• Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Mar 4, 2008
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  • Summary: The renowned Silent Hill survival horror series continues on the PS2 with a brand new adventure that reveals many of the series' most hallowed secrets. Assuming the role of a lone truck driver who becomes trapped in Silent Hill, players must escape the city’s horrific inhabitants andThe renowned Silent Hill survival horror series continues on the PS2 with a brand new adventure that reveals many of the series' most hallowed secrets. Assuming the role of a lone truck driver who becomes trapped in Silent Hill, players must escape the city’s horrific inhabitants and confront the strange hallucinations that have haunted him since childhood. Featuring enhanced graphics, sound and control, Silent Hill Origins sets a new standard for this survival horror classic. Silent Hill Origins features a dark story that explores the events prior to the original Silent Hill and reflects the troubled past of the main character, Travis Grady. An enhanced camera system elevates the sense of fear and horror that surrounds your every step. Updated controls allow for more fluid combat and detailed exploration of the environment. Encounter horrific new creatures, challenging new puzzles and uncover the mysteries behind the town as you try to escape the clutches of Silent Hill. Silent Hill Origins features an original soundtrack by famed series composer Akira Yamaoka. [Konami] Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 21
  2. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Even if some of the aspects have gone downhill when compared to the PSP version, the game still remains the same from a gameplay perspective and overall story point of view.
  2. Origins is a solid entry in a popular horror franchise, but some mechanics (such as the combat and camera) show that the series is in need of a reboot. However, it's hard to beat the psychological sense of the fear that Silent Hill creates.
  3. PSM3 Magazine UK
    76
    Still compelling, but it was more suited to PSP. [June 2008, p.84]
  4. 70
    With a good storyline, intriguing gameplay elements and excellent production and replay value, 0rigins is definitely worthy of a Silent Hill fan's attention.
  5. Play Magazine
    70
    For 30 bucks, the capable haunts here are worth this house of horrors. [May 2008, p.60]
  6. Its willfully old-school design and clunky combat belong in a bygone era, and for the optimistic price-tag Konami has slapped on the game we've every right to expect more. Only the most hardcore of fans will have time for this; the rest of us should wait for Homecoming.
  7. All in all if you miss the quaint old town and feel like returning for old time's sake then Origins mostly satisfies.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 23
  2. Negative: 4 out of 23
  1. Jan 29, 2015
    9
    Great game, the experience is even better with headphones on. You explore around the town to figure out the mystery behind a girl you foundGreat game, the experience is even better with headphones on. You explore around the town to figure out the mystery behind a girl you found in a house fire. Expand
  2. Aug 12, 2016
    9
    Must play for SH fans, on ps2 emulator works very well.
    Much, much better than home&garden or downpour..
    Must play for SH fans, on ps2 emulator works very well.
    Much, much better than home&garden or downpour.. .
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  3. Jul 18, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Очень приятно удивлен игре. Всё, что я слышал об этой игре, это негативные комментарии. Пройдя через силу 4-ую часть, я не верил, что следующая часть будет ещё хуже. Как оказалось origins гораздо лучше the room. Игра держит в напряжении, как и первые три игры. Эмбиенты в этой части это просто нечто. Очень атмосферное музыкальное сопровождение, местами лучше первых трёх частей. В игре присутствует огромное количество головоломок, их больше, чем во всех предыдущих частях, как мне показалось. Хоть и решаются все, кроме последней, за 5 минут, но всё равно приятное дополнение. Ведь в той же 4-ой части вообще не было головоломок. Я не считаю кручение вентилей в водной тюрьме загадкой. Интересно придумали переход между реальным миром и альтернативным в виде зеркала. Вернули в игру фонарик и радио, которые как я считаю, должны быть в каждой части silent hill, так как добавляет атмосферы. Много кто жалуется на то, что в качестве оружия можно использовать практически всё, что под руку попадётся, ну и сами руки, так как это портит атмосферу игры. Может от части это и так, но это только улучшает впечатление от игры для меня, так как это довольно таки интересное новшество, в отличие от квартиры и призраков в 4-ой части. Да и это объясняет плохую концовку игры, где выясняется, что герой психопат, который убивал людей, которые ему мерещились в виде монстров, поэтому был не прочь голыми руками