Two Best Friends Play Silent Hill Homecoming (Part 1)

[@ascendedsleeper7820]

We're still here. And we await a homecoming that can never be. Cheers to everyone watching this again, we're all going to make it bros.

[@Wingless-]

"If you're saying 'Fuck you for spoiling it', FUCK YOU FOR WATCHING IT!"

[@MassayukiSama]

Pat is the best.

[@jojofeeny3730]

Is he?

[@WanderingEndless]

@@jojofeeny3730 Those wounds, they never heal.

[@sausage141]

@@jojofeeny3730 i liked past Pat more, current Pat sucks ass

[@thepeanutgallery9980]

Anyone else here rewatching this after the end of it all? Seeing the chemistry makes it hurt all the more...

[@blackwolfrules56]

I thought I was alone here, everyone went to the recent LPs.

[@AshlynOne]

I couldn't come back right away. I had to let the wound sit for a bit, but now I'm back. Just got done watching Downpour and figured this was the next logical step. Probably gonna watch the David Cage games in order after this next.

[@jimbothompkins]

I still watch these playthroughs a lot and feel sad lol. It's a good time.

[@travissloan9411]

@@jimbothompkins holy shit, I thought I was the only one watching this playthrough nowadays.

[@jimbothompkins]

@@travissloan9411 Haha I'll never stop watching them.

[@boldandbrash9447]

There was a good game franchise here, but its gone now

[@Macma0]

Colt Burton sh2 reference, u are great

[@agoodboy1404]

Silent hill homecoming is my favorite in the series.

[@ericrodriguezgarcia2279]

@@agoodboy1404 mine to

[@JRSanchez93]

There was a good group of friends here, but they're gone now

[@SuperSonicFan172]

Its still a good franchise, you are just talking shit

[@Texan_Patriot]

I can't believe we won't get anymore of this...ever. RIP Let's Play.

[@Dingalow]

Tears for Matt, who had to play this while Pat was playing Deadly Premonition

[@j-skullz]

I'm rewatching their old playthroughs/catching up on ones I somehow missed over the years but they all have an air of sadness now :( like listening to someone's music after they've died

[@HeroSword_P]

Fuck that's a painful way to hear it

[@darkmega97]

there is something magical about seeing a loading screen in a silent hill game tell me about counter attacks

[@Noremaad]

EVERYONE KNOWS SUBTLETY IS A SYNONYM FOR IN-YOUR-FACE SICK KNIFE SKILLS AND BIG, BOLD EXPLANATIONS. WOULDN'T WANT YOUR AUDIENCE TO MISINTERPRET THAT BAD THINGS ARE BAD. DID YOU KNOW THAT BAD THINGS ARE BAD? THEY ARE.

[@Noremaad]

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET, DARKMEGA97. BAD THINGS ARE BAD.

[@Noremaad]

IN OTHER WORDS, HAVING BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU MEANS THAT BAD THINGS HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU. ALSO, DOING BAD THINGS MEANS THAT YOU HAVE DONE BAD THINGS. THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN CONVEYED THREE TIMES NOW BECAUSE IT IS STATISTICALLY PROVEN THAT REPETITION LEADS TO BETTER RETENTION OF INFORMATION.

[@YouSoSpice]

Shoot the enemy in the leg to open them for a Finisher Attack! Press the attack button to perform a Finisher to get twice the XP!

[@HolyDemonSnap]

The only way this game could have been salvaged is if it had been about a real soldier experiencing PTSD while still going through Silent Hill. Which pretty much takes out nearly everything out of this game.

[@Telltalefan-yj6tv]

That's an awesome idea! Since Silent Hill is a place where people go through their personal purgatory.

[@TheFunniBaconMan]

Telltalefan2203 And then people who suffer from PTSD go through their own personal purgatory all the time. Combine Silent Hill with PTSD and you've basically got Jacob's Ladder.

[@redzeppelin6]

***** Guess that makes it way too on the nose and ripping off and not just paying tribute. I still feel like a solder that did some shit he regrets could have made some type of good SH game. And with Kojima booted will never get that good SH game ever again.

[@troin3925]

The Blair Witch game by Bloober Team took advantage of this much better.

[@HolyDemonSnap]

@@troin3925 It really did! I remember seeing that.

[@KF-hf4nt]

11 years later, god why am I watching this again...

[@ZombieHorrorKitty]

This is my go-to playthrough to fall asleep to.

[@Lagoon243]

Because it’s a masterpiece

[@dat-boi87shimmyshim32]

My depression was scared away by these two legends. Rip tbf crew

[@TheFunniBaconMan]

Anyone else on an old Best Friends LP binge? Just me? ok...

[@YouSoSpice]

Time to experience this shitshow once more.

[@StrangeAxel]

+TheGamingBaconator I'm on an old binge right now actually. Not liking their current LPs.. and the one I am watching (the FF10 HD one), seems to be on hold. :T

[@tinysauruss]

+Strange Axle That's a shame. I think the current LP's are great. Making fun of a crappy basketball game story mode and seeing Pat freak out in X Com 2 while Woolie and Liam laugh at him? Hell yes. I always come back to older ones in between though.

