler Freedom lounge.

Then, it's party time~

Surprisingly, we're discussing things in there you already know about. We spent about a page on why there is no UFO ending in SH4: The Room. :D

Man, look it was about conserving health. I'm better than I was at the start, but I am still living health drink to health drink.

Did you see the door in the room where you picked up the Ceremonial Dagger? When I first got to this point, I missed it until I figured out there was no where else to go.
This also had me stumped my first playthrough. I was looking for a way out for around 2 hours or so. Then I noticed that a wall had a knob on it. That's when Alex put the dagger in and the door opened. I commented on how fucking gay that was.

This also had me stumped my first playthrough. I was looking for a way out for around 2 hours or so. Then I noticed that a wall had a knob on it. That's when Alex put the dagger in and the door opened. I commented on how fucking gay that was.

I think the fact the room was overly dark (even with the flashlight on) made it difficult to notice the door without the knob on it.

I think the fact the room was overly dark (even with the flashlight on) made it difficult to notice the door without the knob on it.
Yes, very true. And if you don't notice the knob, then you won't notice it's a door at all because it blends almost perfectly into the walls.

I really gotta go reserve Shattered Memories. But i'm too lazy.

Do you get anything special when you reserve the game?

You get the cell phone Harry uses with free activation and no monthly bills. Ever.

What happened to my post about invisible doors?

What? I never saw that post?

I made it :(

I didn't see it. Is it because it's invisible?

Maybe. Maybe I just hit new posts before I hit submit?

Somebody post that image, now. There was a post here...

Nightmare side to the house! ZOMG SQUEEEEE.

The mining suit guys made me jump super hard. I was all in the moment!

STOP PRETENDING YOU CARE ABOUT ME!!!

That must be so hard for Alex but he keeps on trucking ;_;;

Because Alex is a pimp! I saw him check out the first nurse! That horndog...

I thought everyone checked out the nurses?

Maybe not everyone has the same fetish profile as I, but Silent Hill protagonists? Yes.

Henry got cheated. Aborted mothers aren't exactly smexy :notgood:

Yeah, I know.
:/

I just scored Silent Hill and Silent Hill 2, ftw.

I traded my Super Smash Bros Brawl copy for both of those games. SSBB was okay, but I couldn't get into it. So, I traded it with my brother to get SH and SH2. His son gets a new game and I complete my SH series. :)

Hell yeah! *Hi5s ari*

You better not get rid of ANY of them! Especially the first 3! Or I will have P. Head come and punish you for your deadly sin!

Yes, hi5 indeed ^____________________^

Best trade EVAH.

Man, thank you Neg for helping (a lot) with my collecting SH series.

Good work, Ari.

npnp! <333 I think I only sent ya 2 and the movie, though!

I've actually been trying to hook up with the guy's whose copy I sent ya. I have copies ready to give back :D

HAha, cool.
I ordered/bought the case for it but instead got the greatest hits version, and not the black label. :/

Oh no worries. I plan to hang onto these treasures forever. :-D

My brother was the original Silent Hill fan, but after 2, he lost interest and I started picking up the games regularly.

The only one I have to re-buy is origins. I lost it and I am not able to find it for a couple of months now. :/

I do too. But I think I'll get the PS2 version. Sure I have it already for PS2 (a burned copy), but I want the actual copy. Just not sure if I should get the PS2 one or the PSP one.

I'd like a second copy of 1. I'd also like it to come out on the PS store.

Man, Didn't Europe get SH and US got RE or something like that?

If true that is lame, I'd take SH over RE anytime. Not saying RE is bad I like both, but I'd prefer SH.

Quoted for truth. Except not really, cuz lazy.

http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hill-Origins-Playstation-2/dp/B0011BE3KA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1250398450&sr=8-1 - PS2 Version

http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hill-Origins-Sony-PSP/dp/B000HKIPGE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1250398450&sr=8-2 - PSP Version

Pretty good prices compared to buying it somewhere.

I was stuck on the solution to the clock puzzle in the house. I stumbled across it, and then was like man why would I think the room number would be the time o_O

Why was there a third mask? Just to throw you off?

Really wanted flashbacks from the house, now I just know that his dad did vile things. Ooooh, tell me something I didn't know :mad:

Gonna have to think about the solution to the power plant.

Love the Order soldiers, I jumped like a punk when they came running up. HUMAN ENEMIES YAY!!...ENEMIES OH SHIT! So you can dodge like I do, I don't care, I just turn and keep on hacking (shades of the last fight of Phantom Hourglass, mir?)

I know I'm sounding really critical, but I do like it a lot, in spite of some of the wonked puzzles/storytelling

Valves were easy after I found the note. Imagine that :D The prison was pretty damn good times. Asphyxia is fast as shit! I'm in the church, I've got tons of health items, Schisms are my bitches, life is good. The logic puzzle in the prison was nice, but easy, nonetheless. I was copying down the symbols to think about it while I was taking a break from playing, but as soon as I started writing the clues it was like, okay, poison....knight.....Nothing!

I hate the Schisms. I find their attacks to be the most unpredictable out of all the monsters when it comes to using Melee weapons. I usually just use the shotguns on those mofos. :) Glad to hear the game is getting more entertaining for you, Neg.

As for the prison puzzle, that one took me a while to figure out... especially the last symbol. Like I mentioned before about another puzzle, maybe it was just me being an idiot...

