Silent Hill Origins: SH Retrospective
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Well, we have finally reached the era of #SilentHill sans team silent. It can't be all that bad though, right? I mean, a portable SH game sounds really cool, so maybe this will end up being amazing..........It can't be that bad.........right?
Development - 1:38
Story - 3:48
Skip spoilers - 10:41
Gameplay - 13:30
Psp gameplay - 20:48
Graphics - 23:05
Psp Graphics - 28:29
Conclusion/recommendation - 30:59 - Ігри
Here's my thing with _Silent Hill 2_ storytelling: I sorta feel like the reason everything manifested with a filter of James' psyche was due to the events of the OG _Silent Hill_ leaving Alessa's Otherworld less stable, since her reincarnation(Heather) was now living a happy life with Harry. To put it simply, I feel like the reason James and Henry experienced what they did was more due to the Japanese view of places being possessed(Think _Ju-On_ as an example), and thus takes away from the intended story of Alessa.
However, I will say this--and let me preface by saying it's nothing more than a personal fan theory--I think the reason Travis experiences the Otherworld how he does is due to Alessa herself, trying to send him the most convoluted Reason You Suck Speech ever by forcing out his inner trauma, finding that he went through the same hell she's experiencing, and making him suffer for it because he's sending her back to it thinking he did a good thing("Let me burn"). In other words, Alessa felt so much rage at this stranger for ruining her death that she created this Otherworld as his personal hell(Note the events of the Bad Ending and how easy the gameplay seems to make getting it), thus explaining how the barrier between worlds can be crossed so easily since it was created in a spur of the moment.
But that's just a fan-theory from a guy who personally feels like he knows next to nothing about the series lore, so take it for what you will. Love your videos, have a lovely day.
Hey, you have a lovely day as well!
@Ben Sprague The fact that you(presumably a big fan of the series) were so easily able to find decently-sized holes in my theory is exactly why I said that it was made by a guy(me, who’s relatively new to the series) who personally feels like he knows pretty much nothing about the series lore.
@Ben Sprague It's cool, I actually appreciate it when someone points out potential holes in my theories--It lets me find my mistakes and learn from them. Plus, if you think about it, either of our theories could be true, but with _Silent Hill_ being _Silent Hill,_ I doubt we'll ever know the truth of Alessa's actions in _Origins._ Hell, in all likelihood, her intentions might change based on Travis' actions(Being a violent killer proves him a monster, while refusing to kill proves him a hero), thus marking the different endings as different fates that Alessa could give him based on what aspect of her savior is proven true.
@Ben Sprague Yeah, my theory was mainly meant to be about the apparent presence of two Otherworlds(One as a hell for the entire cult, the other as the "personal hells" in _SH2/Origins_ ), so I primarily focused on Alessa's rage being so powerful in the moment that the "Personal hell" Otherworld didn't form properly, thus allowing relative ease of access in _Origins_ compared to later in the timeline.
Though, looking back on it, that seems to have gotten lost in the writing, so take it as you will.
I always thought that Travis was much more like Alessa, but way less powerful. She can conjure the otherworld with her mind. Travis needs to use a mirror to simply throw himself in it. Because Travis' mother references the otherworld and his ability to travel there.
the thing I miss in the sequels is that specific gonzo schizo vibe of the original, where doubting the sanity of the protagonist (and everyone in the town) was as much a part of the experience as finding out what the real story was (or was it)? That moment when you're playing it and think 'wait, wtf is going on?'
Can't believe you didn't even mention the soundtrack in this review. I'll never forget the opening road walk while "O.R.T." plays.
Genuinely one of my favorite openings to a game ever.
24:50
I didn't know the PS1 had a hidden HD output capability?
Ha! Yeah I'm dumb as hell
6:23 That's the Halo of the Sun, not the Seal of Metatron.
Silent Hill Origins is actually my first SH game, and I liked it to the point it got me into the franchise. Of course after I played the other games I realised it wasn't that good in comparison (with Silent Hill 2 possibly being my favorite game of all time), but its still fun.