[@YouSoSpice]

I have no objectives. Here I am again.

[@gjroling]

I'm back to binge this old shit. Bring it in! ^^

[@_Francis_York_Morgan]

JASON! JASON! JAAAAASON! Oh sorry, wrong shitty game. JOSH! JOSH! JOSH!

[@Acesahn]

lol, the main character didnt even react to seeing a zombie nurse.

[@LoefflerDouglas]

I only just realized; this is a game that stars a person returning from war.. and the game's story and visuals almost never make reference of that fact. Wouldn't that have made for a much better Silent Hill story? If the game actually dealt with PTSD or the horrors of war in some respect? It really shows how careless they were in designing the character. They did it for a cheap explanation for the mechanics and that's it.

[@JohnnyBMused]

The character who is "returning from war" is told by his father late in the game that he's just being delusional and never went to war. The dogtags he wears belonged to the father.

[@Meitti]

JohnnyBMused Best thing about that "twist" was the fact they used to explain the characters prowess in fighting with the military backround. But since he didnt have any military backround after all, where did he learn how to fight? Do asylum's give their patients Kung Fu-lessons often?

[@mastermarkus5307]

Meitti And his dad likely didn't teach him, considering he was going to be a sacrifice. Yeah... It's not an excuse with that twist.

[@FavoriteKarma]

Meitti It was all the Croma in his body, or whatever.

[@vegavice1733]

I know this is way too old to sensibly respond too but Spec Ops: The Line is basically as close to a Silent Hill w/war subject matter type- game as you can get. The story is fantastic, and I think it would make for a pretty cool LP if Best Friends ever considered it.

[@Raller__]

hold the phone! why does he still have the knife when he gets to the town? the hospital thing was a dream...

[@warden-commandercousland]

Rasmus Pedersen It's Homecoming. D-don't think about it too much.

[@law5121]

"Dont cry for me I am already dead"

[@nikkilynn420]

well there's Hannah Montana: The Movie: The Game so this very well could've been called "Silent Hill: The Movie: The Game"

[@MorphineAbuser]

Coming here is like returning to your childhood home only to see it’s all been demolished 😕

[@HeroSword_P]

😭😭

[@TheSliderBy]

It's crazy this was 9 years ago already. I felt like I just watched this playthrough.

[@TonyBMan]

So....are WE now in our own Silent Hill Homecomings?

[@SoggyMicrowaveNugget]

Because of these former friends I will forever remember the words "90% this map of the town is a cemetery... and also my house" rip in pepperoni tbfp.

[@zb1500]

Had to revisit after they have broken apart. Im crying right now. Love you guys

[@electricbayonet2]

If a little kid wants you to find their lost toy, then most people would assume the kid was designed so we'd WANT to help them. You know, make them pretty young and visibly scared, and actually tap into the protective instincts that we have fucking hardwired into our bodies. Most people will already want to help a lost and frightened kid, and possibly even more so if they're a bit lost and frightened themselves. We can all remember a time when we were little and how scary even mundane things can seem in those years. If you want it a little more eerie, then maybe just make the fear seem to stem from the loss of the toy. Most people can relate to that, too: lots of people had things that made us feel less afraid of a given situation just by virtue of them being familiar to us. So just have the kid seem a *bit* afraid, but make the focal point of that fear not that they're lost in a scary-ass asylum, but that they're lost in a scary-ass asylum and can't find the one thing that might make them feel a little less frightened. And it could easily be made more organic by making the toy something that the player seeks out to try and convince the kid of their sincerity. Maybe the kid actually *is* scared shitless, and amidst all this creepy-ass hospital shit, you find a nearly pristine stuffed animal. Players aren't fucking morons. We can connect the dots between "stuffed animal item" and "terrified child in need of comfort." But this bullshit? "I *want* my toy" and "I guess you're not my friend" aren't fucking endearing, at least not the way the awful voice actor read them. As soon as ANY person we're supposed to be protecting sounds like an entitled dipshit and the game still demands we help them, our immersion is shattered. At that point, we're not helping the kid because we want to. The player should NEVER be saying instinctively, "Well, fuck you too, kid," like Matt and Pat did. But I guess dipshit children is a failure of the game designer.

[@HeroSword_P]

lmao nice rant, totally agree

[@mascotcop2648]

I've never seen an L shaped flashlight before. But I swear they're in every zombie video game.

[@MetalGearRexPilot]

They are a thing. I remember seeing them in a 90's movie "In the Army Now."\

[@LuvGaming91]

they are shaped like that so u can clip them on a belt or shirt and it still lights in front of u, that way u can use both hands

[@JSTKSK]

They are standard issue in the Army.

[@DarkMProductions]

You know, the soldier aspect could have worked pretty well, if he had a war injury or something. Like he was missing his good arm. He'd still have combat experience, but since he's missing his good arm, he's not very good at fighting anymore. It's a shame that so many "horror" devs forget that in a horror game, the player character almost always has to be at a disadvantage.

