I didn't find it horrifying or terrifying at all, the controls sucked major balls (it was a wrong kind of challenge to shake the mannequins off), and it wasn't as profound as some people say. Like, wow, they changed the color of the woman's dress based on how I answered a question... mind blown. It looked nice, the exploration was soothing, but it wasn't Silent Hill in the slightest. As an "SH-themed" game, I wouldn't call it offensively bad or anything, just unnecessary.
I had been a step dad for about 3 years before I played SHSM and oh boy, every time young Cheryl says "I love my daddy" makes me tear up. When i got to the ending for the first time and everything clicked, I straight up cried. I love my little girl more than anything and the thought of her being stuck in the cold after my death is horrible. I haven't replayed it since my first playthrough but after this video I might have to dive back in for some more emotional punishment.
I hear u man. I have a 3 1/2 year old and she always tells me “I love you daddy” and it literally melts my heart. She means more to me than anything in the world.
A lot to love in this game honestly. Love the ice imagery, love the concept of basing this take on the bad ending of the first game, love the themes they explore and they way they show it in the otherworld; I just wish it all came together a little more cohesively in the end. Overall a pretty cool experience that could have been a really great experience.
As a stand-alone game it's okay. It's just when you put Silent Hill on the cover that expectations take over. As one of the few Survival Horror games on Wii and PSP, this title holds its own. As a Silent Hill game on PS2, there are five other games that do it better and a sloth of horror titles competing for your attention. Rule of Rose, Fatal Frame, Siren, and Kuon all fill the role of scary or creepy horror that do it better than Shattered Memories.
I've always had a soft spot for this game. I respect the Hell out of its ambition and what it does with the original game. I also think it does something that the other Western titles kind of fail to do. It taps into something really raw emotionally. The way it handles Cheryl's perspective on both her parents' failing marriage as well as Harry's death feels really raw and personal, especially in regards to a lot of the smaller details. The pause menu and main menu both have a VHS aesthetic, as if you're interfacing with the menu on a VCR. It's meant to represent Cheryl constantly rewatching tapes of her father, never being able to accept the fact that he's gone forever. I think there's something really powerful about that, and the endings where she finally confronts her imagined version of Harry are also all really emotional and effective.
One interesting thing about the Other World is that in Silent Hill 2 Angela implies that every person sees the Other World differently, she seeing all engulfed by flames. For Harry in this game or to be more accurate, Cheryl, the Other World is a completely frozen place, almost like if she desired that the memories of her father stayed frozen in time
Shattered Memories is one of the most unique Silent Hill’s and it’s my 5th fav of the series with lots of amazing room for interpretation and heartwarming music probably the game that leans perfectly into the melancholy of Silent Hill and one I find to be so immersive.
Best American-made Silent Hill by far. I remember this was the first game I played in the franchise overall, and I got a sense that this was 'diet' in terms of horror. I enjoyed the story and gameplay fine, but it wasn't very scary and definitely made jumping into Silent Hill 1 after a much more terrifying endeavour.
I realized that for some reason Japan is so much better than America at delivering actual genuine fear. Idk if it’s the culture or what, but with this Silent Hill it showed me that American studios can instead innovate on aspects of storytelling to make an experience deeper. The psychology idea was absolutely incredible, and I’m sad that it isn’t implemented more in other games
@@DisDatK9 I think it has to do with the west culturally understanding things in literal terms. Even the implementation of a “psychologist” in Silent Hill Shatter Memories is a literal attempt to make the game more “psychological”. Silent Hill games from Japan don’t require this sort of 2+2=4 approach… things are more subtle, creepier, more thoughtful - IMO.
I unironically really love the take that shattered memories did for Silent Hill 1. It was the same story, but from a new angle. And the new take on the “other world” was honestly refreshing because we where so used to the reds, and browns from 1 on.
There's also a hint on which doors to go through during the Otherworld sequence. The worlds that appear per segment is random and to progress through, you need to select the right doors to go through. The hint is if there's a frozen ice on top of the door, that is the correct door.
The crazy thing is that Shattered Memories came out in 2009, and just a few years later, a real girl named Jessica Chambers would actually become a real life horror story about a half hour from my hometown in Mississippi…. That name just stuck out to me.
@@sd5371 It’s weird how things parallel like that. Like Shattered Memories ended up having the frozen bits. And the irl girl got burned…. I guess that’s the thing about the main characters being supposed everyday people with regular names
What I loved about SHSM was it gave an entire perspective to SH1 story. What if it's not about the cults, what if SH1 was about a man dying and his last moments or experience after life was a search for his precious daughter? And most importantly, how would he be remembered by the daughter? The experience of it to me when I finished it was, realizing I was playing as the memory, it would make it, for lack of a better word, remembrance, this is why every single good or bad change seemed justified, it's not about how Harry, even in that nightmare perhaps of his last moments thinking about his daughter was experiencing, it's about what his daughter imagined his experience would be. We are the memory, so if we're playing as the sleezebag, she IS remembering him as the sleezbag, if we play as the loving father who's main goal was looking for her daughter, it's what she's remembering, or imagining him to be. So if the other world is a frozen one, it's because it's not what harry felt, it's what she imagines him to have felt. On one hand I entirely agree that this game had all the makings of being an stand alone title, using the mechanics to tell a story that wouldn't have had anything to do with SH at all. I felt the same way about SH4 which is why for a long time I believed the myth that it was either none canon or started as a non SH title which IIRC was false. On the other hand, since it's a story that by it's nature is telling another story from another perspective, if it wasn't about SH1, it would've told a story we didn't experience it through the eyes of the other character. I was also lucky enough to play it Wii and believe me, the sounds coming through controller was only a small part of it, it was really well done in terms of good use of wiimote and nunchuck for a none nintendo game. And my last positive point about it was while sound design may have left a lot to be desired, the english dub being filled with a lot of good and familiar anime dub veterans gave it an extra point to me always. I hope one day you'll experience it on Wii MFS, and maybe, years from now, a short side video about the wii experience of 'that old series of videos I did I SH' video would pop up. Excellent work, son, I couldn't be more proud.
@@elvangulley3210 This guy gave a well thought out explanation on why he enjoyed it and what he thought were positives about it, and then you just go "grrrr game bad!". Like come on, man.... Your comment added nothing to the discussion whatsoever.
