Silent Hill 1 (Documentary) | 20th Anniversary Retrospective

[@seppotaalasmaa2296]

What they did with that technology back then, is absolutely astonishing... Atmosphere in that game was something I will always remember

[@MP-Fin]

Alahan Seppo töihin jo, Talotaikureilla hommaa riittää.

[@shannonhill3356]

Same

[@natbatlightwood5288]

The scene with Lisa is just...honestly i'm not sure I can even describe it, it just sticks with you. But I always get a lump in my throat watching it because it's just so damn tragic what happens to her.

[@danielandres1579]

NatBat Cairns same

[@dahlia3307]

My favorite video game scene of all time.....all these years later and it still digs deep.

[@shannonhill3356]

I tried to show my wife and while she gets it, she unfortunately doesn’t have the connection to Lisa you get through playing it, the context so to speak. I’ll always remember that, even twenty years on. Same with metal gear solid.

[@indeimaus]

Damn this was really well done!

[@MalikRockie00]

You're in like every SH video

[@dominikkai1452]

I guess im asking randomly but does anyone know a method to log back into an instagram account..? I somehow forgot the login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me.

[@marvinjulius6198]

@Dominik Kai Instablaster ;)

[@gvelasco8632]

I miss playing Silent Hill, as well as Parasite Eve 1 and 2, and ofcourse, Resident Evil 3 Nemesis.

[@BruceLee-ht9bl]

I could see a Parasite Eve 2 remake working though they're both worthy of one. 2 has enough action compared to 1 to work. Maybe a beginning incorporating 1? Both are long games though.

[@infernoskyful]

All those, timeless classics!

[@juniorsandoval9624]

Thank you for this anniversary. I have nothing but love for silent hill

[@ghost909090]

i wish remake silent hill 1 with fox engine

[@Zazzaro703]

I just wish Konami would sell their properties. Allow them access to them to make pachinko machines but that’s all. They are happy, gamers are happy it’s a win win. I’d like to see Capcom remake Silent Hill 1 in the RE Engine. Maybe Konami will see how RE2 did and will remake Silent Hill but yeah that’s a no from them dawg 😔.

[@fosko7443]

ghost909090 Or just let SH Rest In Peace. Play the classics.

[@Saruva_Eduardo]

Zazzaro703 already said it. The reason RE2 remake is successful it's because it's a passion project, Konani nowadays only cares about money, they would half ass the game without going through the long process that the RE2 remake's developers went through, so they could bring a classic game to modern date without losing its qualities and also adding new ingredients so the game achieves its purpose. Our best bet is to hope Konami will sell the rights of the game for a company that actually cares about it. Remember that Konami managed to screw an HD remaster of the series already!

[@ihatebabypeach]

i think its good as it is, a pristine over-polished version of it would ruin the experience... i love the sense of decay and low resolution texture in it that makes it feel even more isolating and outdated.

[@allancandaza]

Well in your dreams son hahaha

[@mrcokez1]

Takayoshi Sato is the MVP , the man lived in an office for the sake of giving us all what we wanted. much respect.

[@GlycerinGhost]

I am glad I watched this. I knew there was a reason for the music, but knowing the music represents the mind of the character makes more sense and has that much more of an impact.

[@AndyJakeGaming]

Silent Hill 1 needs a remake. We also need a different company to do it that cares. Finally we can get a well made PS4 HD Collection of Silent Hil 1,2,3, and 4! What Company/Developers do you think can make good use of the rights?

[@HavelsRing96]

If someone talks sense to konami and the og team silent but that will never happen

[@olimphus26]

Bluepoint games

[@HavelsRing96]

@@olimphus26 but then they would playstation exclusives.. which i dont mind i have a ps4 but i would love them on PC too 😢😢

[@fosko7443]

Andy Jake Or just let them rest. Play the old ones.

[@nahrubish]

Capcom? Never happen

[@Robert-rl7rd]

Thanks for the documentary however I had to laugh at the way you pronounced Cybil as “SAIBLE”

[@alextea]

SILENT-HILL 1&2=MASTERPIECES

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Great job. Silent Hill was unique. Sucks how Konami turned into garbage, Silent Hills could have been really good. So many games that were scrapped over the past few years. Nothing can match the atmosphere and mind games that SH put forth, and holy shit that music!

