Silent Hill: Downpour

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  1. Ycezar
    Mar 18, 2020
    0
    i don't know how konami has the courage to publish a game like this, this is not silent hill ... the game has no aspect of the series, ambience, mechanics, sounds, nothing! it is a lack of respect for fans and the general public for conceiving us of this meaningless garbage.
  2. Grospoliner
    May 27, 2019
    4
    Sadly the game has unbearably bad controls which hamper everything from movement to combat to even looking through your inventory. Combine with infinitely respawning enemies and weapon durability and you have a recipe for a total stinker.

    Most of the enemies in the game have stun or grapple attacks, necessitating you to waggle the left thumbstick to shake them off or recover. This    Sadly the game has unbearably bad controls which hamper everything from movement to combat to even looking through your inventory. Combine with infinitely respawning enemies and weapon durability and you have a recipe for a total stinker.

    Most of the enemies in the game have stun or grapple attacks, necessitating you to waggle the left thumbstick to shake them off or recover. This provides an already terribly designed game with the ability to actually try to make you break your god damn hardware with what has become the ultimate evolution in the most unfortunate of design choices, the QTE.

    Oh did I also mention that you can only carry one gun? And that item spawns are permanent? Yup, you can actually find multiple guns, instead of there being only one with limited ammo. Because for some reason, your character is too stupid to be able to carry more than one fire arm, despite being able to magically stick a shotgun to his back when he picks up a rock to throw.

    We can only be thankful that Konami is effectively dead so that can't release any more garbage like this.    … Expand
  3. SMBW
    Feb 21, 2020
    3
    Это не сайлент хилл, просто жалкая пародия пытающаяся казаться...убогая боевая механика, баги, софтлоки когда нельзя пройти дальше, потому что необходимый предмет сломался или пропал, мыльные текстуры прогружающиеся очень медленно ( может на ссд лучше) и просто наитупейший сюжет, это даже не хоррор, а тягомотная мистическая херь, скорее suffering 3. Проходите мимо этого провального шлака.Это не сайлент хилл, просто жалкая пародия пытающаяся казаться...убогая боевая механика, баги, софтлоки когда нельзя пройти дальше, потому что необходимый предмет сломался или пропал, мыльные текстуры прогружающиеся очень медленно ( может на ссд лучше) и просто наитупейший сюжет, это даже не хоррор, а тягомотная мистическая херь, скорее suffering 3. Проходите мимо этого провального шлака.
  4. Jokerlocco
    May 3, 2020
    4
    I'm a big fan of the Silent Hill saga, and it pains me not to approve of this title. But it has a large number of bugs that cannot be ignored. That said, let's start with the negative points ...

    • It has serious performance problems and notable bugs (at least in the PS3 version): Excessive loading times, continuous drops in FPS and stops, game elements that take time to load, etc ... •    I'm a big fan of the Silent Hill saga, and it pains me not to approve of this title. But it has a large number of bugs that cannot be ignored. That said, let's start with the negative points ...

    • It has serious performance problems and notable bugs (at least in the PS3 version): Excessive loading times, continuous drops in FPS and stops, game elements that take time to load, etc ...
    • The graphics are inferior to other titles that use the same engine… I even think that the previous installment (Silent Hill Homecoming) looked better…
    • It has too many useless or poorly executed elements. I will mention some:

    o COMBAT:
    One of the big problems of this delivery ... It is lousy and with useless mechanics. It is not an excuse that the Silent Hill fights have always been rough, since, in previous installments, you could have the situation controlled. In this case, no, because it is poorly done:
    • Throwing melee weapons is somewhat unproductive. You can't aim when doing it, so you can easily miss and run out of your gun. I doubt any player will use that feature.
    • Aiming with firearms is also useless, because the pointseems to be out of unsync with the shot, so failing is logical. It is better to shoot without aiming, which makes aiming ineffective.
    • Controls are strange. Running with the R1?
    • Murphy's movements are slow and rough, unlike enemies. This slowness makes it feel like the character is not responding well to controls.

    o OTHERS :
    • Side missions are bland and unmotivating. They do not contribute anything. They are only worth doing if you want to achieve them ...  Read the notes and move around the protagonist's diary, it is annoying and uncomfortable.
    • Inventory management is extremely slow.
    • It is only allowed to have a single melee weapon, so you must change between the ones you find. And personally it's something I don't like. I constantly see “Collect” on the screen, and then it turns out that it was a weapon that I don't want to take. Furthermore, these weapons break ... Sometimes, you have to break parts of the environment with a certain weapon and you have to go find it.
    • The designs of the enemies are very generic: They look like sick and dirty people with a devilish smile.

