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Buggy piece of gameware

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 40
Date: November 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I picked up this game the day it was released. I have played it about 3 hours and everything was ok until the buttons stopped working. First the sounds for the buttons being pushed stopped (you couldn't tell if you had unlocked something or not); and then the "X" button stopped working so you are unable to defend yourself against attacks, even though you are carrying a huge sledge hammer. I tried rebooting the system to see if that would work, that's when other problems showed up. I would recommend that anyone who is interested in this game wait until they get the bugs out and re-release it. This game seems more of a Beta copy. Do not waste your money, get the PS2 versions and enjoy yourself.

For fans only

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 43
Date: November 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I played (and sort of enjoyed, mostly laughed at) the first Silent Hill but haven't seen any of the others. I thought I'd give this one a try, decent PSP content is becoming very hard to find.

Frankly, this is one of the most ridiculous, boring "horror games" I've ever played. Let's see... far too short, I finished it in about five hours; horrible way-over-the-top voice acting; absolutely implausible plot; and just where the heck did this guy dig up all these overpowered weapons? It also doesn't help that the PSP's controls are abysmally poor for this sort of game.

If you're a fan of the series you might enjoy this, but I think this one has totally lost the feeling of the original--which was enjoyable mostly because I had no real idea what was going on (and the omnipresent fog was a clever way to take advantage of the PlayStation's hardware limitations). I could tolerate the original SH's bad voice acting and ridiculous plot just for the novelty value; Silent Hill Origins doesn't have that excuse.

its decent

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

i just got this yesterday because Amazon takes forever to ship and i preordered it back in August. Anyway, i am not that far into it but decided to leave a review of it. I agree with people that it is a good psp game, because there are few of them. Its worth buying for that reason...but its not a very good silent hill game. the graphics are pretty good but the big con that takes a lot away from the game is the characters lack that sickly look that all the silent hill games have...you know the dark circles around the eyes, sunken in and pale faces.... it just loses that freaky effect the other games have. yet they made the enemies look really good, agreeing with others that it looks like they just took the ones from the movie and repeat them over and over. I did read a review saying something about the butcher looking like pyramid head...although i haven't finished this and don't know the answer, i was under the impression it was pyramid head, maybe in his early days as this takes place before all the others.
i understand the psp is limited but i would put the power of it somewhere in the middle of the ps1 and ps2 so they should have been able to pull it off. the music is great, probably the best so far, and the sound effects are good but it really does require headphone use while playing. i don't really care for the new way that weapons break after using them. most of them break after one use of hitting an enemy a few times. plus the weapons so far are kind of lame, like finding portable tvs and big medical bottles, which each can only be thrown once, so here i am running around with 2 tvs and 4 huge bottles in my pockets. would have been a little more realistic to just have enviroment interaction and have stuff laying around that you could pick up and throw instead of being like Link from Zelda and being able to carry the world in your magic pouch. Its disappointing that they let a different company besides the original silent hill team and konami develope this game but i am still rating it high, because although it seems more like a game ripping off silent hill rather than an actual silent hill release, its still makes for a decent psp game and the release price is better than most new games.

Amazing, for a Silent Hill fan.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have to say, this is definitely one of the more enjoyable games I've played in a while. I'm a sucker for nostalgia, and this game definitely has a LOT of that. It brings back a lot of familiar sights and locales, and does a great job doing it. A few plot holes, of course, but like all Silent Hill games, those can be filled with some fan-speculation.

I say "for a Silent Hill fan" because if you're not willing to overlook some problems, then this game may not be for you. It, essentially, takes the best parts of the first three games, and combines them. As a fan, I overlooked this and took it as a sweet trip down memory lane. However, many people would take this as laziness. Take it to mean what you will.

Origins is also short for a Silent Hill game, but it has a LOT of unlockables, most of which I have yet to get on my save, and I just finished my third playthrough.

So here is my basic advice about this game: if you are a fan, and are willing to overlook "copy-pasting" and see it more as nostalgic bits and pieces, this is an amazing game, and the best horror game on the PSP. Otherwise, rent the game, see if it agrees with you, then decide for yourself.

Survival Horror Done Well

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game reminds me of Silent Hill 2 in its graphic presentation and gameplay, and that's a good thing. The sound and other assorted atmospherics are eerie and unnerving. Movement is smooth and fluid. The combat system is pretty easy to pick up. The thing that's really different about this game is the ability to move back and forth between dimensions (the creepy Silent Hill and the regular Silent Hill) by touching mirrors. If you've seen the movie (or played the other games)then this certainly adds to the back story. If you're a survival horror fan, you can't go wrong with this title. It's one of the better PSP games out there.

SH: O

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game offers an interesting view on events taking place before the first game on PSone. The graphics are very nice, comparable to PS2 graphics. The sound effects are a little on the cheesey side, but real enough to creep you out. The music is beautifully written, again, by the same composer who did the other games. My biggest issues were the camera angles and controls. They're too shifty and it's hard to see around you. I've had to fight several bosses without ever seeing the boss through the entire fight, just letting Travis auto-aim and fire.

It's decent enough if you can stomach it.

If you haven't played Silent Hill before don't let this be your first...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I can't say I was disappointed, but I wasn't overly pleased. Silent Hill is a very fun survival/horror game series, and if you haven't played it before don't start with this one (start with Silent Hill 2, or 3 for the PS2). It almost seemed as though Konami was just fishing for money with this one.

I felt the game was lacking in originality, it seemed the plot was a rip off of the movie they made about a year back... going so far as to have the characters in the game mirror the actors in the movie. Even the monsters were ripped from the movie, and they just repeat the same ones (for the most part) throughout. However, the back story of the main character (Travis Grady) was original, and well written. They also replaced Pyramid Head with some guy called The Butcher (ugh...).

Another thing lacking in this game: it wasn't scary. I followed the "instructions" (lights off, earphones on), just didn't do it for me. It was because the game was too easy, it wasn't really a "survival". All of the monsters can be easily run past, or killed with your fists, and supplies are so abundant that you never really have to worry about your health. The horror genre usually needs to be paired with survival for it to work. The cheap thrills only go so far, and if your character doesn't have any chance of dying the game isn't going to do much. Even the "mirror world" doesn't hold much water (it's only saving grace being Akira Yamaoka, and he did one hell of a job with this soundtrack). Part of what made the "darker worlds" in the SH series scary was that you worked your way up (the worlds getting more disturbing the further you progressed). In this one you just flip back between the mirror world, and the normal world, and I felt it detracted from the scare factor.

You'll beat the game in under 5 hours, which is pretty good timing, considering that's about the time the lack of diversity and originality in the game will start to bore you.

PROS:
Akira Yamaoka's soundtrack.
Travis Grady's backgroud story.

CONS:
Lack of originallity/diversity.
Gameplay is too easy.
Who the H*** is The Butcher?

Even with its flaws this is still my favorite game that has come out for the PSP. If you're a fan you're going to like it. If you haven't played before, start elsewhere and then come play this one.

Prequel. Silent Hill 0.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome! I just got my PSP and this is the third UMD I purchased. This takes place before Silent Hill for the PSX or Playstation One. It is fun, scary, and exciting! If you are a fan of Silent Hill and don't own a PSP, this will be out for PS2 (Playstation 2) in March of 2008.
:D

Portable Survival Horror....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Great graphics, Spooky game play. Made to be played with the lights out and headphones all. An enjoyable experience...

Silent Hill Fan

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'm still playing Silent Hill Origens for the first time. Having played Silent Hill 2 - 4 this version reminds me Silent Hill 2. I like the multiple puzzles and challenges in this version.

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