4th March 2015, 1:45 AM
A Black Falcon Wrote:Big touchstone? Why? It seems like just another survival horror game...
I've already listed why I think it's great, so I will just point out that it has many sequels and is one of the most beloved game series. Possibly moreso than Metal Gear Solid, another great accomplishment from my man Kojima. Rtttan loved SH so much he wrote a novelization of... the second game, I think? Wrote it "on a lark", he said, he enjoyed the damn story and characters so much that it was leisure to flesh it all out.
Hey Rkkkan, is that novelization online?
Quote:As for Silent Hill, those stupid birds don't give up on chasing you, but I don't have the ammo to kill them all. Basically I take hits, and eventually die. Nothing can be done about this other than use up the ammo and presumably have not enough later. I think this is awful game design, honestly.
C'mon, those birds are easy to flee! Just hold down square and keep running. No need to stop and smell the flowers, many of the individual houses/stores are background and unnecessary to look at. The game makes it easy by putting clues in the dead ends of streets. The birds aren't too hard to kill with the gun, anyway. You might have to wait for them to fly closer, but once you shoot them they won't actually get you. It takes 3-4 shots, if memory serves.
Quote:On the other hand I love classic games, having to challenge yourself with a game with limited health pickups can be fun for sure! Doom is a great game.
This might be the rub right here, because I always found Doom to be frustrating. After a certain point, killing enemies, dodging their attacks, and finding more health is too difficult. So maybe I suck at FPSs and you suck at survival horror? :)