    Although not Akira Yamaoka, the soundtrack work is fine.

    The story is neither memorable nor too good. I could summarize it for you in 10 seconds. However, it is not terrible. It is one of their strengths.

    Despite the game having many technical and gameplay issues (which is why I can't approve it), the experience it gives you is not terrible. The truth is that it can entertain you, and if you are a fan of Silent Hill, and survival horror, I recommend it. I think I will not play it again (unlike the originals)...

    Although it is one of the worst, I think it does deserve to have the title of Silent Hill.    … Expand
  5. elolugo
    Nov 23, 2021
    4
    Performance is unbearable, enemies are boring and the combat is trash.

    Giving points only on the spooky aspect of the game.
  6. hollowfication
    Jul 5, 2012
    1
    Wow bringing the new silent hill game on ps3 this game was not any good genetic atmosphere was less then great story line was mediocre but they did not have same magic they done in first second 3rd and homecoming which ironically is 5 those game where scary enough and got me sucked in this game not so much....

    the story line is that you get chased by some sucking void monster    Wow bringing the new silent hill game on ps3 this game was not any good genetic atmosphere was less then great story line was mediocre but they did not have same magic they done in first second 3rd and homecoming which ironically is 5 those game where scary enough and got me sucked in this game not so much....

    the story line is that you get chased by some sucking void monster which ironically does not kill you which was lame enough trying to outrun it and with endless corridor in beginning of the game was not good Game had alot of bugs in the game which is one with endless stair casing running up those stair cases for 5 mins real time mode then not going no where then suddenly turn around walk down 3 seconds later you at the same map..

