30th January 2006, 12:35 AM
I do see your point, I just disagree with it. I'm not in argument with the concept of Silent Hill having multiplayer, certainly the aesthetics don't preclude it. However, I do think that the intensely personal nature of each game would make such a thing so far out of the norm for the series that there would be a backlash. All four games have been very reliant on isolation to induce a sense of fear in the player. Many series fans backlashed against Silent Hill 4 for its many changes, and the chacging of such vital elements of the past, like the flashlight and the radio, the invincible ghosts, and the new, very limited storage space. I like SH4 because the storyline overcame the physical weaknesses, but the game itself was nowhere near as good as the previous 3.
YOU CANNOT HIDE FOREVER
WE STAND AT THE DOOR
WE STAND AT THE DOOR