Silent Hill 3

 PC
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 258 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 200 out of 258
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 258
  3. Negative: 30 out of 258
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  1. Joellemm
    Oct 4, 2020
    2
    The awful writing of SH2 somehow added to the uncanny nature of everything the game presents. Making it feel that bit more eerie. Maybe the developer's were lucky with this. In SH3, the overly ambitious plot, which centres more on some uninspired cult scenario rather than simply the psychology of its main characters, highlights the writing, characters, and everything else, as just beingThe awful writing of SH2 somehow added to the uncanny nature of everything the game presents. Making it feel that bit more eerie. Maybe the developer's were lucky with this. In SH3, the overly ambitious plot, which centres more on some uninspired cult scenario rather than simply the psychology of its main characters, highlights the writing, characters, and everything else, as just being incredibly silly. It also never takes time to build up tension. It drops you in the heat of the "action" immediately. It misses that important "uncanny" mark by a fair amount. This means all your left with is the terrible combat. There are some interesting puzzles and you can finish the game very quickly, but SH3 has nothing worth going back to. Its just really, really bad.… Expand
  2. Broyax
    Aug 22, 2020
    0
    Ah ouais, c'est la franchise con-currente des Resident Debil : les Silent Debil ! donc là, c'est le numéro 3 mais c'est comme chez Capcon, tout est interchangeable sauf qu'ici, c'est Kon-nami (qui n'est pas ton ami) qui est au charbon sur cet étron !

    Cela étant, techniquement parlant, ça marche sans trop faire d'histoires, y compris sur win7-64 et même la manette 360 est reconnue (et    Ah ouais, c'est la franchise con-currente des Resident Debil : les Silent Debil ! donc là, c'est le numéro 3 mais c'est comme chez Capcon, tout est interchangeable sauf qu'ici, c'est Kon-nami (qui n'est pas ton ami) qui est au charbon sur cet étron !

    Cela étant, techniquement parlant, ça marche sans trop faire d'histoires, y compris sur win7-64 et même la manette 360 est reconnue (et reconfigurable heureusement, vu le merdier des touches affectées par défaut...). Les résolutions ne sont qu'en 4/3, et en 1600, on constate parfois des saccades mais le pire, c'est ce "bruit", ce grain permanent qui donne une image parfaitement dégueulasse et floue en dépit de la haute résolution... Donc, même si le jeu n'est pas trop vilain, Konami a fait en sorte qu'il le soit... quand même !

    Pour le reste, on est en terrain très con et très connu, celui du pseudo-jeu à tendance horrifique et surtout injouable et très chiant. Injouable ou presque totalement injouable à cause de la caméra qui fait vraiment n'importe quoi, sans arrêt ; très chiant en raison de ses scripts foireux et de ses ennemis qui ne sont que des sacs de points de vie alors que la jolie blonde qui tire la tronche ne commence qu'avec un canif et une lampe de poche : on va aller loin avec ça !

    Quant à la "musique", c'est une cacophonie très désagréable destinée à te rendre fou, histoire (mais quelle histoire ici au juste ? cette blague !) histoire disais-je de te rendre ziinzin quand le reste du pseudo-jeu est juste là pour te faire chier. En tout cas, j'en discutais avec la poubelle et elle est d'accord avec moi ; elle m'a dit : "file cette bouse, je m'en occupe !".    … Expand
  3. nonaste
    Mar 18, 2019
    0
    What ruined this game for me, along with the first 2, are the god awful pc controls. After an hour with struggling with clunky, awkward kb and mouse controls I did what I did with the first two, DELETED the game. What the hell is with Konami? This game was released in 2004. I don't need or want the aggravation of a half assed pc port. Was the game scary, frightening, mind numbinglyWhat ruined this game for me, along with the first 2, are the god awful pc controls. After an hour with struggling with clunky, awkward kb and mouse controls I did what I did with the first two, DELETED the game. What the hell is with Konami? This game was released in 2004. I don't need or want the aggravation of a half assed pc port. Was the game scary, frightening, mind numbingly terrifying, like other reviewers want you to believe, the answer is: I have no idea. I was too pissed off trying to move around in the game.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#92 Best PC Game of 2004
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#32 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
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#39 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Computer Gaming World
    30
    You'll frequently dodge the oafish enemies instead of fighting. [Mar 2004, p.84]
  2. Gamer's Hell
    80
    But raising the levels of difficulty for both will not only make the game hard to play, as the rewards you can gain make up for that. Finishing the game on various levels of difficulty again, you can obtain various bonus weapons and even a bonus ending.
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  3. ActionTrip
    65
    Need I remind you that Silent Hill 2 failed to deliver a truly lasting horror experience on the PC. To our disappointment Silent Hill 3 doesn't expand on that aspect any further.
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