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Though I liked the newest trilogy, they did not feel “tomb raider“ to me.

I remember back in the day. There was a sense of loneliness, adventure, and surprise. Yes the controls were terrible. I would be trying to run straight ahead and she would just turn and run into a wall next to her. However the level design was well crafted and so new and exciting from the 2D world we were all playing in before. The puzzles and hidden items were also a new addition to what we were accustomed to. The enemies would keep me on my toes because I never knew if a wolf or tiger were going to leap out and try and rip me apart. Then you progress further to find a T Rex? My mind was blown.

The new games are good games, but I feel like they missed out on what the series was about. I don’t feel like I’m alone on an adventure. She goes to these locations with others. Sure she separates from them, but there’s a bunch of human enemies. The first game there was 2 or 3 people in the whole game. The newest ones she’s horrified having to kill somebody for the first time, but then you are forced as a novice to killing to take down wave, after wave, after wave of combat trained enemies with a bow and arrow? It just didn’t sit well with me. The newer games didn’t really have “tombs.” Though the games again were good, they weren’t Tomb Raider enough for me.

If they start remaking the older games, I think they’ll skip 1. Similar to Resident Evil remaking 1 back in the day and starting with 2 in recent years. Same thing with Silent Hill. I’d like to see them continue the series but make her more of the Tomb Raider and less of a superhero.

@Banjo- A remake of 1 and Shattered Memories would be awesome. Players can experience both versions of the stories. I always was hoping Capcom would throw in their RE originals as an option along with their remakes. Players can compare and see what’s changed and what was faithful to the original. Plus sometimes I want to go back and play the older ones and having it available on modern consoles would be nice.

@Utena-mobile Thank you, I came up with that name years ago for Xbox Live. I was terrible at picking names. So I decided to take my three favorite games and combined them together. Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Fatal Frame. Turns out I wasn’t so bad at picking names after all lol.

I am pretty much excited for everything. I feel like as Silent Hill fans, we have been deprived and starving for anything new. Then all of a sudden it was like Christmas morning, I felt like a kid again. With the Silent Hill 2 remake, I think we know more of what to expect. We’ve played the original, and they showed off more of that than any of the other games.

Townfall I’m curious about. They really didn’t tell us much and people have been trying to see if there’s a message they can “decipher” out of the radio. Maybe this is the one with short stories that was rumored for a couple months now?

Silent Hill F to be set in Japan. I’m hopeful this can sit on the shelf next to the first four games and feel like it belongs. I’m wondering if “F” stands for five? Is this going to be like a Silent Hill 5 for us? I’m just excited, and I want more. I’m also hoping that these are not all time exclusive for PlayStation 5 as I want to play them when they first come out. I’ve waited long enough. I don’t want to wait any longer.

I did not know that’s how J.J. Abrams writes. That’s one I’m not as excited for but I want to know more. The Return to Silent Hill movie based off 2 has me curious as I loved the game, and I’m wondering how well they can retell that story. Are they going to have the hurt and tormented side characters the game had? Are they going to twist the story around a bit like they did with the first movie? Will they chose one of the games endings or come up with a new ending? I’m just want to know more on everything shown at the event. If I had to pick one I’m most excited about… I’m going to say Silent Hill F. I’m not sure why but I think it has huge potential, but I’m sure my excitement will change a few different times as more information comes out these projects.

@Utena-mobile I too have such a fond spot for the first four games. I went into these games not knowing anything about them and walked away absolutely loving them. I just remember being amazed something so terrifying was able to pull me in and I wanted to know more. Then when I found out there were multiple endings I had to go back and replay them. These are absolutely some of the best horror games of all time.

I also agree about the ones developed by western developers. They tried, and I give them credit for that. I just think it’s harder to nail for them as Japanese horror has been more psychological and western horror has been more boo. Out of the new games announced, do you have a particular one you’re looking forward to the most?

@Banjo- I think they skipped the original Silent Hill because they might be looking at Shattered Memories as the remake? Similar to how Capcom remade RE1 years ago, and then in recent years started with RE2. Just a guess of course. I do hope Bloober Team gets SH2 right and Konami asks them to remake 1.

@Ralizah I’m on the fence with Bloober Team as well, but I have hope. They are a young team and seem to get games out in a reasonable amount of time. They do a great job with atmosphere which is definitely one of Silent Hill’s strong points. Where Bloober Team lacks is with story, character building, and combat, but Silent Hill wasn’t known for great combat either. The story and characters are already done for them. The Silent Hill 2 remake is being watched over by Konami along with some key members who worked on the original. They might surprise us and create something special.

Silent Hill is one of my favorite franchises. My personal favorite is Silent Hill 2. It was the first time I ever felt like a game was truly creepy. It made you feel alone and haunted. The game taps into your mind with its psychological horror and didn’t rely on jump scares.

The start of the story was simple with James receiving a letter from his wife Mary to meet in their “special place” in Silent Hill. Only Mary had been dead for three years… it wasn’t over the top. It wasn’t complicated, but it pulled me in as I wanted to know more. From there the story progressed and the terror began.