[@grimmlyhollows1191]

Another cool thing they could have done with the soilder aspect would to have monster designed to represent pychological injuries like PTS or monster that represent difficult morral choices you have to make as a soldier, kind of like how the Raw Shocks change designed based around your choices and enviorment. It would have helped stroy wise and give the character more depth.

[@DarkMProductions]

Grimmly Hollows Yes! PTSD, alongside a crippling war injury, would be a perfect recipe for a Silent Hill main character! They had a masterpiece of story potential, and they squandered it. God, that frustrate me!

[@grimmlyhollows1191]

Dark Mountain Productions It's amazing that people who play games can come up with better ideas than the people paid to make games sometimes.

[@InchonDM]

Grimmly Hollows The main character of Spec Ops: The Line decides to try and get over his horrible experiences at the recommendation of his therapist. He takes a fishing trip to a quiet, secluded resort in the New England mountains called Silent Hill...

[@grimmlyhollows1191]

InchonDM There's nothing in that comment that I don't love.

[@DeltaD36]

"I've also noticed that Shepard's Glen is 90% a cemetery." "And also my house." I'm done. I must go look for my sides, as they have left me.

[@EDONKULATE]

"The frame rate is solid." Let's cut to like five parts later when the frame rate fucking dies and Pat freaks out.

[@InVinoVeratas]

I miss the era of Woolie being eaten alive by ants and Pat crazy talking to the universe.. this is Pax Zaibatsu, the watershed moment of the Sw1tcher..

[@Postaldude__]

“Well fuck atleast it’s not homecoming” is somethin I still think of sometimes when something bad happens in my life

[@darroth42]

one thing i'll give homecoming over downpour, I was never scared or even really apprehensive in downpour. Homecoming at least LOOKED vaugely spooky, even if it was spooky in overused, easy-to-see-coming ways.

[@superbestfriendsplay]

Well, I can safely say don't watch the rest of this playthrough, because we expose all the game's glaring problems, laid bare, for all the world to bask in their collective horror and mediocrity.

[@rickyg943]

Noted

[@disgorgingconsciousness2250]

Still come back to this at least once a year. Absolute perfection

[@mariotaz]

Ok

[@Comkill117]

31:08 Matt’s laugh here at MY HOUSE is one of the things I miss most from this channel.

[@HeroSword_P]

Me too lol

[@NiGHTMARE_NiCk]

I'm here for nostalgia purposes.... How I miss these guys :(

[@TheTrueMerrio]

Ah... the Homepouring playtrough.

[@jimbothompkins]

"Man, fuck this game." -Pat 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, current.

[@pizzapastacoalition6831]

With the channel being...over, more or less, figured I'd go back to the first LP of the guys' I ever watched. Gonna miss these guys..

[@vahlok1426]

Same. Time for some good memories. Won't. Get. Choked. Up. Again.

[@JVarley9001]

The facial models are more frightening than the monsters.

[@mikeylambda1322]

At least there're boss battles in this game, unlike downpour where there are none just a final " boss battle" with giant wheelchair man

[@AllieBee00]

True!

[@JoseLara-sk8ij]

I loved this game and I was raised on the original Silent Hills started playing SH 1 when I was 8.

[@thegoodoldays911]

Well you fight the bogeyman twice. They aren't great fights but they should count. And I guess you can count the part where you play as the bogeyman as a boss fight even though it's still bad.

[@mikeylambda1322]

+Michael Littlewood I don't think dodging shockwaves for a fixed time counts as a boss fight

[@zomgneedarandomname]

almost 10 years ago huh?....ahhh shit...here we watch it again

[@202cardline]

I'm back for my house...I know that house...

[@DonDiabeto]

"You skipped work that day" "WHAT!!!..I SKIPPED WORK...WHEN I WAS 8" "Yeah" LOL

[@johnsonkhalil29]

Who came here after seeing Silent Hill 2 video

[@griffinblade]

i needed more.

[@Riserefuse]

Yea. 3rd time watching this LP I suppose. I remember finding the channel and seeing this thinking "was this game as bad as I remember?" 5 minutes in Pat confirms it is. I almost want to play it again as a curiosity

[@AstralMuffin105]

I did, actually. xD

[@BridgitteBaker]

I did!

[@liquidicev]

Heres hoping for Silent Hill 3....

[@_SomeGuyOnline]

Coming here to fill both the Silent Hill and Let's Play void that fills my soul. Really miss these guys. I know they're doing well with their own stuff, but I wish we could get more of this somehow. 😔

[@L1qu1d-2qu1d]

Same man

[@MetalGearSolidAMV]

ok so i have a ridiculous theory about the locked doors in silent hill. the locked doors will lead to someone else's silent hill and each door is a unique other persons silent hill

[@m13579k]

I honestly do not know why people get so meeeh about Silent Hill 4. It had some very creepy moments and the enemies were tangible treats (especially those game ghosts). Plus I think we all remember walking into the Eileen room...THAT eileen room.

[@DrShaym]

The only part I remember about Silent Hill 4 with any clarity is the part where you give that guy the chocolate milk.

