>>4793>I give something like downpourI enjoyed Downpour. I played it pretty young, and was at the age where the twist really blew my mind. It's not a good game, and its certainly not a good silent hill, but its an alright survival horror.
> I really like Walter/Henry, the freudian torment nexus goes crazy in their relationshipI've read some great fanfics and theory about them. I know Henry gets criticized for being a blank slate, but I sort of like that about him. It let's the focus of the game center on Walter and the other Victims, and it does a good job at setting Henry up as this blank sacrifice onto which Walter plans to carve his will.
>Favorite game?It's gotta be 2. I don't think there's a single bad game of the first four, but 2 really does stand out. James is a bad person, and I feel like video games don't really let you play as a canonically bad person too often. That alone makes it stand out.
>Favorite character(s)?Cheryl. I love Cheryl, she's so interesting as a character and as a motif in the game. SH has always had this overarching theme of motherhood, and I think 3 leans into the real horror of that.
>Now that the IP has been licensed out to other developers, any predictions about the future of the franchise?Ehhhhh. the 2 remake is apparently very okay, but imo the major themes get lost and James is much more sympathetic than he should be. A friend is playing F, and seems to like it. But, overall, just let it rest.
>How sad are you about P.T?Considering how divisive Death Stranding turned out, I would have been very interested to see what the hell Kojima planned for Silent Hills. Alas. I do regret that so much of modern indie horror immediately tried to replicate PT, and stagnated there instead of innovating, and now we're stuck with a bunch of streambait horror games on steam.