Due to Japan’s hierarchical structure when it comes to who gets credit or not he single handedly animated all the cgi cutscenes in the game. freaking legend man.
Fun fact: Cybil was intended to be a playable character in this game with her own half of the story that intertwined with Harry's (like Leon and Claire's dynamic in RE2), but the developers had to cut that idea due to time constraints.
Yeah I heard it was a cut content idea but I never could find the source for that. Funny enough there is Silent Hill 2 Technical demo that shows Cybil a playable character in testing.
@@Boofcan - Yes, and that tech demo is exactly why I believe the "Cybil was supposed to be playable" reports are true. I also think that the two items you can find in the school that Harry has no use for (the glucose and distilled water) were meant for Cybil, and Harry calling attention to it was leftover text from the cancelled Cybil content.
I guess that’s why she has her own story in the Japanese exclusive Silent Hill novel for the GBA, possibly just to fill in the gaps for the fact they scrapped her as a playable character.
If someone else hasn't pointed it out yet, monsters can hear the radio, so turning it and the flashlight off in dark areas can help you sneak past them.
10/10 game. My original copy still runs like it’s brand new. I’m 30 years old and it still scares me to death. Feels like a genuine nightmare you can’t wake up from.
I just love to _listen_ to this game. Every sound feels thoughtfully handpicked and so... crunchy. And that hellish, industrial, haunting, beautiful soundtrack. It's like a weirdly comforting nightmare.
It hits so much harder imo because it's also sad on top of being scary. Instead of just another freaky monster, you watch a person falling apart and losing control of their body, all while desperate for help. Lisa's face is painfully expressive, showing her desperate determination as she tries to move towards you, only becoming increasingly frail and injured instead. The music leans into this by being a purely emotional track; it's not scary at all. The real horror is that we have to watch this woman "die". I finished the game last night and I haven't been able to stop thinking about that scene since...
@@MiroredImage Not to mention that Lisa Harry sees isn't even a human. Just realizing that you're quite literally a figment of someone's imagination is a truly terrifying concept
Harry is the single BEST dad in video game, NAY, MEDIA history! Dude had a daughter who wasnt his own blood, but when she went missing and HELL ITSELF began to assault him he FOUGHT!
His diary in 3, where he acknowledges Heather isn't a replacement for Cheryl was so beautiful too. He had two adopted children and loved them both with all his being.
@@lavishty_ Fighting for your kid is loable, regardless of if they are "your own blood". People who make the "despite not being their own blood" quip seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of what is to be a father. Adopted kids are in no less standing than kids in your bloodline. That is not why you love your kid....
For a solid week after playing the original Silent Hill, I kept on saying "Huh, Radio? What's going on with that radio?" to the confusion and concern of everyone around me
Whenever I hear that line, I like to adlib "Huh, radio... It killed the video star" Back to front quote I know but it's just a weird compulsion of mine.
It was the scene that made me play the games. I stumbled on that scene via UA-cam more than a decade ago, and I had to go play them then and there. It sent me on a great journey; the Silent Hill games are some of the best games I've ever played, especially Silent Hill 2.
1 and 4 are my favorites. I think it's because the protagonists are just there. They don't really have a reason to be connected to the cult or have extreme guilt. They were just at the wrong place at the wrong time. Harry was on vacation with his daughter, and Henry moved into a probably cheap apartment lol. Seeing Silent Hill through their perspective is so interesting to me, because Silent Hill isn't shifting for them, rather someone else. They're just existing
Agreed, but somehow Heather is by far the most relatable protagonist in the series (despite being 3 different people and pregnant with Satan lol). She just looks and behaves like such a real person compared to the vast majority of survival horror protagonists, even just looking at her face she looks like she’s been tortured
My brother and I figured out the piano puzzle on our own and we were quite proud of ourselves. We realized that it was the colors of the birds in the poem (indicating which keys to press) and the fact that none of them could sing (indicating that the keys that needed to be pressed all made no musical sound) that were the biggest hints.
I played this in 2003 and we didn't have internet in our town in the Philippines at the time. I played piano so I thought it would help (doesn't make sense in hindsight though), before realizing it was just a logic puzzle. I tried it with the notes that made sound, wondering why it wouldn't work and the phrasing of the riddle kinda didn't make sense. It took about half an hour before I noticed the clue in the title 🤣
I was only a teen with terrible IQ...The piano puzzle really made me think a lot. I had more confidence in my problem solving skills thanks to that puzzle.
Fun Fact: Harry himself is voiced by Michael Guinn, who's best known for voicing Dracula in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night ("What is a man? A Miserable little pile of secrets!"). He voiced the character opposite of the late Scott McCulloch (Richter Belmont) who voiced Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 1. Both franchises were competing before they were even conceived.
Jeez. Sometimes I forget that the Silent Hill and Resident Evil brand of horror isn’t the norm anymore when it comes to video games. Sad, really. Psychological, existential horror is some of the finest you’ll ever experience, and I hope more people discover those old classics.
It's not even worth it, if you step on the RE subreddit you'll see zoomers writting absolutely horrible things about the classics, damn, even then people were weirdly over critical of this games. The genre was destined to devolve into shooters and locker simulators.
I mean, I will never shit on SH2, which coincidentally, was the first Silent Hill I beat because the piano puzzle always locked me in the first one, but the vibes in Silent Hill one, were unmatched. It is undescribable. The atmosphere, the ambiance, the dread. Everything is just unparalleled.
@eliwoodnguyen1505 It stands out because it's outdated, the pixeley graphics ,the disgusting monster design, the mix of gorgeous, and laughably bad graphics gives you a subliminal feeling
@@eliwoodnguyen1505 You're telling me the story about a man killing his wife because she is bed ridden, and horrible to him when all he does is try to take care of her. While he is sexually frustrated that he can't do anything with her so he wishes she was different. How the hell is that relatable lmaooo.
As someone who was a teenager when SH 1 came out, this game gave me some of my greatest childhood memories. I gotta say man, there are not many content creators who can do a game this monumental justice, but damn if you didn’t do so. Absolutely flawless video, I watched the whole thing while my daughter was taking her nap. To think, having Alessa give Harry the child at the end was one of my happiest moments, and here I am with a baby girl all my own. I hope I can be as good a dad as Harry Mason someday ❤
One thing that blew my mind about this game is that when arming yourself with a pipe and timing a strong attack just right when facing an air screamer, they will crash and attempt but won't be able to fly again. Giving you an easy kill. Another was that I could see the air screamer you kill when through the boathouse's busted windows, before making your way toward the lighthouse. Furthermore, if you blast it out of the sky before it reaches the docks, it will splash into the water.
@@BoofcanMost players, provided that they read the guide, simply avoid the creatures and only shoot to kill them in the levels. (School, Hospital etc.) I guess you could say that I wanted to explore the town and basically play dumb without a guide. (Even though I myself have read through it in the past.) And so, I got to experience the definition of the word "survival horror." You see, as I made my way toward Harry's Jeep, I ran out of bullets and the air screamer was on my tail would not let up. (it was on hard mode.) Mind you, this was before I could acquire the pipe. I armed myself with the knife and managed to get in a few slashes with that air screamer before allowing it to chase me underneath the awning. (I think where you can find "Redrum" scrawled on the wall of the building.) Knowing that it couldn't fly under, I took advantage and sliced away at it until it died. And then rewarded myself with a first aid kit.
being a 9 yr old w/o internet trying to make it thru this game was ROUGH but it cemented itself inside my brain. I have played sh1 more times than I have any other game & have it entirely memorized. 20+ yr.s later, I am still fully in love w/ it! ❤ thanks for the vid!