@@elvangulley3210 I'm sorry, I can't take you seriously lol. I'm too busy laughing at the fact you are so offended by his opinion about a video game that you can't take .5 seconds to spell check before hitting send. The only words here that "font" matter, are yours. Have a good one, buddy.✌️😂
That's what psychological horror is, it's NOT about serial killers or cults, in this sense SM is more successful than anything on the series other than 1-2
I love your in-depth reviews of these games. Thank you for putting these together. If I recall correctly, this was the last game in the series that Akira Yamaoka worked on. The track "Devil's Laughter" might be one of my favorite songs in the entire franchise. It sounds like what an anxiety attack must feel like.
I've always loved this title for how different it is. The icy atmosphere was a nice change of pace. Overall, I chose to look at this title as an exploration of an alternate story arch that follows the first game. In one of the Bad (non-canon) ending from SH1, it's revealed that Harry died in the car crash at the beginning of that game. In that story arch, it's easy to imagine a world where the events of SH were purely fiction. Cheryl lost her dad and miraculously survived a fatal crash and never got over that. 18 years later, she's in therapy trying to deal with that loss. It's similar to the timeliness branches in LoZ if you think about it (although this is more straightforward overall). This one will forever hold a special place in my heart, blacksheep or not. 😆
Truly the most underrated entry in the series. The therapy aspect was really unsettling and made for a fascinating playthrough. Just for the record, though.. the otherworld is a little flat and doesn’t reflect the story, but the creatures in it do. They evolve over the course of the game based on your decisions if you pay attention to them.
Another fine video, son! I actually saw Shattered Memories played on a Wii by my friend before playing the original. I have always adored the reveal about Cheryl & it has to be one of the best ways to subvert and feel fresh.
I hold this game with me because it speaked to me on a personal level, back in 2010 my parents divorced and that being one of the main themes of this game really kinda help me "cope" with that. Also the twist is heartbreaking! Even if the gameplay is a little repetitive and the horror elements kinda lacking, i stil think this is the better tittle of the non Team Silent games. Also, i just realize that the song that plays when Cheryl "meets" Harry (34:50) is the same melody as the Music Box puzzle from SH2. That's a nice Detail.
Another great video, son! It took me months to finish this game and the running sequences always scared me. But the endings were so worth it. I really enjoyed this reimagining and for the first time could not predict the ending.
Shattered memories has a special place in my heart. The atmosphere was so great and the music added to that. I loved the game for what is was. I play it every once in a while. I realy love the ending of that game. That got me on surprise! I rolled a tear in that ending. It has my respect for what it is
Same here! I always forget about it because I don't really connect it to Silent Hill, but it was so beautiful walking through the snowy town while listening to interesting dialogue, the psychological games were a nice touch and it used the Wii controls pretty well. The ending was a jaw-dropper for sure. It's a shame the chasing sequences felt so forced and having this clear distinction between safe and hostile environments took a lot of tension out of it. The game would really have benefited from freeing itself from having to be Silent Hill.
I personally have somewhat of a close connection with this game. Played it when I was 10 years old and I still remember it til' this day. It is one of the finest silent hill stories and versions ever told/created.
Shattered Memories is one of my favorite games, even though is flawed. The soundtrack is amazing and for me, it hits a little bit close to home. thanks for covering it!
@@shinbakihanma2749 "even though is flawed" man, learn to read. I love it for the atmosphere and memories, not because is "good" let people enjoy things, smh
@@elle9086 No, I'm going to ruin your love for this shit game, because it's a poorly developed game that no one who has quality tastes would love. Also, you need to learn to read, moron. You said this crap game is one of your favorite games, which is what I responded to. Don't be mad because I'm holding your horrible tastes in games to task. Learn to love better games, and you wouldn't have to deal with the likes of me.
Happy SonDay! I'm sorry you've been playing games with really bad dads or tragic dad endings since SH3. But glad our relationship is much better than the ones in these games
Yo , your Thea Man !!!!! This one is FOR SURE one of the best games of the series . You do a Awesome job of analysis. The story line along with the music is phenomenal. ✊🏽
This was one of my favorite SH games. I own it on psp and some of my favorite memories are playing this with my best friend when she would sleep over and being scared by myself at night after playing! Watching this is bringing so many things back! I absolutely loved the phycologist segments of the game and the "i love my daddy" is forever burned into my brain. The Room is also a favorite for being the first ever SH I played with my sister! Core memory!
It might be controversial but story wise I'd say this game is on par with SH2. The way, psychological clues and themes are scattered around until the twist, is brilliant
Thank you for getting really good gameplay footage of this game. I've been meaning to record some of my own footage for archival purposes because while trying to show my partner the drowning scene inside the car, I couldn't find anything that looked good. Video game archival is important!
I loved this game back in high school. It certainly isn't perfect, but I give the team credit for trying something new. The story presentation is super ambitious, and the big twist at the end blew my mind! Plus, they did a great job with the motion controls by Wii standards 👍
One of my favorite entries in the entire series. Yes its very different from the original SH1 but that's precisely why I think its so cool. If you're gonna remake (or I guess, "re-imagine") a game without really trying something new other than giving it modern graphics, then what is even the point? I really like SM's take on the original game's story and I love how it feels more like a personal drama/introspective horro than a supernatural one. My only real complaint is the chase sequences which are a bit bland, but other than that, great game (and the icy look of the other world is cool as hell anyways) Also, for anyone interested in playing it, apparently all the graphical issues in the PCSX2 emulator were fixed in the latest nightly builds (1.7 or higher), so feel free to try this great game out :) Really wish they would release a remaster on PC or something, but you know, its Konami.
I know I'm in the minority, but I love Shattered Memories. I think the story was done beautifully and it's actually my favorite SH game to play, mechanic/control-wise.
shattered memories was my first silent hill game, i was only 10 years old and i knew nothing about sh other than it was a well known and well respected horror series. i think not having any expectations helped me appreciate it a lot more than others might have, though i will admit it helped that i was an easily scared kid with an active imagination, lol. but i remember loving the exploration aspect, unlocking all those weird memory easter eggs and calling every number i could find to see what would happen. and the GHOST PICTURES, those were so fun. i would play the game over and over to try as many different options as i could, and honestly it remains a favorite among all the horror games i've played. maybe because of nostalgia, but still!
