01-20-2006, 12:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-20-2006, 01:02 PM by [wcip]Angel.)
DeeBye,Jan 19 2006, 11:09 PM Wrote:It seems to me that a lot of what James experienced in Silent Hill was self-created. A lot of it was in his mind. James was being tormented by demons as a sort of self-imposed punishment for what he did to Mary. Laura was certainly real enough, but lots of clues point to Maria being a figment of James' imagination.Hot diggidy! That's right! That's exactly right! I didn't 'get' that the first times I played it. Perhaps you don't need a plot guide after all. (Read it anyway, there are lots of details you may have missed).
I guess the short answer is that the demons, real or not, were only interested in persuing James. They were drawn by his deep-seeded feelings of guilt.
From the guide:
By the time we reach the "special place", which ends up being Room 312
inside the Lake View Hotel, we know what sin James is guilty of. This
explains to us why he has seen the things he's seen, and why he has
been forced to watch helplessly as Maria dies over and over again. In
Silent Hill, the driving force of nature is perspective. Silent Hill is
what you bring to it, and the demons that have plagued James' soul have
taken physical form and now are seeking vengeance.
Rinnhart,Jan 20 2006, 01:44 AM Wrote:It's been a few years, but I vaguely recall a rifle and it punching straight through PH's silly hat.
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Yes, there is a rifle, but it's slow as hell, and not as powerful as you one might assume. (Even though it's one of the strongest weapons in the game. Nothing beats the chainsaw though :P)
Deebye, thanks for the tip on the new trailer. I'll check it out!
edit: Wow!! That was *so* much better than the teaser! I can't wait. Silent Hill will the the movie to break the tradition of horrible game-->movie-translations. This looks to be a real blockbuster. And I actually cheered while watching the trailer once I heard Akira Yamaoka's Promise (Reprise). Obviously, there will be no "Theme of Laura", seeing as there's no "Laura"... but I sincerely hope they use more music from SH2, especially "Promise" and Promise reprise.
Wohoo! This is going to kick donkey!