[@JustABitJank]

The problem most people have with 4 is that the second half of the game is just backtracking through the first half.

[@NicholasAshford]

Bear Talbot Yup yup, i agree. Other than that it is a really creepy and worthy game.

[@rabbitraisin]

I know it's a super old comment but I'm gonna reply anyway lol, but silent hill 4 is really great imo, I think I actually prefer it to sh3. It's so relentlessly oppressive! The only aim of your character is to escape, and there's no escape, even your safe apartment offers no relief in the second half. It really drew me in to the feeling of spiralling into madness, and starting to empathize with a damn serial killer! It's like Stockholm syndrome: the game. It really stayed with me psychologically in the way sh1 and sh2 did, but that sh3 (awesome as it was) missed the mark on.

[@johnnydjiurkopff]

@@DrShaym hi doc.

[@spartandumpster1158]

It would've been like 10x scarier if he said "Here's your toy" the kid yells "KEEP IT AWAY THAT'S NOT ROBBIE!!!" And the Bunny starts freaking out and waving its arms at the kid, breaks out of your grip and chases the kid off screen! That'd be horrifying!

[@queenith2]

I think this is the fourth time I've re watched this LP. I love it when they play games that are A: Interesting to them (Silent Hill) B: Scary (Resident Evil ) C: Have a psychological twist ( I Have No Mouth and I must Scream) The Silent Hill games have all three. Despite this being an awful game in general, it makes a good LP.

[@MercWithMouth1234567]

I hate kids in video games, movies, and books. Has anyone else notice that they are ONLY used as plot devices which are used to advance the plot. One of the only exceptions may be Clementine from The Walking Dead.

[@mascotcop2648]

Well, I just hate kids. In modern times, they're used mostly to advance their parent's childhood. I guess video games *are* becoming more and more realistic. But yeah, I see your point.

[@TEHORANGEAVENGER]

Even then, she became a plot device. An adorable motivating plot device.

[@forestfire55]

I thought Garbage was good in The Last Of Us

[@AydarBMSTU]

LOL. Just saw your picture and realised that girl in Dishonored (even forgot her name) also was a plot device for the most part. Btw I would add Alice from American McGee's game to the list where she's more than just another drama's victim

[@InverseWeenis]

Clementime was the biggest child plot device ever, lmao

[@Souleaterisawesome]

There videos bring me back and still continue to entertain/make me smile. It’s a shame it had to end but people grow! Growing apart is completely natural and they no longer were able to continue. It’s not healthy for them to pretend everything is okay just to put out content. They will both always have a place in my heart and I truly wish they are both doing well. Thanks for creating what you did ❤

[@Meanlucario]

"This is going to be the worst let's play ever" Just wait a few years.

[@Dragonage2ftw]

Which one are you referring to?

[@Meanlucario]

@@Dragonage2ftw I think their Omikron LP was the one I was referring to.

[@electricbayonet2]

Alright, idea: start with what a lot of people are already saying. Make Alex an actual soldier suffering from some degree of PTSD. Take Dark Mountain Productions' suggestion and give him a physical disability, specifically the loss of his dominant arm. But, here's my suggestion: let us see Silent Hill from three similar but different perspectives. Maybe start things on a bus returning to Silent Hill with three veterans back from Whateveristan. Alex is one, but then there's...let's call them Nathan and Kyle. Maybe Nathan has a prosthesis below the knee on one leg, but he otherwise seems pretty healthy in the head. Maybe Kyle is unharmed physically, but he's clearly struggling to shift from a wartime mindset to a peacetime one. Then, the bus crashes, because of course it fucking does, and the characters are separated. They periodically run into one another, but usually not in any way that would cause stupid AI companion/co-op shenanigans. Now, here's the meat of the idea, and why it would probably never happen because it'd be 'too hard' or whatever: make the three parallel storylines play differently. Maybe Alex's chapters have an emphasis on puzzle-solving. Finally, there's a damn reason you need to track down tools and such to clear obstacles and advance because Alex's missing arm means he can't just force things. And to make things actually *feel* different, maybe add a button-mashing prompt during certain actions that Nathan and Kyle don't need to do to emphasize the extra physical challenge Alex has. Next up is Nathan. He's the most physically capable of the three despite his prosthesis, and his chapters would be more combat-oriented. Maybe he's the only one of the three to have a gun with any real consistency. But as his part of the story advances, it would get more and more apparent that he's not quite as stable as he comes across. Maybe his attitude is a coping mechanism that lets him ignore/suppress what he doesn't want to confront. And as his chapters go on, ammo gets more scarce, and maybe enemies start showing abilities that force the player to use more of it, too. Maybe one enemy becomes intangible at random moments, or projects some kind of illusion that needs to be broken before they can be killed. Eventually, the running-and-gunning becomes impossible, running parallel to Nathan being forced to actually confront his repressed feelings. Then, you've got Kyle. Of the three, I think he'd be the hardest to implement, but in the right hands, he could be the highlight of the story. His issues would be the least tangible of the three, but they'd be exactly the sort of thing that you'd expect Silent Hill to prey on. This would be where the horror really comes out to play, ideally in a way that gives a sense of continuous anxiety and dread. Kyle can't turn off the instincts that make him think 'roadside bomb' when he looks at a pile of trash on the curb, or 'sniper' when light glances off a high window. He's back in his hometown, but everything that once felt familiar, normal, and safe is now anything but. And *that's* horror I'd gladly pay to see, in no small part because it's a fear very much grounded in reality. The war followed him home, and he's the only one who can see it. So yeah. Long-ass post, but I wanted to get it out of my head.

