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locomania233's Silent Hill HD Collection (PS3)
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| [November 5, 2012 10:06:20 AM]
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This week I played the Silent Hill HD collection. It contains both Silent Hill 2 and 3 with updated graphics and voices. I played Silent Hill 2 with new voices and high definition. The updated version is much clearer than the original, but it does not affect the gameplay. I was also confused as to why the voices were updated, but not the in game sounds. Having been conditioned by modern games with bone chilling sound effects like amnesia, I was turned off by the clunky fake sounds of the original.
My experience playing the game was difficult. The controls were not as smooth as I would have liked. This lack of control caused me to take more hits than necessary. This, combined with the amount of creatures made it difficult to traverse the location. Not having a consistent amount of health, the creatures were unpredictable. I would hit them multiple times and they would still get up, and when they went down, they would skitter about on the ground, running away from me. It was bothersome trying to chase them down and get the right angle to be able to hit them.
The puzzle elements were difficult, almost nonsensical. At one point I needed to throw canned juice down a trash chute to clear the blockage inside, in order to retrieve a coin that is part of a set of three that open a chest with a key inside. The game had me searching every room and hallway in the building multiple times, it made the game very boring, very fast. I had to cheat and employ the use of the Internet to figure it out. However, once I got past the puzzle solving, I was rewarded with intense boss encounters.
I played a classic game with updated graphics and no previous experience playing the game. For many, Silent Hill HD Collection would be a nostalgic hit. It made me realize how much games have changed.
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locomania233's Silent Hill HD Collection (PS3)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Monday 5 November, 2012
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