30/09/2025
Platinum Trophy #321: Silent Hill F
Time: 23 hrs and 30 mins
Difficulty: 3/10 - 5/10 ( LIF Diff. )
Fun: 10/10
Playthroughs: 4 1/4 though possible in 3 1/4
I am really glad that I took my sweet and precious time playing and exploring this game. This game really deserves more than 1 playthrough ( you'll know when you know ) because first IMO the default ending is the worst. Second, every playthrough you do I MEAN EVERY playthrough is a unique experience. You'll get new locations, new collectibles and items, new cutscenes and most important of all you will get to experience the full story of Silent Hill F.
As always with Silent Hill, you can expect an amazing soundtrack and this one just hits the right spots for me especially with the mix of OG Silent Hill vibes to Japanese songs.
For the combat experience, it is still as clunky as ever but in a good way IMO. I really enjoyed the combat on Story difficulty, but Lost in Fog is something else. Granted you can run away from enemies because there isn't a merit to fighting them, still when you run out of stamina or turn the wrong way... goodbye.
The story, after 4 1/4 playthroughs I can say that it is very interesting and engaging, because of the different setting ( the game being in Japan ). Yes it is very different from the Silent Hill that we all know and love but this game is still Silent Hill but it a new and reborn form. Even though I completed the game, some story aspects still bug and confuse me ( which means i get to read more lore! ) in a good and inquisitive way.
People may argue and outright reject this game as a Silent Hill game, but think about SH4: The room that isn't set in Silent Hill but people still learned to love and enjoy that game. Just think of this like being the start of something new and expansive to the Silent Hill universe. Like when Resident Evil left Raccoon City, the games after the OG trilogy are still RE games but in a new and expansive way.
This game is one of the best Horror games out there right now, and it'll be one that you don't want to miss out on. Playing this game only 1 time is a disservice to KONAMI Asia, Neobards and Silent Hill alltogether. just play and enjoy at your own pace. You'll never regret it.