Hi son, really proud of all your hard work! Seems like your Silent Hills series has been getting some good views and your content is improving with each new video. Hope this view and like will get you even more eyes and attention. Great job son *pat on head*
Shattered Memories is the sort of game that I feel almost has to exist as a re-imagining of a pre-established title, as it might be harder to make the twists and connections as interesting if they were completely original characters, though likely a team with more time and budget could pull it off. The Otherworld in SM feels like an afterthought almost, they likely did not have enough time to give them more content and thus mostly included them as these brief chases because, well, Silent Hill game has to have monsters and a weird other dimension.
Shattered Memories is an interesting remake of the first game....but I also think that the idea for Silent Hill: Cold Heart sounds like amazing Survival Horror game...the fear of the cold is something that most games never touch on...and if you add on either the other Psychological Horror from Silent Hill, or just the Silent Hill style in general could make an interesting...
Honestly, this is my favorite SH game because of how different it is, and being a major in Psychology, this really hits me on a personal level. Sure the therapy sessions are a bit bare bones, but it helps knowing the character as each changes shows how different we can shape not only Harry's journey, but also Cheryl's end on whether she is able to let go of her dad peacefully or not. This game brought back my love for Silent Hill again and it always be a part of me that helped me being interested in Psychology too. That and the fact Harry Mason looks like my dad.
Silent Hill: Shutter Island, eh? I'm intrigued by the game play mechanics and how your decisions change the dialog and the story. Amazing work, young man
I believe the levels change based on your profile as well, one of the crepiest moments I've ever experienced in any video game is harry running through the pitch black woods only to get a text of a presumably nude, drunk and distressed looking cheryl with a text from a person saying that they're gonna "take care of her" or something along those lines, having to then continue running through the woods imagining harry's thoughts was pretty distressing, but you either didn't encounter this scenario or left it out of the video. On the same note, I don't remember the frozen boat section with the mug shot text
Honestly i recently played all the games and this one was something special, it really felt like a fun what if scenario and was a refreahing break from the norm when playing all the games back to back
I really like Shattered Memories because you can apply its reimagined details to the original SH1 and honestly it still works. I like to imagine SH1 as being what Cheryl is telling Kaufmann at the start of their sessions, and even having him be an antagonist to Alessa (who is Cheryl in the story) because she views his therapy as detrimental to the views she’s built about her dad. And Dahlia’s role as being a monster as Cheryl perceives her gets shown much more overtly in that game. Shattered Memories story then serves as a resolution to the progress (or regress depending on the ending) Cheryl has made so far in her visits.
The ambiance and story of Shattered Memories made it one of the best western hills, but the bad gameplay is really hard to look past though It also has one if not my favorite piece of music from any silent hill game, Hell Frozen Rain is amazing
great video, son! gosh, seeing harry’s phone really brought me back to another time, haha. it’s a shame you couldn’t play this on a wii, i remember really enjoying the flashlight controls. anyway, really enjoyed seeing your take on this game, and it was fun reliving the game through this video. keep up the great work 😊
SH 1998 is about a father who is searching his missing daughter at Silent Hill.Silent Hill Two is about James Sunderland.Silent Hill Three is about a girl who wants to take revenge on a cult who killed her father.Silent Hill The Room is about a normal man who lives in the apartment who is not able to get out from his room.
I can't abide by this game specifically because it's a "reimagining" of sh1. I really love the first one, and the while the interesting gameplay and even plot of this one intrigues me. i just wish they didn't transpose sh1 character names into completely different characters. I actually really like the switch up that the main character you play has been dead the whole time, and the daughter is the one who's alive with the psychiatrist recapping the story you're playing. Again, i do like this one well enough with the only caveat being that i absolutely hate that its just a whole different story than sh1 and this should have just been a totally new sh title standing on its own merit.
I played this game on Wii and I loved it! I loved the story, the twist was unexpected and shocked me, The fact the game psych evaluates you, the fact the enemies change to your choices, the fact you don't fight anyone, you run as I would if I was trapped in silent hill with some pretty shady monsters. I think it mostly got hate because of the Wii controls and I admit it was dodgy at times but I ignored it also the soundtrack!
Oh hey, it's one of my favorite Silent Hill games, genuinely I do believe this game does a wonderful job on retreading what SH 1 set up. While it may not have much replay value, you can absolutely tell they put a lot of care into this game. one thing that i do love is that all phone numbers you see in this game on posters, on items, in notes, CAN be called. And they usually have some funny, weird or creepy calls. The Konami Help Line being the funniest in my memory as they just straight up say "You are in Silent Hill. I'm sorry but we can not help you at this point". But focusing on the idea of Trauma and what it does to a person, especially after something as traumatic as losing your only parent, it's really touching when you finally reach the Lighthouse and look at the door. Wish it was more than a running hallway simulator but I've come to terms with it.
I think that Shattered Memories is not impressive by modern standards but playing that on release in 2009... To that point, I have never played a game like this. And all new games that are coming as "immersive psychological thriller (SH SM is more of a thriller than horror)" I personally don't see them as fresh breeze because SM has done it all in 2009, maybe not in a perfect way but all of new and impressive concepts were there. SM was my first SH and it has gotten me into it and the general psychological genre in terms of games and art. To this day I have never seen a game taking a snowy twist on a horror atmosphere (if you know any I would love to play that). The main issue was this game being labeled as a silent HIll and making any connection to the 1 game. As stated in a video team making this game wanted to do that but Konami is always a worst company ever :p "Shattared memories" - game from the Silent Hill developers would be enough of good marketing
Speaking of vr and my love of it and silent hill. It's so hard to believe they don't have silent hill for vr. Imagine how horrifying it would be to walk around silent hill 3 hospital in vr.
It was an interesing reimagining of the first game, a shame they didnt follow this formula with future games, because fans wanted to keep playing worse versions of Silent Hill 2.