[@MarvelousFCreations]

You should totally pitch this idea to a company that has the means or passion to make this. Hell, putting it on Kickstarter will get people talking about it

[@ashleyfox4329]

Yeah, Exactly What The Guy Above Me Said. I Am Developing A Game With My Friend And I Find Coding And All That With Her Easy. Try To Find An Free Game Developing Program. ^-^

[@ilovekenshi]

unity?

[@ashleyfox4329]

RecklessTV No, I'm Not Mainstream. Lolz.

[@Kaiser00Wilhelm]

+electricbayonet2 Oh my god, THANK YOU! This is what pisses me off the most about this game. Soldiers come home with so much baggage. A soldier coming home from say Iraq or Afghanistan would be an amazing protagonist if they actually explored issues of I dunno, war maybe? That thing they were in that involved killing other human beings at their own detriment? This game could have been AMAZING if they went that route, but they didn't. They were like fuck all that noise, check out this Alex guy. He doesn't have PTSD at all! In fact, he was never a fucking soldier to begin with. What's especially interesting about a soldier in Silent Hill is that their monsters don't even have to look like monsters. It could be like every human being they come across attacks them, and they can't tell whether or not those people were actually ever there or not. I would love an overwhelming feeling of "Did I just kill a person? Or were they a monster crafted by this place? Was there ever anything there at all?" Fuck. This could've been so good. Do you know anything about how to make games? I can do concept art like nobody's business, and I know a really talented composer and an equally as talented animator. Let's make this game.

[@ElectricBarrier]

And here I am again. I just had to come back. This is the one where I found out about these guys, sadly after they'd already shut it down. I had by chance watched an SH video by someone I wasn't subscribed to, and it played a clip from this. It was really funny, and I hate this game, so I thought it'd be fun to watch two dudes play it and hate it as much as I do. Then, I had to go watch more. Now I have, but I really wanted to watch this one again. I'm sure that knowing them more now will make it even better. So sad it's over, but at least I still have even more LPs left to watch after rewatching this.

[@TheOfficialGarr]

This game is down with the devil

[@revenantofblood627]

MrThedorkknight THEY FUCKING LOVE THE DEVIL'S PIT

[@sleepythemis]

This is my third time watching this playthrough, and holy shit does it make me appreciate Downpour. THIS GAME IS SO BAD IT MAKES ME APPRECIATE DOWNPOUR.

[@YouSoSpice]

At least Murphy is an okay guy and not a degenerate like Alex "HOO HA THE FEW THE PROUD" Maseffectman here

[@YouSoSpice]

@@maverickjohnson1399 I'm so sorry I shed a tear and it turned into an eagle

[@mohawklogan]

I realize this a 3-year-old comment but wow do I disagree. I feel like Downpour is inferior in nearly every single way. The music is worse. The combat is worse. Enemy designs, environments, and overall general art direction is significantly worse. Puzzles in both games are lame and uninspired. Homecoming still sucks and I would never recommend anyone plays it but downpour is nearly unwatchable.

[@thelaughingrouge]

Welcome to tropes the game.

[@thelaughingrouge]

shit-kid fetch quest edition.

[@TonyBMan]

Made my way through Silent Hills 1, 2, 3, and Downpour once again. Now, it's time to Come Home one more time. Let's dive in, Shitlords.

[@JesterNil]

Don't worry past Pat, Hideo Kojima still cares about Silent Hill.

[@BreadandFaxes]

Lol

[@redzeppelin6]

Nick McMullen ;_; Rip in peace.

[@YinKamui]

OnTheJohn Too bad Konami doesnt care about Kojima or Silent Hill

[@PinkManGuy]

Miss Astraea Kamui Konami is Konami

[@HanDaimond]

Blazi Ken Destiny is destiny.

[@Spyder1246]

Apr 26, 2013. This was the day I became a Best Friends superfan. This video made me laugh my ass off. It was also what made me go back to making videos again. So many fun times throughout the years.

[@albertjester]

when pat realised how generic shit military guy the main character was going to be. "aw no. it's a combat carl"

[@SlickAnims]

albertjester Silent Hill: Homecoming "Where's My Squad" Edition

[@GabeTheGrump]

Man this game was SOOOO much better than downpour. I'd rather have a funny bad game over a boring mess that just sucks the life out of everything and puts me to sleep.