    horrible game waste money if silent hill make another i hope they make it like previous ones 1 2 3 5 those one are horror genre    … Expand
  7. doratheexplore3
    Mar 15, 2012
    2
    As said by others, this game is not deserving of its hype. Its game has horrible bugs and glitches that are so easy to find. The game has same very bad lags and full system lockups. It has terrible visual effects. (graphics are ok), the story is ok. The combat system is broken. Animations for using weapons make Murphy fly everywhere (as said by IGN as well), and sometimes in crowded areasAs said by others, this game is not deserving of its hype. Its game has horrible bugs and glitches that are so easy to find. The game has same very bad lags and full system lockups. It has terrible visual effects. (graphics are ok), the story is ok. The combat system is broken. Animations for using weapons make Murphy fly everywhere (as said by IGN as well), and sometimes in crowded areas the game slows down to an un enjoyable framerate per second. I agree with ccrogers15, he said it out right. This game never should of happened if this is how konami plans to lead on this once good series. This series WAS good, up until 4. After 4, we get games that are very unenjoyable. Book of memories is next, and oh god, im sure it will fail utterly. Konami, listen to your fans and PLEASE, develop silent hill 10 for us yourselfs. No more of this nonsence, or bring back the dev team who made Silent hill 1-4. Silent Hill 1-4 got all good reviews( silent hill 4 was lower), but the rest all got mixed reviews or completely panned (like origins). Come on konami. I took my copy back, and they gave me a refund at gamestop which is good. Im using the money for Silent Hill HD Collection, i suggest you should too, to avoid being disappointed by the worst silent hill ever made.… Expand
  8. Zeydlitz
    Jun 21, 2012
    1
    At first glance, I was thinking that this game is not bad. But then enemies become packing in groups. 3 screemers are o'k, but 7? What is this -- Silent hill or Quake? And fast combat system is lame, hit or miss are pretty random, which is quite frustrating. And combat are quite regular, exploration become boring. To many respawn made this game not horror, but bad shooter.
  9. Shmok
    Jul 12, 2012
    3
    Sandbox doesn't work for Silent Hill and reducing the Otherworld to a parkour track while brightly lighting everything up wasn't a good decision either. Combat feels good, stressful and not worth it, just like survival horror should. Murpy's Story is really good, but changes depending on the choices you make.
    Daniel Licht delivers a superb soundtrack, that's underused in the game. Long    Sandbox doesn't work for Silent Hill and reducing the Otherworld to a parkour track while brightly lighting everything up wasn't a good decision either. Combat feels good, stressful and not worth it, just like survival horror should. Murpy's Story is really good, but changes depending on the choices you make.
    Daniel Licht delivers a superb soundtrack, that's underused in the game. Long passages will be silent! Why, Vatra, why? I had to turn my tv up to 900% percent to hear most of the background tracks.
    Lazy Monster design, glitches and fps drops deal the final blow to what could have been a good, even great game.    … Expand
  10. JamesSteal
    May 6, 2012
    4
    Dead Rising without the zombies and a few puzzles. If you want to run up a flight of stairs for 10 minutes or keep getting harassed by screaming ghostly **** this is the game to get.
  11. Aelvir
    May 13, 2015
    3
    I disagree with brabb555. I am not a hardcore SH fan. the only SH game I played was 2 and I got locked out and quit the game to return to it later. And af far as Downpour goes. It has an amazing story but is hindered by shoddy gameplay. First, the sound is horrible. Murply has the same three different lines for taking a hit and gets old fast. You could have at most 8? And the soundtrack isI disagree with brabb555. I am not a hardcore SH fan. the only SH game I played was 2 and I got locked out and quit the game to return to it later. And af far as Downpour goes. It has an amazing story but is hindered by shoddy gameplay. First, the sound is horrible. Murply has the same three different lines for taking a hit and gets old fast. You could have at most 8? And the soundtrack is God Awful. Lichs knows how to ruin the ambience. he deliberately tries to (and fails) to replicate Yamaoka's style rather than generating his own tone of eerie ambience. As for the physics, Murphy's animations are horrible, doubly-so when SWINGING a weapon. Look at the Axe/Rake animation, the punching animation and the knife/cleaver animations. They all make it seem as if Murphy's disjointed, basically the only thing that moves in said animation(s) is his arms, not his shoulders, not his upper body, and even his waist never budges an inch. Honestly, if having a motion capture actor that FOREIGN to you??!
    And also when you try to scale staircases while being sucked up by the red-blackhole and he'll just stand still and not move, just that annoying scream.    … Expand
  12. MonoBarrientos
    Mar 24, 2012
    4
    The game is "good" ( not excelent ) but many troubles makes fall down the experience, in particular too much bugs, glitches and the awfull frame-rate are unnaceptable for a game release in 2012 for powerfull consoles ! In ps1 SH1 works better, in ps2 SH2 and SH3 are excelent, ¿what happens now????? there is no excuse. I hope the technical problems will be repair, for exampleThe game is "good" ( not excelent ) but many troubles makes fall down the experience, in particular too much bugs, glitches and the awfull frame-rate are unnaceptable for a game release in 2012 for powerfull consoles ! In ps1 SH1 works better, in ps2 SH2 and SH3 are excelent, ¿what happens now????? there is no excuse. I hope the technical problems will be repair, for example with a DLC patch, if not, is impossible enjoy the game. SH HD collection seems be the real option for this year… Expand
  13. LopsterPopster
    Mar 25, 2012
    2
    I've loved Silent Hill since the first one, and I started to see a decline in Origins but I still had faith in the series. I should have stopped, I found, when I bought Downpour. Pros: Voice acting seems to be better than the other Silent Hill games, I can actually tell Murphy is scared sh*tless. You can watch Murphy get more and more battered as he takes more damage. The UV light lightsI've loved Silent Hill since the first one, and I started to see a decline in Origins but I still had faith in the series. I should have stopped, I found, when I bought Downpour. Pros: Voice acting seems to be better than the other Silent Hill games, I can actually tell Murphy is scared sh*tless. You can watch Murphy get more and more battered as he takes more damage. The UV light lights up hidden clues.
    You can (usually) block monster's attacks.
    While fighting a group of monsters, you don't lock onto a single one. You can switch between the group if one is about to hit you.