UA-cam actually recommending interesting videos?! But seriously, love how this is written, its cohesive, funny and interesting! Keep up the solid work mate!
I still think, design and mechanic-wise, Silent Hill 1 is the reigning champion and standard for horror game design. 2 approached horror from a much more atmospheric and narrative perspective that made it effective, but the actual set-pieces and setup/punchline horror moments of SH1 are still the best IMO. For example, the whole bathroom teleporting trick in nightmare Midwich, from an actual gameplay perspective, is absolutely genius as a setpiece. I've been wanting to make a video exactly like this for a long time, so I'm glad you did.
While I understand the take to me nothing will ever reach the Pinnacle that is the silent hill historical society gameplay passage. From start to finish it is a rollercoaster of insane gags sound design moods motifs character arc progressions and knots being tied it's single handedly one of the best video games achievements of all time but yeah silent hill 1 led to such an amazing series so you got to respect it to the core a lot of the ideas in 1 led to the symbiosis of sh2 historical society happening From initially exploring the run down museum and reading about the 1800 military hospital and seeing pyramid head foreshadowed in the painting to encroaching upon an unrealistically long staircase representing James delve into his subconscious to exploring the prison and it's claustrophobic halls to the ritual demon and the artist who leaves behind eerie paintings in his cells to finishing the hangman puzzle to going through the body dump to jumping down 3 holes each with representation of James psyche to finally being trapped in the well and having to break through James amnesia and finally clearing the labyrinth while pyramid head stalks you to understanding Angela's tragic pass and the disturbing imagery of her visions all the way to James subconscious telling him he murdered his wife with the Slipknot puzzle then finding the graveyard where we learn that not only is each character buried in the prison for the misdeeds but we also get the revelation to sh4 with Walter already having died but being a major aspect to the lore to then ultimately confronting the fact that maria IS Mary in the cell. From start to finish we go through each emotion and by the time we finish that section defeating Eddie we get to reflect upon it all with a melancholic boat ride. It's chefs kiss of horror game design
2 actually has a lot of trickery of this kind too, some more or less in the same vein, some more subttle. But people doesn't remember because the game starts slow and was, actually, not well received then.
@SoftBoiledArt that depends what you mean by "Well recieved". It did well critically and was highly praised by people that played it, but if we are talking in terms of sales then you are correct. Sh1 is really the only game in the series which had good sales.
I usually hate "retrospective" bs videos but your sense of humor, memes, the fact that this was randomly recommended to me a few days ago and how you carefully dissect each and every memorable part of the game got me hooked. I just subscribed to you, please make more videos about SH, all the best to you
I'm old enough to have played this when it released in 1999, I remember the trailer, the music... I was hooked from the start, and I still love it and the Silent Hill franchise to this day.
Do you remember what the promotional material was like when the game first came out? I know there is clips on UA-cam but I was curious if it was promoted heavily in the west.
@@Boofcan From what I recall it was promoted quite extensively. There were adverts/commercials on TV, lots of coverage in gaming magazines, and demo discs.
@@Boofcan I too got to play it practically day-1. There wasn't much promo material in my country, but the good ol' PS1 demo discs were my gateway to many, many great games. I was already a huge RE-kid back in 1999, and literally recall laughing at SH, seeing it as yet another cheap, ugly RE-clone, trying to dethrone the king. Then I gave the Demo a shot. It was a slightly altered, shortened version of the School level. The 11yo me shat bricks and had nightmares. And I loved it!
My fav silent hill. Even tho the story is better in 2 and the visuals are immaculate in 3 sh1 just feels so unique maybe it's the graphics or something but the atmosphere of sh1 is the best atmosphere I've experienced in any game
Ive noticed that the first games in a series tend to be the most complete, well-rounded experiences. Half-Life, Morrowind (being the first mainstream Elder Scrolls), Kingdom Hearts, Silent Hill, Halo, etc. Sequels tend to be more streamlined, refined experiences that take what was goid from the original and try to do away with the stuff that didnt always work, sometimes experimenting with new features. However, the sequels are by necessity unoriginal and try to appeal to a previous audience, and lose some of that spontaneity and unrestrained creativity of an original work.
@@Potacintvervs i disagree bc if we were to be honest sh2 is very original and different from sh1. The music, story, characters, and visuals were all better in sh2. So if I were to judge critically sh2 is better. But sh1 made me feel something special that's why I love it more
As a 33 year old man who played Silent Hill 1 when I was 12-13 years old, I aspire to be like the GOATED father Harry Mason. This man fought through hell and back because he loved his child so much. He was just a regular dude, a writer who probably never even shot a gun in his life but he said "square tf up" to eldritch horrors
SH1 got overshadowed by the successor and it's a shame because it's a masterpiece in its own right. I still remember playing it on PS1 when I was young and it was a great horror experience...
@Boofcans Probably the first one for the reasons above. When I first played it, something about it really spoke to me from the music, atmosphere, and characters. For me, it was rarely frightening. It's more a comfortable nightmare if that makes sense. The second one comes close due to its very strong themes of loneliness and solitude, especially the Director's Cut Sub-Scenario "Born From A Wish" The story of Ernest Baldwin alone in his big house amidst the colourless interiors and very melancholy soundtrack made me see in him a kindred spirit
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, man. Got this game when it came out when I was only 14. It scared the living shit out of me and I loved every second of it.
God damn, I forgot how confusing the story could get at times. This must've racked people's brains back in 1999. I wish they were remaking this one instead of 2, but I still think 2 is an amazing game. I vaguely remembered a few things, but this video helped refresh my memory. It's my favorite one in the series tbh and I'm glad I found this video. You put a ton of effort into this, that's for sure, and I appreciate that. I hope your channel only grows more from here.
Seriously? It was pretty basic stuff back in the day. People actually LOVED replaying games, piecing together clues to get the bigger picture. It's actually one common complaint towards SH2, that practically spoonfeeds you all the important story details no matter which ending you get. And only alters the end cutscenes. And FUCK NO, do NOT let these Western morons touch my Silent Hill 1 ! The modern day demakes = insulting trash.
Still kinda hoping the reason the let Bloober do 2 first is to avoid another Shattered Memories situation. Where they went to see if Bloober can actually handle it before they let them remake the best selling game in the franchise. After the debacle of the first "remake" they can't really afford having another SH1 remake completely fail. Now that Bloober has done 2 justice, they proven they can handle the original game. I don't think this series could survive another failed attempt at remaking the original game.
@@tehSunBro I forgot all about SM. From what I've played and seen of the 2 remake, it's pretty good. Bloober can do good psychological horror when they want, so I hope that can kind of translate into a remake of 1 even tho 2 is more psychological I think
So glad to find another Silent Hill stan who isn't afraid to dive head first into the more obscure concepts, creep factor and abundance of thought provoking lore they'd managed to brilliantly riddle throughout all of the original (team Silent) installment of the franchise. Subscred, and I'm really hoping to see games 2, 3 and 4 get this treatment at some point. You're doing a fantastic job.
Great video, Silent Hill 1 is one of my favorite games of all time! Also, THERE WAS A MAP FOR THE SCHOOL?!?! I spent hours drafting the whole place on a sheet of paper because I thought there wasn't a map. Man I'm blind as hell.
It’s so rare that I stumble upon a creator in their early stages and have their work be THIS good. I would’ve thought you were in the commentary game for years!
I kid you not; I have watched video after video since I was a kid trying to understand this game. This is the first video that I've ever watched where everything makes sense to where I'm able to understand the story completely. Thank you so much for this. Please continue to make more content because this is top quality. I wish you the best with your content creation. Subscribed.
That's a really big compliment man! I didn't cover every single last details there is in the game, but I tried my best to give the big overarching narrative.