[@legendofmatty0]

"Now quick, use Zelda combat to beat this thing up" laughing my ass off thank you

[@theocan]

As someone who just beat Downpour, I will say that the game had a pretty interesting character and the world, despite being completely fucking wrought with framerate issues, was a genuinely packed world, almost every corner had something stashed away and there was a lot of detail. But it didn't look like a Silent Hill game, it looked like a post-apocalyptic game. Plus I still found it pretty intriguing when reading through the notes although all of them felt too professional.. They didn't have any by newspapers or scrawled notes by families.. They were all prison notices or psychological assessments. Now Homecoming, I haven't played for a while but I did think it carried an atmosphere that suited Silent Hill and I did think the monster designs were pretty interesting.. Or at least, some of them. But holy shit, Alex Shepherd was the most "I'm a cardboard soldier man".. Nothing like any of the other protagonists in the franchise.

[@tbonevideos23]

Not to mention that the twist of the game basically removes the only bit of character that he had

[@mrspidey80]

I love how the savegame description spoils that it's a dream...

[@suwatsaksri7191]

Several years later and Pat is still scared at his own shadow

[@Britishgentlman2]

"It's black and useless" so basically Woolie

[@grindarhawk]

he's useful if you need a liar or to steal some pies.

[@darrianweathington1923]

hes not black

[@DeltaD36]

underrated comment

[@DrShaym]

I really hate children in horror movies and games. It seems that nine times out of ten, they only exist to get captured by the bad guys and need to be rescued. It's the cheapest way to add tension to the plot.

[@OldIronJohnson]

Going back through this and downpour, what really strikes me is that Downpour at least had monsters semi-consistent with its themes. Sure, the design was garbage-tier, but you could argue that most of Moiph's issues were with an external person, resulting in humanoid monsters. Whereas here, you have aesthetically good-looking stuff thrown in for no fucking reason at all.

[@Nodrog666]

At least Downpour was trying its damn hardest to be a good game and honor the originals. Homecoming is just a big "fuck you" to the fans. You can kind of follow the events of Downpour. In Homecoming, nothing makes any fucking sense.

[@suwatsaksri7191]

Pyramid Head was also a lazy "fuck you, enjoy your pointless fanservice instead of actual story"

[@Nodrog666]

Suwat Saksri Yeah, it bothers me that Pyramid Head is in anything outside of SH2, because it just doesn't make any sense. They couldn't be bothered to come up with their own "big bad." That masked raincoat man in Downpour was fucking dumb, but at least it wasn't "because reasons" Pyramid Head.

[@kannyboy1847]

Yeah sure, close your eyes to every damn monster in the game being actually relevant and making sense because you are butthurt. Downpour's monsters had nothing and was some of the worst monster designs I've ever seen, along with tlou.

[@OldIronJohnson]

Kanny Boy Boy howdy, that Pyramid Head was sure relevant to... something. Was James Sunderland hiding in the shadows behind you? And who could forget "skinless dog," "irritating bug," "miner with pipe," and "hick with circular saw." Truly worthy candidates for a horror design hall of fame.

[@Lurdiak]

I tested the PC port of this game. It was atrocious.

[@MichaelMitchell-nn2ig]

I ended up buying this game on Saturday, just completed it half an hour ago and I have to say, it really isn't too bad. Even when I compare it to the masterpiece that is Silent Hill 2, I still really like it. Although the final two puzzles in the game can fuck off, and the combat with the nurses and the soldiers was super sucky at times. But I'll definitely play it again.

[@JimTheKnight01]

Michael Mitchell u shood b ashamed of yourself.

[@DMTrojan]

+Dachshund103 Sometimes games are mediocre enough to be difficult to classify neatly. A lot of people are weird. A lot of people, including me, can enjoy things that are weird and no really well made, as long as they don't think it's too bad. For example, I fucking loved MGS 4. I had no idea what was going on, I loved the cutscenes, i loved ALL THE GUNS, and to this day people everywhere moan about it constantly that it's the worst MGS game. I dunno. Perhaps it's not just the game's quality, but the enjoyment and interaction you derive from struggling with it, laughing at it, or laughing with it.

[@B4Cheshire]

Yay! I thought I was the only one, given all the negative comments towards the game - I completely agree with you.

[@MichaelMitchell-nn2ig]

Someone else! :D

[@paranormalrealm13]

+Michael Mitchell I feel its not as bad as everyone makes ti out to be. I mean its no silent hill , but still its not as rotten as claimed. It did still keep the mental problem of the main character like many of the installments before it.

[@katarinamahan5283]

You know, if they wanted to do a Silent Hill 2 for a soldier they should've had it center around survival's guilt. Like, Alex was in Desert Storm or something and chickened out while his squad was killed... or he was a PoW and the intel he squealed got them killed or something. The monster designs could be based on his squadmates' deaths, vices, etc. Then the game could have been about him forgiving himself. But nah.

[@soapkiller3239]

Holy shit 3 years ago?!! Man I feel old

[@wolfen9113]

hell the eternal darkness LP I just watched was back in 2012... times a bitch and it wants to fuck

[@ZombieHorrorKitty]

7yrs have been and gone...

