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Scary

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Great, reminds me of the mood of the Silent Hill from my early high school years. Amazing graphics, moody and frightening. Yeti-Babies are f***ing terrifying!!

Disappointed...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: March 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've been a big fan of the Silent Hill series, so I figured buying SH4 would be a great thing to do. WRONG!! At first, the game seemed OK. After a while of dealing with the repetitive and increasingly annoying portholes and immortal monsters, I quickly lost interest in the game but decided to play it to the end to see the ending. The plot about Walter Sullivan believing the apartment was his mother was beyond idiotic. Protecting Eileen got very irritating, especially since she was very slow and couldn't do anything to help. Overall, the game was boring and I wouldn't recommend it to die-hard SH fans. If you've never played any of the other games, then you might like it.

Different that the first three

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

After playing Silent HIll 4, I found myself not as familiar with Henry as I did with the previous protaganists. That was the only flaw that I found. The music is still eerie but I doubt that will ever change in the series. The ghosts get annoying but at the same time, it makes the game harder since they follow you around everywhere. Like anything, you have to change a few things in a series in order to keep it interesting. The first three were all about monsters that were really cool where in this one, ghosts seem to take part in it. Though I must say that I hated the two faced baby monster the most. Not to mention, the big bad guy is actually a person. ( I think.) I found it to be a different turn for the series. Its not the same as the first three but thats only so it doesn't get repetative.

Maybe it's best not to compare this game to the other Silent Hill games...but....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Okay, where to start....This game was very mediocre in my opinion and a big disappointment, not to say that it's bad, just not on the same par as SH 1 and 2. Silent Hill 1 and 2 had a couple things going for it that this game and the third completely trounced over. For one, this game didn't personalize the characters like they should have and did in SH1 and 2. I played through the game and didn't give a crap about Henry or Eileen....I liked little Walter though. SH3 has the same problem. I couldn't care less about Heather. In SH1 and 2, they throw sympathetic characters in impossible situations and you find out that they are personally part of the story itself, not just a coincidental bystander. And Heather is just retarded.
The gameplay itself kind of bites too. They added a really retarded item-weapon system, you have to click it without going to a menu screen which is really annoying, particularly when you want to use a health item in a hurry. You end up clicking the wrong item, wasting 2 or even 3 health items instead of using 1, and is simply put, annoying. I will give it that it has good graphics, but Henry's voice actor is so weak and unbelievable..... "Eileen, relax" like he's hitting on her, although she's in a hospital and is freaking out, because she's just been murdered....wrong inflection dude... And look out for the retarded cross-eyed giant Eileen head that omits obscene noises in the hospital on the second floor.....and no I'm not joking or exaggerating. Oh and let's not forget the ghosts that can't die and follow you wherever you go towards the end of the game. They do give you ways of stopping them, but only about 4 of them. Also the Walter AI is sort of stupid too, it can work alright, but at the Prison when he's supposed to be chasing Henry and Eileen he's busy shooting dead Hummers(stupid mutant wasps) about 6 times and lets you just waltz past him....cause that is just so much more important.... Oh and let's not forget about the apartment, 1st person doesn't belong in SH, it really interupts gameplay to have to return to your apartment to save, heal, get items, whatever...It's just stupid to have to be there as much as you do. They should have kept the old item system, made the apartment 3rd person, and added saves in the other areas and not just in the apartment, and this game could have been way better.
Overall, this game is just a mix of good ideas, bad ideas, and a bunch of poorly executed ideas. It's okay, but luckily I borrowed it from a friend and didn't buy it myself. I do think it's worth a playthrough, but that's about it. I really don't want to play through 4 times to get all the endings.

WOW.. A highly suggested game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: November 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you are a fan of Survival Horror video games, this is right up your alley. This game is packed with scares that you'll be sure not to forget. The graphics are amazing and so is the gameplay. This game would make the perfect Christmas gift, but keep in mind parents this is rated M for Mature for a reason. This a highly entertaining and exciting game that you can't stop playing. I DEFINATLEY RECOMEND THIS GAME!!!!!! IT IS SUPER SCARY!

Some Good, Some Bad

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: September 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Silent Hill 4 is by far the farthest departure in the Silent Hill franchise, plenty more actions and less scare. The days of where one could treks around the town of Silent Hill are gone for good, and replaced by a more task center type of gaming. The atmosphere, the creepiness, and the bizarreness that makes the first three Silent Hill games so different are gone also, and replaced by more efficient game play.

Silent Hill 4 is not bad, but it just not what I had expected from the other three games. The changes that I dislike are, first, the ghosts which at first scary but there so many of them and you can't kill them will soon became annoying. Second, The amount of items that Henry can carry at one time also bugs the heck out of me, the concept just makes the whole game play slow and repetitive everytime when you discover that you don't have the right item you need. Third, halfway through the game, Henry gets to play bodyguard for someone for the rest of the game, which becomes a chore very fast and gets him kill often. Fourth, at some points of the game, one gets the feeling that the game makers have cut some corners in order to rush Silent Hill 4 out.

The things in the game that I like are, first, the quirkiness of the game where Henry can spies on his neighbors through the peepholes and windows. Second, the music and the sound effects, they are spot on to make the game play better.

All-in-all, Silent Hill 4 is the weakest outing for the franchise. It could be much, much better it the producrs would just take their time and not have to rush to release this game.

Very Very Scary

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: October 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have never played the previous games in the series, but I heard these were pretty chilly to play. It is - especially with headphones and complete darkness. The fear from unknown sounds and noises are the feature i liked the most. Game play was a bit odd as you are not in first person view, but it works fine. The graphics and animation are top quality, i really enjoy trying scare myself when I play. Very cool and a lot of fun. It won't give you nightmares but it will rasie your heart rate.

best of the best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: February 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Im really into scary movies and stuff, so when I heard about Silent Hill I wanted to play it. I tried Resident Evil but it was just so played out. Silent Hill is awesome, especially the 4th one. They have great graphics and the music really plays with the whole theme. I really liked the game and I suggest it for all true horror fans

spot the influences

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

A credible sequel to the mythos, Silent Hill 4 still doesn't move forward with the story. Thankfully, the various vignettes are not as dim as many in the previous game. At the beginning I enjoyed the subtle nods to Eraserhead in ambience and character. SPOILER WARNING: However, I wonder if the creators of Event Horizon realize that a certain integral image from their film appears wholecloth and decontextualized at the end. I prefer continuity of playability in my games and therefore do not appreciate the great leap in difficulty halfway through. Despite these concerns(and plagiarism is certainly a big one) Silent Hill 4 leaves me anticipating the next installment.

You'll want to be trapped in a room with this game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

"Silent Hill 4: The Room", Konami's latest addition to the Silent Hill series, is one of the best Survival-Horror games ever. However, avid fans of the Silent Hill series turn it down. Why? Because it's different. I, honestly, like this game better than 3. This game has an amazing story, one that will have you entranced for months. The gameplay is much easier to follow than previous Silent Hill games, due to the "Weapons Selection" being at the touch of a button. The addition of ghosts really adds a new portion to the game, seeing as how all the ghosts have story lines, and most of them, you meet before they die. Now, even through all the "ghosts" and "monsters", don't be fooled. This is one scary game. Especially if you are afraid of little children. Like me. Anyway, this is an excellent game that I'd recommend to anyone...anyone who doesn't feel the need to sleep.

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