The crying kid at 13:08 scared the hell out of me in '99. Unlike the dogs-thru-the-window in Resident Evil that made me immediately jump up and turn the game off for the night, this one just made me pause for a bit and chilled my blood.
When it was announced that Silent Hill 2 was getting a remake, I was annoyed and lost all interest soon after. If they’re skipping the original which clearly needs a remake the most just so they can remake the most popular games in the series (2 and 3), it’s clearly just a cash grab.
Lisa still haunts me and I love her the most in SH1. After just recently playing this for the first time, I appreciate it even more. I'm hopeful we'll get more SH love in these new titles coming out. ♥
Blessed algorithm, found this video and it just made me take one heck of a blast to the past, back in 1999 when I played the game. It still has such a powerful impact. SH2 was amazing as well, but the first one was a complete breakthrough and it was my introduction to the series. I loved how the bad ending provides a Tango (Esperándote which translates to 'Waiting for You' and was sung by an Argentinean singer), an extremely odd but fitting song due to the sort of urban melancholy the genre embodies. Those touches of brilliance are what elevate the game even further and I agree it doesn't get enough credit for. Then the trivia, like finding out the radio noise in the final boss was a dentist drill completely altered, or how in the Lake Side area the background noises get progressively weird as you approach the otherworld shift (in the complete soundtrack ripped by fans you can hear this progression and it's absolutely outstanding they got this going back then!) or the grey children noise being real children laughter slowed and pitched down a tone; there is so so much the game tells with its sound!
You sir did an A++ masterful job with this video. Silent Hill 1 is my all time favorite game and you pointed out things that I wasn’t even aware of. It’s a game that I don’t often play, simply because I don’t want to be reminded of what happens in the game, so any time I feel like playing it, I want it to feel it’s my first time playing it, if that makes sense. SH1 almost always gets overshadowed by SH2, so it’s great to see it get the recognition it deserves even from a first time player. Bravo sir.
a few years ago, my friend and I went through this game blind (he hates horror games) and we would put our heads together to solve puzzles and navigate. We were on the bird/piano puzzle for a good 15-20 minutes before I realized the poem was about SILENT birds. When I remembered that some of the keys were broken, the realization hit me like a bolt of lightning and nabbing the silver medallion as I high fived my friend is one of my favorite memories with this series
I love the original SH. I remember seeing it in a video game magazine and I was so excited to play it. I love how you reference the janky speech and visuals actually making it scarier because it's true. I wish they would remake this game.
I fucking WISH, PRAY and DEMAND that they do NOT touch Silent Hill 1. It's perfect as it is. Modern de-make would just ruin it, as happened with every other game re-made in the past decade. No one asked for a SH2 remake. And it looks absolutely shitty.
The first four Silent Hill games are like a work of art. The atmosphere, soundtrack and ambiance are unmatched to this day. I absolutely loved watching this video. Great job brother.
You remind me a lot of another long form youtuber Totallypointless TV. You have good comedic timing and solid scripting throughout the entire video even though this is only your second video in this format. I'm really looking forward to seeing more videos from you, great work my guy.
Finally! Video essays about the Grandfather of psychological horror SH1🙏🙏 enjoyed this video so much. The genius of the atmosphere in this game is something I'll never forget
So three things, after saying great video: if you have a ps3, silent hill can be bought on psn. 2. The worst jumpscare in the series, is absolutely in the otherworld school in this game, opening the bloody locker, finding nothing, relaxing, then trying to leave and something falls out of the locker on you. Third, I really don't understand why so many people think the piano puzzle is hard. Sure, it can be a challenge, but it's fairly simple.
Just finished the vid and thank you so much for this! I just tweeted the other day, when are we gonna get an HD remaster of THIS game? We get everything else, but this one always gets left behind and it’s SO GOOD. Loved your coverage and journey through the narrative!
Did think of a subtle horror thing that could fit in a silent hill game. You enter an elevator and you try interacting with the buttons. It doesn't function, your character who is a teen comments on it a few times before freaking out and banging on the door. A muffled voice says, "were gonna help! Hold on!" You go down to the basement and you decide to go back up. No one leaves and the character says "did I imagine that or did they leave...?"
Was feeling a nostalgia retrospective of the OG Silent Hill and after watching several other channels that all kinda sound the same,I really dig your style of narrating and approach to the game! You broke it down as you went through the game with your experience and it stuck with me! Subbed, hope to see more stuff from you and I hope your channel grows 👍
I'll never forget when I first experienced this game in 1999. I was 14 years old, and I remember being incredibly unsettled on a different level from Resident Evil. I was fascinated by it....but then the piano puzzle stumped me, and I had rented it, so I had no choice but to return it. I'd buy an unlicensed strategy guide later that year, I re-rented it, and even recorded all of the endings on a VHS tape. Good times. But being a fan of both Silent Hill AND the Mother franchises? It's a "Otherworld" all of its own.
The amount of videos that are mainly silent hill 2 make me greatful you have this and sh3 both are amazing vids to show how these games were amazing too
The cut scenes are phenomenal even today. It’s difficult to even get that kind of emotion out of characters today. The vibe and everything was unique and gritty just like the game.
Actually the ritual consisted of burning Alessa from the beginning, since the God represents the Sun and this type of ritual was only for the highest ranking priests. Alessa managed to separate her soul before completing the ritual, which caused Dalia to keep her alive until that other half returned to Silent Hill.
@@Boofcan I also believe that the Boiler explotion was the result of Alessa's stress in that situation, but in a archive of SH3 there is a mention of this ritual in particular and make sense and because the ritual was a failure they try to cover up with the boiler explotion.
@@Boofcan I don't think it was a cover-up to be honest. The cult runs the town from behind the scenes, they wouldn't need to really do much but have a fire inspector call it an unsolved arson to make it go away. The theory on this that I've heard (and that I consider a reasonable conclusion) was that the pain of the ritual made Alessa's powers come out in greater force which set the boiler off, which could have easily caused the ritual's fires to add to the issue. The ritual fire being intentionally that big would be one thing, but I suspect if they knew it was going to be an inferno they wouldn't have done it in a basement of one of their leader's houses. Another possibility is the fire started because the cult is incompetent. It got to the boiler, the boiler overheated and exploded, but I think that explanation undermines the threat of the cult a bit if they ruined their most important ritual because someone knocked over a brazier like an occult version of the three stooges.
@@TheAlmightyGoiter The simple answer is "because the developers didn't think of it" Well, a clear example is the antagonist of Sh4. He was like a plan B for Dhalia, there may be more, but the history of the game did not follow that course. Besides Alessa was especial, she had mental powers and after the events of Sh1 the cult was focus of bring back the baby who in this point was consider a Saint.
That stuff about the Wizard of Oz keys and the connection the original book has to the scenes in Silent Hill where you find the keys was all new to me, and I have watched like one million SH analysis videos. Respect man, thought I knew all there was to know.
I remember being a child playing this game with my uncle and my dad. I was the one to solve the puzzles but we still had to ask for help to a friend and even then we got a bad ending (at the time we thought that was the canon ending). Although I could've used the controller and play the game, i was too damn scared to. It got to the point that i couldn't sleep and had to hug a radio (thought it was going to make sounds if something came). Years later I became old and played again. This is truly a work of art. Thank you SH.