[@hunterbunte]

Eh, the music was good I guess..

[@nathaneskin3572]

That's just because it was the same guy

[@YouSoSpice]

Not really. It's almost as if Yamaoka himself felt like it's not worth it.

[@nathaneskin3572]

YouSoSpice Well he was the producer for homecoming, so he probably had a lot on his plate.

[@tedthecommenter5364]

The terminal show track was fucking amazing though, it sounds like classic Silent Hill music.

[@mrspidey80]

The bosses are cool too.

[@DRSAICO]

This is maybe the tenth time I've watched this playthrough. I literally just watched it, but I can't stop. It's just too hilarious.

[@Box0r0x0rz]

Tom Hulett single handedly murdered this series. I hope Kojima and Del Toro have what it takes to revive it. P.T looks like a step in the right direction.

[@redzeppelin6]

2 months later and the truth is out. Kojima is getting canned and who know's if Del Toro will stay on it without him. Guess will never know what could have been.

[@shinluis]

Box0r0x0rz in one of the saddest plot twists in history, Kojima and Del Toro nailed it with P.T. showing they did indeed had what it takes, and yet will never have the chance to make it happen.

[@FreedomHero4]

Luís Fernando and like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, Kojima resurfaces from the Konami prison to show off Death Stranding with Naked Norman Reedus, basically giving Konami the middle finger salute.

[@johjoh4571]

this game was VERY insulting to me... I grew up loving 1 through 4. and this... honestly breaks my heart a little

[@AM9393]

This has playthrough has been my #1 since it came out on your channel. I always come back to it when I need a good laugh or need something playing while I work/study

[@MrBriansenf]

the scariest part of this game is how quickly it got me to stop caring about the silent hill franchise

[@SpeedBoost]

The American approach to horror is baffling there's no place for subtlety or nuance when you have to fill the screen with gore and jumpscares every ten minutes. You know just how awful this game was going to be in the first five minutes after you interacted with Pyramid Head as the first moment in the game then your first enemy is a over the top "sexy" nurse who looks like she's drunk, then you jump right into the other world. Did the developers ever hear of the term "build up and tension", this game has more in common with the Scooby Doo approach to horror then it does genuine horror.

[@thedudeperson]

SpeedBoost it's such a stark contrast to the build up of silent hill 2

[@SpeedBoost]

It really does, the American approach to Silent Hill feels more like a parody then it does actual horror.

[@germicus606]

SpeedBoost This seems like a horrible example xD

[@l0rf]

The issue is also that Konami doesn't think video games are difficult. That they don't need visionaries like Kojima because you can just give any game to any developer and it works, like it's a boxed good type of manufacturing process, not something that needs to be crafted specifically and every studio has their own approach to it. Hence just handing it out to a studio that has no idea what they're supposed to do with a Silent Hill game and do it their way. They're certainly not blameless, but Konami is at fault just as much for treating their very iconic IP like it's some sort of mass produced good they can outsource to anyone and get the same results.

[@SpeedBoost]

+l0rf Konami are possibly the worst videogame company that are still in business today, they have no respect for the artists and creative's that established their company. I actively hope that Konami goes out of business and they're forced to sell off all their IP's, as they are so mind numbingly disrespectful to their employees and fans that they have destroyed their own legacy. Then handing the Silent Hill franchise to the living breathing moron that is Tom Hewlett is just baffling. The man who claimed "I am the biggest Silent Hill fan in existence, that's not hyperbole, there's no bigger Silent Hill fan than me" who then went on to criticize every aspect of the original games and wanted to rewrite Silent Hill 2 because according to him (The biggest Silent Hill fan on the planet) "The story to SH2 makes no sense".

[@RottingSkeleton]

I love rewatching old playthroughs becuase i have a horrible memory and I laugh my ass off every time

[@aidlord23]

God. This game's opening is just so... flat, compared to Silent Hill 2. Alex has no personality, some of the only good bits of the story are previewed in such a bland way (with them showing the kid murders), and there is no build-up to any of the Horror that the game is gonna show you. It is just such a dull introduction that really does reflect what this game is like.

[@quantumhawk806]

aidlord23 everything is flat except the nurses chests

[@mikeylambda1322]

Just finished downpour lp oh boy cant wait for this one!

[@mikaross4671]

I miss this LP so much!! Time for a rewatch

[@ChasoGod]

Interesting fact about those nurses. If you look closely you can see that the nurses are pregnant, if you get them to face you when between you and the TV you can see the slight outline of a fetus in them. Pyramid Head is a punisher, so the guy dreaming of Pyramid head means that there's something he needs to be punished for.

[@ConfusedRicky]

"No one cares about this franchise any more." How much different two years makes.

[@ConfusedRicky]

Ha! Touche.

[@thetarotraven]

Watching in 2020, severely missing these guys! Plus the fact I have a hard time keeping up with all their individual channels now and their let’s plays. I am PRAYING that somehow Matt and Pat make up and revamp this great channel!!!! My favorite youtubers!!!!

[@SuperSkyblader]

Them talking about how horrible silent hill got sounds like me when I talk about how awful final fantasy is now.