I feel like this game could've been truly great if it had more horror and it wasn't just restrained to the chases (and that the chases just didn't exist at all). It's definitely not the most profound twist, the whole "they were dead the whole time" thing is kind of overdone in psychological horror but I think it was executed really well, where the death wasn't really the twist, and the game isn't even really about Harry, it's really more about the consequences of his death and his relationship with Cheryl, it's like if you got to play as Mary instead of James in SH2. If the Raw Shocks got to more significantly changed in appearance (IE your Harry is much more sleazy and the Raw Shocks become more feminine or based in substance abuse) they'd have been much more interesting as monsters, and relegating them to the worst parts of the game makes them more annoying than scary. Still, I think the atmosphere is pretty great, on a first playthrough it's still tense since you don't know there's no real danger outside of the chases, and even on a second playthrough I found the environments to still be effectively creepy even if I wasn't afraid of dying. Music is good if unmemorable, it looks amazing for a Wii game and the flashlight is really impressive considering how accurately it controls, and I like all of the changes to the characters. Just wish it was more of an actual Silent Hill game beyond the characters, or was just it's own IP, though I don't think it would've sold at all
I will never forget playing this on the Wii at a sleep over during a storm in high school. Scared the hell out of me when the power got knocked out. Imagine two teenage girls sitting in the dark after playing this eerie masterpiece. Wish I still had my copy.
Shattered Memories, next to Silent Hill 2 are the best entries of the series, becouse the story isn't about main (kind of silly) canon, but rather shifts to more personal stories about broken relationships in which "monsters" are allegory of broken emotions. Life itself is sometimes terrifying enough.
The only game to make me cry. Had a daughter that age when it came out and was in a troubled part of my former marriage. So it’ll always be special for me
Whats odd to me is it really isnt so much a reimagining, as it is its own completely original thing with a few names reused. Displacement horror could have actually been effective, if they had remade 1, but purposefully changed some things that would have surprised the viewer
I honestly really like this game. It's not really scary at all but it does some neat things with it's story (specifically how it reacts to obvious and less-obvious things a player might do) and I actually like the ending. It at the very least gets a lot more right than all the other post-Team Silent games, at least in my mind. It's a shame it's a little hard to actually play any more.
I played this after a friend of mine did. I got a completely different version of the same characters. He got sexy Cybil and I got SWAT Cybil. I wonder what that says about me... edit: also, just wanted to express how much I loved this game. While it's not there with Silent Hill 2 for me (SH2 being in my top 3 games ever) I still enjoyed it a lot. Tempted to hunt for a copy and also hunting down a Wii
The quiz at the beginning has a question that asks something like if you enjoy role-playing during sex and if you answer yes you get sexy Cybil. I remember a lets player changing their answers because they got sexy Cybil the first time.
What I’ve notice with the videos recently is that with the American developed silent hill games that their respective videos are getting shorter. Like silent hill 2’s video it pushed an hour and twenty minutes. While these recent videos barely push that hour mark. Really shows how the quality of the games are dwindling, or maybe I’m just looking way to into it.
Shattered Memories is very short, you can beat it in a day. That doesn’t mean it’s bad quality, it’s just a different type of game. I and most people put SM ahead of Origins, Homecoming, and Downpour. A short experience, but very interesting and a lot of fun.
@@starcrysis23 they aren’t bad games, not at all. But they’re not the greatest either. Interesting shattered memories was supposed to be it’s own thing, until Konami just kinda slapped silent hill onto it. Something to add, Konami gave a lot of those companies barely any time (or care for that matter) to develop these games. Somewhat related to time constraints, The final boss of 3 was developed in two days. I don’t think these games are terrible but there is no denying it that there is a quality drop in the later games. Not these companies fault at all but Konami’s shitty management and business practices as a whole. Just wish that Konami really put more care and dedication to their franchises.
How do you feel about Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Dad? 📷🎥
I didn't find it horrifying or terrifying at all, the controls sucked major balls (it was a wrong kind of challenge to shake the mannequins off), and it wasn't as profound as some people say. Like, wow, they changed the color of the woman's dress based on how I answered a question... mind blown. It looked nice, the exploration was soothing, but it wasn't Silent Hill in the slightest. As an "SH-themed" game, I wouldn't call it offensively bad or anything, just unnecessary.
It's even more of a disappointment to me than you are, son.🤣
I like the survival combat element of survival horrors do not for me. Plus seems like it was going to retcon alot of things and I didn't own a Wii.
Downpour next right?
@@Maggerama Yours is a good comment.
I had been a step dad for about 3 years before I played SHSM and oh boy, every time young Cheryl says "I love my daddy" makes me tear up. When i got to the ending for the first time and everything clicked, I straight up cried. I love my little girl more than anything and the thought of her being stuck in the cold after my death is horrible. I haven't replayed it since my first playthrough but after this video I might have to dive back in for some more emotional punishment.
Promise me something, stranger.
Be a good dad, please? Everyone deserves a good dad and losing ones figure hurts a lot.
I hear u man. I have a 3 1/2 year old and she always tells me “I love you daddy” and it literally melts my heart. She means more to me than anything in the world.
@@polinttalu7102 promise ❤
@@Stevewebstermusic show her silent hill and other cool games when she’s older, I would have loved to have someone to play these games with
6:38 6:38 😅@@Stevewebstermusic
A lot to love in this game honestly. Love the ice imagery, love the concept of basing this take on the bad ending of the first game, love the themes they explore and they way they show it in the otherworld; I just wish it all came together a little more cohesively in the end. Overall a pretty cool experience that could have been a really great experience.
As a stand-alone game it's okay. It's just when you put Silent Hill on the cover that expectations take over. As one of the few Survival Horror games on Wii and PSP, this title holds its own. As a Silent Hill game on PS2, there are five other games that do it better and a sloth of horror titles competing for your attention. Rule of Rose, Fatal Frame, Siren, and Kuon all fill the role of scary or creepy horror that do it better than Shattered Memories.
@@viraticwars this could of been in it's own comment thread.
I've always had a soft spot for this game. I respect the Hell out of its ambition and what it does with the original game. I also think it does something that the other Western titles kind of fail to do. It taps into something really raw emotionally. The way it handles Cheryl's perspective on both her parents' failing marriage as well as Harry's death feels really raw and personal, especially in regards to a lot of the smaller details. The pause menu and main menu both have a VHS aesthetic, as if you're interfacing with the menu on a VCR. It's meant to represent Cheryl constantly rewatching tapes of her father, never being able to accept the fact that he's gone forever. I think there's something really powerful about that, and the endings where she finally confronts her imagined version of Harry are also all really emotional and effective.
