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Someone has a slow computer...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 24
Date: November 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Our local store over here on base in Korea finally got this game in for the PC, so, naturally, I bought it. This is by far the best silent HIll game out now. The whole plot line is great. Players of past Silent Hill games should know who Walter Sullivan is. This game references the past games a lot, but the kicker is that the story goes into more background on the cult of SH. My review now:

1. Controls - Admitted, the controls can be a little awkward at first like any new game you buy for a pc. But you get used to it. The controls are arranged like most other games, so I have no complaint here. Whoever complained about the controls (you know who you are), then stop playing pc games and stay with console games. Most PC games rely on the keyboard and mouse as controllers.
2. Graphics and Dialogue - As always, the graphics are killer. This one was pretty morbid. Dark as well. But that's all the SH games. It was better this round as well. Slow computer? Turn shadows off, etc. But you lose some of the cool scenes. When the hauntings begin, the graphics go a little blurry to enhance the haunting effect. Way cool. Blood is up as well. The dialogues are great and fit the various characters. Slow computer, again? Guess what, the spoken dialogue in the cut-scenes are going to come after the lips move. Deal with it. My system is fine with handling the dialogues matching the cut-scenes.
Enemies - I don't want to tell you all about the enemies. Let's just say they are more challenging. I recommend playing in easy mode to practice moving before you go into normal or hard mode. Those sniffers and ghosts can be a pain in the arse. Speaking of ghosts (this I will warn you about cause it was irritating at first), you can't kill them. You can beat them down until they stop moving for a brief period of time, or you can run past them. They have a sword to stick in them to keep them from getting back up, but save these. You'll have 'prime' ghosts you'll want to stick because they won't stay down no matter how much you beat on them. All in all, very challenging and exciting.

What more can I say. this is the best in the series and it comes on one DVD instead of multiple cd's like past games. I just wish they would release the very first Silent Hill on the PC so I can complete my collection. I don't play console games.

Get it, play it, have weird dreams just like Henry...

Absolutely amazing(although not totally Silent Hill)!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: September 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is absolutely UNBELIEVABLE!!! I got it 3 days ago and managed to clear it twice!However,it's not easy at all.The points I'll have to mention are:
1:It doesn't have the awaited silent hill gameplay,as stuff like "I explore a room and it doesn't have anything and when I try to get out...BOO!I scared you" are all gone!I can't say I didn't enjoy them in previous games but a little change now and then is good :)

2:Action level is next to ridiculous(Normal)at the first half of the game and I got a bit disappointed.On the other half however,I got really glad that I managed to finish the game!It gets really hard on the way.

3:Riddles are more than easy.I don't know about hard mode yet but in normal mode ANYONE can move on.There are in fact no riddles.Just a question now and then "How do I move on?Oh,yeah, right!" To summarize I'd say that the game guides you all the way leaving nothing for you to guess.

4:If you take a general look at the game, you will easily understand that especially due to point 1 and 3 we are talking mostly about a movie rather than a game.Yes,a movie in which you just help the main character.It's far more serious than the previous ones(which by the way I loved) but it has all the psychological terror needed to make a movie that could make "Seven" look like "Sailor Moon". The whole storyline is amazing(at the occult side) combining certain rituals and ceremonies with the paranormal.Sound is of course amazing once more.(Akira Yamaoka rules!)

In general,I would recommend this game to anyone that likes psychological terror,although some classic Silent gamers will not like that the town of Silent Hill is actually playing a second role(not in the history,but on the action level)Finally,I'll have to congratulate the production as except everything else,they made a really big game so that we can enjoy many hours of gameplay!

BUY IT!You won't regret it!

The best Silent Hill game to date

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: March 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The plot was excellent, and the endings were quite interesting. The environments were overwhelming, and the monsters were very scary.

for all of you who read the piss poor reviews of the incompitent

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: February 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

those of you who think this is a bad game should maybe rethink things ..first of all dont play this without a controller its ported from 2 systems that use controllers..think about it.secondly the enemies u cant kill are ghosts...can you kill something thats already deaad?i think not.there ARE mmore enemies than the ghosts most of them are not.you have the time of your life beaten em and watchin there life juice flow out of them like a fountain.and thirdly you DO DO DO go into silent hill all of u incomitent fools.whne u go through the hole you arent alwasys in the same town the forest is in silent hill the prison is and so are more of them THINK BEFORE YOU MAKE YOURSELF OUT TO BE THAT STRANGE KID WITH NO PERSONALITY ON THE CORNER.this is a very good game buy it.

Does anyone actually know if this is the PC version?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 13
Date: September 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have all the SH games for PC so far, and I am planning of course getting this little diddy. However, like when I was about to order SH3 from amazon, I wasnt sure if I should when its barely in the catalog like this (When it was blank like this, then to its later iteration, much of info changed, and even on big places like amazon, screw up happpen). So if someone has bought this and can actually say "Yup its PC, and shes a workin", then huzzah.

