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by Fussbett 03/20/2006, 4:43pm PST |
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Silent Hill had one of the greatest first 10 minutes of a video game I've ever seen, so we'll give that a 10. Silent Hill 2 inexplicably made you jog for the first 20 minutes of the game, so that's a 0. To the opening 15 minutes of Silent Hill 3, I'll award a 7. It's good, but points off for the use of an FMV cutscene which pulled me out of the moment and a little too much atmosphere + aimless wander.
The visuals of Silent Hill 3 look fantastic, with a film grain effect over everything and graphics in general that I would describe as slightly better than Silent Hill 2. The sound is fantastic, supports 5.1 and is often scarier than the visuals.
The plot stems more from the Silent Hill 1 story, and assuming that we've probably played the two prequels, Silent Hill 3 gets moving fairly quick, jumping to the hell dimension right away. You play the role of a hip mall girl, who's stuck in the big shopping center when suddenly everything GOES TO HELL! LITERALLY AND METAPHORICALLY! Everything else is just as you remember it from previous games; the flashlight, the radio, "Huh? What's going on here!" and "this can't be happening!". The mall serves as a frustration because not only are some of your character's shopping quips groan inducing, but also the store gates don't get marked on your little automap. Some you can go through, others you can't, but they all just look like walls on your map screen. This annoyance, however, was not the deal breaker that made me quit playing. (!)
I stopped playing my (purchased at full price!!!) copy of Resident Evil 0 when my character (Billy!) needed to put "something long and thin" into a dumb waiter, which would ferry the object up to another character, who would then use it to crack a door lock. When I tried to put my knife into the GAPING HOLE of the dumb waiter lift, I was given the generic CAN'T USE THAT HERE message. Giving up on that problem I soon found a giant icepick in another room, which, being the exact same dimensions as my character's knife, was of course perfect for fitting into the dumb waiter, and moving the plot along the train track -- LITERALLY AND METAPHORICALLY. This moment snapped me into a moment of clarity and made me question what I was doing with my life. I got very upset with the video game hobby intervention that was RE0, and thus I stopped playing it.
In a similar fashion, Silent Hill 3 went all Shaddai to my Job early on when my lazy bitch avatar decided that the key she spied under the crate PALLETTE was impossible to retrieve because moving the cardboard boxes full of books that rested upon the skid was "too much work" she said. God forbid she do some heavy lifting of maybe 6 boxes in a time of crisis. Of course soon after I found the tongs that allowed my character to reach under the skid and retrieve the key without breaking a sweat. Then there was the dilemma of the walnut that contained a hidden treasure. Can I smash the walnut with my steel pipe? With the handle of my pistol? With my shoe? No. I needed to make my way into a room that contained a (blood soaked) vice. I guess that's what makes it hell -- it's nearly impossible to crack a walnut! Oh yeah, and all the blood. Though they tested my sanity, neither of those puzzles were my breaking points, but instead it was when I hopped onto the subway tracks and the game switched to an FMV scene which explained that I was hit by a train. Game Over. I had jumped onto these tracks earlier without incident, so I don't know if I missed a cue, or a hint, but either way, my instant death combined with a save point that was miles away made me stop playing the game. Probably forever.