I'm a simple girl. I see you covering Silent Hill, I watch.
I'm proud, son
Thanks Dad!
@Miles Doyle no
@Miles Doyle Stahp
this is out of our range and its grown
@Miles Doyle Let's play 8-Ball Pool!
One interesting thing about the Other World is that in Silent Hill 2 Angela implies that every person sees the Other World differently, she seeing all engulfed by flames. For Harry in this game or to be more accurate, Cheryl, the Other World is a completely frozen place, almost like if she desired that the memories of her father stayed frozen in time
Shattered Memories is one of the most unique Silent Hill’s and it’s my 5th fav of the series with lots of amazing room for interpretation and heartwarming music probably the game that leans perfectly into the melancholy of Silent Hill and one I find to be so immersive.
Best American-made Silent Hill by far. I remember this was the first game I played in the franchise overall, and I got a sense that this was 'diet' in terms of horror. I enjoyed the story and gameplay fine, but it wasn't very scary and definitely made jumping into Silent Hill 1 after a much more terrifying endeavour.
I realized that for some reason Japan is so much better than America at delivering actual genuine fear. Idk if it’s the culture or what, but with this Silent Hill it showed me that American studios can instead innovate on aspects of storytelling to make an experience deeper. The psychology idea was absolutely incredible, and I’m sad that it isn’t implemented more in other games
@@DisDatK9 I think it has to do with the west culturally understanding things in literal terms. Even the implementation of a “psychologist” in Silent Hill Shatter Memories is a literal attempt to make the game more “psychological”. Silent Hill games from Japan don’t require this sort of 2+2=4 approach… things are more subtle, creepier, more thoughtful - IMO.
Best American made Silent Hill is still not a good Silent Hill.
@@snakeplissken7194 but it is
@@DisDatK9 the development on these games were pretty tight, they had no freedom and were pressured by konami.
I unironically really love the take that shattered memories did for Silent Hill 1.
It was the same story, but from a new angle. And the new take on the “other world” was honestly refreshing because we where so used to the reds, and browns from 1 on.
There's also a hint on which doors to go through during the Otherworld sequence. The worlds that appear per segment is random and to progress through, you need to select the right doors to go through. The hint is if there's a frozen ice on top of the door, that is the correct door.
The crazy thing is that Shattered Memories came out in 2009, and just a few years later, a real girl named Jessica Chambers would actually become a real life horror story about a half hour from my hometown in Mississippi…. That name just stuck out to me.
I was confused hearing that name too like "that's a real person who died... " Crazy how such a unique name pops up repeatedly
@@sd5371 It’s weird how things parallel like that. Like Shattered Memories ended up having the frozen bits. And the irl girl got burned…. I guess that’s the thing about the main characters being supposed everyday people with regular names
What I loved about SHSM was it gave an entire perspective to SH1 story. What if it's not about the cults, what if SH1 was about a man dying and his last moments or experience after life was a search for his precious daughter? And most importantly, how would he be remembered by the daughter?
The experience of it to me when I finished it was, realizing I was playing as the memory, it would make it, for lack of a better word, remembrance, this is why every single good or bad change seemed justified, it's not about how Harry, even in that nightmare perhaps of his last moments thinking about his daughter was experiencing, it's about what his daughter imagined his experience would be. We are the memory, so if we're playing as the sleezebag, she IS remembering him as the sleezbag, if we play as the loving father who's main goal was looking for her daughter, it's what she's remembering, or imagining him to be. So if the other world is a frozen one, it's because it's not what harry felt, it's what she imagines him to have felt.
On one hand I entirely agree that this game had all the makings of being an stand alone title, using the mechanics to tell a story that wouldn't have had anything to do with SH at all. I felt the same way about SH4 which is why for a long time I believed the myth that it was either none canon or started as a non SH title which IIRC was false.
On the other hand, since it's a story that by it's nature is telling another story from another perspective, if it wasn't about SH1, it would've told a story we didn't experience it through the eyes of the other character.
I was also lucky enough to play it Wii and believe me, the sounds coming through controller was only a small part of it, it was really well done in terms of good use of wiimote and nunchuck for a none nintendo game.
And my last positive point about it was while sound design may have left a lot to be desired, the english dub being filled with a lot of good and familiar anime dub veterans gave it an extra point to me always.
I hope one day you'll experience it on Wii MFS, and maybe, years from now, a short side video about the wii experience of 'that old series of videos I did I SH' video would pop up.
Excellent work, son, I couldn't be more proud.
The game sucks its not a silent hill its an insult to silent hill
@@elvangulley3210 This guy gave a well thought out explanation on why he enjoyed it and what he thought were positives about it, and then you just go "grrrr game bad!".
Like come on, man.... Your comment added nothing to the discussion whatsoever.
@@chihuahuainacone his thoughts font matter what he liked isn't silent hill his feelings don't matter at all
@@elvangulley3210 I'm sorry, I can't take you seriously lol. I'm too busy laughing at the fact you are so offended by his opinion about a video game that you can't take .5 seconds to spell check before hitting send. The only words here that "font" matter, are yours. Have a good one, buddy.✌️😂
That's what psychological horror is, it's NOT about serial killers or cults, in this sense SM is more successful than anything on the series other than 1-2
"Havent seen his wife in a while" is the best part of the game.
Right!! I was feeling so sad about the other endings, but that made me giggle
I love your in-depth reviews of these games. Thank you for putting these together.
If I recall correctly, this was the last game in the series that Akira Yamaoka worked on. The track "Devil's Laughter" might be one of my favorite songs in the entire franchise. It sounds like what an anxiety attack must feel like.
I've always loved this title for how different it is. The icy atmosphere was a nice change of pace. Overall, I chose to look at this title as an exploration of an alternate story arch that follows the first game. In one of the Bad (non-canon) ending from SH1, it's revealed that Harry died in the car crash at the beginning of that game. In that story arch, it's easy to imagine a world where the events of SH were purely fiction. Cheryl lost her dad and miraculously survived a fatal crash and never got over that. 18 years later, she's in therapy trying to deal with that loss. It's similar to the timeliness branches in LoZ if you think about it (although this is more straightforward overall). This one will forever hold a special place in my heart, blacksheep or not. 😆
Truly the most underrated entry in the series. The therapy aspect was really unsettling and made for a fascinating playthrough. Just for the record, though.. the otherworld is a little flat and doesn’t reflect the story, but the creatures in it do. They evolve over the course of the game based on your decisions if you pay attention to them.