I think that Origins is to Silent Hill what Dark Souls II is to Dark Souls, or what Fallout 4 is to Fallout: the weakest game in the franchise, but still a good, enjoyable game on its own.
I don't think so, dark souls 2 was still coded by the ones behind dark souls. origins was more like someone's fanfic by people who have no clue what the original game portrayed
Aaron Page you don’t get to say “I don’t think so” to someone’s opinion, fuck off.
Same, SH Origins is also the first SH game I played (just started playing them this year since I now have a better phone that can download emulator apps) but it's a bit...tiring to play. A bit boring as well. I still enjoyed it, but not as much as I enjoyed playing SH 1 in my phone.
blackwolfrules56 then why did you say *this* to *his* opinion?? Pretty hypocritical, dude.
Dark Souls 2 was best in my opinion.
This is the only game outside of the trilogy that I actually like. I thought the gameplay was fun and Travis was an adorable character. It actually feels like a Silent Hill game aside from Travis being a total badass and beating monsters up with his bare hands lol. I didn’t have a lot of the issues with it that you mentioned but it’s been close to ten years since I’ve played it so I’m probably just remembering the best bits of the game. I also played on Normal whereas you play on Hard correct?
Well, even though I did bring up a lot of issues, I also liked it. I even recommend SH fans play it. It's not the perfect SH experience, but it gets really close and I commend it for that.
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Indeed you did! Great video as always 💙
I feel exactly the same. Played it on my PSP back in 2007 and I really did like it back then. Hard to say if it holds up, but in my book it's a good game.
How do you feel about SH4?
Tsuta
Precisely! 😉
Legitimately one of the main reasons I actually like this game is because Silent Hill was one of the few bonding experiences between my dad and myself, and my dad was a truck driver when this game came out. I remember I had a PSP that I would let him play on to play Origins, and eventually I modded the PSP for him so he could get a bunch of PS1 games including the first game to take with him on his trips. Sadly it got lost in a flood he was caught in a few years later when he was driving, but the memories are nice.
I'll never forget the first time I played this game, when I picked up a fully-functioning AK-47 towards the end of the game, saved all of its ammo, and killed the final boss in around 30 seconds with it. Probably the hardest I've ever laughed towards a video game. Best SH game. 12 billion/10.
But seriously, it's not the worst SH game. The PSP version was also the first version I played, and it ran pretty smoothly for a portable title. I just kind of wish they stripped back the inventory system a bit; the tension is killed a lot when Travis can carry twelve televisions, plus a shotgun and a pistol with hundreds of rounds for each weapon.
They did have to make an SH game out of an RE4 clone in like a year all while they were probably still learning about those Quiet Lump video games. pretty good attempt considering imo
That's the nice thing about games its fantasy it doesn't has to follow real life logic if you look at games thats way every game sucks and its fake piece of shit me personally i ignore real life logic its ruins games games are supposed to be fake
Its called fantasy
player unkown I think the issue is more of just the sheer amount of items he can hold and not just the fact that there’s infinite inventory. Like in other silent hill games you get less weapons but they don’t break so you’re not carrying 13 of some huge cumbersome objects for melee. Also I don’t really agree about how you say oh it’s fantasy so it doesn’t matter, because if your fantasy has no grounding in reality well then why can’t anything happen. It doesn’t make sense that someone can carry 11 first aid kits, a shotgun, a steel pipe, and ammo all at the same time but it makes even less sense to carry 3 guns, 11 IV stands, a few TVs and ammo and healing items all at the same time cause other games in the series don’t have just that sheer amount of items.
@@playerunkown8699 I don't think their problem was 'it's unrealistic', it was that killing a boss easily with an AK-47 and being able to carry whatever you want made the game too easy and the monsters unthreatening. Compare to the earlier games where you spend most of your time running from the enemies, or the bits where you have to put down all your items for a while, terrified because if something attacks you there's literally no way to defend yourself.
@@theccarbiter you cant put a shotgun and a rifel in your pants every game is unrealistic
Only downpour has a more sense intertory
It's nice to see the Avalanche Reviews treatment on the Silent Hill Series. Good stuff
Thank you!