    Cons: The game is SO glitchy. Constant twitchy movements, and what's worse is the combat begins to glitch out worse as the game goes on. I'll go to attack a monster and my weapon goes right through the monster.
    The gameplay itself is just not fun in the least. I was constantly bored, and when I wasn't I was infuriated from the sheer frustration of not know what I'm supposed to do. Granted the other Silent Hills were similar in the fact that you had to really think to figure out a puzzle, but this gives you little-to-no clues whatsoever. The "mysteries" you pick up seem to have no relevance whatsoever to the game 90% of the time.
    I personally did not like all the side-quests you could do, I like Silent Hill to be a generally linear. You can only carry one weapon at a time. I guess it's supposed to add to the suspense? One gun, and one melee (or two guns if you care to try scouring the world for ammo)
    It's extremely gimicky, from balancing My BIGGEST problem with the game... You spend almost NO time in Otherworld. Out of the five hours of the game I played, I didn't even spend one hour in Otherworld.
    I was highly disappointed in the game, and regret ever spending the money for it. I caution anyone thinking of buying it.    … Expand
  14. pablosalinas
    Mar 31, 2012
    3
    Awful story plus past decade graphics and bugs, lots of bugs. An insult to the hardware of ps3 from an unknown developer. Finally an insult for costumers who are throwing their money into the trash can.
  15. bitterroot1995
    Mar 13, 2012
    3
    An attempt at silent hill gone wrong... again! Im gonna keep it simple, and just point out the flaws without mumbojumbo. This title has massive framerate drops, lags, and total lockups. (it is NOT my system. This is the ONLY game that does it on there.). The games animations are very amateur. You try to hit an enemy, and the weapon wont usually touch them and the character walks off on hisAn attempt at silent hill gone wrong... again! Im gonna keep it simple, and just point out the flaws without mumbojumbo. This title has massive framerate drops, lags, and total lockups. (it is NOT my system. This is the ONLY game that does it on there.). The games animations are very amateur. You try to hit an enemy, and the weapon wont usually touch them and the character walks off on his own while in combat. Next, the graphics. The graphics and models are pretty good, however visuals are sub par to a 2006 PS2 game. They were rushed. Monster design is horrible as well. The monsters are all similar looking to humans. Areas are very frustrating to navigate due to the choice of camera angle. The game is not at all scary, and its a very predictable game. I was very exited seeing Rely On Horrors downpour playthrough, and buying it i was happy. However only 5 mins into it after the starting scene, the game already started glitching out. I started having framerate drops and it even crashed on one of the roads for no reason. My friend on his system is having the very same issue. Im NOT saying this game is terrible, but it is not good either. Im mixed on the decision, so im giving it a 4/10. I will change my review IF they release a future patch to fix so many peoples issues. All the critics have rated it mixed or negative, and these fanboy silent hill downpour freaks keep rating the game all up. There insane. Read reviews from trusted critics like IGN, the games not terrible or good. A patch to fix the SEVERAL framerate drops, crashes, awkward pauses in voice overs, animation problems, etc... i will change my score. Until then, im taking it back to walmart, since walmart now refunds games in my state. Konami, do what others are saying and listen to us. Develop "in house" and stop getting these other amature developers to screw us over like usual. I have not seen a good silent hill at all since 3. 4 was ok, Origins was a massive low end graphics lagathon disaster, homecoming had a good premise but fell short of good, shattard memories was horrible,and this cuts the cake. Im worried now... im sure PSvitas SH BOM will not succeed as said before. Im still gonna try the demo on my vita... provided there is a demo. (if theres no demo, im not getting it). So guys, be warned when buying this game you will run into several issues. The story is very good though, and a true silent hill fan should totally check it out at least.… Expand
  16. ritsuka666
    Mar 13, 2012
    0
    No suprise. for this poor scores ..i called this Konami! What is WRONG with the developers? SH1 was the best horror ever.SH2.SH3 is also very very great,and when everything starts to become bad!! I honestly wasnt expecting much about Silent Hill since the team of japan left this series. SHM, Silent Hill hasn't been Silent Hill in a LONG time /
  17. silenthilisdead
    Mar 13, 2012
    0
    In my opinion this game is was a huge let down for franchise of Silent Hill.From a psychologically heavy survival horror with good dashes of symbolism and all things good - SH has now reverted to the mediocre " jason voorhes stily" horror game.. SHM,If you want to be scared, play Dead Space or replay one of the other Silent Hill games ( old Silent Hill). Do NOT buy Silent Hill "Donwpoor".In my opinion this game is was a huge let down for franchise of Silent Hill.From a psychologically heavy survival horror with good dashes of symbolism and all things good - SH has now reverted to the mediocre " jason voorhes stily" horror game.. SHM,If you want to be scared, play Dead Space or replay one of the other Silent Hill games ( old Silent Hill). Do NOT buy Silent Hill "Donwpoor". It is a MEDIOCRE game, It is a waste of $50.â… Expand
  18. carpejason
    Mar 15, 2012
    2
    Silent hill is coming to an end with downpour. Why cant konami just learn. We want true horror, not this crap. This is a horrible, boring game with several problems that make it literally unplayable. The game freezes randomly, lags constantly, the graphics glitch non stop, etc. Should i go on? SAVE YOUR MONEY, BUY RESIDENT EVIL OPERATION RACCOON CITY INSTEAD. This game is not true to theSilent hill is coming to an end with downpour. Why cant konami just learn. We want true horror, not this crap. This is a horrible, boring game with several problems that make it literally unplayable. The game freezes randomly, lags constantly, the graphics glitch non stop, etc. Should i go on? SAVE YOUR MONEY, BUY RESIDENT EVIL OPERATION RACCOON CITY INSTEAD. This game is not true to the series, it is the same fail thats been going on since 4.This is it, i am done. No more silent hill for me. Was considering getting the new BOM for my vita, but after this crap, and noticing BOM was top down, im gonna pass instead. Too bad. Taking it for a refund today.… Expand
  19. Vitoner
    Aug 25, 2016
    4
    Graphics are meh. Soundtrack is meh. The plot makes no sense. The combat is clunky. Monsters are uninspired. There are several technical issues such as framerate drops and freezing. The save system is awful. Its way of being original is to copy (badly) Silent Hill 2. Still, it's one of the best games post Silent Hill 4.
  20. OtavioKanemaru1
    Nov 17, 2021
    3
    私はゲームが好きで、雰囲気も天気もとても良いですが、メインとして問題がたくさんあります、低フレームレートがたくさんあるので、プレイするのが非常に退屈で、ボスを除いて敵は中程度です。しかし、全体的にゲームはひどいパフォーマンスで中程度です。ゲームには可能性があり、残念ながら無駄になりました。

