Silent Hill F review – Welcome to the house, you beauty

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I mourned the departure of the Silent team from the series for eternity, imprisoned in their own world fog, hoping to find relief in Silent HillReturn. Is the transition from western to the eastern world, with Japanese folklore as his heart, exactly what this iconic franchise needs to return to the map and regain its psychological horror?

Known for subtle symbolism and terrifying atmosphere, a nightmare Silent Hill He moved to the fictitious Ebisugaok from the 1960s, once a serene city that would now succumb to the world of fog. Dreams and worlds collide, where there is a fight for identity and purpose. Silent Hill FHinako Shimizu fights to understand established Japanese culture, what does it mean to be a woman and what is expected from her.

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F I manage to feel and not feel like a serene hill

And this mixed identity is a great thing. Screenshot by Destructoid

F There is quintessence Silent Hill Carving your own sign – and is deep. The atmosphere is initially serene – the most serene. But he quickly creeps and shock, embracing you in a winding maze, which goes hand in hand with the twisted narrative and ruthless monsters.

Ryukishi07, known for the masterful creation of psychological torments against his works in Higurashi: When they cryprovides another troublesome narrative that will fall into Silent HillCruel knowledge. Paranoia holidays, fear is growing, and monsters hit like a furious teenager who tries to understand his place in the world.

The enemy motives, sound and rural environment create an engaging world that dies for you to explore it. The exploration was easily due to the infinite sprint outside and a flawless level design. The enemies feel like calling up the best Silent HillWith Grotese attractive designs, which made me stop appreciating and wondering how these disturbing disgust manifested so juvenile mind.

Śwenny Świat F is in a constant show

Body on sparrows to the point in the middle of the field
Yes, rituals are still present, but its performance makes what happens in Ebisugaoka seems to be a divine intervention. Screenshot by Destructoid

Which seems very different from typical Silent Hill He is a different world. Instead of the cultivated narrative, which we saw again and again, FThe unearthly world looks only on Japanese folklore when the world of fog delves into culture. This, next to a more modernized fight, gives Silent Hill Fresh layer of paint.

Surrealism is implemented by a strange narrative, not its dialogue, in which you will probably be as confused as I, seeing a larger picture. Puzzles are a good mix of moderate difficulties in very tough, where F Slots to the right together with Team Silent titles. Solving them mostly boils down to collecting tips from the environment to fill in the Hinako diary.

Small disadvantages to a modest performance

Low intake of a home phone hanging at the end of the line with a blurred shot in a woman's background at a distance
You can even change the elements during the boss fighting without any damage, praise. Screenshot by Destructoid

Experience is so weakened by choosing an inventory and update system. You are restricted in what you can pick up and everything you reject has disappeared for good. Fortunately, the temples act as saving stations in which you can offer items for faith faith to improve. Collections in the form of Bawców subsidy Omamori for your statistics. In addition, you can rule three weapons that can be repaired and replaced, each of the damage based on their weight and durability.

Every knowledge I chose will disappear if you withdrew, which means that I couldn’t visit it again. This hindered the understanding of the whole story. But everything that is about Hinako and her past is nicely summarized in her diary, which you can – and you should – often.

FThe fight maintains the basics of Silent Hill, even if it looks much different

First meeting with Monster (Forefront) with Hinako on the background
The excellent pace means that you should not stay in one place too long, creating F The journey you want to see to the very end. Screenshot by Destructoid

While the ability to avoid and counterattack may seem strange from a teenage girl, it works here because the monsters are extremely unpredictable – throwing a combination after a merger, jumping through obstacles and charging without a moment to breathe.

While you learn how each monster fights and behaves, the challenge is implemented through the ability of AI to punish, if you avoid too early, miss the accused attack or run out of strength. The fight is addictive, but sometimes it can be repeated (especially when you are forced to fight). Fortunately, the fight changes in the fog and the unearthly world, despite the fact that your healing items are passing.

The variety of the enemy is great, but there are moments when the horror is weakened by pursuit sequences that throw everything at you at once. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the antagonist because it wasn’t particularly perilous. F It shines in his paintings because glaring disadvantages of monsters are disturbing and terrifying, wrapped in nice flowers like a rotten bouquet.

We invite you to discover, but F I will gladly kill you when you don’t pay attention

Hinako standing in the middle of the street with a dense fog surrounding her and lanterns with poorly lit buildings barely visible buildings in sight
F He feels like a vibrant, breathable city, imprisoned in a suffocating nightmare. Screenshot by Destructoid

The outstanding monsters will tardy down the pace of the game, others make you run to your life, thanks to which the perfect balance of fighting or flight. Some people were empty, I was afraid and sometimes I became more confident, just to be punished for my conceit.

Discovery F Naturally, it leads to confusion that only drives the desire to return. With shocking moments that will make you get on and leave your jaw on the floor, Silent Hill F I was still pulling me like a fish caught on the line. This is unpredictable, and each end can answer some of your questions and move novel ones. Its incompleteness strengthens the reproduction value FTo understand what is really happening, it requires all endings.

Something that I appreciate is a novel game+ interlude interludes warning before you skip novel content. Hinako reactions and manners change based on her health points and whether you face the enemy or run away from him. Some interrupts are completely overlooked in ng+to save against repetition.

F Finally, he feels that Silent Hill has returned to his roots, even if it has absolutely nothing to do with Alessa or the terrifying city that we will never forget

A novel house for a franchise that I would like to see more, F He invites you to a brutal internal battle with friendship, mystery, paranoia and regret, in which every ending made me separate everything I saw until my stay in Ebisugaok was gone.


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