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Amazon Minimum Age: 204 monthsBinding: Video Game Brand: Konami EAN: 0083717300717 ESRB Age Rating: Mature Item Dimensions: Label: Konami Manufacturer: Konami Model: 30071 MPN: 30071 Platform: Xbox 360 Publisher: Konami Release Date: September 30, 2008 Studio: Konami Features:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Follow the story of Alex Shepherd, who is returning to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of Silent Hill, Alex must face the darkest of horrors in order to find his brother. Struggling with his own grip on reality, Alex must unravel the mystery behind his nightmares, discover the truth behind his brother's and father's disappearances, and confront the evil that has taken hold of his own flesh and blood. Amazon.com Product Description: Silent Hill: Homecoming marks the debut of the renowned psychological horror series on next-generation consoles. Building upon the series' trademark foundations of atmosphere, adventure and storytelling, it introduces a frightening new and standalone gameplay experience destined to haunt the dreams of both first-time players and those with some experience wandering the famously fog-shrouded streets of the town of Silent Hill and its new sinister sister city Shepherd's Glen.
Homecoming's story follows the nightmare turned real life of Alex Shepherd, a war veteran returning to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his kid brother, Josh. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of dreaded Silent Hill, Alex must face the darkest of horrors in order to find his brother. Struggling with his own grip on reality, it's here that Alex must unravel the mystery behind his nightmares, discover the truth behind his brother's disappearance, and confront the evil that takes hold of his own flesh and blood in the process. Improved Gameplay Firmly steeped in the Survival-Horror genre its series has been pivotal in establishing, action in Homecoming remains based on exploration of the terrors residing in the communities surrounding Toluca lake and puzzle-solving skill as a means of surviving them. But to its credit game developer Double Helix refuses to rest on past laurels, choosing instead to include new more accessible gameplay in the hopes of gaining a new audience for Homecoming. Examples of this gameplay include:Next-Gen Visual and Spatial Features - Every sequel seeks reinvent the namesake game in their series. Homecoming does this in three ways, by adding the ability to toggle between a traditional third-person view and an action-oriented first-person view; by adding fully 3-D physics to the game, creating a realistic range of motion for any and all objects impacted by the player; and by adding transitions or "Hell States" that alter the game's physical landscape at points in the game both in real-time and via cinematics. All three actively change the way players see themselves and in the process create a whole new game experience.An Enhanced Combat System - Adding to the standard knives, axes, pipes and other melee weapons that made up the arsenal of previous Silent Hill games, Homecoming adds a wide variety of guns and explosives. Fitting with the military back-story of protagonist Alex Shephard, these weapons can be wielded in attacks weighted as weak or strong and can be strung together in combos to stun or incapacitate opponents, who can then be taken out with powerful finishing moves. With practice players can even perform evasive ducks and rolls and follow these up with counterattacks. But remember that enemy AI has also been significantly improved to compensate for your higher degree of combat prowess, and that it's not uncommon to battle multiple monsters simultaneously. Key Features:
Although Alex Shepherd is the only playable character in Silent Hill: Homecoming there are many other important characters--some returning from earlier games in the series--that can have a dramatic impact on the game. When interacting with these, players are given a choice in how to proceed via dialog trees. Will you take the short route letting only the search for your brother guide you or will you explore the nooks and crannies that make up the mystery of Silent Hill hidden in the small talk you share with non-playable characters? The choice is yours, with different paths providing for possible alternate endings each time you delve into the game.A Frighteningly Masterful Soundtrack All games in the Survival-Horror genre seek to create tension and unease through sound and Homecoming does this masterfully through the compositions and sound engineering of Akira Yamaoka. Having scored the music and effects for dozens of video game titles, including all of the previous games in the Silent Hill series, Yamaoka is considered a master at using sound to illicit a response. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A real let down for the series, but worth buying if you're an addict like meI am incredibly disappointed with SH Homecoming, and I suspect a lot of people are. It has a number of unforgivable faults where either the developers just got lazy or were rushed. However, if you adore Silent Hill and have been waiting for this latest installment, buy it anyway; there are some good moments and the classic ambiance is there ( to a degree). And of course the killer soundtrack... THE REST OF MY REVIEW HAS SPOILERS, SO DON'T READ IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO ( GRANT IT I DON'T REVEAL ... Read More Rating: - A Word of CautionI love Silent Hill, but was crestfallen to find that it has no camera control inversion option. There is an option in the menu, but it only applies to aiming. What would be the point of using different inversion for aiming and camera controls? They might as well have left it out entirely. I guess I'm going to put it on the shelf and hope that it is patched before I'm done with Dead Space. Rating: - A Good Survival Horror Game!Silent Hill Homecoming is the 5th installment of the series on the Consoles. Known for it's scares, good stories, and overall creepiness; this one delivers. Fans of Silent Hill should pick this one up. The story is good, the acting is good, the combat system is VERY MUCH IMPROVED, the AI is good, and the puzzles support the story / atmosphere. The game has 5 different endings, depending on your actions. Adam Shepherd has returned to his home in Shepherd's Glen from a military hospital ... Read More Rating: - Silent Hill is great, but the controls are unforgiveableThe atmosphere and asthetics of Silent Hill have been preserved in Homecoming. My real problem with it is the unforgiveable combat system. It's painfully clunky and unresponsive. It can be difficult enough to unravel the mystery of what the designers intended for combat, but while you're doing that you're getting hacked to pieces. After a while you start getting the hang of it in spite of the system. God help you if you get more than one enemy on you at a time. You'll just have to hope they get in line. ... Read More Rating: - Shouting "NO Inverted Camera" in Silent HillI just want to warn all potential buyers that if you play your games with the "inverted" camera option "on," there is no such thing in this game. You may in for a frustrating experience. I tried to play this game for almost an hour only to be left extremely frustrated (and disappointed). I personally am going to return this if they don't issue a patch within the next few days. I am not passing any judgment on this title at this point, as I am unable to experience it how it was intended. I just want to give ... Read More |