I want to hear creepy noises and shoot monsters all day long, but the admission price of playing a Sierra level adventure game has worn too thin. |
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The closest you'll get to an easy way to browse the deleted posts. by Creexul :( 03/13/2006, 6:02am PST 
So Jsoh and I both finished Sacrifice finally. by Creexul :( 03/13/2006, 6:51am PST
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Re: SSX3 (PS2) by Ivan Dork It 03/20/2006, 3:23am PST
It's an in-joke for that time period. by Fussbett 03/20/2006, 8:57am PST
no no no by Ivan Dork It 03/20/2006, 10:57pm PST
Re: no no no by Fussbett 03/20/2006, 11:14pm PST
Re: no no no by Ivan Dork It 03/21/2006, 3:40am PST
Solved by Fussbett 03/21/2006, 9:50am PST
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Atari 10-in-1 by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/19/2006, 1:15pm PST
Gravitar by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/20/2006, 2:35am PST
Where did you get your Vectrex flashcart? Review plz. NT by Fussbett 03/20/2006, 9:00am PST
First impression: Godzilla Destroy all monsters (XBox) by Mischief Maker 03/19/2006, 1:16pm PST
Mech Assault (X-Box) by Mischief Maker 03/19/2006, 1:17pm PST
this really isn't a good review of this game :( by Weyoun Voidbringer 05/24/2009, 4:44pm PDT
ok I should do a real and honest review so the correct opinion is here by Weyoun Voidbringer 05/24/2009, 5:46pm PDT
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Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by FABIO 03/19/2006, 1:19pm PST
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I enjoyed this clip too much to say anything funny about it. by Zsenitanuki 06/30/2009, 2:28pm PDT
Ratchet And Clank -- Going Commando by Rigthbug 03/19/2006, 1:26pm PST
Re: Ratchet And Clank -- Going Commando NT by Quentin Beck 12/13/2007, 5:01am PST
Pithy review of Dynasty Tactics 2 by curst 03/19/2006, 1:28pm PST
Panzer Dragoon Orta (XBox) by Mischief Maker 03/19/2006, 1:28pm PST
I am TOTALLY freaked the fuck out right now (Beyond good & Evil) by Mischief Maker 03/19/2006, 1:31pm PST
NFL Street by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/19/2006, 1:32pm PST
Baldur's Gate 2 Dark Alliance 2 (Playstation 2) by Creexul ^_^ 03/19/2006, 1:33pm PST
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Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns by FABIO 03/19/2006, 1:36pm PST
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic by elwonko 03/20/2006, 1:24pm PST
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles- first two hours impressions by FABIO 03/20/2006, 1:26pm PST
Mac fans: still flaming homos. by Fussbett 03/20/2006, 1:28pm PST
It kicks ass. by Frank McGillicutty 03/20/2006, 1:31pm PST
Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA) by Voyons Donc 03/20/2006, 1:32pm PST
Zone of the Enders 2 full review by Mischief Zero-Shift 03/20/2006, 1:33pm PST
Zwwwweeee fighting? by Souffle of Pain 02/07/2007, 11:54am PST
There was a link that was lost in the transfer by MMore Woman than you'll ever have 02/07/2007, 1:15pm PST
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Along those lines by Mischief Maker 03/20/2006, 1:53pm PST
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Reactions by Fussbett 03/20/2006, 3:45pm PST
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay by Fussbett 03/20/2006, 4:41pm PST
That one didn't get deleted. But I approve of the effort. NT by Fussbett 03/20/2006, 10:09pm PST
Silent Hill 3 (PS2) (PAL version) by Fussbett 03/20/2006, 4:43pm PST
AIM log review of Everything or Nothing. by Creexul ^_^ 03/21/2006, 5:50pm PST
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The Suffering by curst 03/21/2006, 5:52pm PST
Review: Samurai Warriors by False 03/21/2006, 5:53pm PST
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Front page this, please NT by Souffle of Pain 03/21/2006, 8:34pm PST
It's old though. NT by Fussbett 03/22/2006, 11:24am PST
I know it goes without saying, but Fussbett and INC make the best logs. by Jerry Whorebach 05/24/2009, 5:12pm PDT
jhoh NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 05/24/2009, 5:48pm PDT
I'm relieved Jhoh is publishing the book, because it sounds like a lot of work. NT by Fussbett 05/24/2009, 8:26pm PDT
Then when it comes out it's all switched with Mranduh logs. 8( NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 05/25/2009, 1:41am PDT
JUNK II by Fussbett 03/21/2006, 6:10pm PST
Dvorak saying there were great 3D0 games is still as good now as it was then NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/24/2009, 5:18pm PDT
Junk by Fussbett 03/21/2006, 11:00pm PST
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