    ストーリー： 45.0 グラフィック： 60.0 キャラクター： 45.0 CV： 49.4 シナリオ： 80.0 難易度： 40.0 ゲームプレイ： 25.0 サイドクエスト： 58.9 パズル： 63.4 サウンドトラック： 85.5 アミューズメント： 25.0 ポジティブ： +01.5（ゲームの雰囲気） ネガティブ：    私はゲームが好きで、雰囲気も天気もとても良いですが、メインとして問題がたくさんあります、低フレームレートがたくさんあるので、プレイするのが非常に退屈で、ボスを除いて敵は中程度です。しかし、全体的にゲームはひどいパフォーマンスで中程度です。ゲームには可能性があり、残念ながら無駄になりました。

    ストーリー： 45.0

    グラフィック： 60.0

    キャラクター： 45.0

    CV： 49.4

    シナリオ： 80.0

    難易度： 40.0

    ゲームプレイ： 25.0

    サイドクエスト： 58.9

    パズル： 63.4

    サウンドトラック： 85.5

    アミューズメント： 25.0

    ポジティブ： +01.5（ゲームの雰囲気）

    ネガティブ： -10.0（低フレームレート）、-01.0（低速読み込み）、-10.0（ラグ）、-00.5（字幕バグ）、-00.5（特定のシーンでのレンダリング不良）

    合計= 31.9／100.0

    エキストラ：

    トロフィー： 難易度（35.0）、アミューズメント（30.0）= 32.5

    注： エキストラは評価としてカウントされません。

    PSN: OtavioKanemaru    … Expand

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64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 41
  3. Negative: 2 out of 41
  1. Hyper Magazine
    May 14, 2012
    60
    A remarkably ugly game. [June 2012, p.60]
  2. Eurogamer Portugal
    May 2, 2012
    60
    Silent Hill Downpourit's a good game, despite all of its flaws, but desperately needs new mechanics.
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  3. TheSixthAxis
    Apr 29, 2012
    60
    It may be a visually sound package that throws a few unique spins on the Silent Hill template, though the sometimes awkward puzzles and irredeemably abysmal combat are enough to drag Downpour down the gutter and towards mediocrity.
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