Everyone's crazy about SH2, which became the face of the franchise even though it was more of a spin-off than a real sequel (kinda like RE4 or RE7): I am not bashing it, but I never found it as scary as SH1. Also, back in '99 it really stood out because it was the polar opposite of Resident Evil - but back then devs actually were after the games their competitors were not making.those were glorious days indeed. I still think the best one was Silent Hill 1 - it had the most disturbing atmosphere (especially if you played the Japanese version with those knife-carrying deformed dwarves), although the plot was a bit too convoluted. Nowadays, Silent Hill is truly dead to me and I've lost all sense of hope in Konami. and Silent Hills but we all know how that one turned out, lol. The series saw a small resurgence with P.T. Since then, the series has been stuck in a creative blockage that has developers obsessed with copying SH2 over and over again, as well as reusing the same type of aestethics, monsters, and plots. Sadly, everything went downhill with the release of Origins. SH2 and SH3 are great too though, and SH3 is probably the funniest one to replay but its story is the weakest of the bunch. My favorites are SH1 and SH4 because of their incredible stories. Much of this is of course thanks to the amazing sound design. While each game has its own distinct style, there's always some sort of dreamy, surreal atmosphere looming over them. I think there is truly something unique about Silent Hill which cannot be find in any other video game series.
I first got into the series in 2003 and since then I've completely immersed myself into its universe.
I have probably played the first four games over twenty times each, probably more for the latter three.
It used to be my favorite game franchise, and I still hold SH1-4 in high regard.
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