I have all the old ones on the PS2. I used to have a Xbox 360 and I replaced those copies were the PS3 versions. I rarely play PC games.
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Yeah I still have all of my older collections. Some of those horror games on PS2 are quite rare now too. Not the easiest to hook up and play though, PC seems to be the solution to that usually nowadays.
Even if the third one sucked, Capcom could have easily treated that as a non canonical entry, instead of fully neglecting the series for this amount of years. Regina was in some Capcom game that doesn't even matter. The same with Fongling. We need to know if Regina ever saved Dylan and Paula, and no, I'm not counting Dino Stalker as the official sequel, damn it!
Did anybody ever complete Homecoming? God, that game sucks. Not the story so much. The story isn't bad at all. But the gameplay sucks. It's like dodge, strike with a crappy axe or knife, dodge, roll, strike, and the bosses are unrelenting. I'm always out of just about every resource by the time I get out of the sewers and fight this giant doll, called Scarlet. Even aiming with a gun sucks, and it's not recommended you waste bullets on the basic enemies, as you really never find much bullets at all. One boss has like multiple leg things that you have to repeatedly shoot and strike. Uh!
Downpour has this annoying glitch where if you walk around a corner, it constantly freezes for a few seconds. Again, the story was pretty decent with the female cop hunting Murphy and Murphy having to make decisions, but the gameplay was kind of boring overall. It was just you mostly picking up objects to batter the monsters with, and they were as boring and annoying as hell. They didn't even really have any of the classic monsters in the game anyway. Like, where were the nurses? Every other game had nurses, and this game did not feature any of them. Nor the various types of dogs. At least, I don't remember fighting any dogs. There was just these banshees that stunned you and caused other banshees to appear and this was just so nippy. The only boss battle was when you were in the prison, near the end.
The series really went bad after Konami asked Team Silent to move along.
Downpour has this annoying glitch where if you walk around a corner, it constantly freezes for a few seconds. Again, the story was pretty decent with the female cop hunting Murphy and Murphy having to make decisions, but the gameplay was kind of boring overall. It was just you mostly picking up objects to batter the monsters with, and they were as boring and annoying as hell. They didn't even really have any of the classic monsters in the game anyway. Like, where were the nurses? Every other game had nurses, and this game did not feature any of them. Nor the various types of dogs. At least, I don't remember fighting any dogs. There was just these banshees that stunned you and caused other banshees to appear and this was just so nippy. The only boss battle was when you were in the prison, near the end.
The series really went bad after Konami asked Team Silent to move along.
I want to offer someone(s) a place on my video game review site as a reviewer. I dunno where to search for? I tried reddit but getting nothing. I'm stuck.
Yeah, I remember low key kind of liking the mechanics because it was resemblant of David from Outbreak. Knife and knife dodge. But the depth wasn’t really there so it wore off after time. Out of all the non Team Silent games I’d day it probably was the best? Or maybe Shattered Memories? None came even close though.
Yeah really enjoyed this series but to me it peaked with the first. The marketing was everywhere as the next RE so I was very intrigued and got it as soon as it released. SH1 is still the most scared I have ever been playing a game. It’s a totally different fear level than RE. The best moment of the series is for me is still that intro when Harry is running through the alley and it slowly becomes the hell version and then you see bodies strung up and little children with knives come out and murder you. It set the stage for everything, I was already unnerved but that was nothing compared to the insane shit that game pulled. The school with the monster in the boiler room. The hospital with magical 4th floor button in the elevator that totally wasn’t there before. It’s a masterpiece.
I don’t care what anyone says SH2 is a boring slog in comparison. So much empty walking, bad pacing, boring locations, and no hell version. No amount of story can make up for it.
SH3 is the next best, fantastic locations, the best puzzles in the series. The twist that you are Harry’s daughter was incredible.
SH4 is a mess but it has its moments. Loved the first person segments, super creepy. Homecoming was average, didn’t do anything great or poor. I have yet to play downpour. And I HATE Shattered Memories, take the best SH game and make it a terrible QTE fest that has nothing to do with the genre it came from.
I don’t care what anyone says SH2 is a boring slog in comparison. So much empty walking, bad pacing, boring locations, and no hell version. No amount of story can make up for it.
SH3 is the next best, fantastic locations, the best puzzles in the series. The twist that you are Harry’s daughter was incredible.
SH4 is a mess but it has its moments. Loved the first person segments, super creepy. Homecoming was average, didn’t do anything great or poor. I have yet to play downpour. And I HATE Shattered Memories, take the best SH game and make it a terrible QTE fest that has nothing to do with the genre it came from.