[@Bambuzzsprosse]

You know what? Except for Homecoming and Book of Memories there's isn't really a "garbage" Silent Hill. People are only driving the hate-train because it's been around for so long. Silent Hill Shattered Memories (especially on Wii) was an awesome, immersive reimagining of Silent Hill 1 with a conclusive ending that completely shatteres critics argument "Ice in Silent Hill makes no sense, is not lore and therefore the game is shit". Silent Hill Downpour is a very nice effort to take the series into the modern era with a refreshed combat-feeling that makes the fights feel fluent but still as "arcady" as the old games. The monster-design is a bit uninspired and uses many very humanoid enemies that simply don't feel scary but the game's story is as good as for example SH4 - in the end it even caught me, a veteraned Silent Hill and Psycho-Thriller (like SE7EN) fan, by surprise and left me stunned by the reveal and how little I could forsee the REAL twist in this (not the one everyone sees instantly but the deep, impactful twist that changes the entire game). And even though it fucks around with the story I had MUCH fun playing Origins which was heavily supported by the mirror-way to get into the Otherworld (even though it's utter bs lore-wise) because it created a new level of fear - the one you have to actively engage. When you want to call out BAD Silent Hill games, in my opinion you can only name (in order of badness) Homecoming, Book of Memories and (because it's completely off-lore, not because it's a bad game) Origins.

[@lainiwakura1776]

No one wanted a reimagining, they wanted a shot for shot remake. The only good part about SM was the joke cut scene making fun of James needing therapy.

[@Bambuzzsprosse]

@@lainiwakura1776 I wanted a reimagining and was very pleased. In my eyes a shot for shot remake is nothing else but pure cash-grab. I don't need better graphics to enjoy Silent Hill 1 as a whole. The original game FEELS like perfection to me and that is what's important. I even think with better graphics it would have suffered atmosphere-wise.

[@bartsimpsonyellowmenace3780]

@@Bambuzzsprosse Shattered memories was a good game, BUT ITS NOT SILE HILL GAME. If it was something new it would have been ok BUT NO those fuckers wanted to ruin silent hill and its original plot. And don't compare SH4 with shattered memories SH4 was far more better.

[@bartsimpsonyellowmenace3780]

"This isn't going to sell what are you guys talking about?" Not only it sell really good, BUT it is the insipiration for A LOT of horror games we have today. Nothing will ever top Silent Hill, its dark atmosphere its unique.

[@t.kahraba763]

If Akira yamaoka wasn't the sound designer for silent hill the game would be sooooooo different (first and second game)

[@LikeAGentlemanPlease]

20 years ago! Doesn’t feel like it.

[@betolink0298]

So sad that this saga has been "abandoned". Amazing video.

[@Aeneiden]

Well not anymore

[@vinylviper1971]

Well you've done an awesome job making this doc purely because i'm well emotional watching it, like it was yesterday, oh man I wish I could go right back there playing it on my playstation in the dark, i'd never experienced anything like this in videogaming and tbh i've never felt since that instant impact of playing the very first Silent Hill and the whole franchise that followed it. Massive thanks VG Docs from RETROGAMER ATARI2600 SINCE 1977🕹

[@nextleveltaken]

Nice Silent Hill tribute/documentary.

[@justdrew247]

This series deserves so much more attention smh, one of the best series of all time (1-4 at least and maybe Origins)

[@SodiPopMedia]

I hope this game gets a remake thats been HEAVILY teased!

[@SodiPopMedia]

I remember are the Demos I play of this and Silent Hill 2

[@VGDocs]

@@SodiPopMedia Yeah hopefully the rumors of the franchise coming back do come to fruition imo I only ever tried one demo myself back before I was really into horror... it was a SH3 demo disc and man it freaked me out xD

[@SodiPopMedia]

@@VGDocs What other docs do you have in the works?

[@VGDocs]

@@SodiPopMedia Well I tend to stuggle sometimes and there've been others that I've scrapped but assuming that doesn't happen, the next ones that I plan are Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross

[@SodiPopMedia]

@@VGDocs Oh Hell yea! I never played Cross, but Trigger is amazing. I know Chrono Cross was really revolutionary at the time but was a departure from the look of Trigger it put a lot of people off. I remember reading articles about it.

[@mikenix6920]

Seriously. I've always tried to wrap my head around SH's horror, but I can't. And that's just the point. The atmosphere, amazing and eerie music, characters, everything about this world is to the pit of your soul terrifying. The symbolism and originality behind purgatory and hell alike, will forever strike me with chills.

[@raul1899]

37:10 That scene made me fall in love with Silent Hill back then when I played it in 2002

[@Benjo787]

Fantastic video man, don't know why this channel doesn't have more subs, keep up the good work!

[@SeriousBeats]

My favorite silent hill game. Everyone praises silent hill 2 but 1 had more impact for me personally.

