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The reason I purchased a PSP

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 21
Date: November 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I would actually give this game 4 stars, but I'm rating it 5 to help balance the 1 star review given by someone who obviously received a faulty copy. There's always going to be faulty discs, and he made it sound like all of the copies are faulty. Clearly they're not, because I've played this game through twice so far with no problems.

Here are my simple ratings for this game:

Music : 5 out of 5. Had to start with Music, because Akira Yamaoka's work is always my favorite thing about Silent Hill games. Can't wait for the soundtrack release.
Gameplay : 4 out 5. The gameplay was pretty much the same as the other Silent Hills, which is a good thing. They were very creative with this one in the way that you could use your surroundings more to help you survive.
Story : 4 out 5. Won't reveal too much, but it was another emotion-filled story that deserves to be part of Silent Hill's history.
Voice Acting : 4 out 5. Most of the Dialogue and Voice Acting was good, but like all video games, some of it was lame.

My biggest gripe is how short it is, but I've come to expect portable games to be short. If I did my math correctly, that's 4.25 stars out of 5. Pick this game up.

A great addition to the Silent Hill Family

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: November 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Now this review maybe a little subjective since I am an avid silent hill fan, I will try to be as objective as possible. First the review above is not a review but a complain so don't take it seriously, also there will be NO ps2 version this is an exclusive to the psp. (Much needed if I may add)

Silent Hill: Origins is about Travis Grady, a seemingly simple trucker who suffers from haunting nightmares that seem oddly familiar to him. The game starts with a visual of what appears to be a static radio frequency; Travis is talking over it to one of his fellow truckers. After the conversation the game proceeds to a cut scene where Travis is driving down the road. In the distance he sees a cloaked figure run out in front of his truck and slams on his breaks, narrowly avoiding a collision with the unknown pedestrian. Of course, once our hero exits the truck he finds the figure gone, but each time he looks in his rear view mirror he is confronted with the frightening vision of a young girl (SH fans will recognize this character as Alessa Gillespie) accompanies by eerie laughter. Once the high graphic scene ends the in-game visuals are put into effect. In front of his truck Travis spots Alessa and calls out to her, but she runs off. The player is given control and prompted to follow her. She leads Travis to a burning house, around which a suspicious woman (Dahlia Gillespie) is lurking about. Upon hearing a scream from within the flame engulfed building Travis runs inside. The player takes control of the game now and guides Travis through the house to where Alessa's charred form is lying over a red circular symbol on the floor. Despite her words 'let me burn' Travis picks up the burned girl and once more the player is in control of the game as the house is fled with Alessa in hand. Outside Travis faints in the midst of pleading for someone to help the poor girl he has just saved.

Upon awaking he decides to go to the hospital to see if Alessa made it. What he encounters at the hospital, however, is not quite what he had expected. And thus our game begins! (Original plot summary from first hand experience of the game.)

Pros:
-As always great storyline, even better dialogue. The main protagonists story (Travis
Grady) is in true SH fashion very depressing and human.

-The fighting system is great ALMOST anything can be used as a weapon from a type writer to a lamp. This provides even more realism to the SH world. Plus we finally have a character that can fight back with his fists! (Not a writer, widower, teenage girl, or renter). The monster are also very intimidating, not only on size how they look and walk.

-The graphics are amazing; the story unfolds amazingly on the psp. The sense of dread is greatly enhanced when you are playing on the psp with you headphones on. The visuals on the 3 main settings (hospital, mental hospital, and hotel) are very detailed and realistic. An example of the detail put into the game is when you kill a monster and step on his blood you leave tracks behind you as you walk.

-The score is amazing, as always Akira Yamaoka delivers the perfect sound/song to every scene in the game.

-The game length is relatively long (for the psp) from 5-6 hours on my account, exploration is fun yet terrifyingly suspenful since you never know where the monsters will come from.

-Also replay value is high since there are many achivements to be completed.