That boiler theory crumbles when you look at how much corruption and coverups are going on in the first game.
It's clear that they would make up a story for the ritual. . and they also say that god is being nurtured by her pain.
I really liked this game when it came out for the PSP. I was a big fan of the Silent Hill series and was curious if another game developer could recreate the SH atmosphere. Although there were some issues (cramped controls, story, etc.) It overall felt as a good attempt at a Silent Hill game. The gameplay was very enjoyable, especially for a portable survival game, and some of places (sanatorium, theater) were quite creepy. Although I never replayed it, I would like to do so some day in order to see if it still holds up. Thanks for the review and the retrospective, Avalanche Reviews, I really enjoy them!
Never clicked on a video so fast before. Thanks so much for this amazing retrospective!
It's my pleasure!!
Dahlia canonically burned Alessa on purpose. This was a fact before Origins came around. The boiler room theory is literally a joke at this point dude
24:45 Man, that's the strongest PS1 I've ever seen!
Ahh, my first and favorite SH
It would be cool to see an ironed out and improved version on the Playstation Store but i doubt that will happen
Will you be reviewing the "Dead Space" and "The Suffering" series some day?
Please? I've been asking for dead space for agessss
My major problem with Dead Space is that the resource management is mostly just eluded to with the limited inventory but not really utilised because you are more or less forced to fight everything you encounter. But other than that, it's an excellent game, and an excellent horror game at that. To me, the resource management is really what makes a horror title a _survival_ horror title, so I'm not sure I want to call it one. I have only played the first Dead Space, though.
I just bought a used copy of the suffering almost finished with hard playthrough
Oh my god... The Suffering. That game is one i have not heard in forever.. But it's still amazing!
A lot of people seem to like the Suffering...I suppose I ought to try it? I passed it up when it was released as it just didn't look that well done, but if the same people that watch Avalanche, whose taste matches up almost exactly with mine, like that game, I'm starting to wonder about my decision years ago.
this was my first silent hill game although I already owned a ps1 back in 2003 I never knew or even heard about silent hill 1 I only know resident evil and dino crisis as a horror game back then but part of me glad that I play the game in sequential mode
Other way around for me, never played re1 but sh1. I played dc1 and 2 but only after re2 iirc. I remember finding Onimusha in a Gamestop, noticed it was made by Capcom so bought it immediately, loved it and played a lot.
Truckin' through your SH retrospectives, and man, I really love the positive vibes you end each video with. Cheers!
What a blast from the past! Thanks for the reviews and retrospectives man, always enjoy watching them.
This was actually my introduction to the series, and I’m glad for it. It meant I was able to appreciate it for what it was with no preconceived notions or expectations, and while I’d previously avoided the other games because I’m a chicken, this one left me wanting more and finally got me to dive into the main series.
For all its many, many faults, it was pretty fun beating up monsters with booze and IV stands
Ah yes the start of the fan fiction saga with the only good one being Silent Hill Shattered memories
I'm playing through that one right now and I'm inclined to agree.
I think Shattered memories should be it's own game
Originally shattered memories was a different game.
I thought Homecoming was atleast "ok"
@@mysouptoocold1656 SH:SM cannot possibly be it's own game given the fact that it's a sequel to part 1's bad ending..
Dude, the reviews you give I gotta say are the best I've come across. Well versed on the subject and I can tell you LOVE the genre like I do. much respect to the RE reviews but the Silent Hill ones definitely make me wanna revisit the world again. Cheers man.
Why am I discovering your Silent Hill series just now?? The RE ones were very well put together!
Better late then never, right?
@@AvalancheReviews hey man, that's all good for me. Last night I pretty much binged them all, you do really understand how to put on a proper review. Keep it up!
People like avalanche reviews are the reason I got back into video games. It felt like I was seeing an old friend again the moment I booted up my ps3 to play SH1. Despite that, reviews like this, are kind of the reason I worry about how the recently teased silent hill game will be received. Just hope we can all find something to like. Stay safe out there sir.
"There will be blood..." I said aloud before clicking play.