[@synaestheticstudios]

EXCELLENT! :) thank you so much for this. I can't believe it's been 20 years. I never actually got to play all the first one because 1) I was 13 years old and 2) My dad played it without me after I went to bed. I can't wait to try and play it as an adult, janky graphics/controls and all.

[@goaliegamer8740]

I just played through this game for the 1st time recently, as I didn't have a PS1 back in the day. Got the bad ending, so I'm going to play it again.

[@slopothacrop]

I remember playing the demo for silent hill that was given in Metal Gear Solid on playstation. I still remember the add on the back of the ps1 MGS manual Cybill Bennitt in her bike cop outfit with her arms crossed staring at you.

[@fosko7443]

One of my favorite all time games and my third favorite horror game ever. Only RE2 and RE remake hd come before it and the first Silent Hill was my favorite of them.

[@TheSavageBountyHunter]

I love this game. ❤

[@DazzzTube]

Bloody good video old chap!

[@craniumbear]

Part of the reason I love this game is that there is mystery in it. They don't explain everything like so many games do.

[@lewispleasance9768]

Again a great work! Thanks a lot for share with us!

[@TurnGameOn]

Great presentation and work! I'd watch every game documentary that you'd make.

[@WickedlNl]

Documentary in 2019 on SH? YES PLEASE!

[@justme5644]

I LOVE this. Silent hill aged gracefully. Im a huge resident evil fan but the first resident evil didnt age as well

[@Ken5Masters]

well it got a remake so it's all fine i guess :)

[@oldskoolraver2067]

Such fond memories of playing this game.☺☺☺

[@jimiseverus]

Sato..... what a beast!

[@the_e]

still sucks we will never get silent hills. a remake of the first silent hill would be crazy but unfortunately...well konami--enough said.

[@the_e]

Hollywood God yup, i've watched the gameplay on youtube & it was pretty cool actually. i view shattered memories as a reimagined version of the first silent hill

[@NowhereBeats]

I don't think they need to remake the first game, it still holds up well to this day.

[@the_e]

Jaw Ji for sure it still holds up 👍 for me, i would love to see what it would look like now on the ps4/ps5 etc. just like how capcom did with RE2 which I play the ps1 version nonstop along with the remake

[@lonewolf8271]

Best game ever! Also Part 2 and 3.

[@MasterDrood]

I am a simple man, I see silent hill and I give like

[@DonFrozty]

Imagine a remake for Silent Hill with the same amount of dedication Capcom gave RE2 remake. Dreaming is free

[@vykkye]

Very nice video. Thank you for taking the time!

[@jurilentis1320]

Perfect anniversary gift. Though nothing new has been said and everything I saw was very familiar to me, this video feels like i had already seen this. But I would love to see it again and again. I miss silent hill 1.

[@GuilloRamiro]

Great video!! I love the first Silent Hill, is the only one i've played. I always like to watch content related, gameplays of the ones i didnt play, theories and diferent meanings about the lore and this video is just perfect!! Lot of history about developers and releases!! 👍

[@Rilyn666]

Great video man, i can only imagine any dislikes are because of mispronouncing Cybil's name....

[@joedigregorio2278]

Dam you Konami.. dam you. Sell off your IP’s and let someone continue to develop these franchises

[@allancandaza]

Konami : Oh fuck off fanboy hahahaha

[@-Steven-]

just to let you know it's damn, the way you are saying it means the wall that holds back water.

[@KohighMathy]

Crackin video fella, I've done my own 20th Anniversary Retrospective Review of silent hill. but yours just blows mine out of the water. Crackin Stuff Loved every minute of it.

[@d-d-i]

Sometimes I think that was Silent Hill just simply too scary/horrifying/nightmare fuel for people, so that it wasn't sale success because of that. It might well be just that, people had used to RE's style of moderate tension with some random spikes, whereas Silent Hill was like 200-300% tension all the time in comparison.

[@RetroHabit82]

Thank you

[@OneDoomedGameCritic]

Damn fine video, man. Damn fine.

[@HavelsRing96]

How does this not have more views??

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Crazy right? I never got much traction either... i feel i put out pretty decent content, yet i never seemed to reach many people. I personally search for channels like this often, a lot of diamonds in the rough that are cast aside.

[@yvesheinrich5013]

Capcom needs to buy Konami to own the rights for Silent Hill and remake the two games like Resident Evil 2. That's not saying that specifically the second game needs any of that since it's a masterpiece that aged well, this sort of reinvention would be incredible to modern engines.

