IGN’s new (3 Hours in) Hands On Review plus two new screenshots!
Posted By: Whitney November 21st, 2009 | 1:23 amIGN has written up a new hands on review of the first three hours of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. I didn’t want to ruin anything so I barely skimmed the article but from the final paragraph it’s seems like the first three hours made a good impression (and we got two new screens!):
I read the message boards like everybody else and the sentiment from at least some gamers is that Shattered Memories is destined for failure. Having sunk some time into the experience, this is not a sentiment I share. The Nintendo editors voted and collectively decided that it was the Best Game of E3 2009 and three hours in, it shows all the potential that it did back then and more. Climax has created a 3D engine that runs and looks fabulous on Wii. The utilization of the Mason’s flashlight as the main tool is a stroke of genius because it works triumphantly with Nintendo’s controller. The game is moody and beautiful at times. And, of course, it’s freakin’ scary. The experience may or may not hold up until the end, but so far, so good.
Shattered Memories ships just in time for the holidays. We’ll have more media leading up to our review in early December so stay tuned.
Looks like IGN is gearing up for their own review in early December, I can’t wait to read it!
You can read the hands on here:
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Hands-on: Three hours in, does the experience hold up?
I tell ya, when it comes to looking like old Silent Hill games (in terms of modeling and texturing), Climax knows where it’s at. Many of the environments remind me so much of SH1-3’s style and, well, it makes me happy, dammit!
Looks like they have improved it even a bit more in the final version. The spoilers are nice too but I held myself and didn’t read them all. 🙂 IGN looks more excited than NP again… I think I’ll stick with IGN again. 😀 I don’t need any more news, ’cause the desire to play gets bigger. I look forward to the other media they’ll be releasing (maybe some sounds, except footage?) and the final review – which I’ll probably won’t read ’till I play it and see for myself (I’ll see only the score :P). Oh and the game’s release too. 😀
Ratio: A lot of other fans would disagree with you (often posting sh3 screens in comparison) but I agree with you. I think a lot of people are just caught up in the no rust in the otherworld thing but what I seen of the “regular” Silent Hill really reminds me of exploration in Silent Hill 1 😀
PieceofSheet666: Yeah as soon as I saw that he was describing game scenes I went “okay not reading this! What are some of his final thoughts…okay good no spoilers there!” I think I will probably end up skimming the IGN review until I’ve played the game myself (unless I’m told there’s no spoilers 🙂 )