Nick Calandra's review on OnlySP: "Being my first entry into the series, I’m confident this entry should be looked at from a newcomer’s perspective and not from someone who has played through the entire series. Silent Hill Downpour isn’t one of the best games I’ve played nor is it the worst. However, the game has piqued my interest into checking out past installments via the HD Collection." (continued in article)
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I mostly disagree with Downpour's position. Yeah, the game is not amazing by any stretch of the imagination but is much better than the HD Collection and Homecoming. The main issue is the performance, but that was mitigated by the patches, especially on the PS3. Personally, I put it a little behind Origins and The Room.
Having Restless Dreams as a different entry from Silent Hill 2 is also a choice.
Normally, we would not consider it a different game (Restless Dreams), but since it had a very different critical reception and had new content, it was allowed. As for Downpour, I would agree, but since that one is subjective, we let him make his case for the placement.
silent hill 2 is definitely the best one out of those.
for me personally, the whole ritual/cult stuff was always so weird to me in all the other games.
No disrespect but I put SH2 over 1. 1 is fantastic, but 2 took it all up a level.
