Comments on: Review: Silent Hill http://www.8bitninja.com/2006/04/24/review-silent-hill/ The professional website of Richard Mitchell, Video Game Journalist Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:56:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: 8-bit Ninja » Blog Archive » Silent Hill Origins http://www.8bitninja.com/2006/04/24/review-silent-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-15198 8-bit Ninja » Blog Archive » Silent Hill Origins Fri, 30 May 2008 00:44:03 +0000 http://www.8bitninja.com/2006/04/24/review-silent-hill/#comment-15198 [...] his PSP). I should mention that I’m a huge fan of Silent Hill. I should think that’s quite obvious. I am also a big fan of survival horror. I don’t know why, but some part of me just [...] [...] his PSP). I should mention that I’m a huge fan of Silent Hill. I should think that’s quite obvious. I am also a big fan of survival horror. I don’t know why, but some part of me just [...]

]]> By: Sense http://www.8bitninja.com/2006/04/24/review-silent-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Sense Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:15:59 +0000 http://www.8bitninja.com/2006/04/24/review-silent-hill/#comment-8 That's a good point. They could have done more with the "dark" world. If you have the time, I'd suggest playing the games. At least the first two. You'll spend plenty of time in the "dark" world. Scares the bejesus out of me. That’s a good point. They could have done more with the “dark” world.

If you have the time, I’d suggest playing the games. At least the first two. You’ll spend plenty of time in the “dark” world. Scares the bejesus out of me.

]]> By: Peter http://www.8bitninja.com/2006/04/24/review-silent-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Peter Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:11:59 +0000 http://www.8bitninja.com/2006/04/24/review-silent-hill/#comment-7 I'm really glad you liked it, and if I had been a more avid fan of the game I may have myself, but for me it just felt like such wasted potential. The story allows for free reign over the imagination, which is a rare trait in horror films which are usually confined to some degree of 'the real world', but Avary's script kept undermining that, never letting it completely lose it (so to speak.) It's worth seeing just for the visuals alone, but I just can't get over how much the script handicapped the rest of the film. :-\ I’m really glad you liked it, and if I had been a more avid fan of the game I may have myself, but for me it just felt like such wasted potential. The story allows for free reign over the imagination, which is a rare trait in horror films which are usually confined to some degree of ‘the real world’, but Avary’s script kept undermining that, never letting it completely lose it (so to speak.)

It’s worth seeing just for the visuals alone, but I just can’t get over how much the script handicapped the rest of the film. :-\

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