Silent Hill: Downpour (originally SH 8)

[Biojex]

Oh, good call! There is still hope. Now, that said, i'll check LIVE tomorrow.......just in case!


Just about done with my re-read of Past Life, and hoping for some nice 'nods' in Downpour itself. Would love to see the church - very creepy in the comic mini/ Speaking of which, if you guys don't know: turn to page 16 of chapter 3 and look at the people in the church. The preacher is pretty much the artist Menton3 himself, with producers of SH Downpour in row 2 right side, behind the sheriff. maybe another cameo on opposite side too, just not sure who that is.

Yeah I'm gonna check too.

I am so ready for Downpour
Gonna be a long work day tomorrow.

 

[Matt S]

Using Amazon -only downside: shipping via UPS, which is great, except they arrive late here.

 

[Leonidas]

Wow IGN calls Silent Hill Downpour the worst game of 2012 so far:

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[Sachiel]

Wow that's quite a contrast...IGN is usually pretty bad at reviews. Never trust em.

 

[Matt S]

IGN can suck it

 

[Biojex]

Downpour has officially been delivered...I want to go home now.

"In my restless dreams, I see that town...Silent Hill."

 

[Matt S]

Downpour has officially been delivered...I want to go home now.

"In my restless dreams, I see that town...Silent Hill."

Congrats, still waiting on mine. UPS usually arrives between now and 8pm....argh

 

[ironwez20]

dont worry about ign,if it were like bland ass call of duty it would have gotten a 9outta 10 easily.

 

[Matt S]

Mine just arrived. Off to play

Update: played for a little while and to me, combat is just fine - like an updated 'classic' scheme, but not annoying. Color palette much nicer than Homecoming. VATRA using colors other than light grey, medium grey and dark grey at times. Looks nice - not gonna blow socks off, but nicer than Homecoming easily. As a fan since '99 I am happy

 

[Biojex]

Yup about the same for me. And so far I love the music.

 

[Project_A]

I want to buy it! Buy get it tomorrow. I miss the town of Silent Hill....

 

[Chargersfan57]

Mine just arrived. Off to play

Update: played for a little while and to me, combat is just fine - like an updated 'classic' scheme, but not annoying. Color palette much nicer than Homecoming. VATRA using colors other than light grey, medium grey and dark grey at times. Looks nice - not gonna blow socks off, but nicer than Homecoming easily. As a fan since '99 I am happy

Yup about the same for me. And so far I love the music.

Good to hear so far. Keep up with the impressions gents.

 

[Leonidas]

Hey guys so is Silent Hill Downpour worth the money!?

 

[Doctor Who]

I think it's quite a bit like Alan Wake at times. I love the music and graphics, the gameplay is okay. Nothing too spectacular, so far. I'll probably write a more detailed post once I'm through.

 

[Matt S]

I'd say if you are a Silent hill fan, this is an easy purchase. If you like exploration over combat, this is your game.

As for pro reviews and the 'clunky' combat, I mean I can see why they didn't like it. I would have preferred an option where your character can dodge an attack rather than put up a defensive posture. I've gotten my ass kicked every time so far. To be fair, playing on Hard mode, so I do expect it to be harder.

Playing on 360, and there is the occasional screen tear, though not as bar as 360 version Alan Wake.

 

[Chargersfan57]

I will be buying this game for sure as I grew up with SH. I really don't care if it's "game of the year" material so to speak. I just hope it's what classic SH is all about.

 

[Project_A]

I mostly avoided combat with enemies, it was scary to fight them or took time to kill them[hard more]. Does the game have any iconic SH buildings?

 

[Biojex]

This game is doing an extremely good job of making me feel scared just walking around. I just spent the better part of an hour walking around in the dark with just a lighter and a rock thinking "please don't let there be an enemy around this corner please dont...OH GOD THERES ONE BEHIND ME!"

This game

 

[Project_A]

Sweet! That's what I'm looking for. SCARY/TERROR/ETC. The last game I played that made me feel like that was Siren Blood Curse.

 

[Leonidas]

Hey guys..very average scores for this game so far..Current average score is 66%

Site Date Rating
Joystiq 03/13/12 3.5 out of 5
IGN 03/12/12 4.5 out of 10
GameSpot 03/11/12 7.5 out of 10
Game Informer 04/01/12 7 out of 10
Playstation Official Magazine AU 03/01/12 70 out of 100