| Silent Hill {PSX} | Team Silent / Konami (America), Inc. | 1999 | |
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This first in the popular survival horror series was a Playstation exclusive though the next games 2 through 5 all came out on PC. Set in the eponymous fictional American town, the game follows Harry Mason as he searches for his missing daughter in three alternate dimensions. He stumbles upon the town's religious cult conducting a ritual to revive the malevolent deity it worships. Five game endings are possible, depending on actions taken by the player, including one joke ending. The objective of the player is to guide main protagonist and player character Harry Mason through monster-filled alternate dimensions as he searches for his lost daughter Cheryl. Silent Hill's gameplay consists of combat, exploration, and puzzle-solving. The game mostly uses a third-person perspective, but in pre-scripted areas, the camera occasionally switches to other angles for dramatic effect. Harry confronts monsters and bosses in each area with both melee weapons and firearms. An ordinary man with minimal experience with firearms, Harry cannot sustain many blows from enemies, and gasps for breath after sprinting. His inexperience in handling firearms means that his aim, and therefore the player's targeting of enemies, is often unsteady. A portable radio alerts Harry to the presence of nearby creatures with bursts of static. The player must locate and collect maps of each area, stylistically similar to tourist maps. Accessible from the menu and readable only when sufficient light is present, each map is marked with places of interest. Visibility is mostly low due to fog and darkness; the latter is prevalent in an alternate dimension known as "Otherworld", a dilapidated version of the town. The player locates a pocket-size flashlight early in the game, but the light beam illuminates only a few feet. Navigating through Silent Hill requires the player to find keys and solve puzzles. A successful movie adaptation was released in 2006 that had elements from games 2,3 & 4 also. | ||
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