Review: Silent Hill - Homecoming

Apparently, somehow since the first game, this became necessary.

Sometimes I'll get a stray hair (I don't like the phrase 'wild hair') of an urge to take a close look at something old to others, but new to me. I really liked the first couple of Silent Hill games when they came out, but for some reason never got around to playing any of the sequels beyond that. My boyfriend bought Homecoming super cheap recently, and I had a chance to give it a go. In a word, ugh.


It struck a perfect chord of creepy right out of the gate (crying baby beyond the fog, anyone?), but then quickly started to lose ground and become tiresome. 

Here's a listed recap of the hours spent playing:

01.) Scary intro into the world!
02.) 'Apparently the lock is broken. I can't open it.'
03.) Formerly scary nurses now not-so-scary with massive impants & push-up bras. Sigh.

04.) 'Apparently the lock is broken. I can't open it.'
05.) Really awkward response dialogue choices.
06.) 'Apparently the lock is broken. I can't open it.'
07.) Massive areas to explore! With virtually nothing in them!
08.) 'Apparently the lock is broken. I can't open it.'
09.) Knife + Army of Darkness 'Oh-Ooh-Hoo-HA!' (*LT*/G/G/G/B) vs. dogs & nurses = Win

10.) 'Apparently the lock is broken. I can't open it.'
11.) See Bogeyman. Poop panties.
12.) 'Apparently the lock is broken. I can't open it.'
13.) Bang head against wall 50 times trying to fight Schisms. Give up and run on 51st attempt.

14.) 'Apparently the lock is broken. I can't open it.'
15.) Have impassable doors magically open by defeating monsters spawning near them.

16.) 'Apparently the lock is broken. I can't open it.' (Except in random cases of #15).

17.) Fight Scarlett. Have her abruptly glitch and disappear during her second form.

18.) Fight Scarlett and die, repeatedly.
19.) Fight Scarlett. Have your character glitch and freeze in place while she kills you.

20.) Fight Scarlett and die, repeatedly.
21.) Fight Scarlett. Have your character glitch and freeze after every dodge roll.

22.) Fight Scarlett and die, repeatedly.
23.) Fight Scarlett. Have her glitch and take no damage after a half an hour of attacking her.

24.) Fight Scarlett and die, repeatedly.
25.) Fight Scarlett. Have her glitch and disappear during her second form. Again.

26.) Fight Scarlett and die, repeatedly.
27.) After several hours, realize tears of frustration are imminent. Calmly give up. Eject disc. Sell game.