Please could you talk about sh3? You are so entertaining and a great narrator, made me watch a hour of polygons and pixels while I couldn't even bare 10min explanations of the game
@@Boofcan thanks a lot bro! Your work is underrated af, I know it must be pretty hard doing 1 hour long videos with editing, script etc. in mind, your passion is admirable. Keep up the good work, you'll blow up soon
There’s something so uniquely lonely and dreadful about silent hill 1. One man trying to fight something larger than he can comprehend just for the sake of his daughter. It’s a much simpler story than having to face your own inner demons in silent hill 2 or defeating the nightmare your family was cursed with in silent hill 3. Maybe it’s that, or the primitive graphics and camera, but it could be anything really. It just has a special kind of feeling to it. Something about it is cozy, too, somehow.
What a great video to stumble upon on my night off work! I could never properly get into the Silent Hill games, despite loving Horror games and being a 90's kid with 1,000's of hours pumped into the Resident Evil series to date, as well as countless others in the Horror genre, but love to watch people do playthroughs of the games and their Deconstructions of the game series' many plots. Hope you have a wonderful weekend 💗😸💗
I actually love the game over screen tips. In a game with so little guidance, every small bit of information makes you feel that much safer; better equipped against the horrors around you.
@@Boofcan Literally, he gets a key to unlock a cage that contains another key. 🤦♀I'm pretty sure by the end of the game he will have found every single key in Silent Hill. Great vid btw, really enjoyed it! ❤
wow SH1, the Nostalgia. With the upcoming release of SH2 for present gens. I got chills & memories seeing that, instantly brought back memories and the “haunting grounds”, thank you for posting this, because of Nostalgia i’m subbing, great great video this is a gem!
I don't know why I stumbled upon this video, but I am really enjoying it.
That’s the best thing I could hear. Thank you!!
Okay thank you
Yea very good video 📹 👏 👌 👍 😀
I second this 🔥😮
Same, got a sub too 💪🏽
The cut scenes may look ancient now, but Takayoshi Sato worked to the bone to do them. Check it out. He had an insane workload.
Due to Japan’s hierarchical structure when it comes to who gets credit or not he single handedly animated all the cgi cutscenes in the game. freaking legend man.
They are not bad :D
@@malik87breaker yeah they look amazing for the time they were released and still don’t look that bad today.
the aesthetic are amazing. No wonder indie developers are inspired by them
which cutscenes? the cgi or in game?
the cgi cutscenes still hold up pretty well
Fun fact: Cybil was intended to be a playable character in this game with her own half of the story that intertwined with Harry's (like Leon and Claire's dynamic in RE2), but the developers had to cut that idea due to time constraints.
Yeah I heard it was a cut content idea but I never could find the source for that. Funny enough there is Silent Hill 2 Technical demo that shows Cybil a playable character in testing.
@@Boofcan - Yes, and that tech demo is exactly why I believe the "Cybil was supposed to be playable" reports are true. I also think that the two items you can find in the school that Harry has no use for (the glucose and distilled water) were meant for Cybil, and Harry calling attention to it was leftover text from the cancelled Cybil content.
daaang, having a different POV for the SH1 town sounds interesting
I guess that’s why she has her own story in the Japanese exclusive Silent Hill novel for the GBA, possibly just to fill in the gaps for the fact they scrapped her as a playable character.
that would have been WILD
If someone else hasn't pointed it out yet, monsters can hear the radio, so turning it and the flashlight off in dark areas can help you sneak past them.
This is true although I rarely felt like I needed to until the hospital. Turning off the flashlight let me sneak around pretty easily.
I've never noticed that the monsters heard your radio even on hard? Not that I don't believe you but I feel like I need to verify this
@@Old_Soul_Shimi been 10 years since I last played 1, might be wrong.
Can you do this in 2?
@@EvilEye0 its true about flashlight but as i remember,radio doesn't matter but i could be wrong
10/10 game. My original copy still runs like it’s brand new. I’m 30 years old and it still scares me to death. Feels like a genuine nightmare you can’t wake up from.
Same here, although I'm 38 n it still gives me the poopies. Brought it on release.
@@sparkshot same mate, after first Silent Hill and Resident i knew horror games are not for me :D still, love them!
Same for Sh2
I feel like the old ps1 graphics somehow make us scarier too. It just feels more gross and grimy compared to the other games. I love it.
I just love to _listen_ to this game. Every sound feels thoughtfully handpicked and so... crunchy. And that hellish, industrial, haunting, beautiful soundtrack. It's like a weirdly comforting nightmare.
I feel the same way about certain footsteps in games haha
Akira Yamaoka at his best.
Yes this is so true i was playing resident evil 0 earlier and i got this exact feeling. But the og silent hill is a masterpiece
Playstation 1/2 era sound design really was something else. There just is something about those janky/crunchy sounds that is weirdly calming.
That lisa cutscene still gives me chills. I have no idea how they made something so scary on PS1 graphics. The music is just the cherry on top.
It's so damn good!
It hits so much harder imo because it's also sad on top of being scary. Instead of just another freaky monster, you watch a person falling apart and losing control of their body, all while desperate for help. Lisa's face is painfully expressive, showing her desperate determination as she tries to move towards you, only becoming increasingly frail and injured instead. The music leans into this by being a purely emotional track; it's not scary at all. The real horror is that we have to watch this woman "die".
I finished the game last night and I haven't been able to stop thinking about that scene since...
@@MiroredImage yeah, you're right. The music is just so sad and you used the exact right word, her face is desperate
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Not to mention that Lisa Harry sees isn't even a human. Just realizing that you're quite literally a figment of someone's imagination is a truly terrifying concept
I always wonder if there's any option to not shove her away, like comfort her.
Harry is the single BEST dad in video game, NAY, MEDIA history! Dude had a daughter who wasnt his own blood, but when she went missing and HELL ITSELF began to assault him he FOUGHT!
Dude is the best dad ever. Even when he falters a bit as seen in SH3. He still did right by his daughter until the very end
Being not his blood has nothing to do with anything, tho. Just gonna point that out
@@nadiarey4196 lol why did you have to point that out?
His diary in 3, where he acknowledges Heather isn't a replacement for Cheryl was so beautiful too. He had two adopted children and loved them both with all his being.
@@lavishty_ Fighting for your kid is loable, regardless of if they are "your own blood".
People who make the "despite not being their own blood" quip seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of what is to be a father. Adopted kids are in no less standing than kids in your bloodline. That is not why you love your kid....
For a solid week after playing the original Silent Hill, I kept on saying "Huh, Radio? What's going on with that radio?" to the confusion and concern of everyone around me
I don’t blame you lol. I’m working on silent hill 3 and keep saying “it’s bread”
Whenever I hear that line, I like to adlib "Huh, radio... It killed the video star"
Back to front quote I know but it's just a weird compulsion of mine.
The scene with Lisa was done so well. I remember back when I played, it really had an impact on me.
It’s such a gut punch for a character that comes and goes so briefly. Well done
It was the scene that made me play the games. I stumbled on that scene via UA-cam more than a decade ago, and I had to go play them then and there. It sent me on a great journey; the Silent Hill games are some of the best games I've ever played, especially Silent Hill 2.
1 and 4 are my favorites. I think it's because the protagonists are just there. They don't really have a reason to be connected to the cult or have extreme guilt. They were just at the wrong place at the wrong time. Harry was on vacation with his daughter, and Henry moved into a probably cheap apartment lol. Seeing Silent Hill through their perspective is so interesting to me, because Silent Hill isn't shifting for them, rather someone else. They're just existing
Ha! Finally! A fellow Room lover! Yes everything is !!!!!!
That would be 3 for me.
Agreed, but somehow Heather is by far the most relatable protagonist in the series (despite being 3 different people and pregnant with Satan lol). She just looks and behaves like such a real person compared to the vast majority of survival horror protagonists, even just looking at her face she looks like she’s been tortured
Except for Heather.. her reasoning for going into silent hill were purely her own. because she wanted to avenge her father
@@v-trigger6137 but the cult was the reason for that so it still tied in
My brother and I figured out the piano puzzle on our own and we were quite proud of ourselves. We realized that it was the colors of the birds in the poem (indicating which keys to press) and the fact that none of them could sing (indicating that the keys that needed to be pressed all made no musical sound) that were the biggest hints.
