Silent Hill 4: The Room

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Sep 7, 2004
  • Also On: PC
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 402 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 285 out of 402
  2. Mixed: 89 out of 402
  3. Negative: 28 out of 402
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  1. BlacksitePSU
    Oct 6, 2011
    7
    Not as scary or psychologically-intense as its predecessors, I must admit, although Silent Hill 4: The Room does offer a decent story and music by Akira Yamaoka to help set the mood. Not a whole lot of puzzles either. But the visuals were very impressive for their time. Controls were also pretty solid. Worth a rent anyway.
  2. Abuebao
    Dec 29, 2012
    7
    I started off hating this game due to a number of design issues, but as the plot begins to unfold and the claustrophobic feeling of being trapped begins to take sway you can actually enjoy this game.
  3. tsakiym
    May 18, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not have to say anything. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it.................................… Expand
  4. herimejson
    Dec 23, 2017
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are two groups of people, the ones who like this game, and ones that don't like it. I'm one of those who doesn't like it. Personally, I find switching through real and other world through the hole very very stupid idea. 7 stars, why? It's Silent Hill, and it is indeed very scary horror game, but the gameplay... nah.… Expand
  5. DerfLK
    Mar 23, 2011
    7
    I must say overall liked it.Why?Because they tried out something new and I saw that they tried.I think the best advice I can give to anybody is not to regard it as a silent hill game.It's much different and if you take it as it's own game it's much better to enjoy.The story was interesting even had some comparison to silent hill 2.I liked about the gameplay was that it had a first-personI must say overall liked it.Why?Because they tried out something new and I saw that they tried.I think the best advice I can give to anybody is not to regard it as a silent hill game.It's much different and if you take it as it's own game it's much better to enjoy.The story was interesting even had some comparison to silent hill 2.I liked about the gameplay was that it had a first-person and third-person mode and the idea that you go though portals to change it was awesome.But the game also has flaws.I find the most retarded thing in this game the second half.Where you needed to go through all of the levels you just went through in the first half... ou and also you wont be going alone,there will accompany you your next door neighbour who's slower than you and makes the game overall annoying,because you need to take very good care of her if you want the good ending.I found some of the enemies not scary.Especially the ghosts who were just overall annoying,because killing them is vay to much trouble and they drain your health by just looking at them.But the most annoying has to be Walter,who is like pyramid head from silent hill 2.He's an interesting character and all but he just isn't scary and the AI that was made for him makes him a retard.But though these flaws I still liked it and i give credit that they tried out something new.If your a silent hill fan try it out but don't expect it to be as the same or even better than the previous
    games.    … Expand
  6. crazydangerous
    May 21, 2012
    6
    This game employees too many annoying tactics to be enjoyable, invincible enemies that can constantly follow you and hurt you just by being near you wore away at my enthusiasm quickly any ways, puzzles were rare and disappointingly easy. The story line was decent and it's nice that you can experience all the endings on the first play-through. It's a okay game, just okay.
  7. Subject98
    May 31, 2012
    7
    The first game that let me down in the series, although that's not to say I disliked it. From seeing the trailers in early 2004, I was confident that this could have very well been the most terrifying game ever. I thought the ideas for the plot and gameplay were very very ambitious and I couldn't wait to play it, but it ended up feeling rushed and passionless in execution. I honestly feelThe first game that let me down in the series, although that's not to say I disliked it. From seeing the trailers in early 2004, I was confident that this could have very well been the most terrifying game ever. I thought the ideas for the plot and gameplay were very very ambitious and I couldn't wait to play it, but it ended up feeling rushed and passionless in execution. I honestly feel that if this game were given more development time, it would have been just as good as the first 3 games. I didn't like the clunky and boring combat system, there's a severe lack of atmosphere through most of the game, and while it has a few very shocking moments, overall it's not nearly as scary as I thought it would be. I will say that the plot remained pretty solid although it would confuse the hell out of most people. It's a very weird story to say the least. Finally the game doesn't really have any memorable characters, not even the main character, henry. Overall, loved the ideas but most of them were lost in translation to the game.… Expand
  8. Rox22
    Sep 26, 2013
    7
    I will give SH4 credit for trying to do something new, and yet, they still manage to get it following the same tired formula again, except this time in segments or "levels."