[@PostArmageddonNeoBarbarian]

SH1 did have a remake. Shattered Memories. It was a boring turd. They need to not ship the series out to the west anymore. Western companies totally miss the point.

[@glaprince]

I was 10 when I played Silent Hill for the first time…it gave me nightmares, the only thing that eased this horror feeling was that bloopers part in the end of the story…Resident Evil is like a bad joke compared to this game. SH1 and SH2 are masterpieces…

[@BruceLee-ht9bl]

In the U.S. those Shadow Children will fuck you up. They can also be killed but the effort and resources needed to kill just one means you have to run.

[@RobertoHall1888]

Great vid and my fave game of all time

[@jessiedizon5860]

The Birdbox movie in silent hills movie they also had used bird 🐦in a bird cages as a sign of the darkness is coming ? 😇🌏🎭

[@BalboaBaggins]

Incredible documentary about an incredible game 👍 👌

[@Jagarnot]

Sighbil... stop

[@superjustinebros3504]

Happy 20th year aniversary Silent Hill!

[@KK-qm8bo]

Cant wait til kids get to learn about this in lit and film class many years from now

[@MidnightMechanic]

This looks really well done for a channel with less than 3,000 subscribers, you got some trick up your sleeve?? lol I consider Silent Hill to be a vast improvement over the horror genre, Resident Evil decided to play it safe and stick with common tropes, and cutscenes that are more hilarious than horrifying. Silent Hill presents the audience something that's never been seen before, it can't be identified, thus the player can't relate to the monsters on screen. From the startup of the game, it guides you deeper into darkness, you can actually see the lighting slowly being rendered away as you enter the claustrophobic alleyway. By the time you make it to the grey children, they have a strategy of attacking Harry, that more horror games should take note of. There's only 3 of them, yet it seems like more... because 1 always stays behind. 2 will directly attack, forcing you to run past them when you're cornered, only to be stabbed by the 3rd. The game's AI is remarkable, they absolutely behave like predators. Doubly so in the hellish portion, they will not stop pursuing you, do not stop running.

[@leilasalera603]

This gave me a hard falling to sleep but I still enjoyed playing this game. It was really scary but you just have to play and finish it. Scary game but it's still part of the many fond memories I have of my younger years. And yes, the game also reached out to the player's emotions. Love this scary disturbing game. Thank you Konami.

[@Fluffandfeather]

I wish they could do a silent hill 1 remake like the resi evil games! That would be amazing

[@murderycatdoll1380]

Thanks for that Video! love Silent Hill 1...it's just one of the best Games ever made....the Music, the Characters, the hole Idea... i love this Universe. Sad that it got so bad after 4 )=

[@alexandernakashima4236]

i would watch these silent hill breakdowns forever

[@GUNDAM-X]

Amazing video

[@Dreamspawn]

Sih-bill, not sy-bill.

[@mrcokez1]

youre cringey.

[@Dreamspawn]

@@mrcokez1 thanks for the feedback. I'll tuck that away in the "very important responses" section of my memory.

[@mrcokez1]

Sih-bill, not sy-bill.

[@TrioHorrorProduction]

Thank you. It was very heartbreaking to hear Cybil's name pronounced.

[@feerocomics5082]

@@mrcokez1 *you're

[@anthonylockheart358]

Wish konami would release the silent hills/pt demo as a anniversary send off since it's doubtful another game will come

[@DieHardjagged]

Glad i still kept the now defunct demo.

[@allancandaza]

It will never happen hahahaha

[@serenatsukino999]

When it came out in PS magazine I was intrigued. I stayed up ALL night with a friend after we rented it the very first weekend it was released. I can honestly and proudly say that I've played through the game hundreds of times. This game is my obsession. I love Silent Hill with all my black heart. It definitely deserves a remake...I just hope if it ever happens they do it justice. Stay far fucking away from the terrible movies.

[@toogoodlimegreen]

this video is awesome and v well made but lowkey i wish you used more music from the original silent hill 1 ost instead of songs from the other games. but...that just a nitpick. other than that this was great 👍

[@VGDocs]

Yeah, I essentially ended up agreeing with you. After this video I started using music from the specific games more instead of their respective franchises. It really was silly of me to go with music from the franchise tbh xD

[@toogoodlimegreen]

@@VGDocs nahh it's okay tho! i still really loved it, i learned a lot from what you said about the launch + what team silent was goin thru when making it. i just love the original soundtrack lmao

[@kingicej2312]

To clear this up is a dimension to fix this you need to find what's causing it?