I feel like the piano puzzle was a litmus test for who took piano lessons as a kid and who didn’t lol.
I thought the piano puzzle was hard even by Japanese standards.
I played this in 2003 and we didn't have internet in our town in the Philippines at the time. I played piano so I thought it would help (doesn't make sense in hindsight though), before realizing it was just a logic puzzle. I tried it with the notes that made sound, wondering why it wouldn't work and the phrasing of the riddle kinda didn't make sense. It took about half an hour before I noticed the clue in the title 🤣
awesome
I was only a teen with terrible IQ...The piano puzzle really made me think a lot. I had more confidence in my problem solving skills thanks to that puzzle.
Fun Fact: Harry himself is voiced by Michael Guinn, who's best known for voicing Dracula in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night ("What is a man? A Miserable little pile of secrets!"). He voiced the character opposite of the late Scott McCulloch (Richter Belmont) who voiced Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 1. Both franchises were competing before they were even conceived.
Jeez. Sometimes I forget that the Silent Hill and Resident Evil brand of horror isn’t the norm anymore when it comes to video games. Sad, really. Psychological, existential horror is some of the finest you’ll ever experience, and I hope more people discover those old classics.
I hope so too. They are gems!
They are remaking silent hill 2 and making a new game too I hope it stays true to the franchise.
@@Sukiii01it being made by bloober doesn't give me any hope tbh
It's not even worth it, if you step on the RE subreddit you'll see zoomers writting absolutely horrible things about the classics, damn, even then people were weirdly over critical of this games. The genre was destined to devolve into shooters and locker simulators.
@@SoftBoiledArtThe opinions of Zoomers are irrelevant. They non-ironically believe Ice spice is talented.
I mean, I will never shit on SH2, which coincidentally, was the first Silent Hill I beat because the piano puzzle always locked me in the first one, but the vibes in Silent Hill one, were unmatched. It is undescribable. The atmosphere, the ambiance, the dread. Everything is just unparalleled.
It's so damn good.
Ppl love sh2 because the story is relatable and deep to modern society.
In term of horror, sh1 stand out even how dated that is
@eliwoodnguyen1505 It stands out because it's outdated, the pixeley graphics ,the disgusting monster design, the mix of gorgeous, and laughably bad graphics gives you a subliminal feeling
@@eliwoodnguyen1505 You're telling me the story about a man killing his wife because she is bed ridden, and horrible to him when all he does is try to take care of her. While he is sexually frustrated that he can't do anything with her so he wishes she was different. How the hell is that relatable lmaooo.
@@furynvm for some it may, I guess ;D
Kaufmann thinking he'd be pardoned and redeemed for being nice last minute only to get absolutely wrecked by Lisa is euphoric
As someone who was a teenager when SH 1 came out, this game gave me some of my greatest childhood memories. I gotta say man, there are not many content creators who can do a game this monumental justice, but damn if you didn’t do so. Absolutely flawless video, I watched the whole thing while my daughter was taking her nap. To think, having Alessa give Harry the child at the end was one of my happiest moments, and here I am with a baby girl all my own. I hope I can be as good a dad as Harry Mason someday ❤
dude wtf that is so wholesome. Sweetbobbybliss you will be a great dad man. I hope you're able to give her the world man.
@@Boofcan I’m certainly gonna try! Thanks brother, and again amazing video!!
Harry did good by all his daughter(s).
I've been finding many content creators making over hour long retrospectives on classic masterpiece games. So glad to see it. Subscribed.
Welcome aboard!! More to come!
They’re oddly satisfying
Thor high heels! 👠
(Bestest)
@@Boofcan(just discovered you.
No offense lol.
Subbed btw)
Ain't no way I watched 1 hour of a game I already know like the palm of my hand, excellent narration! Please keep making videos like this
Saaame😭😭
One thing that blew my mind about this game is that when arming yourself with a pipe and timing a strong attack just right when facing an air screamer, they will crash and attempt but won't be able to fly again. Giving you an easy kill.
Another was that I could see the air screamer you kill when through the boathouse's busted windows, before making your way toward the lighthouse. Furthermore, if you blast it out of the sky before it reaches the docks, it will splash into the water.
I never noticed that! Love the small attention to detail in games!
@@BoofcanMost players, provided that they read the guide, simply avoid the creatures and only shoot to kill them in the levels. (School, Hospital etc.)
I guess you could say that I wanted to explore the town and basically play dumb without a guide. (Even though I myself have read through it in the past.)
And so, I got to experience the definition of the word "survival horror."
You see, as I made my way toward Harry's Jeep, I ran out of bullets and the air screamer was on my tail would not let up. (it was on hard mode.)
Mind you, this was before I could acquire the pipe.
I armed myself with the knife and managed to get in a few slashes with that air screamer before allowing it to chase me underneath the awning. (I think where you can find "Redrum" scrawled on the wall of the building.)
Knowing that it couldn't fly under, I took advantage and sliced away at it until it died. And then rewarded myself with a first aid kit.
being a 9 yr old w/o internet trying to make it thru this game was ROUGH but it cemented itself inside my brain. I have played sh1 more times than I have any other game & have it entirely memorized. 20+ yr.s later, I am still fully in love w/ it! ❤
thanks for the vid!
SilentChelsea thank you so much!! I’m happy you enjoyed it!
UA-cam actually recommending interesting videos?! But seriously, love how this is written, its cohesive, funny and interesting! Keep up the solid work mate!
Wow, thank you! More to come for sure! :)
@@Boofcanalgorithm recommending you to a lot of us it seems 🫡 great video
I still think, design and mechanic-wise, Silent Hill 1 is the reigning champion and standard for horror game design. 2 approached horror from a much more atmospheric and narrative perspective that made it effective, but the actual set-pieces and setup/punchline horror moments of SH1 are still the best IMO. For example, the whole bathroom teleporting trick in nightmare Midwich, from an actual gameplay perspective, is absolutely genius as a setpiece.
I've been wanting to make a video exactly like this for a long time, so I'm glad you did.
Dude it tripped me out so bad the first time I played, and the same trick in Nowhere. Bloody brilliant.
Well said. I still remember first time i played long ago as kid i missed shotgun in bathroom trick
While I understand the take to me nothing will ever reach the Pinnacle that is the silent hill historical society gameplay passage. From start to finish it is a rollercoaster of insane gags sound design moods motifs character arc progressions and knots being tied it's single handedly one of the best video games achievements of all time but yeah silent hill 1 led to such an amazing series so you got to respect it to the core a lot of the ideas in 1 led to the symbiosis of sh2 historical society happening
From initially exploring the run down museum and reading about the 1800 military hospital and seeing pyramid head foreshadowed in the painting to encroaching upon an unrealistically long staircase representing James delve into his subconscious to exploring the prison and it's claustrophobic halls to the ritual demon and the artist who leaves behind eerie paintings in his cells to finishing the hangman puzzle to going through the body dump to jumping down 3 holes each with representation of James psyche to finally being trapped in the well and having to break through James amnesia and finally clearing the labyrinth while pyramid head stalks you to understanding Angela's tragic pass and the disturbing imagery of her visions all the way to James subconscious telling him he murdered his wife with the Slipknot puzzle then finding the graveyard where we learn that not only is each character buried in the prison for the misdeeds but we also get the revelation to sh4 with Walter already having died but being a major aspect to the lore to then ultimately confronting the fact that maria IS Mary in the cell. From start to finish we go through each emotion and by the time we finish that section defeating Eddie we get to reflect upon it all with a melancholic boat ride. It's chefs kiss of horror game design
2 actually has a lot of trickery of this kind too, some more or less in the same vein, some more subttle. But people doesn't remember because the game starts slow and was, actually, not well received then.