[@AceProdNY]

FInal Fantasy is just a name they plug in on a game now. The whole 13 series is a joke and should not be called Final Fantasy. It should be Cocoon's Revenge or some shit.

[@SuperSkyblader]

***** Newest as in lighting returns revenge part 3, or 15 as in final fantasy kingdom hearts edition?

[@SuperSkyblader]

***** It's just garbage. The only people who like it when a series goes in another direction are people who didn't play the originals or were terrible at them :/ . I loved FF and played every single one except for 11. Same for devil may cry and the only silent hill I didn't play was 4. Ugh I wish they were good still :c

[@SuperSkyblader]

***** I agree :/ Iunno. FF. DMC.SH. Resident Evil is on the way and Megaman just disappeared. There is few left that haven't goten ruin like persona or metal gear. Hopefully those don't "go in a new direction"

[@SuperSkyblader]

***** Have you read the article on how Resident Evil is targeting a younger fan base? They assume when their fans reach a certain age they'll just stop playing games and they'll lose all their money. Reading it upset my stomach :/. I love megaman, megaman x is one my favorite games. But it just dropped off and they don't seem to have any plans to revive him. Capcom has ruined DMC and left megaman for dead, RE is well on its way and I wouldn't be surprised if street fighter headed that way to. What the hell changed man :c?

[@tannerpickle]

6:32 I still sometimes quote Pat from this moment. So fuckin funny

[@VandergriftMoefies]

NIce, still people watching these. These guys are still the best of the best, I hate that they had to end things.

[@q306005]

I can't believe I found it! 24:21 is totally the creation of the Woolie Hole mythos!

[@IckyNeko]

"Hi, Dr. Nick!"

[@0100-j9l]

Is Homecoming a fanfiction?

[@skybluenerd219]

Worse. It had a budget to go with it.

[@princesspupcake1269]

Time to re-watch The DOWNCOMING Playthrough again, it's been like 4 years, got damn.

[@rememberamnesia1995]

For anyone who's interested: the voice actor for Alex is the same voice actor for William "B.J" Blazkowicz in Wolfenstein The New Order. Brian Bloom. Guess which game is better.

[@DracoRulezU]

And Varric in Dragon Age.

[@Lee1995S]

...the answer is obviously fucking Dragon age.

[@darrianweathington1923]

ima say...bulletstorm

[@michaelsmith8739]

Rewatching the greatness of pat n mat the intro make me happy again lol

[@StoogesFan]

Remember when Matt threw that fire axe? one of the most memorable Two Best Friends moments XD

[@doodledee3348]

Just stopping here to pay my respects to the series that introduced me to SBFP. Shit game though.

[@connorollive308]

im gotta admit, i teared up a little

[@gwal31]

love watching two best friends on warm summer nights

[@EmpressTiffanyOfBrittany]

My favorite Silent Hill so far was 3. Heather was a great, unique protagonist compared to Harry and James, and godfuckingdammit crawling, living walls are fucking scary. Bring crawling blood walls back. The goddamn movies fucked that up by making Silent Hill all "industrious", because apparently factory equipment is scary to idiots.

[@mastermarkus5307]

I thought that Heather was a really good protagonist and the aesthetics of the environments were great, but I thought the first two thirds felt a bit tedious to play and didn't take my interest as well as the other games. Also I didn't really like Claudia as a villain or Douglas as a character (blame the deadpan voice acting for that second one) - though Heather and Vincent were both great. Silent Hill 2 is my favourite of the games though James can be a little... awkward.

[@GroovyDude00]

Factory equipment is scary as shit when it's loud and oppressing. In Homepour they ruin that aesthetic completely with shitty sound design. What a lost opportunity to actually make something good.

[@EmpressTiffanyOfBrittany]

Groovy Dude Hey, I'll take anything that makes the devs look incompetent :P

[@EmpressTiffanyOfBrittany]

+Master Markus In retrospect I have to admit that Silent HIll 2 had the better story. I used to think James being a random chode took away from the story... When I realized that him being a random chode makes Silent HIll all the more terrifying. ANYBODY can fall victim to it, not just people who are somehow linked to it's past. It abstracts it's power, too. Instead of some demon-esque pussy God... It's... SOMETHING. Something... Is corrupting the town. Twisting reality. Calling people to it. Giving birth to Hell. Is it Cthulhu? It's probably Cthulhu. Ah, but seriously... I think Silent Hill is a Great Old One all by itself. The Silent Hill, the Place That Should Not Be.

[@templar19]

"Welcome to Shepherd's Glen" Trolololololololololol!

[@darrianweathington1923]

MASS EFFECT 3!?

[@numberlazy]

"Dodge to remove the swarm" "Where is it?" "It was on your face..." Hahahahahaha!!!!

[@robertcopp2411]

10 years ago. Jesus Christ.

[@FreedomHero4]

It’s insane how time flies

[@tenworms]

God. I just saw Jacob's Ladder last night and that opening scene is WAY MORE BLATANT of a ripoff then I could've possibly imagined.