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Silent Hill 5 is "very Western-minded" ... It's also influenced by Hostel!

Gothic Girl | June 04, 2008 | News | Playstation 3 XBOX 360 
Recently Kotaku got their hands on a demo of Silent Hill: Homecoming and they left feeling impressed.

MTV.com has similar feelings towards the game's demo. Though they mention a few things that may disappoint SH fans, including the abundance of references to the Silent Hill movie and other Western gore flicks ...


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The Collective has refrained from “Americanizing” the “Silent Hill” franchise. They’ve taken something Japanese creators have traditionally done best (atmosphere), melded with something else America’s usually excelled at (refined combat).

“Homecoming” opens with an opening very much influenced by “Hostel.” Your character is shuttled through a grimy hospital, while unknown individuals are torn apart, their screams echoing as you’re shuttled to what seems to be your doom. It’s far less subtle than the openers of previous “Silent Hills”. It’s very Western-minded.

But back to the nurse, my favorite part. The animation on “her” was phenomenally disturbing. It certainly felt like The Collective took notes while watching Christophe Gans’ “Silent Hill” movie from a few years back. Her movements are almost note-for-note the same. You want nothing more than to stab her so she’ll stop moving.

Even if “Homecoming”’s combat was stiff and random as in previous “Silent Hill” games, it’s not the focus. The environments and the creepy crawlers within them are the showpieces. “Homecoming” nails that. I didn’t explore more than the initial hospital area, but I’m hoping the rest holds up.
“Silent Hill” hasn’t been on the top of its game for a few installments now. Maybe a fresh perspective is just what the series needed. It’s got me hooked again.

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    theundertakergonzo | June 04, 2008
    Well this game shoudl be good. I'm highly anticipating the release of it. But whether it is influenced or not i don't care. As logn as i like the game that's all i care for.
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    Gothic Girl | June 04, 2008
    After reading this article, I've never been so worried for a game series in my life. >_>
    Gawd, I wish the old team was making SH5. Because this new team sound so uninspired and unoriginal. They better come up with something amazing soon, because all I'm seeing is SH Movie rip-offs whenever new screens/videos are released.
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    Seeker X | June 04, 2008
    Hahaha! I was totally right. These guys don't know anything about SH besides the *bleep*ing movie. I wonder if Akira Yamaoka was actually planing it to be like this...or he's getting ready to pack his bags and getting ready to wash his hands off SH once and for all.

    P.S.: I think it's time to call it...Time of Death - 2007.

    Silent Hill: 1999-2007

    R.I.P.
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    Final Blade | June 05, 2008
    Dear god, Hostel was a horrible movie, I mean horrible, If SH5 is anything like that the game will be an massive failure.

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