    What works with SH4 is the premise and everything new they try to do. eg the first person perspective view of the apartment that slowly warps the more into the game you get. The room really does make you feel like    I will give SH4 credit for trying to do something new, and yet, they still manage to get it following the same tired formula again, except this time in segments or "levels."

    What works with SH4 is the premise and everything new they try to do. eg the first person perspective view of the apartment that slowly warps the more into the game you get. The room really does make you feel like you are trapped in your own mind while your are slowly slipping into insanity.

    Where this game fails are the sections outside of the room. They feel and look exactly like they were cut outs from the previous games. Recycled ideas, just using a new protagonist. The sections/levels that you can travel to feel small and restrictive, kind of disrupting the atmosphere the try to create. Each area does fit to the narrative, just a shame they couldn't have made the transition more seamless.

    Overall:
    Silent Hill 4: The Room doesn't really feel like a Silent Hill game, most of the time. A real shame that the developers didn't show more innovation by pushing more new ideas. SH4 is entertaining and enjoyable, but it also feels a little stale and disjointed most of the time. A pity as it did have potential to be more than it is.    … Expand
  9. AhmadAlsumain
    May 14, 2020
    7
    The game is OK, but nothing extraordinary here! The weakest game from the original creators!
  10. caligula_king
    Oct 3, 2015
    7
    No me llego ha entusiasmar como los demás entregas de SH , tiene momentos un poco aterradores, pero nada del otro mundo, es algo aburrido a mediados del juego ( esto que cada vez tenias que ir a guardar a tu apartamiento me parecio una idea mal hecha tardas mas o menos como 5 minutos entre el túnel y guardar en tu apartamiento ). La historia es algo inferior que las demás entregas .No me llego ha entusiasmar como los demás entregas de SH , tiene momentos un poco aterradores, pero nada del otro mundo, es algo aburrido a mediados del juego ( esto que cada vez tenias que ir a guardar a tu apartamiento me parecio una idea mal hecha tardas mas o menos como 5 minutos entre el túnel y guardar en tu apartamiento ). La historia es algo inferior que las demás entregas . Para mi el peor de la saga ,… Expand
  11. GenuineBruv2021
    Oct 29, 2018
    7
    Silent Hill 4 is very different from the previous three, its not a bad game its just very different. The story is very interesting and so are the characters but the gameplay does become a bit stale after a while. Gone are the tank controls and the clever puzzles, the puzzles in this game are good but not as clever as the previous games's puzzles. I don't like that you have a limited amountSilent Hill 4 is very different from the previous three, its not a bad game its just very different. The story is very interesting and so are the characters but the gameplay does become a bit stale after a while. Gone are the tank controls and the clever puzzles, the puzzles in this game are good but not as clever as the previous games's puzzles. I don't like that you have a limited amount of inventory space, its very irritating when you have to pick up a health item but have to drop something else for it. The enemy design in this game is terrifying, I was creeped out when I first saw the ghosts and the Twin Monster. Overall Silent Hill 4 is far from a bad game its just very different.… Expand
  12. Carlitoxic
    Jun 19, 2014
    5
    Un juego con ideas innovadoras mal implementadas y que no terminan de funcionar. El guión no cuaja y avanza lento y sin la chispa de anteriores capítulos. Lo peor es la repetición de escenarios en la recta final, que quiebra el buen sabor de las partes buenas del juego. Y de nuevo ni rastro de las fascinantes sensaciones de Silent hill 1 y 2.
  13. wesker2012
    May 28, 2012
    5
    I loved the beg. Of this game but it went downhill from there.
  14. DrunkenMaster
    Sep 6, 2005
    6
    By far the worst of the Silent Hill series: they use ghosts for the most part, and the few original monsters are lame, especially the one that makes a farting sound when you kill it...the SH series was great because of the creepy monsters, like the deadbabies and crippled zombie nurses and whatever that scary Pyramidhead thing was from SH2...bummer.
  15. dggt
    Sep 5, 2018
    6
    худшая часть игры от Тим Сайлент, герой никакой, концовки разнятся только вставками 10 секундными или их отсутствием, один плюс игры это монстры и кат-сцены
