Silent Hill: Origins

1. Mav455

   Jan 29, 2015

   9

   Great game, the experience is even better with headphones on. You explore around the town to figure out the mystery behind a girl you foundGreat game, the experience is even better with headphones on. You explore around the town to figure out the mystery behind a girl you found in a house fire.… Expand

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2. moonlight_shado

   Aug 12, 2016

   9

   Must play for SH fans, on ps2 emulator works very well.
   Much, much better than home&garden or downpour..Must play for SH fans, on ps2 emulator works very well.
   Much, much better than home&garden or downpour.. .… Expand

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4. Joecred

   Sep 10, 2018

   9

   Great game, nice gameplay and interesting plot, the only dissapoiting thing its the duration , little short for a 2006 game, ah and the excessGreat game, nice gameplay and interesting plot, the only dissapoiting thing its the duration , little short for a 2006 game, ah and the excess of bullets is another one, but it varies depending on the player… Expand

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5. JosephStewart

   Jan 20, 2009

   7

   I'm a real big Silent Hill fan, and mostly liked the game. Only 3 problems:
   1. Not enough descriptive text (many curiosities are givenI'm a real big Silent Hill fan, and mostly liked the game. Only 3 problems:
   1. Not enough descriptive text (many curiosities are given no description when pressing x)
   2. No free look (I want to see whats in that corner! WTF!!)
   3. Combat is HARD. Some monsters can just spin around and hit you even though they aren't supposed to, and until you get guns, combat can be a real pain. And I mean a real pain, both in-game and out.… Expand

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6. LopsterPopster

   Mar 27, 2012

   7

   This is definitely where the Silent Hill series should have ended; I definitely started to see where the game went downhill from here. ThisThis is definitely where the Silent Hill series should have ended; I definitely started to see where the game went downhill from here. This probably would have been excellent to play on the PSP, but the PS2 port of it was very weak. Konami completely ignored the fact that we now had a second analog stick and two extra shoulder buttons to work with, plus the graphics were pretty grainy. I basically could have plugged a PSP into the TV and had the same (if not slightly better) experience. It was, however, a good game. I thoroughly enjoyed the hell out of this game. The storyline was good, it helped give some insight to just wtf was going on in the first Silent Hill. Some of the monsters, however, were almost identical to some of them in SH2. For instance, the straight jacket is just the Lying Figure but can shoot a ball of acid rather than spraying it. And the Faceless nurse is the bubble heads from SH2. The boss fights are decent and simple. Many have felt strongly against the fact that you have a choice of whether to go to Otherworld, saying it took away the sense of dread. I still felt a sense of dread of knowing I had to go to Otherworld in order to beat the level, Otherworld scared the hell out of me. It was nearly pitch-black, with loud unsettling music, and monsters that would appear out of nowhere. The fact that your weapons broke constantly also gave a sense of "OH **** I NEED ANOTHER WEAPON NOW." But the fact that you could carry 500 melee and about 7 different types of guns kind of drew away from that. All in all, it is a good game but is better played on the PSP.… Expand

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7. GenuineBruv2021

   Oct 29, 2018

   5

   Silent Hill Origins is a very average game, exploring the environments is easily the most boring part about this game, there's too much groundSilent Hill Origins is a very average game, exploring the environments is easily the most boring part about this game, there's too much ground to cover. This isn't an origins story, its it own thing. The story is average at best and so is the gameplay. The graphics are impressive though but that's about it. Overall this game is depressingly average, I don't recommend it.… Expand

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8. Chaosritter

   Mar 5, 2009

   2

   Silent Hill Origins is nothing but a poorly made wanna-be action-adventure who only lives of the big name. The combat system fails hard sinceSilent Hill Origins is nothing but a poorly made wanna-be action-adventure who only lives of the big name. The combat system fails hard since the weapons break after 2 -3 monsters and you can't block nor parry, there are also way too many monster who are too fast and too strong that you could defeat them in CC without getting hit from every side, the balky camera and laggy controls make it almost impossible to attack first.It seems like the NPC's are only there because you also met them in the predecessor and Travis isn't able to show any kind of emotion. The story is quite interesting but pointless in the end and almost unrelated to the mainplot. It's also the shortest game in the series (~8 hours). Since it's a prequel i don't care about the lack of new content, but they also fucked up the good things: there are just a few humanoid monster left, the rest looks like badly mutated animals and stuff you put in a microwave for too long. The NPC's have nothing to say at all, everytime you meet them you'll hear nothing but "GTFO! NOW!", the promoted prehistory is nothing but a selling point. The possibility to switch between the normal and alternative world is quite interesting, but pointless since nothing you do affects the other side, you have to play the straight-line way all time long. They also overused the rust-effect in the alternative world and forgot almost everything else, soon you don't mind if you're in the normal or alternative world.
   
   This game's nothing but a steamy pile of fail who was only made to boost the PSP sales and badly ported after the goal was reached. Save your money, pirate it if you're a masochistic hardcore fan or watch the story sequences on YouTube and save time. It wasn't even made by Team Silent, so it isn't a real SH at all.
   
   Thanks for reading and excuse my syntax, english isn't my native language.… Expand

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