22:43 "Harry wheels his way thorugh the Other World" might be my favorite phrase ever, hahaha.
Thank you, Son. I really appreciate your perspective on all these silent hill games. I hope you're having a great time with it ❤️
Ha, I just got into this channel a few days ago and watched all the silent hill retrospectives and this one came out. Yay. Keep up the great work!
Another fine video, son! I actually saw Shattered Memories played on a Wii by my friend before playing the original. I have always adored the reveal about Cheryl & it has to be one of the best ways to subvert and feel fresh.
Son, this is amazing! I appreciate the time and effort you spend to make these videos! You're doing a fantastic job with this series!!
I hold this game with me because it speaked to me on a personal level, back in 2010 my parents divorced and that being one of the main themes of this game really kinda help me "cope" with that. Also the twist is heartbreaking! Even if the gameplay is a little repetitive and the horror elements kinda lacking, i stil think this is the better tittle of the non Team Silent games. Also, i just realize that the song that plays when Cheryl "meets" Harry (34:50) is the same melody as the Music Box puzzle from SH2. That's a nice Detail.
I knew it sounded familiar!!!
Great to see you, Son - fantastic work, as ever.. take care of yourself
Dad x
Your voice is so relaxing. Currently going through all these Silent Hill videos.
Protip: there's one video that wraps them all into one
Another great video, son! It took me months to finish this game and the running sequences always scared me. But the endings were so worth it. I really enjoyed this reimagining and for the first time could not predict the ending.
Thank you for putting the time and effort in making and releasing your videos. You deserve more subs.
Shattered memories has a special place in my heart. The atmosphere was so great and the music added to that. I loved the game for what is was. I play it every once in a while. I realy love the ending of that game. That got me on surprise! I rolled a tear in that ending. It has my respect for what it is
Same here! I always forget about it because I don't really connect it to Silent Hill, but it was so beautiful walking through the snowy town while listening to interesting dialogue, the psychological games were a nice touch and it used the Wii controls pretty well. The ending was a jaw-dropper for sure. It's a shame the chasing sequences felt so forced and having this clear distinction between safe and hostile environments took a lot of tension out of it. The game would really have benefited from freeing itself from having to be Silent Hill.
Your heart must be a landfill, because Shattered Memories is pure trash🤣
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE
I love your Silent Hill videos, they kill my boredom and allow me to learn more about SH games I'm not able to play.
Thank you so much for your work 🌼
I personally have somewhat of a close connection with this game. Played it when I was 10 years old and I still remember it til' this day. It is one of the finest silent hill stories and versions ever told/created.
Just discovered your channel son, I'm proud of you and this whole channel.
Currently binging ur vids, keep up the great work, son.
Glad you're here Dad!
Shattered Memories is one of my favorite games, even though is flawed. The soundtrack is amazing and for me, it hits a little bit close to home. thanks for covering it!
You have some shitty tastes in games if this crap game is one of your favorite games. Shattered Memories is landfill fodder.🤣
@@shinbakihanma2749 "even though is flawed" man, learn to read.
I love it for the atmosphere and memories, not because is "good"
let people enjoy things, smh
@@elle9086 No, I'm going to ruin your love for this shit game, because it's a poorly developed game that no one who has quality tastes would love. Also, you need to learn to read, moron. You said this crap game is one of your favorite games, which is what I responded to. Don't be mad because I'm holding your horrible tastes in games to task. Learn to love better games, and you wouldn't have to deal with the likes of me.
I find the repeated phrase "I love my daddy" mostly sad after playing the game several times.
Happy SonDay! I'm sorry you've been playing games with really bad dads or tragic dad endings since SH3. But glad our relationship is much better than the ones in these games
Perfect timing, son. Just about to start work *plays*
This has become my favorite series on UA-cam. Thank you for making these. They really rekindled my love for Silent Hill
I was waiting for this Thanks bro , Found the channel days ago and loved each video . Keep it up
Yo , your Thea Man !!!!! This one is FOR SURE one of the best games of the series . You do a Awesome job of analysis. The story line along with the music is phenomenal. ✊🏽
No, shattered memories is one of the shittiest games of the series, and you're tastes are even more shitty🤣
This was one of my favorite SH games. I own it on psp and some of my favorite memories are playing this with my best friend when she would sleep over and being scared by myself at night after playing! Watching this is bringing so many things back! I absolutely loved the phycologist segments of the game and the "i love my daddy" is forever burned into my brain. The Room is also a favorite for being the first ever SH I played with my sister! Core memory!
Cool vid. SM is my second favorite Silent Hill game so getting a deep dive on it is appreciated.
Epic! I unfortunately started feeling covid today. This is the distraction I've needed all morning. Thank you
It might be controversial but story wise I'd say this game is on par with SH2. The way, psychological clues and themes are scattered around until the twist, is brilliant
I agree storywise this is up there its just the gameplay and the lack of scary
Just rewatched all the other silent hill videos last night. Perfect timing
Thank you for getting really good gameplay footage of this game. I've been meaning to record some of my own footage for archival purposes because while trying to show my partner the drowning scene inside the car, I couldn't find anything that looked good. Video game archival is important!
I loved this game back in high school. It certainly isn't perfect, but I give the team credit for trying something new. The story presentation is super ambitious, and the big twist at the end blew my mind! Plus, they did a great job with the motion controls by Wii standards 👍
One of my favorite entries in the entire series. Yes its very different from the original SH1 but that's precisely why I think its so cool. If you're gonna remake (or I guess, "re-imagine") a game without really trying something new other than giving it modern graphics, then what is even the point? I really like SM's take on the original game's story and I love how it feels more like a personal drama/introspective horro than a supernatural one. My only real complaint is the chase sequences which are a bit bland, but other than that, great game (and the icy look of the other world is cool as hell anyways)
Also, for anyone interested in playing it, apparently all the graphical issues in the PCSX2 emulator were fixed in the latest nightly builds (1.7 or higher), so feel free to try this great game out :) Really wish they would release a remaster on PC or something, but you know, its Konami.
I know I'm in the minority, but I love Shattered Memories. I think the story was done beautifully and it's actually my favorite SH game to play, mechanic/control-wise.