Lol hearing your experience as you dive deeper into these games sound like Alyssa's pain pulling you in. They are your Sillent Hill! Good luck jumping further into the fog and keep up the great work, as always it's a great video!
Absolutely love your retrospectives, keep it up my man!!
Thank you very much!
Found your retrospectives a month ago. Love them to bits. I'm a weak weak baby baby and know I can never play these games so I'm loving the deep dive.
I’ve been enjoying this retrospective. Silent Hill is near and dear to my heart, and you have absolutely done it justice.
I liked what you said about some people not entirely understanding the game lore. I know I had to play the original a few times to get it all right. That had more to do with being on edge while playing it, another thing I loved about the game. I wasn’t fully processing the story because I was getting ready for what came next.
Got so excited when I got the notification, love when you cover anything SH!
Glad to hear it man!
Y cómprate un agujero todo con puros plumas
Thank you for sacrificing yourself playing this game and reviewing it... so that I don't have to
I'm like the Jesus Christ of SH. HAAAA!
I understand the frustration with how the mirror transportation works, but technically a mirror is seen as an entry into another world, the other half of Alessa for example could be why mirrors do this, and it's not until the events of SH where Alessa is so powerful that the other world actively manifests in the real world.
I think my biggest problem is the effect it has on things gameplay and horror wise. In the other games, the other world was forced on you, but now it feels more like another puzzles that needs to be solved. It makes for really fun ways to solve puzzles, but it really messes with the silent hill formula I think.
It's like you were born to do reviews lol, I've been watching along time and you are always so accurate and fair + you ha e that voice xD
This reminds me a lot of the good old TRSHE!
I like how in-depth you tend to get when analyzing the actual gameplay, regardless of whether or not you enjoy the said gameplay, it's always a solid objective analysis.
remember talking about these games on stream… I personally like a lot of the post Team Silent stuff as well, so this will be a fun ride… XD
Subscribed! Damn fine job on this, can't wait to watch more!
Excellent video, as usual! I'm really looking forward to Shattered Memories!
Thanks! I never played SM. Looking forward to trying it out.
@@AvalancheReviews I was very pleasantly surprised when I played it, and I think it utilizes the Wii remote better than most games I played on the system. I know motion controls carry a really negative connotation, but check that version out if you can!
Waited all day to get home and watch this. Love your Silent Hill series.
Thanks! Hope it was worth the wait.
24:49 that's a damn good looking ps1 game amigo hahahaha. Great review as usual, I personally liked this SH, in fact, i consider it the best western SH there ever was (let's face it, Homecoming was shoddy, Shattered Memories was just a marathon simulator and Downpour.... yea)
As far as i know, Origins is a merge of both SH`s main (cult oriented) plot and the protagonist`s personal story. Same goes for Homecoming but in a much lesser level. Anyway, love your video essays. You can check RagnarRox ( and his take on The Butcher) and GrandGaming channels as well regarding SH`s stories. And since i enjoy and appreciate an artist`s work, i consider supporting you all via patreon.
Thanks so much for that! I'm not familiar with grand gaming, but being mentioned with RagnarRox is a huge compliment.
The video hadn’t started and I already hit that like button.
Yay! Hope all is well bro, another thorough video as always.
Thanks man!! Glad to hear from ya again!
You and RagnarRox are my go to, game-based documentary and in-depth analysis channels. You guys do great shit, keep it up!
You rock man! Thank you for keeping this up.
Keep up the great work man! Love the videos (however sad this one might be) also can't wait to see your homecoming retrospective, that game has always been so divisive.
I haven't played it in years. I'm actually interested to give it a spin.
Dang! 51.1K subs!
cant wait to see your *verified* check you deserved it!
20:00 interesting use of the other world. Reminds me of the Soul Reaver games, I wonder if you played those classics.
Yeah, it's a lot like that
Or even Metroid Prime 2
I look forward to these too much!
I'm glad to see this. I had the same issues, especially with the very presence of the otherworld and the "intentional burning" of Alessa.
This game should have been a stand alone game, which is what it seemed like: a stand-alone game with Alessa and the flauros slapped in at the last second.
The thing with the mirrors was cool.