  16. Sitheral
    Jun 14, 2020
    7
    Silent Hill 4 is a different beats than its predecessors.
    A lot of the time it actually plays exactly like them, but there is also the room... your room. Its first person here it serves as a hub from which you go to other places, so you need to go back every now and then, but you never know what exactly you will find... that part is sometimes brillant. Sometimes. Outside parts even less    Silent Hill 4 is a different beats than its predecessors.
    A lot of the time it actually plays exactly like them, but there is also the room... your room. Its first person here it serves as a hub from which you go to other places, so you need to go back every now and then, but you never know what exactly you will find... that part is sometimes brillant. Sometimes. Outside parts even less so. You don't walk on the streets of Silent Hill here, but is that the problem? I think the problem is, there is just not enough brillance here.    … Expand
  17. MarcD
    Sep 18, 2004
    6
    I went into this game expecting to be terrified. But...all I got was alot of tedious backtracking. Repeating levels? That's just sloppy and lazy game design. And to top it all off...I didn't get scared. Silent Hill 3 still remains my fave entry in the series.
  18. JeffR.
    Sep 16, 2004
    7
    It baffles me that Konami still cannot find even moderately decent voice talent for one of its A-list titles. the voice acting for every silent hill game has been wretched, and this one follows suit. i'm sorry, but that totally pulls me out of the creepy movie vibe and hurts the overall experience - with these crazy stories you NEED to be convinced.
  19. CameronM.
    Sep 17, 2004
    7
    I am still playing this game, and the only thing that really bothers me is having to drag eileen's crippled ass around through out half the game... however, the demonic puzzles and horrifying sound effects slightly make up for the constant redundancy of traveling back and forth to pick up "lynch" coins. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE DISGUSTING AND BRILLIANT GAMEPLAY PICK UP MANHUNT!I am still playing this game, and the only thing that really bothers me is having to drag eileen's crippled ass around through out half the game... however, the demonic puzzles and horrifying sound effects slightly make up for the constant redundancy of traveling back and forth to pick up "lynch" coins. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE DISGUSTING AND BRILLIANT GAMEPLAY PICK UP MANHUNT! ITS WON MY HEART...… Expand
  20. PG
    Apr 24, 2006
    7
    Definitely not the best Silent Hill. I wonder who these people are that say it is a straight 10. No way this game is a 10. I give it a 7 just because it's innovative in terms of Silent Hill games. Has a lot of new stuff, and a lot of old stuff. The unkillable ghosts add to the frightening factor. I find this SH the hardest out of the 4 games. Not the scariest. Not the best, but a Definitely not the best Silent Hill. I wonder who these people are that say it is a straight 10. No way this game is a 10. I give it a 7 just because it's innovative in terms of Silent Hill games. Has a lot of new stuff, and a lot of old stuff. The unkillable ghosts add to the frightening factor. I find this SH the hardest out of the 4 games. Not the scariest. Not the best, but a pretty decent game.… Expand
  21. whitespider999
    Feb 16, 2012
    7
    Although it technically plays the same (and that's a bad thing in this series) as the older silent hill game, tonally - this game is a different beast. It wandered off in it's own directions and explored new and somewhat more psychological territory. It's also the most frustrating of the series play-wise. The most-interesting-story of all the silent hill games. Although not quite as muchAlthough it technically plays the same (and that's a bad thing in this series) as the older silent hill game, tonally - this game is a different beast. It wandered off in it's own directions and explored new and somewhat more psychological territory. It's also the most frustrating of the series play-wise. The most-interesting-story of all the silent hill games. Although not quite as much saturated mystery silent hill 2.… Expand
  22. Danil_ey
    Aug 11, 2023
    6
