Silent Hill: DownpourKonami Digital Entertainment
Rated M (Mature)
Released March 13, 2012 in North America
Overall Rating: 7.7 out of 10
Xbox 360/PS3 (I'm reviewing the former version)
(CAUTION: there may be some spoilers, intentional or not)
Silent Hill was doomed, on the fast track to Washed Out City, joining Resident Evil and Fatal Frame (still pissed that future titles will never be released in North America) along the shores, fishing away the twilight years. Homecoming, which was released in 2008, overwhelmingly disappointed most of its buyers, especially the hardcore fans. I know I all but declared the series gone by Shattered Memories (released in 2009), while others waited until longtime Team Silent veteran Akira Yamaoka (who wrote the music for all the games up to Downpour) to start planning the series's memorial service. Some turned to the graphic novels (which were seeing an upswing in quality) while others waited for the next title and the new film (due sometime this year).
After retreading a ton of history, here is the punchline: just like the Spanish Inquisition, Downpour was not expected. To be good, that is.
