![]() ![]() Utilising the Silent Hill motif, a snowy and quiet mountain resort, Harry Mason will find himself roaming fogged streets for much of the games 7-10 hour storyline. When confronted with this house in the retelling, players will notice the obvious color scheme as being similar to what they themselves purposefully colored in the psychiatric test. Recounting the events of the game through these short scenes is a great way to both predetermine the action and get an obvious feel for the impacting choice mechanic the game will often flaunt.įor example, given a set of crayons and a cumbersome image of an aforementioned house (in this case what Harry believes to be his own), the player is given licence to color in the picture. This kind of texturised storytelling is purposeful and accomplished, allowing for some dynamic experiences, with replayability increasing by proxy.Īfter a disturbing home-video footage sequence, we are thrust into the game’s clinical framing technique, the psychologists office. Taking inspiration and direct narrative cues from the original Silent Hill, Shattered Memories weaves a layered schematic of stories and plot threads in a way many games do not.ĭue to the layered nature of the experience a lot of elements within the narrative can be changed or even completely removed in a second playthrough. ![]() ![]() Silent Hill: Shattered Memories follows Harry Mason as he tries to uncover the mystery of his daughter Cheryl’s disappearance after a snowstorm influenced car crash. Setting of Shattered Memories (4 out of 5) This Silent Hill: Shattered Memories PS2 review will focus on the non-motion controlled version and give some insight into whether the game is worthy of a quick purchase or even quicker rent. With some interesting mechanics, pertaining to the lack of combat and constant disempowerment, the game has tried to revitalise the flagging franchise. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is both a Wii and PS2 release, coming out across January and March of this year, sporting a twisted reworking of the original entry in the Silent Hill series on the first Playstation console. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories PS2 Review ![]()
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