Funnily enough, I also stayed away from the series for longest time because of that exact same reason. I wanted nothing to do with it after hearing that it was the rival to RE and (to some friends) even better than it. I eventually caved when they put the first game on the PSN store for PS3 and bought it on sale. Fell in love and eventually played the rest of the series. My favorite is probably a tie between 1 or 3, its hard for me to choose. 2 I don't hold in high regard as most people, some of those level designs are an absolute slog. I think the apartments in that game keep me from ever wanting to go back to play it.
It's a damn shame Silent Hills got cancelled and Konami is an empty shell nowadays. PT was something special and the most scared I've ever been in a video game. If the whole game ended up having the scare factor of PT, I'm not sure I would of been able to finish it if it ever saw the light of day. Not many games I can say that about anymore.
I would love nothing more than for this series to somehow return back to its former glory, but knowing how awful Konami is these days I'd say I have a much bigger chance of becoming a big movie star! 
Unorthodox opinion: SH4 is my favorite in the series. It might be partially because it was my first, but it's the game that genuinely creeps me out the most. The first person sections were ahead of their time, the camera was framed in just the right way in cutscenes, and the visuals, music, and overall subject matter really makes my skin crawl. It completely deserves to be grouped with the original trilogy, imo.
I love the other originals too of course (SH3 is probably right after 4 for me, due to the superb visuals).
While the sequels after Team Silent left all fell short, I still really liked Homecoming and Downpour, and Shattered Memories is pretty good too. I haven't played Origins yet, and Book of Memories does not interest me.
The monster designs and music for Homecoming were about on par with classic SH, imho, besides the unimaginative knockoffs (Nurse, Pyramid Head, Swarm). Downpour enemy designs were severely lacking though.
I love the other originals too of course (SH3 is probably right after 4 for me, due to the superb visuals).
While the sequels after Team Silent left all fell short, I still really liked Homecoming and Downpour, and Shattered Memories is pretty good too. I haven't played Origins yet, and Book of Memories does not interest me.
The monster designs and music for Homecoming were about on par with classic SH, imho, besides the unimaginative knockoffs (Nurse, Pyramid Head, Swarm). Downpour enemy designs were severely lacking though.
At least Origins felt like a worthy addition to the series. I think RE4 is why Konami wanted the rest as third person horror games.
And he has that magic medicine that can heal a dismembered leg, but you won't find that in your local Superdrug! It's the Good Stuff.
that Resident evil 2 REmake teaser nod.
It hits UK cinemas in November.
Who's a Terminator fan?
I watched the first film tonight, but I wasn't impressed with the new soundtrack. The mono original is way better. When Kyle Reese and Sarah Connor are getting chased near the end, the music doesn't sound right. I heard the MGM remasters were not that good.
This is the best scene...
Who's a Terminator fan?
I watched the first film tonight, but I wasn't impressed with the new soundtrack. The mono original is way better. When Kyle Reese and Sarah Connor are getting chased near the end, the music doesn't sound right. I heard the MGM remasters were not that good.
This is the best scene...
Laura is the hardest boss. Or the Keeper that constantly respawns.
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Revisiting the films again and I cannot think of a series that's more creatively bankrupt.
I was excited for Dark Fate because of Linda Hamilton, and she's probably the only reason why I'll even check it out in theaters. But the trailer looked terrible which surprised me since this has Cameron as a producer, Tim Miller from the stellar 'Deadpool' as director, The Dark Knight's David Goyer involved with the writing, and rising sci-fi star Mackenzie Davis. Where did it go wrong?
As an aside, imagine what a movie centered around the actual war with the machines would be like? Less like how it was in Salvation and more like its portrayal in T1/T2.
I was excited for Dark Fate because of Linda Hamilton, and she's probably the only reason why I'll even check it out in theaters. But the trailer looked terrible which surprised me since this has Cameron as a producer, Tim Miller from the stellar 'Deadpool' as director, The Dark Knight's David Goyer involved with the writing, and rising sci-fi star Mackenzie Davis. Where did it go wrong?
As an aside, imagine what a movie centered around the actual war with the machines would be like? Less like how it was in Salvation and more like its portrayal in T1/T2.
Arnie and Sly are the best action stars, no doubt, but I think they are way too old now for reprising their biggest roles. Plus, everything is always made with CGI nowadays, with bad acting and often a PG feel to it. Dd anybody watch the TV series about Sarah Connor?
Funny enough, comedy and horror work in very similar ways. Both revolve around subverting what is normal and expected to provoke a reaction.