Cons:
-TOO many items and weapons. Every time I play SH I get this since of hopelessness, meaning I am alone all I have is a pipe to protect myself and a few bullets. This time I felt soo safe that it took away from the feeling that I usually enjoy. An example is, you get a machine gun in the middle of the game, when I got the gun I enjoyed it for a while but stopped using it since it felt like I was playing RE instead of SH.

-Monsters felt like they were mere copies from the movie or original games.This can be seen in the nurses and armless monsters. Also even though I enjoyed it there is a monster (The Butcher) in the game who takes an awful lot after the much beloved pyramid head. Even though I loved pyramid head I expect WAY better from SH then recycled enemies.

Overall I loved the game and would recommend it to any silent hill fan, or just someone looking to see the real POTENTIAL of the psp.

Great PSP game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Really fun game for the PSP. No problems like the poster who gave the game 1-star. Controls work great. Storyline fits in well with the other silent hill games. Definitely recommended. Right up there with the best of the PSP (dark mirror, portable ops, etc)

I love these games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

You have to play this as they recommend, with the light out and head phones on. The music and sounds are just awesome. I swear I've jumped a couple times. I can't play this around my 7 year old with the head phones off because he says it sounds to scary...and that is a true testament to this game.

Great new SH for PSP only!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: November 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm amazed that Konami decided to do a brand new, PSP only Silent Hill game... hopefully this (and all the cool new titles coming out this month) will do a lot to boost PSP's cachet among gamers.

The game itself? SH: Origins has the nest graphics I've seen yet for the system, and all the original music, story and scares you'd expect from SH. I am ecstatic. Buy this now, and hold on tight for Silent Hill 5 for PS3!!!

One of The best game for PSP available

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Moron, there is no PS2 version, don't come here crying about your garbage of psp that likely you destroyed it. This game is sweet in all aspect, it has excellent graphics, gameplay and the control are very easy to use.

A Great Entry In The Silent Hill Series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Although I have seen Silent Hills 1-4, Origins is the first in the series that I have played myself, and it is a great entry in the series. It flawlessly recreates the creepy, hellish environment of Silent Hill but makes Travis more versatile as a main character and allows him more options for fighting enemies. Not only is the slew of melee and projectile weapons fantastic, but Travis can also always fall back on good ol' fisticuffs. These things alone make Origins a great game to play for those interested in getting into the series.

Best PSP gam ever !

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Great game ! pretty scary do play in the dark and alone for best scare effect ! lots of replay ,different ending ,funy costums and mega cool weapons! must have have for suivor horror fans!

Y A Y !

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I will have it be known that I bought my PSP for this very game, along with SILENT HILL EXPERIENCE.

I have been a Silent Hill nerd since it's release in 1999. These games are my life!

Silent Hill 4 was not so grand, with series fans. Many new annoying features, backtracking, character acting, and what not, made for a sad experience overall. Thankfully, ORIGINS has proved that Konami still has the series by the hand. Correcting nearly every flaw 4 possessed, while throwing in a few clever game play features that work delightfully well. :]

It was a total thrill seeing old characters brought to the screen--my heart fluttered with excitement at every scene! ORIGINS answers a multitude of past character questions while taking gamers through the fresh, terrifying, psychological, journey of trucker, Travis Grady.

The music is OUTSTANDING [as always] AKIRA YAMAOKA makes Silent Hill =-Genius!
--Full soundtrack composed - Stands with as much surreal beauty as past work, if not more!
So breathtaking, some tracks, that you may likely pick up and play just so to reach one a beloved track...

Silent Hill: Origins is a wonderful edition to the series. While perhaps not the best, it certainly holds it's own!

I hope to see another made handheld in the future!

New Scary experience of silent Hill

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

In the new silent Hill game the experience that can be used with the psp is fantastic. if you have the lights off and headphones on like they tell you to do when you start the game, the silent hill experience is much better than with a bigger screen. the smaller screen makes a good effect due to less light. It is a must for Silent Hill Fans. so if you are a fan of psycological Horror than this is the game for you. This game is mostly intended for a silent hill fan, so if you havent played a silent hill game you might be confused so i suggest you try one of the others before doing this one.

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