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Silent Hill

01 August 1999
PS1
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13 Ratings / 1 Reviews
#98 All-time
#5 for 1999
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1999 KCET Konami  
CD-ROM
XNA 0 83717 17037 2 SLUS-00707
1999 KCET Konami  
CD-ROM
JP 4 988602 555646 SLPM-86192
1999 KCET Konami  
CD-ROM
GB AU NZ 4 988602 555660 SLES-01514
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1999 KCET Konami  
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Silent Hill PS One Classic
2009 KCET SCE  
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Despite the years passing, the first “Silent Hill” is still the best in the franchise and arguably my favorite psychological horror game out there. Most probably the first horror videogame to actually focus on atmosphere rather than taking a showy B-movie approach like "Resident Evil". There is something about that town that no one could recreate in later reiterations, not even the original team members succeded. The fog obstructing your view, the industrial sound effects, the haunting music, the memorable characters, the convoluted yet coherent plot full of occult references. The jump scares and horrific bits are timed perfectly, rarely resulting in cheap tricks. The art direction just had a depth that its competitors could have only dreamt of. The gameplay itself is not so different from the first couple of “Resident Evil” games, but the narrative approach and unique atmosphere manage to make the difference. The focus is more on exploration and puzzles rather than combat, with weird item combinations and detailed locations to explore with your map in hand. There are multiple endings to either reward or punish the player for the amount of effort they put into the game, even if most of the conditions required to get the good ending were far from obvious.
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Kaijuu Silent Hill 2023-09-18T23:09:24Z
PS1 • DE / FR / ES / NL
2023-09-18T23:09:24Z
3.0
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
mansquid Silent Hill 2023-06-29T16:17:02Z
PS1 • DE / FR / ES / NL
2023-06-29T16:17:02Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
MasterofSensation Silent Hill 2022-10-01T15:09:05Z
PS1 • DE / FR / ES / NL
2022-10-01T15:09:05Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
orange_cockroach69 Silent Hill 2022-06-29T06:23:45Z
PS1 • DE / FR / ES / NL
2022-06-29T06:23:45Z
4.0
1
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wh1teferrari Silent Hill 2022-06-20T14:33:09Z
PS1 • DE / FR / ES / NL
2022-06-20T14:33:09Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
Dhodson14 Silent Hill 2022-01-25T22:19:11Z
PS1 • DE / FR / ES / NL
2022-01-25T22:19:11Z
4.5
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manicure Silent Hill 2021-08-07T02:19:15Z
PS1 • DE / FR / ES / NL
2021-08-07T02:19:15Z
95
5
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
100% complete campaign
boatbiscuit Silent Hill 2021-06-11T16:26:13Z
PS1 • DE / FR / ES / NL
2021-06-11T16:26:13Z
5.0
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Jodas Silent Hill 2021-04-05T08:56:32Z
PS1 • DE / FR / ES / NL
2021-04-05T08:56:32Z
3.5
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EyeOfDesire Silent Hill 2020-05-24T21:34:43Z
PS1 • DE / FR / ES / NL
2020-05-24T21:34:43Z
4.5
2
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WillyGV Silent Hill 2019-06-03T14:53:55Z
PS1 • DE / FR / ES / NL
2019-06-03T14:53:55Z
4.0
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Liero Silent Hill 2018-04-10T18:33:59Z
PS1 • DE / FR / ES / NL
2018-04-10T18:33:59Z
4.0
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  • Stereemo 2024-02-07 19:53:42.283857+00
    I just got the bad ending now I feel empty and gross
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  • Stereemo 2024-02-07 19:59:04.0476+00
    Have you seen a little girl ? Just turned 7 last month , short black hair , my daughter.
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  • GOLD3N_Y3ARZ 2024-02-13 16:38:49.476644+00
    Hate Konami for not releasing this on PC
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  • fleshtache 2024-02-14 18:13:01.34174+00
    The one track for one of the bad endings is so unfitting lol Also that blooper high reel. Gotta love the presentation of Japanese games of the late 90s and early noughties
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  • Revolution666 2024-03-02 04:16:57.413078+00
    Personally, I would say that this is just a tad better than the original Resident Evil. I think the puzzle-solving and setting interconnectivity is better in RE, maybe the story as well by a small margin, but this has the better atmosphere, soundtrack, and artstyle. It's also a LOT easier, which is nice since I suck at survival horror lol
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  • renegadexavier06 2024-03-14 10:27:30.278615+00
    2k ratings!
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