The Suffering > Silent Hill: 0rigins
Anything aside from Downpour > Silent Hill: Origins
I don't know, I think there's a little glimmer of Silent Hill in Origins. That being said, The Suffering is fun as hell.
@@12ealDealOfficial I heard that downpour was actually pretty decent post-patch
@@nathanielhaven3453 They just needed to put better monsters and more monsters.
@@nathanielhaven3453 It's less glitchy but, in my opinion, poorly written and designed. The regenerating health, the firearms that frequently disappear from your inventory, the simplistic monster designs, the extensive SH2 cribbing, the fog that allows you to see to far into the distance, the useless door peak mechanic... My complaints are minor on their own, but as a whole, I just found the game poor. I'd even take what Homecoming was trying to do over Downpour.
Good way to start a day with Jared paying a video
Better than a cup of coffee..........well maybe I won't go that far.
I really like your retrospective video bro. You speak like a gamer not like a fan boy o hater.
Glad that i found you channel. Keep those videos on fire teammate.
Hello from greeting from Guadalajara!
Sidebar : one element I've rapidly come to appreciate about you Jared, is that you know plenty about resolutions, dithering, planar-mapping, alpha's and even more.
It's really quite a bonus because I can't stand not knowing or getting around certain graphical issues ( that usually few others make note of, leading me to believe I'm in a sardonic version of Truman Show😵). It's great to tune for the insight/experiences/overviews but to have any graphical/performance issues identified is helpful enough, but you're good enough to provide solutions or compromises.
Is Silent Hill: Homecoming going to be on the table?
I'm sure he will. Considering he did all the Resident Evil games (pretty sure at least lol)
The other world wasn’t created by Alessa. It’s highly suggested that silent hill had always had a sinister underlying supernatural element to it. I think it’s the second or first game that talks about native Americans holding beliefs about the power the land holds.
The otherworld , as Harry calls it, was a strict creation of Alessa's. The town's pre existing spiritual power allowed her inner suffering and pain to be manifest into the real world. Creating the otherworld as a result. That's official cannon confirmed by Toyama.
Those invisible belt monsters were pretty damn tough to fight
I had a really shitty day today. Couldn't focus on anything. Now it's all better. This upload is one hell of a well timed surprise!
Very glad to brighten your day up a bit!
Symbol that appeared when Alessa used her power to erase the fire blocking Travis's path wasn't Seal of Metatron,but Halo of The Sun,Order's symbol.
Really enjoying your retrospective videos. By any chance after when you’re done with the Silent Hill games could you maybe do ones for Dino Crisis, Fatal Frame or Alone In The Dark too?
Would love to hear your perspective on those games.
Cheers mate
Hurrah another great retrospective✊✊✊
This game surprised me and my friend positively. We played through every Sh, and through every ending. We played this after Homecoming, which was a let down. But this was a good surprise, with some flaws. But for some reason I forgot 100% that you can change between real world, and the otherworld at will.
Some info I did not know, good video by this point dude!
Thanks! This game was super interesting to research, since it kind of got the ball rolling on all the western made SH games. It was like getting a glimpse into a very dark future. HA!
@@AvalancheReviews Dude rock on, finished it and love the tone and footage usage. Obviously, I am a fan so this stuff like this keeps me around.
I don't know if anyone has ever mentioned this Jared, but, I can't shake the feeling that you sound quite similar to Steve Bloom, particularly as Spike Speagel in Cowboy Beebop, and yes - that is 100% a compliment! Your voice sounds awesome.
Been watching all your reviews over the course of a few months too! Hope you get more subs and views! Some brilliant content sir!
I like the static filter honestly. This in fact was my first SH game and currently I still haven't beat it. I do enjoy it though!
Silent Hill is like some deranged Dr. Phil. Forcing any unfortunate visitor to relive their past traumas.
1:55 I can see that in the back of the box. "It exists" - Avalanche Reviews.
Damn Jared uploaded this early. Hope you made it last night and just uploaded it this morning....But I know you stayed up haha. Thanks for the Reviews man.