избить до смерти медсестру. В игре есть и минусы, главным из которых был в виде ужасной камеры. Вообще управление и камеру взяли по типу 4-ой части. То есть управление теперь типа 2D(герой двигается относительно камеры, а не лица) и нельзя вглядываться в окружение, как это было даже в 1-ой части. В игре 1999 года управление камерой было гораздо удобнее, чем в игре 2007 года. Из-за неудобной камеры, входя в очередную комнату, я слышал врага, но не мог его увидеть и поэтому стрелял наугад. Ещё из минусов стоит отметить не очень раскрытый сюжет. Даже историю Лизы вкратце показали, а хотелось бы поподробнее узнать её. Может не очень понравился сюжет, потому как это приквел 1-ой части и ты по-сути уже знаешь финал. Также вкратце описали историю Трэвиса. Но из-за атмосферы, потрясающего музыкального сопровождения, интересного геймплея эта игра оставляет положительные эмоции. Но самое главное, что игру можно отнести к самой серии игр silent hill, в отличие от 4-ой, которую кое-как притянули за уши к серии. За все 8 часов игры ни разу не появилось желание бросить прохождение. Expand
  4. Mar 27, 2012
    7
    This is definitely where the Silent Hill series should have ended; I definitely started to see where the game went downhill from here. ThisThis is definitely where the Silent Hill series should have ended; I definitely started to see where the game went downhill from here. This probably would have been excellent to play on the PSP, but the PS2 port of it was very weak. Konami completely ignored the fact that we now had a second analog stick and two extra shoulder buttons to work with, plus the graphics were pretty grainy. I basically could have plugged a PSP into the TV and had the same (if not slightly better) experience. It was, however, a good game. I thoroughly enjoyed the hell out of this game. The storyline was good, it helped give some insight to just wtf was going on in the first Silent Hill. Some of the monsters, however, were almost identical to some of them in SH2. For instance, the straight jacket is just the Lying Figure but can shoot a ball of acid rather than spraying it. And the Faceless nurse is the bubble heads from SH2. The boss fights are decent and simple. Many have felt strongly against the fact that you have a choice of whether to go to Otherworld, saying it took away the sense of dread. I still felt a sense of dread of knowing I had to go to Otherworld in order to beat the level, Otherworld scared the hell out of me. It was nearly pitch-black, with loud unsettling music, and monsters that would appear out of nowhere. The fact that your weapons broke constantly also gave a sense of "OH **** I NEED ANOTHER WEAPON NOW." But the fact that you could carry 500 melee and about 7 different types of guns kind of drew away from that. All in all, it is a good game but is better played on the PSP. Expand
  5. Jul 16, 2023
    6
    Игре не хватает своих идей и хорошего нарратива. Единственное интересное нововведение это переход между мирами, в остальном игра чувствуетсяИгре не хватает своих идей и хорошего нарратива. Единственное интересное нововведение это переход между мирами, в остальном игра чувствуется как смесь между 1 и 2 частью Expand
  6. Aug 9, 2020
    5
    "Meh" is the best word to describe Origins. It marked the start of Konami's blatant exploitation of the series. Nobody wanted a prequel to the"Meh" is the best word to describe Origins. It marked the start of Konami's blatant exploitation of the series. Nobody wanted a prequel to the original Silent Hill. If the game really honored its namesake, it would've offered players a unique experience, set during the dark events that cursed Silent Hill in the first place. Expand
  7. Sep 8, 2020
    1
    NOT A TRUE SILENT HILL GAME, WITH NOTHING TO DO THE WITH OTHER TIE-INS TO SH1, IE SH3
    CONS
    to dark to see anything even with brightness
    NOT A TRUE SILENT HILL GAME, WITH NOTHING TO DO THE WITH OTHER TIE-INS TO SH1, IE SH3
    CONS
    to dark to see anything even with brightness cranked up to maximum
    get tired from running, with enemies faster than you, you will stop to catch your breath occasionally
    no difficulty settings
    all melee weapons break after a few swings, changing the entire combat system
    enemies now respawn when leaving and entering a room
    runs poorly on emulators!!!!
    mist world and nightmare world look too similar, hard to tell apart
    interactable objects are no longer brightly colored
    familiar enemy attack power significantly increased from past games
    story contradictions between Origins/SH1 and SH3/SH1
    lack of a comprehensive written strategy guide
    brand new camera system hides enemies who are right in front of you
    brand new controls, again, with about a 2 second delay before run kicks in (with controller latency under 10 ms)
    every save point is dangerouly close to an enemy filled doorway

    PROS
    the mirror trick
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