Ah Son, one of my top 2 games of all times. Pops was really waiting for this. Underrated music in this one and a few great scenes.
shattered memories was my first silent hill game, i was only 10 years old and i knew nothing about sh other than it was a well known and well respected horror series. i think not having any expectations helped me appreciate it a lot more than others might have, though i will admit it helped that i was an easily scared kid with an active imagination, lol. but i remember loving the exploration aspect, unlocking all those weird memory easter eggs and calling every number i could find to see what would happen. and the GHOST PICTURES, those were so fun. i would play the game over and over to try as many different options as i could, and honestly it remains a favorite among all the horror games i've played. maybe because of nostalgia, but still!
Veeery interested to see your take on this one! Grabbing my popcorn!
I love listening to these reviews at work.
Thanks for such long videos I can listen to while at the gym!! I get anxious very easily and listening to you makes it better x
Hi son, really proud of all your hard work! Seems like your Silent Hills series has been getting some good views and your content is improving with each new video. Hope this view and like will get you even more eyes and attention. Great job son *pat on head*
Shattered Memories is the sort of game that I feel almost has to exist as a re-imagining of a pre-established title, as it might be harder to make the twists and connections as interesting if they were completely original characters, though likely a team with more time and budget could pull it off. The Otherworld in SM feels like an afterthought almost, they likely did not have enough time to give them more content and thus mostly included them as these brief chases because, well, Silent Hill game has to have monsters and a weird other dimension.
Shattered Memories is an interesting remake of the first game....but I also think that the idea for Silent Hill: Cold Heart sounds like amazing Survival Horror game...the fear of the cold is something that most games never touch on...and if you add on either the other Psychological Horror from Silent Hill, or just the Silent Hill style in general could make an interesting...
SON! I get home from work and find this? I'm so proud
Honestly, this is my favorite SH game because of how different it is, and being a major in Psychology, this really hits me on a personal level.
Sure the therapy sessions are a bit bare bones, but it helps knowing the character as each changes shows how different we can shape not only Harry's journey, but also Cheryl's end on whether she is able to let go of her dad peacefully or not.
This game brought back my love for Silent Hill again and it always be a part of me that helped me being interested in Psychology too.
That and the fact Harry Mason looks like my dad.
Always good to hear from my FavoriteSon it's been a while hope you're doing good 🙏🏽😁
It might not be great, but I really like how it tried to be different from the other games in the series.
Really appreciate how consistent you are with the uploads
Silent Hill: Shutter Island, eh? I'm intrigued by the game play mechanics and how your decisions change the dialog and the story. Amazing work, young man
Thanks Dad!
i’m so glad i found your account. this is amazing ty
Great Video! I played this when it came out years ago and as I was watching your playthrough I realized you picked many paths that I didn't.
Hell yeah! Can’t wait for the Downpour video.
I believe the levels change based on your profile as well, one of the crepiest moments I've ever experienced in any video game is harry running through the pitch black woods only to get a text of a presumably nude, drunk and distressed looking cheryl with a text from a person saying that they're gonna "take care of her" or something along those lines, having to then continue running through the woods imagining harry's thoughts was pretty distressing, but you either didn't encounter this scenario or left it out of the video. On the same note, I don't remember the frozen boat section with the mug shot text
just today i was watching your videos and i was wondering if shattered memories was going to be the next one
I love the music in this Game. It Makes me nostalgic
Honestly i recently played all the games and this one was something special, it really felt like a fun what if scenario and was a refreahing break from the norm when playing all the games back to back
AAAAH i went through all your videos this week and here you are 🥰🥰🥰
I really like Shattered Memories because you can apply its reimagined details to the original SH1 and honestly it still works. I like to imagine SH1 as being what Cheryl is telling Kaufmann at the start of their sessions, and even having him be an antagonist to Alessa (who is Cheryl in the story) because she views his therapy as detrimental to the views she’s built about her dad. And Dahlia’s role as being a monster as Cheryl perceives her gets shown much more overtly in that game. Shattered Memories story then serves as a resolution to the progress (or regress depending on the ending) Cheryl has made so far in her visits.
The ambiance and story of Shattered Memories made it one of the best western hills, but the bad gameplay is really hard to look past though
It also has one if not my favorite piece of music from any silent hill game, Hell Frozen Rain is amazing
I just got my copy for the wii and I can't to play it! I always wanted to try this game.
great video, son! gosh, seeing harry’s phone really brought me back to another time, haha. it’s a shame you couldn’t play this on a wii, i remember really enjoying the flashlight controls. anyway, really enjoyed seeing your take on this game, and it was fun reliving the game through this video. keep up the great work 😊
Your videos are very insightful and you have a wonderful voice! You are slowly becoming one of my favorite UA-camrs
SH 1998 is about a father who is searching his missing daughter at Silent Hill.Silent Hill Two is about James Sunderland.Silent Hill Three is about a girl who wants to take revenge on a cult who killed her father.Silent Hill The Room is about a normal man who lives in the apartment who is not able to get out from his room.
I can't abide by this game specifically because it's a "reimagining" of sh1. I really love the first one, and the while the interesting gameplay and even plot of this one intrigues me. i just wish they didn't transpose sh1 character names into completely different characters. I actually really like the switch up that the main character you play has been dead the whole time, and the daughter is the one who's alive with the psychiatrist recapping the story you're playing. Again, i do like this one well enough with the only caveat being that i absolutely hate that its just a whole different story than sh1 and this should have just been a totally new sh title standing on its own merit.
I played this game on Wii and I loved it! I loved the story, the twist was unexpected and shocked me, The fact the game psych evaluates you, the fact the enemies change to your choices, the fact you don't fight anyone, you run as I would if I was trapped in silent hill with some pretty shady monsters. I think it mostly got hate because of the Wii controls and I admit it was dodgy at times but I ignored it also the soundtrack!
Oh hey, it's one of my favorite Silent Hill games, genuinely I do believe this game does a wonderful job on retreading what SH 1 set up. While it may not have much replay value, you can absolutely tell they put a lot of care into this game. one thing that i do love is that all phone numbers you see in this game on posters, on items, in notes, CAN be called. And they usually have some funny, weird or creepy calls. The Konami Help Line being the funniest in my memory as they just straight up say "You are in Silent Hill. I'm sorry but we can not help you at this point".