Neg's Schism Method:

More than one Schism--One shotgun blast, run up to him, X-X-Square combo with the axe. Dead.

One Schism (or one left)--Circle around him until he rears back and does his little dance. He'll run forward and stop. Roll up to him and X-X-Square him with the axe. ROLL THE FUCK AWAY, RIGHT NOW.

Rinse and repeat.

The only problem I had in the prison was the stupid wires. I could be at it for almost an hour trying to get it.

I really liked the electrician work. Both times. Just a matter of doing the permutations. Doesn't take me long.

I freaking hate them with a passion!

I think it wouldn't have been so bad if they actually had given some intuitive hint like the first one, but not as obvious as the first one.

It uses the lights on the side, just like the first one.

Drill bit to the fucking chin, motherfucker!!!

I feel kinda shitty about having to kill Curtis. I mean, yeah, he was going to kill Elle. Well, we don't really know that. He did take his time and he said his mantra "It's a shame people mistreat such nice things." Who knows, maybe he would have just cut her lose if Alex hadn't barged in. Probably giving him too much credit, but oh well. Loves me some Curtis.

If Wheeler comes back again and lives, it's going to be the greatest riff on the black-dude-dying ever. I'll squee pretty hard.

Jeebus, Gandalf was right. You have way too few health items at the beginning and in the middle of the game, and a TON at the end. I've got 6 health drinks, 6 first aid kits, and 3 Syrums.

Raise your hands, who thought the guy on the floor in room 302 was going to jump up because they mentioned experiments? (unless that happens later, but it's still a valid question).

I really like losing your inventory for some strange reason, I just think it's fun, so I'm rather happy it has made a return for the first time since 2.

Drill bit to the fucking chin, motherfucker!!!

I feel kinda shitty about having to kill Curtis. I mean, yeah, he was going to kill Elle. Well, we don't really know that. He did take his time and he said his mantra "It's a shame people mistreat such nice things." Who knows, maybe he would have just cut her lose if Alex hadn't barged in. Probably giving him too much credit, but oh well. Loves me some Curtis.

If Wheeler comes back again and lives, it's going to be the greatest riff on the black-dude-dying ever. I'll squee pretty hard.

Jeebus, Gandalf was right. You have way too few health items at the beginning and in the middle of the game, and a TON at the end. I've got 6 health drinks, 6 first aid kits, and 3 Syrums.

Raise your hands, who thought the guy on the floor in room 302 was going to jump up because they mentioned experiments? (unless that happens later, but it's still a valid question).

I really like losing your inventory for some strange reason, I just think it's fun, so I'm rather happy it has made a return for the first time since 2.
I too thought that guy was going to jump up at me. Also, if you don't find you're stuff, then after you reach a certain point, you won't be able to go back and get it and have to fight the final boss hand-to-hand. Basically, with the steel pipe. I did it before and was a little pissed I didn't get any kind of achievement for it. Like "Beat so-and-so without using any guns" or something. But hey, got the hospital ending with it :D!

I haven't really been using the pipe/crowbar. Replacing your weapons w/in categories works, since we've never had multiple iterations of weapons before, and SH isn't really RE enough to warrant buying weapons and therefore being able to choose and upgrade, within a limited framework.

I could see that kind of system being in a future Silent Hill, but there is something pretty organic to finding the weapons in this series that would be lost, if they did.

Like getting your second pipe from that tortured body. I was really hoping they'd come up with something like that for each of the weapons, w/in the compound. Oh well, no big loss, just would have been neat.

Ceremonial Dagger is aces, and I'd love a replica for my wall. Is it just me, or is there something violent and sexual about the way Alex sticks it in locks? Moment of hesistation and then BAM!

yeah, I did a Deviant Art dive this morning, sue me:

I think Alex is stealing your heart from James. ;)

HAHA, Henry and Leon?

*Editing!

Well, I received my copy of SH2 and plan on playing it as soon as it gets good and dark. To be honest, SH2 is the only SH I've played all the way through. For the others, I just watched playthroughs on YouTube.

And Neg, your Deviant Art dive inspired me to do one as well.

This might be a nice added level to the next Kingdom Hearts...

Neg, who is the chick that is facing Sheva in your artwork?

Edit: I'm guessing that is Elle?

I thought that woman thought it was Cybil, but I guess Neg would know.

I'm pretty sure the description didn't say, because I'm pretty sure I checked it for that reason. I'm thinking it's Elle too, since she helps Alex in HC, just as Sheva helps Chris.

Just in a more puzzle-type way, instead of bullets and wasting health items :D




http://forums.ffshrine.org/group.php?do=discuss&group=&discussionid=20

Homecoming omnibus post forthcoming in the Freedom Lounge~

It's in there.

One of these is not like the others,
One of these just doesn't belong.

Oh, this isn't the spoiler freedom lounge? I'm so naughty :-*

I'm so naughty :-*

Yes you are, Neg. ;)

Answered a question for ya, in the spoiler lounge, Ari.

Let's vote, do we just want to make this thread spoiler central now? Seems like it'd be easier.

Nah, I think we should leave it as it is... never know if someone who hasn't played all of them might walk in in here and see everything. :-)

Yes. Like when someone told me Dumbledore died at the end of the sixth book BEFORE I EVEN READ IT!

No sexing in the front room, please

That's fucked up IDX, that's really messed up. spoiler that shit, man. :(

I'd put it in the title of the thread, obviously. Like "contains spoilers for the entire series."