Well, I tend to get a lot of my work done real late at night, so you're not too far off. Very glad you liked it!!
Never played it through going to have to load them all up and play through them now -.- lol good vid
Oh no! Someone thinks Alessa was burned on purpose? Like that Harry Mason fellow explicitly said in the note he left for his daughter in SH3. What do they know?
The fact that you are more correct than Avalance, who says the thirs game is sacrosanct, is so funny. I agree with you
While I didn't like origins, my friend LOVED it (it was his first SH) and it got him to play the older ones which he loved even more. Which hey it's like a gateway band for a genre that's new to you, the band may not be the best but it gets you to dig more and find the gold and that in itself is respectable as the game/band has to have some good qualities in order to get someone to go down the rabbit hole.
10:40- yeah, echoes of Echo Night, lol
Nothing ruins horror more than emotional schlock.
I know this is late, but a small detail. Travis has power over the otherworld because it's hinted that he also has some sort of psychic power. That's why his mother tried to kill him as she saw his poowers as demonic. Also linking to this is the butcher creature. That's supposed to be Travis other personality. According to one of the endings, he is a serial killer. Hell, the canon ending doesn't actually deny it and, since his mother was right about his powers, he may have split personality and still be a killer in the real world.
this is a fantastic video but i have an actual question. at like 7:15 ish you mention alessa using the seal of metatron, but i thought the seal of metatron was the symbol with the triangle figure? i'm a big silent hill fan but i'm not so good with all the terminology. thx !!
I’ll agree 100% that this game had annoying issues with controls and combat, but I gotta say this is one hell of an unfairly underrated game and one hell of an awesome Silent Hill game despite its faults. Yes, it has some issues with its controls and combat, but as far as I’m concerned, this game is the closest we’ve gotten to Silent Hill 2 ever. This is my second favorite game in the series and I stand by that. It deserves a second hard look today. I commend the team for the obvious amount of care and intense effort they put into the story and concept. They clearly tried, and it was not just a half assed effort at all. They genuinely tried and came insanely close to perfection. And I commend them for that. This game is an underrated gem.
I will say, Downpour isn't about the main character remembering what he did. He remembered the whole time. The player just wasn't told.
Your voice helps me fall ssleep. Thank you Florida man
Ironically i think this is the best SH game post Team Silent
Honestly, I might agree.
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Hell yeah! Thank you!
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Travis is a fucking Chad. He's the only protag who will just straight up box silent hill monsters
When I first got this game it surprised me how well it looked on the PSP. Although the gameplay was lackluster. Later I bought it for the PS2 and was amazed about how much the little PSP could excell. Still a worthy piece of my collection, both copies.
I think those lines are to save processing power by essentially only rendering half of the vertical resolution, a similar trick was done in PS1 3D games so they would run faster.
This game was fun, I'm replaying it now and have a great time.
coming her after playing the game, i think its pretty good, the best western SH game imo
When saying that after SH4, all the next games followed the basic "plot" of SH2 (The troublesome or criminal past of the protagonist, SH town serving as a kind of psychiatrist and the player walkthrough representing a kind of purging ritual); you failed to mention SH Shattered Memories.
Congratulations 50k subscribers. As a re4 fan i even enjoy your criticism.
Jared, there's a game called "Them & Us". It is a survival horror game and you can even choose camera angles (Fixed like classic RE games or over the shoulder). It's still in early access but you should definitely play it or at least check it's steam page out.
Personally, my favourite of the non-team silent games.
So glad to see another upload from you.
I agree 100% on the weapons, it sounds like a neat idea in theory, one that feels akin to what you would do in real life if you found monsters attacking you, but in practice is was one of the worst weapon mechanics I have ever experienced in games.
I would also add that I feel the monsters and locations really fall below the series standard, the monsters were just all the same dirty brown colour and seemed so bland, As for the locations I cannot place my finger on what felt below standard, but to me they all just felt far more bland than before.
I also felt that Travis was very uninteresting (at least Henry was memorable for being boring).
I felt it was odd to have 2 different story lines running in parallel, I feel if they cut have removed the origin part of the story and had focused more on Travis's personal story it would have been miles better.