    Унылый, душный и казуальный Silent hill. Этими тремя словами можно описать эту игру. Разработчики убрали загадки, сделали коридорные локации, тем самым убрав то, что многие фанаты SH(в том числе и я) любили в этой серии. Даже с точки зрения survival horror игра очень сильно уступает предыдущим частям. Плюсы игры это-сюжет, первая половина игры и боёвка.Унылый, душный и казуальный Silent hill. Этими тремя словами можно описать эту игру. Разработчики убрали загадки, сделали коридорные локации, тем самым убрав то, что многие фанаты SH(в том числе и я) любили в этой серии. Даже с точки зрения survival horror игра очень сильно уступает предыдущим частям. Плюсы игры это-сюжет, первая половина игры и боёвка.
  23. gotterpotter56
    Jul 10, 2023
    7
    Мне игра очень нравилась, до того момента, когда локации нужно проходить 2 раз. В этом моменте игра проседает: мало событий, унылость и душность. Но эти 8 часов из 12 были просто прекрасны.
  24. MadIsAdopted
    Jan 2, 2023
    7
    This game is much like a drug-addicted son of yours: you hate to love it, but you can't reject it.
  25. Kovalev_Stepan
    Jun 10, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я ожидал большего от этой игры. Минусов у игры немало, начну с управления. После первых трёх частей оно непривычно. Если во второй и третьей можно было менять тип управления с 2D на 3D, то здесь, к сожалению, нет такой возможности. Я понимаю, что тип 3D устаревший, и сейчас наверное не найти современную игру с подобным управлением. Типом 2D удобно было бы управлять, если бы в игре сделали камеру из-за плеча, то есть от 3-его лица. Но с фиксированной камерой это просто издевательство какое-то. Даже в финале игры, где камера постоянно перескакивает то на Айлин, то на Генри, я постоянно бежал не в ту сторону, такого бы не случилось на управлении 3D, так как герой бы бежал относительно головы, а не вертящейся из стороны в сторону камеры. Также неудобно теперь менять угол обзора. Теперь про саму игру. Очень сильно разочаровало отсутствие фонарика и радио, которые придавали атмосферу в первых трёх играх. Теперь нужно постоянно искать дырки в стенах, чтобы сложить своё снаряжение в сундук, ведь инвентарь теперь ограничен. Сделали бы хотя бы возможность выкинуть предмет из инвентаря, как например сломанную клюшку, но нет носи с собой, чтобы потом положить в сундук сломанный предмет, который всю игру будет мешать. Непонятно для меня зачем нужно было делать по 10 патронов на 1 место в инвентаре?! Вот это уже полный бред как по мне. Один из главных минусов игры - это то, что игра ни разу мне не показалась страшной. Даже монстры нестрашные, а только смех вызывают. Огромные мухи, обезьяны, рыгающие переростки пациенты, двухглавые чучела, бессмертные призраки, разве что собаки могут показаться страшными в этой игре. А избегать противников теперь нельзя, если хотите хорошую концовку, что было наоборот в 3-ей части. Ведь во второй части игры у нас появляется спутница Айлин, которая всегда будет выбешивать, которую нужно защищать от врагов и всё время ждать, так как если быстро пробежать до двери, она видимо потеряет меня из виду, и не догадается пройти в дверь без моего сопровождения. Вновь мы будет проходить те же локации, что и первую половину игры, но уже с ней. Естественно, я прошёл на худшую концовку. Сюжет в игре мне показался более менее неплохим, но естественно хуже, чем в первых трёх частях. Я сам не могу отнести её к основной серии игр. Игра и вправду имеет минимальное отношение к Silent hill. Кое-как связали сюжет с культом и показали озеро Толука, чтобы хоть как-нибудь можно было понять, что игра относится к серии. В самом городе мы так и не побываем. После прохождения даже желания не появляется в неё вернуться. Я ставлю игре 6/10 только за уважение к серии игр и за музыку Акиры Ямаоки, так я бы поставил 4/10.… Expand
  26. The_D4RknesS
    Apr 27, 2023
    5
    every horror game for PS2 and the same crap... walking around without knowing a dam* thing about what to do or where to go because he doesn't have the goals

Awards & Rankings

76
#76 Best PS2 Game of 2004
8
#8 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004
31
#31 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 54
  3. Negative: 1 out of 54
  1. Weekly Famitsu
    83
    9 / 8 / 8 / 8 - 33 gold [Vol 810; 25 June 2004]
  2. Gamer.tv
    80
    It's the details that we love in this game...Graphics are wonderful, too...Just dont play it in the dark.
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  3. GameCritics
    65
    It's starting to look really long in the fang and could use an extended rest at some abandoned sanitarium. Otherwise, the only thing that's going to be scary about these games is the frightening pace Konami churns them out and just how far they've fallen from the original.
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