@SoftBoiledArt that depends what you mean by "Well recieved". It did well critically and was highly praised by people that played it, but if we are talking in terms of sales then you are correct. Sh1 is really the only game in the series which had good sales.
I usually hate "retrospective" bs videos but your sense of humor, memes, the fact that this was randomly recommended to me a few days ago and how you carefully dissect each and every memorable part of the game got me hooked. I just subscribed to you, please make more videos about SH, all the best to you
Won’t be next upload! But the upload after we will be back to Silent Hill
@@Boofcan nice! Thank you my friend!
I miss the days when finding solving a piano puzzle and finding a little girl, short black hair was one of my only problems in life
A simpler time :)
I’ve got to find Cheryl!
I'm old enough to have played this when it released in 1999, I remember the trailer, the music... I was hooked from the start, and I still love it and the Silent Hill franchise to this day.
Do you remember what the promotional material was like when the game first came out?
I know there is clips on UA-cam but I was curious if it was promoted heavily in the west.
@@Boofcan From what I recall it was promoted quite extensively. There were adverts/commercials on TV, lots of coverage in gaming magazines, and demo discs.
@@robertl426i saw Metal Gear Solid 1 had a promo disc for Silent Hill. In pal regions at least
@@Boofcan I too got to play it practically day-1. There wasn't much promo material in my country, but the good ol' PS1 demo discs were my gateway to many, many great games.
I was already a huge RE-kid back in 1999, and literally recall laughing at SH, seeing it as yet another cheap, ugly RE-clone, trying to dethrone the king.
Then I gave the Demo a shot. It was a slightly altered, shortened version of the School level. The 11yo me shat bricks and had nightmares. And I loved it!
I was 12 when it came out and bought it. My first horror game. Hooked me and started playing resident evil after
My fav silent hill. Even tho the story is better in 2 and the visuals are immaculate in 3 sh1 just feels so unique maybe it's the graphics or something but the atmosphere of sh1 is the best atmosphere I've experienced in any game
it just simply hits different
Sorry, sh1 its better in story
Ive noticed that the first games in a series tend to be the most complete, well-rounded experiences. Half-Life, Morrowind (being the first mainstream Elder Scrolls), Kingdom Hearts, Silent Hill, Halo, etc.
Sequels tend to be more streamlined, refined experiences that take what was goid from the original and try to do away with the stuff that didnt always work, sometimes experimenting with new features. However, the sequels are by necessity unoriginal and try to appeal to a previous audience, and lose some of that spontaneity and unrestrained creativity of an original work.
@@Potacintvervs i disagree bc if we were to be honest sh2 is very original and different from sh1. The music, story, characters, and visuals were all better in sh2. So if I were to judge critically sh2 is better. But sh1 made me feel something special that's why I love it more
SH2 was better I guess, but SH1 was more fun, kinda like RE2 to RE1..
Sure RE2 was better, but RE1 was more fun...
As a 33 year old man who played Silent Hill 1 when I was 12-13 years old, I aspire to be like the GOATED father Harry Mason. This man fought through hell and back because he loved his child so much. He was just a regular dude, a writer who probably never even shot a gun in his life but he said "square tf up" to eldritch horrors
I was 14 and I solved the piano puzzle on my own. It's one of my greatest achievements.
SH1 got overshadowed by the successor and it's a shame because it's a masterpiece in its own right. I still remember playing it on PS1 when I was young and it was a great horror experience...
SH1 is better than sh 2, sh 2 is just graphically more appealing
And it sold the most
@@itralphtobs2 is considered the best by the fan base at large but sh1 sold more
I was there at Silent Hill's very beginning all the way back in 1999. For me, it was like discovering my long-lost home
I’m curious! Out of all the games which one resonates with you the most?
@Boofcans Probably the first one for the reasons above. When I first played it, something about it really spoke to me from the music, atmosphere, and characters. For me, it was rarely frightening. It's more a comfortable nightmare if that makes sense.
The second one comes close due to its very strong themes of loneliness and solitude, especially the Director's Cut Sub-Scenario "Born From A Wish"
The story of Ernest Baldwin alone in his big house amidst the colourless interiors and very melancholy soundtrack made me see in him a kindred spirit
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, man. Got this game when it came out when I was only 14. It scared the living shit out of me and I loved every second of it.
I’m glad I was able to do that man! More to come! :)
God damn, I forgot how confusing the story could get at times. This must've racked people's brains back in 1999. I wish they were remaking this one instead of 2, but I still think 2 is an amazing game. I vaguely remembered a few things, but this video helped refresh my memory. It's my favorite one in the series tbh and I'm glad I found this video. You put a ton of effort into this, that's for sure, and I appreciate that. I hope your channel only grows more from here.
Seriously? It was pretty basic stuff back in the day. People actually LOVED replaying games, piecing together clues to get the bigger picture.
It's actually one common complaint towards SH2, that practically spoonfeeds you all the important story details no matter which ending you get. And only alters the end cutscenes.
And FUCK NO, do NOT let these Western morons touch my Silent Hill 1 ! The modern day demakes = insulting trash.
@@GugureSux
Yeah because the Japanese did such a good job with their recent remakes.
Still kinda hoping the reason the let Bloober do 2 first is to avoid another Shattered Memories situation.
Where they went to see if Bloober can actually handle it before they let them remake the best selling game in the franchise. After the debacle of the first "remake" they can't really afford having another SH1 remake completely fail.
Now that Bloober has done 2 justice, they proven they can handle the original game.
I don't think this series could survive another failed attempt at remaking the original game.
@@tehSunBro I forgot all about SM. From what I've played and seen of the 2 remake, it's pretty good. Bloober can do good psychological horror when they want, so I hope that can kind of translate into a remake of 1 even tho 2 is more psychological I think
This is actually one of the best in-depth reviews I’ve heard on the og silent hill! Good job man!
When the whole Alyssa situation reveal..i mean heart breaking, shocking, horrible.
This game is so well done, so well done
So glad to find another Silent Hill stan who isn't afraid to dive head first into the more obscure concepts, creep factor and abundance of thought provoking lore they'd managed to brilliantly riddle throughout all of the original (team Silent) installment of the franchise.
Subscred, and I'm really hoping to see games 2, 3 and 4 get this treatment at some point. You're doing a fantastic job.
Aw thanks!! More to come! Going to be making a video about my favorite RPG after this but after that we will be back to Silent Hill
Great video, Silent Hill 1 is one of my favorite games of all time!
Also, THERE WAS A MAP FOR THE SCHOOL?!?! I spent hours drafting the whole place on a sheet of paper because I thought there wasn't a map. Man I'm blind as hell.
I'm glad you enjoyed! This game is really a treat.
also no way man!! Yeah it's right in the lobby when you first walk in lol.
😂😂😭
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE 😂
man that actually means you maximized the meaning of true survival horror 😂 I envy your experience lol
Well that's not as bad as missing the map for the hospital especially when you transition to the otherworld
SH1 is my all-time favourite game. Every time I replay it I realise how amazing it holds up and aged really well.
Dude it is such a solid game. I want to see more support for it. A remake or at least a way to buy and play it without the use emulation
@@Boofcanthanks for spreading the word with this awesome and funny video !
It’s so rare that I stumble upon a creator in their early stages and have their work be THIS good. I would’ve thought you were in the commentary game for years!