The butcher also felt too much like a Pyramid Head rip off.
Lastly I felt the music really started to step down at this point too, it felt like Akira had moved on to focusing more on the vocal tracks than the ambient based music in the game.
I'd say this is my favourite non-team silent game, I think Travis has a bit more of a spin on the Silent Hill 2 Twist than Alex did (plus it wasn't done to death yet....)and the game feels alot more proper survival horror than homecoming,I honestly think they should have ditched the "Prequel" aspect, kept the town in it's old look due to that being when Travis was there as a child (With the ending/late-game revealing the town looking more modern after the twists.) and focusing more on Travis, maybe have a mechanic with poisonous gas monsters that poison you RE-style since his mom tried to gas him as a kid in the car for instance, have weapons that last alot longer but a limited inventory (With the ability to drop items on the spot resi--outbreak style) so you only have a few long lasting weapons at any time that you have to decide to keep or drop instead of carrying a bunch of weapons that break after defeating only 2-3 monsters.
It's not exactly great, but it's not Homecoming levels of trainwreck. as for Tan Controls...well we know Sony at some point demanded that all games use "Proper" analog stick controls, it happened to Tomb Raider the Angel of Darkness, a game that came out after Silent Hill 3 and Silent hill 4 that came out later didn't have tank controls as an option so I think it might have been a demand by Sony at the time.
Plus for a PSP game, it runs and looks really good and it actually has gameplay instead of feeling like a tech demo like alot of modern pretty games.
I liked the chain shadow dudes, they scared the crap out of me on PS2 since they're actually hard to see with your flashlight off, you know, that thing you do by default once you hear radio static, I wish they showed more to make sneaking around enemies harder.
There are elements in the game that suggest that Travis is or is on the verge of becoming a serial killer, which is actually an interesting idea to take a main character. Unfortunately, nothing is done with this outside of a token bad ending and the Butcher because they're downplayed in favor of the prequel aspect. And the Butcher really just looks and acts like a Pyramid Head reject.
Haven't finished the full video neither played, but someone else said your fists were the most reliable weapon because for some reason you can now punch hellish visages and it stunlocks them for a 100 to 0 combo.
This was my first introduction to silent hill, the first I played. I played on a regular console however and not the psp. It got me interested in the franchise as a whole. There are better silent hill games, but this will have a soft spot in my heart.
I have always loved Origins. Maybe it was because I was/am a PSP fanboy, but for straight up gameplay I think it's a blast (especially after the first playthrough).
I really liked this game, but I agreed with all you points, Jared!
I’m replaying this at the moment on Vita. I heard all the criticisms of it fudging with the lore and characters, but as a casual fan of SH I’m actually enjoying the puzzles, story and especially the atmosphere. There are some genuinely scary moments here. As you mentioned, the camera is a real pain. But I think it stems from the lack of a 2nd analog stick just as much as it does from the forced fixed camera switching. That’s probably my main complaint. I don’t even mind the combat, it’s serviceable.
Just grabbed this from my extensive PS2-collection. Hoping to have myself a good time with it before I move over to the, chronologically next game, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. :)
Used to play this alot on my PSP. Remember loving it but never finished it.
Apart from the silly final boss I though Silent Hill Origins was pretty terrifying.
This is the first SH that I have played (PSP) and I really loved this game!! (along with Shattered Memories and the Arcade one) I wish I have played the classics as well...😢😭
The best argument I have heard AGAINST the the ACCIDENTAL boiler explosion is: we know from various memos in Silent Hill one that there is a lot of corruption in Silent Hill. For example people mysterious dying from hart attacks like a police officer, and a Mayor. (Double check this, as I forget which.) The note that you find that describes the boiler explosion, is a "newspaper" clipping. It is not that out of the realm to believe that this was a "cover" story to explain a fire that burnt down several homes.
That being said, it seems like something happened, that involved fire; and the fire spread in an uncontrolled way. Everything other assertion, is conjecture. But through the playing of SH1 & SH3, we know Fire & Light (The Sun) is very important to the religious sect (cult) in Silent Hill.