Siren Countdown Clock - Siren: New Translation - Trailer now up
RainbowDespair
Registered User regular
Registered User regular
http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/nt/
Looks like we're going to be getting a big Siren 3 announcement in about 33 hours. For those who are unaware of the series, Siren is a survival horror series made by many of the same people that were responsible for the Silent Hill games. Some of the trademarks of the series include complex intertwining storylines that has you playing with several playable characters (many of whom will not make it through the enter experience alive) in a variety of scenarios, stealth-based gameplay, the ability to sightjack enemies (see through enemies' eyes) to survive and solve puzzles, and red rain. Siren 1 was a good game that was sadly not appreciated by many people due to its high level of difficulty and clunky controls. Siren 2 took what was good in Siren 1 and expanded it with several cool new features (vehicles, new forms of sight-jacking, better production values) while at the same time toning down the frustration levels by improving the control and making the difficulty fairer. Sadly, Siren 2 never saw release in the US (I played the Chinese Asian version) although the UK got it eventually. It's a real shame too since IMO Siren 2 is substantially better than every other horror game that does not include the words "Resident," "Evil," and "4."
Forget MGS4, FF13, and Blu-Ray. Siren 3 is the game that could finally break down my resistance and get me to add a PS3 to my console collection.
EDIT: Just read a bit on Chris' Survival Horror Quest that said that Kotaku confirmed that this is about a game called Siren New Translation which is a PS3 re-imagining of Siren 1.
Looks like we're going to be getting a big Siren 3 announcement in about 33 hours. For those who are unaware of the series, Siren is a survival horror series made by many of the same people that were responsible for the Silent Hill games. Some of the trademarks of the series include complex intertwining storylines that has you playing with several playable characters (many of whom will not make it through the enter experience alive) in a variety of scenarios, stealth-based gameplay, the ability to sightjack enemies (see through enemies' eyes) to survive and solve puzzles, and red rain. Siren 1 was a good game that was sadly not appreciated by many people due to its high level of difficulty and clunky controls. Siren 2 took what was good in Siren 1 and expanded it with several cool new features (vehicles, new forms of sight-jacking, better production values) while at the same time toning down the frustration levels by improving the control and making the difficulty fairer. Sadly, Siren 2 never saw release in the US (I played the Chinese Asian version) although the UK got it eventually. It's a real shame too since IMO Siren 2 is substantially better than every other horror game that does not include the words "Resident," "Evil," and "4."
Forget MGS4, FF13, and Blu-Ray. Siren 3 is the game that could finally break down my resistance and get me to add a PS3 to my console collection.
EDIT: Just read a bit on Chris' Survival Horror Quest that said that Kotaku confirmed that this is about a game called Siren New Translation which is a PS3 re-imagining of Siren 1.
RainbowDespair on
0
Posts
Eidt: OP changed since I posted this.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
I'm also not much on importing. In fact, there's only one thing I've ever imported, and it wasn't a game, it was...
I seem to remember it was only region-free for PS3 games.
I just... couldn't take 1. Very well made except I didn't have any fun at all and quit.
True, but what I was saying was that if any PS3 Siren games get brought to the UK and not the US, it doesn't matter much since a region free PS3 means easy imports.
And yes urahonky, you're thinking of the right game. For what it's worth, Siren 2 was much more accessible and even had a difficulty option.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
I liked it otherwise though, which makes me curious about II if they supposedly toned it down.
I'm sure this PS3 thing will be gorgeous and terrifying at least.
Siren 2 had both.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
The game feels a lot easier the second time through. It's still very tough, but it's a manageable tough now that I've already beaten the game once before.
Crouch walking is almost worthless. Crouch is useful for hiding, but for moving silently, regular walking works is just as effective as crouch walking but a whole lot faster.
The plot makes a lot more sense now. I attribute this partially to the fact that I've played it once before, but even more to the fact that I'm going through the scenarios much faster than I did the first time so it's easier to see the connections.
I'm finding the game to be much more enjoyable with a more aggressive play style. Hide & sneak about when necessary, bullet or crowbar to the head when possible.
Sadly, I no longer own Siren 2 (sold it & my Asian PS2 when I was out of work and low on money). It would have been fun to do a direct comparison of the two games one right after another. As it is now, playing Siren 1 is reminding me of many of the great moments in Siren 2.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
Not with PS1 and PS2 games.
But they'll definitely bring Siren: New Translation to both the US and PAL regions. I think it was a GDC where a Sony exec (maybe Phil Harrison) said that their PS3 games only get approved if they plan on bringing it to every region (whereas PS2/PSP games are approved even if they only plan on releasing it in one region).
Anyway, the trailer looked pretty cool. The only thing stopping me from buying this when it comes out is that I'm a wuss... The Fatal Frame/Project Zero games scared the crap out of me and those were on the PS2.