[Game Review] Silent Hill Orgins

Silent Hill: Origins

Introduction:

Silent Hill: Origins is one of the famous games of survival video game series developed by Climax Studios and published by Konami Digital Entertainment in November 2007. Silent Hill series have been developed in many video games’ flat-form (PC, Xbox, PS2, PSP, etc). Origins is a prequel to the first game with enhancing graphic and GUI. Set in the series' eponymous fictitious American town, Origins follows trucker Travis Grady as he searches for information about a girl whom he rescued from a fire. Along the way, he unlocks his repressed childhood memories.

Gameplay and game’s emotional:

The objective of Silent Hill: Origins is to guide player character Travis Grady, as he searches the monster-filled town of Silent Hill for information about a girl he rescues from a burning house. As same as other horror games, the main object of the game is the frighten feeling. Monsters can suddenly appear and attack the main character in the stuffy room or on dim road. Gamer have to decide fighting (with their collected weapon such as guns, hammer, metal bar, etc.), running away or death. However, the sub-formula objects also make the game much more interesting.

Firstly, each stage the game will unveil the mystery memory of Travis. Each memory contains surprised or mystory of his childhood. Therefore, it causes the curiosity for gamer.

Secondly, each stage contains several of puzzle-solving from simple to difficult. Completing each challenge will cause gamers the excitement.

Thirdly, when the last memory is found, the sadness memory is unveiled. When Travis family came to this town, the murder of Travis’s mother is actually his father. He was witness that moment and did not believe that fact. It leads his memory lost.

Summary