Nope! Still learning and improving. I’m reinvesting everything back into the videos too.
Hope to keep getting better:)
This was one of my greatest horror experiences at the time in 1999. I won't ever forget this game.
I kid you not; I have watched video after video since I was a kid trying to understand this game. This is the first video that I've ever watched where everything makes sense to where I'm able to understand the story completely. Thank you so much for this. Please continue to make more content because this is top quality. I wish you the best with your content creation. Subscribed.
That's a really big compliment man! I didn't cover every single last details there is in the game, but I tried my best to give the big overarching narrative.
Check out “the gaming mouse”. She also makes about the lore so much
I first played this back in the late 90's. It took several years and videos like this to understand the story.
I have yet to tire of hour-long retrospectives on Silent Hill. The lower res, the better. Excellent work.
Glad you enjoyed it!:)
Damn I bought my physical copy of sh1 at a local shop a few years back for 50 bucks flat I feel lucky
Keep it and cheerish it lol! they don't make em anymore
@Boofcans oh I do lol it gets a playthrough every October it's tradition at this point
The crying kid at 13:08 scared the hell out of me in '99. Unlike the dogs-thru-the-window in Resident Evil that made me immediately jump up and turn the game off for the night, this one just made me pause for a bit and chilled my blood.
Lisa's death scene is the moment that hit me the hardest when I first played this game. So haunting.
When it was announced that Silent Hill 2 was getting a remake, I was annoyed and lost all interest soon after. If they’re skipping the original which clearly needs a remake the most just so they can remake the most popular games in the series (2 and 3), it’s clearly just a cash grab.
or maybe it's just that they think the game is too old for a remake
although it needs one 100%
It's really just an graphical overhaul they probably think silent hill one is perfect as it is
Man, this game absolutely blew my mind when I was a young teen! My brother's as well. This game changed my life and worldview. It's that powerful.
The sound effects and music is brilliant in this game. Akira Yamaoka is such a genius. I think I was more scared of the sounds than what's on screen
Lisa still haunts me and I love her the most in SH1. After just recently playing this for the first time, I appreciate it even more. I'm hopeful we'll get more SH love in these new titles coming out. ♥
I hope so too! Thanks for checking out the video :)
Blessed algorithm, found this video and it just made me take one heck of a blast to the past, back in 1999 when I played the game. It still has such a powerful impact. SH2 was amazing as well, but the first one was a complete breakthrough and it was my introduction to the series. I loved how the bad ending provides a Tango (Esperándote which translates to 'Waiting for You' and was sung by an Argentinean singer), an extremely odd but fitting song due to the sort of urban melancholy the genre embodies. Those touches of brilliance are what elevate the game even further and I agree it doesn't get enough credit for. Then the trivia, like finding out the radio noise in the final boss was a dentist drill completely altered, or how in the Lake Side area the background noises get progressively weird as you approach the otherworld shift (in the complete soundtrack ripped by fans you can hear this progression and it's absolutely outstanding they got this going back then!) or the grey children noise being real children laughter slowed and pitched down a tone; there is so so much the game tells with its sound!
Thank you for the kind words! I also didn’t know about the dentist drill part!
You sir did an A++ masterful job with this video. Silent Hill 1 is my all time favorite game and you pointed out things that I wasn’t even aware of. It’s a game that I don’t often play, simply because I don’t want to be reminded of what happens in the game, so any time I feel like playing it, I want it to feel it’s my first time playing it, if that makes sense. SH1 almost always gets overshadowed by SH2, so it’s great to see it get the recognition it deserves even from a first time player. Bravo sir.
Thank you thank you!!
seeing the "blooper reel" at the end of SH1 again makes me wish the other games had done that as well
Such a nice little charm especially after all the heavy stuff happening through out the play-through.
This is such a well done video! I love your sense of humor throughout. Hope it gets the recognition it deserves. Great job!!
that means a lot! I hope so too but even if not! More uploads to come regardless! :) I love making these
I'm a huge silent Hill fan and pretty knowledgeable ( in a way) for years and this taught me things I didn't even know, much appreciated 👍
I’m glad you enjoyed! :)
The curiosity kills the cat is such a smart reference
Beautiful. Nothing like revisiting my favorite horror franchise. Great work on this video, my man.
Glad you enjoyed it! More to come!
This might be the best video on the original Silent Hill on 'tube. Great work.
Dude you're brand new to UA-cam and you're already killing it !?! Keep it up man !! SUBBED !!!
a few years ago, my friend and I went through this game blind (he hates horror games) and we would put our heads together to solve puzzles and navigate. We were on the bird/piano puzzle for a good 15-20 minutes before I realized the poem was about SILENT birds. When I remembered that some of the keys were broken, the realization hit me like a bolt of lightning and nabbing the silver medallion as I high fived my friend is one of my favorite memories with this series
One of the best vids ive seen. Walking the viewer through it with great narration step by step. Awesome.
One for silent hill 4 is coming soon :)
I love the original SH. I remember seeing it in a video game magazine and I was so excited to play it. I love how you reference the janky speech and visuals actually making it scarier because it's true. I wish they would remake this game.
I firmly believe SH1 should have got a remake before SH2 !
I fucking WISH, PRAY and DEMAND that they do NOT touch Silent Hill 1.
It's perfect as it is. Modern de-make would just ruin it, as happened with every other game re-made in the past decade.
No one asked for a SH2 remake. And it looks absolutely shitty.
No merch, no remakes. whenever Silent Hill gets mentioned or gets a cameo it's always SH2 or SH3.
Thank you! The original Silent Hill doesn't get near enough credit. It had so many unnerving moments.
I totally agree! Thanks for watching Stacy! :)
Just found this video trying to get some nostalgia and honestly i was surprised you only have 2 videos on your Chanel. Youre great at what you do!
The first four Silent Hill games are like a work of art. The atmosphere, soundtrack and ambiance are unmatched to this day. I absolutely loved watching this video. Great job brother.
You remind me a lot of another long form youtuber Totallypointless TV. You have good comedic timing and solid scripting throughout the entire video even though this is only your second video in this format. I'm really looking forward to seeing more videos from you, great work my guy.
He is one of my favorite creators. I loved the format so much I wanted to give a stab at it. It’s extremely fun to makex
so nice seeing someone answering most of the comments, keep up the good work man, loved this vid ^^
hey I try my best when I can! glad you enjoyed and hope to do SH4 sometime this year :)
@@Boofcan YOOO A SH4 VID WOULD BE DOPE
Finally! Video essays about the Grandfather of psychological horror SH1🙏🙏 enjoyed this video so much. The genius of the atmosphere in this game is something I'll never forget
Silent Hill 2 gets a lot of love and extremely deserved, but SH1 is amazing too. This gem of a game deserves some more love on UA-cam haha
It doesn’t make sense that they remake part 2 over this one. It changed the horror landscape for ever. Love this game great video
One of the best videos I have ever watched on this platform. Can't wait for your next video!
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So three things, after saying great video: if you have a ps3, silent hill can be bought on psn.
2. The worst jumpscare in the series, is absolutely in the otherworld school in this game, opening the bloody locker, finding nothing, relaxing, then trying to leave and something falls out of the locker on you.
Third, I really don't understand why so many people think the piano puzzle is hard. Sure, it can be a challenge, but it's fairly simple.
the fact that Alessa's room and hospital bed remain unchanged in silent hill 3 is pure nostalgia dropkick
It really is haha
Just finished the vid and thank you so much for this! I just tweeted the other day, when are we gonna get an HD remaster of THIS game? We get everything else, but this one always gets left behind and it’s SO GOOD. Loved your coverage and journey through the narrative!
