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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Did he? I didn't do the tutorial

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    basically he walked you through how AWESOME AND MOVIELIKE the game was

    in a French accent.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Yeah and he dances with the female characters of the game in the credits.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Futore wrote: »
    the atmosphere and environment in the first half of the movie was one of the most interesting i've seen for a horror film in a long, long time

    Oh the film was atmospheric as hell.

    But the dialogue, acting, etc. was terrible.

    Ever seen Brotherhood of the Wolf? That's about all Gans can do right.

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  • RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Futore wrote: »
    the atmosphere and environment in the first half of the movie was one of the most interesting i've seen for a horror film in a long, long time

    And then the movie took a nosedive precisely when it began deviating from the game

    I'm no Professor Plot Development, but..

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Most of the worst stuff was from studio involvement. The flashback? Studio. The prologue? Studio.

    Doesn't help the bad script, but it explains some of it.

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  • TankHammerTankHammer Atlanta Ghostbuster Atlanta, GARegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Atmosphere was the most important thing to get right for a Silent Hill film. I was so relieved that they nailed that that I forgave a lot of the rest of the movie.

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  • scarlet st.scarlet st. Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Kantankeris wrote: »
    Atmosphere was the most important thing to get right for a Silent Hill film. I was so relieved that they nailed that that I forgave a lot of the rest of the movie.

    That's pretty much how I felt. Minus the forgiving, mostly forgetting.

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  • RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Silent Hill is a movie that I have so many problems with but I just can't help but watch over and over. Fondness for the source material, I guess. But I have to skip
    Cybil's death scene

    because it's a little too much

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  • TankHammerTankHammer Atlanta Ghostbuster Atlanta, GARegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    scarlet st. wrote: »
    Kantankeris wrote: »
    Atmosphere was the most important thing to get right for a Silent Hill film. I was so relieved that they nailed that that I forgave a lot of the rest of the movie.

    That's pretty much how I felt. Minus the forgiving, mostly forgetting.

    I guess this is more accurate.

    I hardly noticed the parts that were bad. Bad acting was pretty faithful to the voice-overs in the games. The bad plot only really came in when they were trying to explain the town, which I could totally understand they felt the need to do what with it being a movie for the masses and all.

    'Deemer's right about the bit with the ladders, though. I felt it was totally unnecessary.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Forget the cinema, let's take it to Broadway.

    http://kotaku.com/5422255/silent-hill-the-stage-play

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  • RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Is it Christmas themed? I could Photoshop a better poster with my tongue

    Also: the hell?

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Should I play silent hill 2 or 3?

    I tried to play 2 back when it came out on the PS2 but it scared the pants off of me

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    SH2, then SH3.

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  • RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Have you played the first game yet? Play the first game

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I wonder if Shattered Memories
    takes 3 into account.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Ugh god I had the worst fucking Silent Hill-esque dream last night

    How come the only fucking dreams I remember these days are the horrific nightmares

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  • TabascoTabasco Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Futore wrote: »
    the atmosphere and environment in the first half of the movie was one of the most interesting i've seen for a horror film in a long, long time

    Oh the film was atmospheric as hell.

    But the dialogue, acting, etc. was terrible.

    Ever seen Brotherhood of the Wolf? That's about all Gans can do right.

    That was such a cool movie.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Brotherhood of the Wolf was cool but about 20 minutes too long

    It just got silly when he pulled out that whip/sword/whip

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  • TabascoTabasco Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Yeah it was pretty damn long and a bit ridiculous at times. I love it though. :D

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  • MaceraMacera UGH GODDAMMIT STOP ENJOYING THINGSRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Ugh god I had the worst fucking Silent Hill-esque dream last night

    How come the only fucking dreams I remember these days are the horrific nightmares

    You can't just dangle something like that in front of us and snatch it away.

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  • RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Grey, did Pyramid Head give you a night time batter burst? We're all friends here

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Pyramid Head wasn't actually in it, but it was the usual foggy exteriors and interiors covered in rust and blood
    With occasionally one of the smaller monsters that were fairly common in like, SH2

    There was also sort of an element of those Sanity Effects from Eternal Darkness

    Basically when I woke up I was a complete wreck

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  • TabascoTabasco Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Fuck, Eternal Darkness is one of my favorite games. Everything about it was top-notch.

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  • RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Gametrailers has a review up

    They've historically been rather supportive of SH games. I still don't know if I can reconcile the design differences the way they have, but I haven't played it yet. Doesn't mention if there are boss battles, sadly

    edit: and I really hope the plot isn't going down the "unreliable narrator" route again, as the bits with the psychiatrist seem to be suggesting. Enough!

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    when you get it tell me if I should okay

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2009
    that review actually makes me p interested

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Wait so there is no combat at all in this?

    That's... interesting

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  • Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    IGN's reviewer seemed to like it.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Combat's never exactly been Silent Hill's specialty.

    Though Heather's light saber was fun.

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I ain't trust no reviews of nothin

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  • RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I actually don't mind the no-combat thing that much. I think it's an interesting conceit for a survival horror game. It seems modeled after the movie, where Rose really didn't do anything except run, scream, and fall a lot
    The Lovely Bastard wrote: »
    when you get it tell me if I should okay

    Okay fine

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Redeemer wrote: »
    Have you played the first game yet? Play the first game

    nope

    but it's so olllddd

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  • M.D.M.D. and then what happens? Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    No combat?

    They should at least give me a stick or long pipe.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Or at least a tension building radio

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  • TankHammerTankHammer Atlanta Ghostbuster Atlanta, GARegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Did they remove the fucking radio!?

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  • RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Redeemer wrote: »
    Have you played the first game yet? Play the first game

    nope

    but it's so olllddd

    Hey

    YOU'RE old
    Kantankeris wrote: »
    Did they remove the fucking radio!?

    Yes, but you have an iPhone now

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  • TankHammerTankHammer Atlanta Ghostbuster Atlanta, GARegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    Redeemer wrote: »
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Redeemer wrote: »
    Have you played the first game yet? Play the first game

    nope

    but it's so olllddd

    Hey

    YOU'RE old
    Kantankeris wrote: »
    Did they remove the fucking radio!?

    Yes, but you have an iPhone now

    Fuck that shit. I just went back to watch the review. Why are they even billing this as an SH game anymore?

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  • M.D.M.D. and then what happens? Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    I still have to go back and finish SH 3. I'm in some building hallway with three doors, one of them leads to a dance studio and if I enter the dance studio I instantly die.

    I just can't remember anymore which door is the dance studio because it's been so long since i've played.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    oh my God i'm old

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