Silent Hill Downpour Analysis | The Secret Genius of a Controversial Game
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Published 2022-02-27
Fans of Silent Hill are often divided about later games like Silent Hill Downpour - here I argue why the game is an incredible work of storytelling through gameplay mechanics.
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All Comments (21)
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I played all the installments and have to say Downpour has a very special place for me. Thanks for this great interpretation.
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This reminds me of the importance of "forgiveness". Forgiveness isn't simply to forgive the ones who wronged you but to come to a point that you will no longer let what happen/what they did weigh on you. It's letting go or moving on so that that old hurt and anger no longer controls you. And that's hard as hell to do when you're hurt and seeking justice.
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Downpour is great and if it werent a silent hill game, it would get so much more love
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Gosh, I feel old... I fell in love with the series on PS1. The music was so mesmerizing as well.
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Silent Hill 4 The Room, was my first intro to this franchise. It holds a special nostalgia to me.
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Silent hill Downpour is my favorite one out of all of them, I don't know how everybody hates it so much. Great video too. Really went in depth with it, gave me a few angles I ain't looked at before. This one makes you think.
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This was also the first game that introduced me to silent hill, I played it and loved it, never finished it though but I'd like to. 👍
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I think we all form the strongest connection to the first SH game that we play. For me it was 3, and that will forever be my favorite, because it was my gateway into the series
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I got into the series at a blockbuster in 1999 my little 7 year old self rented silent hill 1,boy was that a mistake. A few years later, I saw it, the image that would forever change me, the cover of silent hill 2. As soon as I saw it I knew it was something special.
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I randomly came back to watch The Water Prison from SH4 analysis and this popped up--nice
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I like many aspects of Downpour. It's the one that brought me back to the sense of emotional claustrophobia that I felt with 4. I'm excited to delve into your analysis, Muse.
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I have played only the first four silent hill games because i believe that they are the best in the series and I never gave the "newer games" such as origins and homecoming a chance. You have convinced me that I should try them out and that maybe they are worth my time. In any case this channel is extremely underrated, I love your videos and it's apparent that every one of them is made with quality in mind, good work!
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Great video, gave me chills! Very excited for the next month. :)
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I agree with your points, especially on the concept of karma. I guess people didn't try the game due to the initial buggy state, and how they always compare it with Team Silent games. Honestly, they did a good job on delving a different take on the stories that were already explored in the previous SH games.
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Love your stuff, first heard about you in voices from the static.. bloody brilliant x
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I got into the series backwards. I watched the movies, but never played the games until the HD Collection came out, which influenced me to get Downpour. Now that I have played almost all of them, including the original PS1 & PS2 games, I realize why people don't really like the movies or HD Collection, but they are what allowed me to get into the series, so I can't fully look down on them as much as others.
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I played this game but never really gave it the chance it deserved, that changed today... Thank GM
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Huh. Guess I'm first. Id like to thank my mom, my dad, my dog, and the ten years I've been wasting away on this platform.
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I always have to walk or stop, because running for too long freezes the character and puts it into its default pose only able to rotate.
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YES FINALLY A POSITIVE VIDEO ABOUT THIS GAME
