Konami Silent Hill f

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Silent Hill f PS5 Pro Looks Great, But Suffers From PSSR Issues - PlayStation LifeStyle

Silent Hill f reviews are out, and while the game looks great on the PS5 and PS5 Pro, it suffers from some disappointing issues.

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[MarvelFan]

Waiting for my copy disc to arrive tomorrow!

 

[Zantera]

Just rolled credits on the game! I'll wait with posting some more spoiler-y thoughts on the actual story and characters since it's more fun to have those discussions as others have played it too.

But here are some thoughts in regard to gameplay and the combat which I know some people have been sceptical or hesitant about:

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I thought the combat was fine overall but it does start to show its limitations more as you get into the final third of the game where enemies are more frequent and stronger. You basically have one faster but weaker strike, and one slower but stronger strike. You also have dodge so it's all about dodging enemy hits, get an opening and strike back. I ended up using the heavy strike a lot, but it also leaves you vulnerable to attacks back. Depending on which enemy you face it might be smart to utilize both as some enemies have short windows for being defenseless than others.

Durability is also a thing so your weapons only have X amount of uses before they break. The solution to this is two-folded. You can find toolkits that lets you repair your weapons but you can also just find new weapons as you play, meaning if you break a pipe you can find another one and just replace it. There's only melee weapons in here so your pipe, axe, sledgehammer, knife and so on.

In terms of how action heavy the game is I would say a fair bit and it definitely ramps up as it goes along. Ignoring certain enemies (or running from them) is totally valid and if you're somewhere you might not return to anyways it's totally fair to ignore certain enemies to preserve your weapons condition. Similar to all these horror games you kinda get a sense for when things slow down a bit to let you breathe. Certain areas the "mood" of the game will kinda tell you if you should expect combat or not.

Overall I'm pretty happy with this game and would probably give it like 8/10 or something like that. I'll get into some nit picks and overall thoughts on story/characters/lore later, and I do think seeing some of the other endings might help. It did not quite hit me like the Silent Hill 2 remake did, but I also didn't expect it to. This was still very enjoyable to me.

 

[MarvelFan]

Well...the first 2 hours was so much fun!
The atmosphere is amazing and the action elements are also strong!
The Showa-era rural town is so well-crafted that just walking around is fun and scary! It's rare to find a Japanese-style horror game of this quality, so I personally feel it exceeded my expectations so far

 

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[Lily Adler]

 

[psylockolussus]

Its the Silent Hills Renaissance!

 

[Lily Adler]

What shall we call Hinako's fursona?

 

[Lily Adler]

Well I will say that this game hurts the chances of a new Fatal Frame anytime soon.

 

[Lily Adler]

Well, I think I got the neutral/bad ending, so replay to get the true ending.

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Game is a huge allegory on independence and womanhood. The only connection to Silent Hill is the obvious Japanese name to White Claudia the hallucinogenic plant from Silent Hill 1 that The Order used to control the townspeople.

 

[Lily Adler]

Well, I think I got the neutral/bad ending, so replay to get the true ending.

Spoiler

Game is a huge allegory on independence and womanhood. The only connection to Silent Hill is the obvious Japanese name to White Claudia the hallucinogenic plant from Silent Hill 1 that The Order used to control the townspeople.

So got lazy and Googled the true ending on YouTube:

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Now I know why Fox Husband is so popular since he's actually a great guy whom Hinako is forced to marry by their families. But I liked how they left it open to them reconciling and starting a relationship on their terms.

 

[Zantera]

I don't know if I agree on the assessment of Fox Mask, but I do think they did a good job with that character. Having only played SH2R before this one I don't know all the SH titles but SHf feels very on brand with the unreliable protagonist and you kinda have to take the characterization of all the other characters with a grain of salt because they are presented to us by a character who isn't "all there".

 

[Gee]

Aww yiss! Will have to wait for a sale... Too many games...

 

[Lily Adler]

I don't know if I agree on the assessment of Fox Mask, but I do think they did a good job with that character. Having only played SH2R before this one I don't know all the SH titles but SHf feels very on brand with the unreliable protagonist and you kinda have to take the characterization of all the other characters with a grain of salt because they are presented to us by a character who isn't "all there".

You need to play 1, 3, and 4. Those are some of the best survival horror. 1 and 3 are more connected while 4 is more stand alone like f and 2.

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Hinako is definitely unstable depending on whether you take the "painkillers". If you do, you get the ending where she pretty much had a psychotic break at the wedding leading to a massacre.

 

[Zantera]

You need to play 1, 3, and 4. Those are some of the best survival horror. 1 and 3 are more connected while 4 is more stand alone like f and 2.

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Hinako is definitely unstable depending on whether you take the "painkillers". If you do, you get the ending where she pretty much had a psychotic break at the wedding leading to a massacre.

I am aware of the different endings but I believe the first ending is locked regardless of how you play no? Or that's what I heard at least. And then on NG+ you can get the other ones.

I really do need to play through not just the OG PS1/PS2 Silent Hill games but also the OG Resident Evil games at some point. I'm not really a huge fan of emulators though and I don't even know where my old PS1 is these days (maybe in my dad's cellar somewhere) and then I'd have to track down the games.

Would say I'm in that camp of "if these games become available on PC somehow I would play". I am hyped for the bloober remake of SH1 though.

 

[Lily Adler]

I am aware of the different endings but I believe the first ending is locked regardless of how you play no? Or that's what I heard at least. And then on NG+ you can get the other ones.

I really do need to play through not just the OG PS1/PS2 Silent Hill games but also the OG Resident Evil games at some point. I'm not really a huge fan of emulators though and I don't even know where my old PS1 is these days (maybe in my dad's cellar somewhere) and then I'd have to track down the games.

Would say I'm in that camp of "if these games become available on PC somehow I would play". I am hyped for the bloober remake of SH1 though.

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Probably. I mean there is no way for the player to know what is the painkiller without playing it the first go around.

 

[Gee]

I am aware of the different endings but I believe the first ending is locked regardless of how you play no? Or that's what I heard at least. And then on NG+ you can get the other ones.

I really do need to play through not just the OG PS1/PS2 Silent Hill games but also the OG Resident Evil games at some point. I'm not really a huge fan of emulators though and I don't even know where my old PS1 is these days (maybe in my dad's cellar somewhere) and then I'd have to track down the games.

Would say I'm in that camp of "if these games become available on PC somehow I would play". I am hyped for the bloober remake of SH1 though.

GOG has the OG RE trilogy:

Resident Evil Bundle

Includes: Resident Evil Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 3 Each title offers different

www.gog.com

As for SH, GOG has SH4 and SH2R. The first two OG games are in the Top 4 of GOG Dreamlist (where people vote for games they want on the store) so hopefully they can work with Konami to make them available.

 

[Lily Adler]

GOG has the OG RE trilogy:

Resident Evil Bundle

Includes: Resident Evil Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 3 Each title offers different

www.gog.com

As for SH, GOG has SH4 and SH2R. The first two OG games are in the Top 4 of GOG Dreamlist (where people vote for games they want on the store) so hopefully they can work with Konami to make them available.

So we get Silent Hill HD Remastered.