Revisiting Silent Hill 4 Before the Remake

[@katieheys3007]

It's my favourite Silent Hill game because I really dug the story. Plus the actual room concept was really cool and clever. Especially at that half way point.

[@katieheys3007]

@@Gr0ggers Well I didn't ask for your opinion on my opinion did I? I prefer story first and that's okay.

[@XadePsyconic]

SH4 in a nutshell: "they had us in the first half ngl"

[@nich61]

3:44:55 bro predicted the hawk tuah coin ☠️

[@NoContextOasis]

Silent hill 4 enjoyers be like: "OMG this game is so unique because the "horror aspect" comes from the act of playing the game itself, opposed to the contents of the game! So Amazing!" Cope more

[@SergioMnl]

Interestingly, I enjoyed the forest puzzles and found it really creative. SH 4 is my personal favorite, i usually agree with bawk's takes but not this time

[@ordinaryraccoon]

Nah, 4 is not worst but annoying for sure

[@InvincibleSol]

Agnosticism isn't a middle ground between theism and atheism. You're an agnostic atheist or agnostic theist.

[@dawnofthewalkers4915]

Sh4 is the second best sh game in my opinion only second to sh2, so no, not even close to the worst.

[@SirStroeming]

People who say this is their favorite must be trolling lol

[@DoubleJack777]

Sh4 got great storyline but gameplay sucks. For me it's way worst than the 3 firsts

[@_Paul_N]

No. Downpour and Shattered Memories by far.

[@specialeggroll]

I would be absolutely shocked if you've actually played all 3 games with an opinion like this

[@kingshadow8782]

Yippee!

[@kingshadow8782]

Cool.

[@matajuegosoriginal]

Silent hill 4 is bad, has good atmosphere but the mechanics suck. Sh 1, 2, 3, SM and origins are good, the rest are meh

[@johnathanross6519]

Best part of the game was the lore. As for the game itself, I didn't find it that bad up until Eileen had to tag along with me for the rest of the game. And getting the good ending was a pain.

[@VergilHiltsLT]

Huh? I think the mechanics work great once you get the hang of them. I always play on Hard mode too. Also I found the PS2 version emulated to be the most stable version. Meaning, Eileen's AI seems better (huge dealbreaker), the graphics and sound are better, etc.

[@Loli-Knight]

@@VergilHiltsLT I think the mechanics in 4 all work fine, but they're not "good ideas". That sort of thing. I don't think the game gained ANYTHING from the limited inventory, the melee changes, etc etc. 4 "works" great, but that was never one of its highlights. Usually the mechanical changes are one of the damning things about it for most detractors. 4's highlights are almost universally the story and Walter with practically everything else getting torn into pieces by SH fans one way or another. I like the game for the most part. I do absolutely despise the lack of iconic and symbolic boss fights, and the utterly horrendous enemy design (the ghosts are great in theory, but annoying, and Twin Victims are the only actual traditionally symbolic SH enemies. Everything else is... lmao).

[@VergilHiltsLT]

@@Loli-Knight It's an unfinished game but I gotta give credit to Team Silent, namely because the smaller team worked on SH4 simultaneously as they were making SH3. That must've caused quite some burnout. Knowing what happened to the team afterwards, it's apparent that there was pressure from Konami as well. The game is very much experimental, some ideas I think work very well, others not so much. Also, as someone who's watched a ton of playthroughs/livestreams of this game, I noticed that many players outright skip important details or fail to put into practice what the game tells you. For example, the note under your door literally tells you the ghosts' weaknesses (Saint Medallion, Candles and Swords). Players tend to hoard candles without using Medallions which is a huge mistake, Medallions are much better in that they protect you from the ghost's aura, repel them, slow them down A LOT and drain their HP. It's the best item against ghosts that lasts a long time before breaking. And it can also be used against hauntings, which I don't recommend though because Candles can clear 2-3 hauntings if they're all close together (for example: TV, clock and chair hauntings). Just place a candle in between them and you have 3 hauntings cleared. Also hauntings are STATIONARY, so the medallion is kind of being wasted. However, the Candle drains a ghost's HP much faster than the Medallion. That's when they collapse on the floor and are immobilized for a good while, allowing you to use the Sword of Obedience. So they both have tradeoffs, but it's evident they were designed to be used like this. Candle for apartment, Medallion for exploration. Candle also has potential to heal Eileen for a while, it's a weird mechanic but hey, I've seen so many people complain about the escort quest when Maria in SH2 can literally die AND be harmed by the player. Eileen cannot die. All it does is impact the ending you get, and you can always replay the game and git good.