But focusing on the idea of Trauma and what it does to a person, especially after something as traumatic as losing your only parent, it's really touching when you finally reach the Lighthouse and look at the door. Wish it was more than a running hallway simulator but I've come to terms with it.
Amazing vídeo son, thanks for ur hard work
Holy fuck I'm 4 minutes in, when the title is still "Silent hill: Homecoming" lmao
Yeeeees! My Sunday is perfect now
I think that Shattered Memories is not impressive by modern standards but playing that on release in 2009... To that point, I have never played a game like this. And all new games that are coming as "immersive psychological thriller (SH SM is more of a thriller than horror)" I personally don't see them as fresh breeze because SM has done it all in 2009, maybe not in a perfect way but all of new and impressive concepts were there. SM was my first SH and it has gotten me into it and the general psychological genre in terms of games and art. To this day I have never seen a game taking a snowy twist on a horror atmosphere (if you know any I would love to play that).
The main issue was this game being labeled as a silent HIll and making any connection to the 1 game. As stated in a video team making this game wanted to do that but Konami is always a worst company ever :p
"Shattared memories" - game from the Silent Hill developers would be enough of good marketing
Speaking of vr and my love of it and silent hill. It's so hard to believe they don't have silent hill for vr. Imagine how horrifying it would be to walk around silent hill 3 hospital in vr.
I just looked this game up, and found out this was uploaded yesterday! What timing?
It was an interesing reimagining of the first game, a shame they didnt follow this formula with future games, because fans wanted to keep playing worse versions of Silent Hill 2.
No it shouldn't have been made at all every game after 4 shouldn't have been made
Alex is NOT a soldier but a released mental patient.AND he killed Josh.
(by accident)
@@elvangulley3210 but they were.
@@Eyecyou64 and that's a problem
Happy to have stumbled upon this channel. I think you'll be close to 100k, if not at it by years end. If not, it'd be a crime
I feel like this game could've been truly great if it had more horror and it wasn't just restrained to the chases (and that the chases just didn't exist at all). It's definitely not the most profound twist, the whole "they were dead the whole time" thing is kind of overdone in psychological horror but I think it was executed really well, where the death wasn't really the twist, and the game isn't even really about Harry, it's really more about the consequences of his death and his relationship with Cheryl, it's like if you got to play as Mary instead of James in SH2. If the Raw Shocks got to more significantly changed in appearance (IE your Harry is much more sleazy and the Raw Shocks become more feminine or based in substance abuse) they'd have been much more interesting as monsters, and relegating them to the worst parts of the game makes them more annoying than scary. Still, I think the atmosphere is pretty great, on a first playthrough it's still tense since you don't know there's no real danger outside of the chases, and even on a second playthrough I found the environments to still be effectively creepy even if I wasn't afraid of dying. Music is good if unmemorable, it looks amazing for a Wii game and the flashlight is really impressive considering how accurately it controls, and I like all of the changes to the characters. Just wish it was more of an actual Silent Hill game beyond the characters, or was just it's own IP, though I don't think it would've sold at all
totally agree
I will never forget playing this on the Wii at a sleep over during a storm in high school.
Scared the hell out of me when the power got knocked out.
Imagine two teenage girls sitting in the dark after playing this eerie masterpiece.
Wish I still had my copy.
Shattered Memories, next to Silent Hill 2 are the best entries of the series, becouse the story isn't about main (kind of silly) canon, but rather shifts to more personal stories about broken relationships in which "monsters" are allegory of broken emotions. Life itself is sometimes terrifying enough.
The only game to make me cry. Had a daughter that age when it came out and was in a troubled part of my former marriage. So it’ll always be special for me
Finally, My favorite son returns with the milk and cigarettes.
Played it on the Wii. I have to say, I think this is the best Western developed SH game imo.
Another excellent vid! I never got to play this one through. Wish I could have. Although I heard it wasn't that great. Especially compared to 1 and 2.
Whats odd to me is it really isnt so much a reimagining, as it is its own completely original thing with a few names reused.
Displacement horror could have actually been effective, if they had remade 1, but purposefully changed some things that would have surprised the viewer
Great game! One of the better post team silent games. Love your videos
I honestly really like this game. It's not really scary at all but it does some neat things with it's story (specifically how it reacts to obvious and less-obvious things a player might do) and I actually like the ending. It at the very least gets a lot more right than all the other post-Team Silent games, at least in my mind. It's a shame it's a little hard to actually play any more.
I played this after a friend of mine did. I got a completely different version of the same characters. He got sexy Cybil and I got SWAT Cybil. I wonder what that says about me...
edit: also, just wanted to express how much I loved this game. While it's not there with Silent Hill 2 for me (SH2 being in my top 3 games ever) I still enjoyed it a lot. Tempted to hunt for a copy and also hunting down a Wii
The quiz at the beginning has a question that asks something like if you enjoy role-playing during sex and if you answer yes you get sexy Cybil. I remember a lets player changing their answers because they got sexy Cybil the first time.
This reminds me much more of "The Dark Pictures Anthology".
Really feels like a predecessor
What I’ve notice with the videos recently is that with the American developed silent hill games that their respective videos are getting shorter. Like silent hill 2’s video it pushed an hour and twenty minutes. While these recent videos barely push that hour mark. Really shows how the quality of the games are dwindling, or maybe I’m just looking way to into it.
You're right, there's generally less to say about each of them.
Shattered Memories is very short, you can beat it in a day. That doesn’t mean it’s bad quality, it’s just a different type of game. I and most people put SM ahead of Origins, Homecoming, and Downpour. A short experience, but very interesting and a lot of fun.
@@starcrysis23 they aren’t bad games, not at all. But they’re not the greatest either. Interesting shattered memories was supposed to be it’s own thing, until Konami just kinda slapped silent hill onto it. Something to add, Konami gave a lot of those companies barely any time (or care for that matter) to develop these games. Somewhat related to time constraints, The final boss of 3 was developed in two days. I don’t think these games are terrible but there is no denying it that there is a quality drop in the later games. Not these companies fault at all but Konami’s shitty management and business practices as a whole. Just wish that Konami really put more care and dedication to their franchises.
This game had a great twist ending. It's almost like 6th sense type twist.