SUPER SCARY

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Movie version of "Silent Hill" came out recently, but it is not the story of Silent Hill 4 - The Room. The Movie reminds me about this game that I watched my brother playing with play stations 2 years ago. I admit that this game is way too scary for me to play it; I don't have the guts to be the player for this game, so I was just being an observer for this game. In the beginning, we started with the first person camera view, my brother and me were totally freaked out, since we thought we would be in the first person mode for the whole game. I think starting with the first person mode is really creative, it can really brings the player into the game. I like how there are so many things to explore just inside the small room. Looking through the hole of the door to observe what is happening outside, and also through the windows to look at the outside world. I didn't get to see the previous 1, 2, and 3, so I can't really get to compare them. However, I think Silent Hill 4 - The Room is a really great game for those people who are brave to play this kind of game, the story line is really interesting and the horrify surroundings were created in great details. There are always something surprising coming out all the time which makes it really scary. That's why even though I was only an observer, it gave me a really deep memory about this game.

SH4...the best of the 4 games so far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

incredible sound effects and great storyline, once you start playing, you cannot stop until you finish the whole game...theres several different endings which keep ya interested in the game...absolutely a great game!!!

Wow.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'm not much of a gamer, so I can't really explain this game from a gamer's point of view. However, from the point of view of someone that almost never plays games like this, I think it was a lot of fun! There's the action element, which is voluntary if one doesn't care for the bloodshed, and there's also a lot of puzzles that requires one to think about what he/she should do next. I haven't finished the game yet, but the storyline so far is intriguing, enticing one to go further to find out what creepy part of the story will be revealed next. Certainly not a game for people with weak stomachs, but if one is the type to enjoy being creeped out, this is a great game for it! :3

Good but not quite what you'd expect from a Silent Hill game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'll just give a list of pros and cons for this game, since everyone's covered it pretty thoroughly already:

Pros-

Very good plot
Original enemies (ghosts)
Switch from first-person to third-person p.o.v.
Challenging
Graphics

Cons-

Not as dark as the previous instalments
Controls do take a while to get used to since they are quite different from SH2 and SH3.
Ghosts can get annoying
Need to return to your apartment each time you want to save your progress which does become a little cumbersome after a while.

However, I do recommend the game to everyone, not only SH fans. Just be open-minded and don't expect a typical Silent Hill game.

Really Spooky, But Only If...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

... you like atmospheric horror. There are plenty of gorey and disturbing images and plot elements to lend to the over all 'shock' of the gaming experience, and believe me, they're weird and creepy and disturbing all right, but for me it was the game's well-crafted atmosphere that really got to me. I highly recommend you play it at night, lights off, on a better-than-decent sound system with better-than-decent sound and video cards if at all possible, the better the tools, the better the experience. I'm really into atmospheric horror to start with, finding spine-tingling creepiness that builds and builds to a crescendo much spookier than instant shock-terror, so if that's you too, you will definitely appreciate the willies this game is capable of giving.
That said, however, I do have a gripe or two. You might also want to purchase a better-than-decent gamepad or controller and ditch your keyboard/mouse combo for this one, if you haven't already - the weirdness of the keyboard configuration combined with the frustrating camera angles do make combat more than just challenging.
The camera angles don't initially make sense, true, but after playing a bit I realized it's purely intentional - yes, it's kind of mean of the developers to not always let you see what's coming up ahead of you by turning the camera to face your character as you run 'forward,' but that's all part of the atmosphere (although yes, it does at times result in you taking damage a bit unfairly). I found it a truly neat trick that made the game a bit more difficult but also added significantly to the creepy factor, particularly in tense and dangerous areas. Note, however, navigating this way will definitely take some getting used to.
The combat (on a keyboard) is truly clunky and frustrating, make no mistake, but I found after a bit of practice and button reassigning I got the hang of it, and it's definitely better than some ports I've played. Do buy a controller, though, to truly enjoy the game's engine.
Lastly, the game's voice-acting and dialogue loops are a bit cheesey at times, but then that's also part of the atmosphere - when you're not being creeped out, you can laugh at the 'B-Horror' elements (which I believe are intentional) of the experience.
I'm currently about 1/3 of the way into the game; I purchased it new in 2004 but then shelved it for awhile in favor of other titles and have finally come back to it, and I'm glad I did. It definitely plays without problem on my XP Professional system although the amazon description points out it was made for Windows ME. The plot is so far definitely engrossing, and just as (if not more so) intriguing as Silent Hill 3, also definitely worth playing for much of the same reasons I'm listing above if you haven't already. However, if you are totally unfamiliar with the series (as I once was), I recommend you do some digging online and study up as it's a bit confusing and has recurring themes in each game. Or better yet, pick up a strategy guide.
If you like dark-room I-don't-know-what's-in-there-with-me-and-I-can-hear-it-breathing-when-I-hold-my-breath terror, than this is definitely a game for you!

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