[@sierrakobold6896]

Great documentary man. the 1st Silent Hill game is probably still for me the scariest game out there, I'm big into horror games, especially survival horror going back to the late 90's and I have played and beat all the noteworthy titles of recent years, RE7, RE2 remake, Outlast series, but Silent Hill is a game I have still never completed because it just scares the shit out of me. I figured out a significant factor in my fear of this game is the soundtrack and audio/sound effects and when I hear them in videos about the subject like this it still hits me 20 years later

[@tinayalatorres7017]

Psychologyst: japanesse Mark Wahlberg doesn’t exist. Japanesse Mark Wahlberg: 34:26 (on the left)

[@cleverlydevisedmyth]

I'm imaging the 4 non blondes song but with it changed to= "25 years ago my life was still all about trying to get the UFO of Silent Hill..."

[@AFChannelX]

Excellent documentary!

[@thatonezeldaguy250]

That seniority bit is ridiculous, NEVER give anyone else credit for YOUR hard work

[@outofpaintball9663]

probably 4 years late but, this is a really really good video. history of the game, summary of the story with little to none spoiler, very detailed strength and limitations of the game given by the hardware. professionalism is top tier. Great Video!

[@sp33dhunter36]

So sad that this franchise has died out. Now we are left with CAPCOM and what will they offer, and thank the lord they ditched all that action bullshit and come back to the roots of RE.

[@larrychu6396]

Thanks for uploading or making or both 👻👻👻

[@NickTWhite]

Came from Reddit I subbed keep up the great content! :-)

[@caffeinechaos1334]

Best music in a series.

[@makoto5851]

This game together with demon's souls are the only two games that i get a really unique feeling. Its impossible to explain, but i just think both games are vague enough to truly never know how or what is happening. Not that they are my favourite games or anything, but they're just really special

[@doalwa]

Makoto Oh yes, Demon‘s Souls eschews a sense of wonder, hopelessness and terror like no other Souls game. My body is more than ready for a remake of that game!

[@shizyninjarocks]

Yeah

[@drakewhite2660]

Pikaspray is that you?

[@bonedface]

The Sato guy story is sad, why are dumb people is usually the manager.

[@cynicalcitizen8315]

All in favor in sacking Kunami in vengeance of the cancellation, Give Like

[@trexpaddock]

A demo that looks and plays like the final game?!? I can only guess they didn't get the memo about that. :D

[@Goober89]

The best part about making a Silent Hill documentary is you got so much good music to work with.

[@marinoscarpa895]

ah my disturbed childhood

[@amazingasmr4434]

I do hope Silent Hill will come back. I still love it and the 2 movies! RE broke them clearly but all they need to do is fight back! They had Norman but RE didn't!

[@mickael486]

Trog, I have never played any Silent Hill game. I played the PS3 freebie of the PS1 original for about 15 minutes. So, I guess I'm not much of a fan. I was more of a Resident Evil fan. Having said that, I thoroughly enjoyed your documentary on this game, both entertaining and informative. A testament you should be proud of. Perhaps this in depth review of your doc is better suited for people who haven't actually played it?

[@om3g4z3r0]

During my first playthough of this game, toddler me coudn't find the code to that door and decided to take a note and test every possible combination of the three numbers, thats right i went 111, 112, 113, 114. i am happy to say it worked.

[@WhitneyPlays]

@3:13 I actually found the article in question! It's from a 2008 issue of the Swedish magazine "Level". I was able to track down a digital copy and I'm in the process of getting it translated by someone who speaks Swedish :) I only have the big call out quotes translated so far but there's one about the team not fitting in anywhere and that they failed with everything else was directly from Akira Yamaoka!

[@Nf404medea]

Please let me know any advance

[@jennifermar5058]

liked and subbed, thnx for this, im in serious need for some SH team Silent styled remake because im tired of hearing about great companies outsourcing to cut costs and friggin Pachinko machines. Also, in the comments section , I love u all my beautiful raging ranting reminiscing gamenerds :3 xoxoxo

[@bawbwentlive]

Wonderful video. i just played this game recently & wanted to learn so much more about it after I finished it. Thanks for putting together this video.

[@ItMustBeEpic]

Wish they would remake this, like resident evil. I love resident evil, but I prefer Silent hill. So much more creep factor.

[@ceoexecutivebusinessman7201]

Jesus this channel deserves more credit. I’ve been trying to find like retrospectives and videos on SH and none have been as good as this

[@marvindrake5874]

I never played part 1.... I played part 2,3 and 4!! My favourite part was 3!!!!!

[@-Steven-]

Amazing work, really enjoyed this just a shame konami can't pull their head out of there own ass and remaster the original silent hill.