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Silent Hill: Homecoming

Silent Hill: Homecoming - PS3

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Unresponsive controls
Awesome audio  
Engaging story  
Addictive gameplay  
Just plain fun  
This is a great game, despite some of the unfair reviews!!

Silent Hill: Homecoming is just as good if not better than the previous Silent Hills. Some of the reviews, including this site, have been too harsh and unfair about the game. The most common complaints I keep hearing about are sloppy controls, linear story telling, and some of the visuals are sub par. First off, when I checked off "unresponsive controls" under cons, I'm ONLY referring to some of the combat controls. The controls in the game are good overall, it's just when you're swinging weapons like the axe and pipe, it just seems like the character isn't swinging fast enough and you leave yourself open for attacks. Basically it just comes down to timing though.

The story, although not really original by any means, is still a good story with some twists and turns and some freaky moments as well. As far as the graphics go, they're great throughout most of the game. The environments have that classic, grainy Silent Hill look to them, it's just everything looks better because of the PS3's muscle. The character models looks great and fairly detailed, while the lighting effects are slick looking as well.

The monsters that you encounter are just as scary as ever and the audio just adds to the already freakish atmosphere. So bottom line is if you're a Silent Hill fan, this game is worth a purchase, I don't say that about too many games as most games should be $20 bargain bin games, and if you're sitting on the fence about the game, then rent it at least.

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duffmanth

Gamepro still did a good review of this game, I thought it was a little harsh in some areas, but everyone has their opinion. Some people might find the plot lines linear, but hey, to each his own.

I'm just concerned that some people are gonna read the reviews and miss out on a great game just because they read some negative things about it. Most games that have the KONAMI name on it, are usually some of the best games out there. Metal Gear, Silent Hill, and Castlevania just to name a few.

So like I said before, at least give the game a rent and if you don't like it, you're only out a few dollars. If you're a die hard Silent Hill fan though, just go out and buy it.

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