Fingers crossed that if they do a good job on the SH2 remake we will see a Silent Hill 1 remake.
Again thanks for watching the video. It means alot :)
Your videos are really good. Please keep posting more!
I'm trying my best haha! They take a while to form my thoughts in a cohesive way !
Did think of a subtle horror thing that could fit in a silent hill game.
You enter an elevator and you try interacting with the buttons. It doesn't function, your character who is a teen comments on it a few times before freaking out and banging on the door. A muffled voice says, "were gonna help! Hold on!" You go down to the basement and you decide to go back up. No one leaves and the character says "did I imagine that or did they leave...?"
Was feeling a nostalgia retrospective of the OG Silent Hill and after watching several other channels that all kinda sound the same,I really dig your style of narrating and approach to the game! You broke it down as you went through the game with your experience and it stuck with me! Subbed, hope to see more stuff from you and I hope your channel grows 👍
I'm glad you enjoyed it! More videos to come for sure!
I actually used small piano to figure it out while writing on notebook and experimenting. I am really proud i did it without online help.
Good stuff! I didn’t have the patience after 45 minutes lol
A video essay about the best silent hill game? Splendid...
I know, right? It is splendid :)
I'll never forget when I first experienced this game in 1999. I was 14 years old, and I remember being incredibly unsettled on a different level from Resident Evil. I was fascinated by it....but then the piano puzzle stumped me, and I had rented it, so I had no choice but to return it.
I'd buy an unlicensed strategy guide later that year, I re-rented it, and even recorded all of the endings on a VHS tape. Good times. But being a fan of both Silent Hill AND the Mother franchises? It's a "Otherworld" all of its own.
The amount of videos that are mainly silent hill 2 make me greatful you have this and sh3 both are amazing vids to show how these games were amazing too
8 minutes in I’m dying. Just brilliant. Literally cheering me right up when I need it 😊😂😫
Aw I’m glad! More to come for sure!
this was super entertaining to watch man, I didnt even realize how fast an hour and a half passed by.
that means I did my job well! Pacing is pretty important to me. Feel like it what makes a video click
@@Boofcan you did a great job! I loved how you condensed the game down while still giving us the pure experience :)
"The first thing you notice is the 4:3 aspect ratio and low polygons." Just fucking call me old I guess lol
The cut scenes are phenomenal even today. It’s difficult to even get that kind of emotion out of characters today. The vibe and everything was unique and gritty just like the game.
exploring nowhere with the insane music made my skin crawl at times, this is definitely the best horror game ive ever played
Personally, I find the 90s graphics to add to the horror. There's just something about the graphics which just feels uncanny.
Actually the ritual consisted of burning Alessa from the beginning, since the God represents the Sun and this type of ritual was only for the highest ranking priests. Alessa managed to separate her soul before completing the ritual, which caused Dalia to keep her alive until that other half returned to Silent Hill.
Interesting. What I’ve always been fuzzy on, is was the boiler explosion on purpose or a cover up?
@@Boofcan I also believe that the Boiler explotion was the result of Alessa's stress in that situation, but in a archive of SH3 there is a mention of this ritual in particular and make sense and because the ritual was a failure they try to cover up with the boiler explotion.
@@Boofcan I don't think it was a cover-up to be honest. The cult runs the town from behind the scenes, they wouldn't need to really do much but have a fire inspector call it an unsolved arson to make it go away.
The theory on this that I've heard (and that I consider a reasonable conclusion) was that the pain of the ritual made Alessa's powers come out in greater force which set the boiler off, which could have easily caused the ritual's fires to add to the issue.
The ritual fire being intentionally that big would be one thing, but I suspect if they knew it was going to be an inferno they wouldn't have done it in a basement of one of their leader's houses.
Another possibility is the fire started because the cult is incompetent. It got to the boiler, the boiler overheated and exploded, but I think that explanation undermines the threat of the cult a bit if they ruined their most important ritual because someone knocked over a brazier like an occult version of the three stooges.
Then why don't any of the antagonists try to burn anything after that for any other ritual?
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The simple answer is "because the developers didn't think of it" Well, a clear example is the antagonist of Sh4. He was like a plan B for Dhalia, there may be more, but the history of the game did not follow that course. Besides Alessa was especial, she had mental powers and after the events of Sh1 the cult was focus of bring back the baby who in this point was consider a Saint.
Revisiting silent hill 1 is always a treat for some reason. I totally want a remake.
It is a treat! I hope we get one if SH2 remake does well!
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I hope so, everybody sucks SH2's dong too much
NO. Leave my SH1 alone. All these modern DE-makes have all been god-awful.
I would not hope anything of the sort even to my worst enemy.
@@GugureSux "LEAVE MY SH1 ALONE" It's not yours you selfish weirdo.
@@GugureSuxwhy tf do u care? Play old games all u want
That stuff about the Wizard of Oz keys and the connection the original book has to the scenes in Silent Hill where you find the keys was all new to me, and I have watched like one million SH analysis videos. Respect man, thought I knew all there was to know.
Sorry for the late response, but thank you so much!! :)
I remember being a child playing this game with my uncle and my dad. I was the one to solve the puzzles but we still had to ask for help to a friend and even then we got a bad ending (at the time we thought that was the canon ending). Although I could've used the controller and play the game, i was too damn scared to. It got to the point that i couldn't sleep and had to hug a radio (thought it was going to make sounds if something came).
Years later I became old and played again. This is truly a work of art. Thank you SH.
Please could you talk about sh3?
You are so entertaining and a great narrator, made me watch a hour of polygons and pixels while I couldn't even bare 10min explanations of the game
Lucky for you I’m in the process of working on it right now ! Hope to have it done before end of year.
@@Boofcan thanks a lot bro!
Your work is underrated af, I know it must be pretty hard doing 1 hour long videos with editing, script etc. in mind, your passion is admirable.
Keep up the good work, you'll blow up soon
There’s something so uniquely lonely and dreadful about silent hill 1. One man trying to fight something larger than he can comprehend just for the sake of his daughter. It’s a much simpler story than having to face your own inner demons in silent hill 2 or defeating the nightmare your family was cursed with in silent hill 3. Maybe it’s that, or the primitive graphics and camera, but it could be anything really. It just has a special kind of feeling to it. Something about it is cozy, too, somehow.
What a great video to stumble upon on my night off work! I could never properly get into the Silent Hill games, despite loving Horror games and being a 90's kid with 1,000's of hours pumped into the Resident Evil series to date, as well as countless others in the Horror genre, but love to watch people do playthroughs of the games and their Deconstructions of the game series' many plots.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend 💗😸💗
I hope you have a wonderful weekend as well! Thank you so much for the kind words!!
This is great. Get to see someone experience silent hill for the first time. Living vicariously through you!
I actually love the game over screen tips. In a game with so little guidance, every small bit of information makes you feel that much safer; better equipped against the horrors around you.
Ha, curiosity killed the cat, just got that now
"If we hadn't opened the door the cat would've been fine"
The cat: *banging on the locker door because it can't open it*
My cope is that once midwhich elementary went normal it would have opened up
Every time Harry finds another key, take a shot.
You’ll keel over in the first 25 minutes
@@Boofcan Literally, he gets a key to unlock a cage that contains another key. 🤦♀I'm pretty sure by the end of the game he will have found every single key in Silent Hill.
Great vid btw, really enjoyed it! ❤
Hands down,the best silent hill playthrough/synopsis I’ve seen yet. Amazing job dude
Thank you thank you :)
wow SH1, the Nostalgia. With the upcoming release of SH2 for present gens. I got chills & memories seeing that, instantly brought back memories and the “haunting grounds”, thank you for posting this, because of Nostalgia i’m subbing, great great video this is a gem!