I’ve played the other games in the series and they ranged from good to terrible, but Silent Hill 2 is my favorite. A highlight in the series and in horror games in general.

I heard that Ethan looks away from the camera when you play it in third person. Not that it’s a big deal or anything. We already know what he looks like from PC players modding the game. Just thought it was a cool idea Capcom was trying to do to keep some mystery with Ethan’s face.

I can deal with the few parts third person didn’t work well in. I understand it was developed with first person in mind so bringing it in third person isn’t necessarily going to make it flawless. Third person is my preference so I’m definitely going to play this again when the DLC drops.

I’m a huge fan of the series but I was upset they decided to remake this instead of Code Veronica. I’m glad I got a chance to see some more gameplay as I’m now looking forward to this one. It’s a bit darker and grittier than the original. I’ll be playing this for sure next year.

I probably check it out this weekend. I’m glad to finally get to play in third person. Also looking forward to playing Rose’s DLC. I’m curious how she ended up at the castle? Spoiler for anybody who hasn’t beaten village but I thought it blew up in the end. Maybe it was too far from the explosion? Maybe Rose isn’t really at the castle but it’s a dream of some sort?

Checks the date… okay it’s not April Fools…

Opening this up to the public is just asking for trouble. This is the CMA’s invitation, they should be the ones looking into this. There is ugliness on both sides and getting a bunch of fanboys involved isn’t going to settle anything. It’s going to confuse the CMA members who are clueless on the subject even more.

The original Silent Hill 2 was a PS2 time exclusive. When it finally came to Xbox, it came with some extras with “Born From a Wish.” I’m wondering if that will be included with the remake?

With all the news released on the SH series today, I’m a bit in a daze. I don’t know where to begin or when I’ll wake up. I thought maybe a game would be announced or another pachinko machine. There were so many announcements, if just one turns out good, I’ll be happy.

@Zochmenos that is hysterical! CoD would never be released then.

@pip_muzz I agree with time exclusives being a waste of money, I’m hopeful that after this acquisition Xbox has with Activision is over, it opens the eyes of the regulators and puts the pressure on the console manufacturers to play a little nicer. But that’s probably never going to happen.

I want to see some gameplay. Blooper does well with atmosphere but combat either lacks or doesn’t exist. I’m glad to see the series is back though. But taking on SH2? Those a BIG shoes to fill.

@sjbsixpack I’ve been behind in gaming for awhile as I fell out of it for years. One day I will play those games. There’s a few others from Sony I wanted to try as well.

@Banjo- I’ve heard from a few others they didn’t like The Last of Us either, but the majority I’ve heard good things from. Hopefully I’ll like it.

I too want a Veronica remake. I’m excited that 4 is almost out. Not that I’m excited to play it (which I will play it) but I’m excited that they’ll clear it out of the way to possibly make Veronica next.

@sjbsixpack I probably will get one in time. Though I tend to gravitate more towards horror and single player games, I rarely touch my PS4 and they specialize in single player experiences. It’s strange, I have nothing against PS, I just play games more on my Xbox and Switch. But yes, I need to check those games out, I’ve heard nothing but good things on those games.

@Solidchief condemned was terrifying back in the day. I was never a fan of games in first person, but it worked for that game and only heightened the horror. I never played the second. Always meant to get around to it, but I fell out of gaming at that time for awhile. Maybe one day I’ll go back and play the second one.

Horror is one of my favorite genres. I would agree with most of what the article says except I never played Blair Witch so I cannot agree to that one. I also didn’t finish the Medium, I’ll probably wait for a sale and then finally finish that game.

I do love the resurgence of the RE franchise again. The franchise is doing so well and really brought horror back into popularity in gaming.

Others not in the article from recent years, I’d have to go with Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Blackwater. LOVE the franchise and so good to see it coming back. The game was very creepy with an interesting story. Friday the 13, I know this one probably isn’t popular, but I loved it. I’m not much of a multiplayer gamer but I thought it just worked. I know it was buggy but I think the developers being a smaller team and paying so much attention the series, they captured the feel and spirit of the movies. It’s a shame the lawsuit stopped them from continuing as I think they would have only improved the game. Alien Isolation, this was intense. Loved the movies and it tied in so well. They did an amazing job with the game.

Now unlike the article writer, I don’t mind older titles with tank controls. The old RE games, Silent Hill series, and Fatal Frame series are some of the best horror games. I’d throw in Condemned, BioShock, and Eternal Darkness.

I don’t see why this was a big enough ordeal to get banned. There’s more risky pictures in ads or in the signs in store’s clothing departments. You will see more skin than this if you go to the beach. As a society, we see it all the time. We are more okay with showing violence than a shirtless computer generated man holding his hands out in the shape of a heart. Hurry and ban them!

I don’t think this will happen. I look at it as a fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. They should be glad they got away with it last time. I don’t think MS is going to be so keen on handing more money to them.

@Chaudy that is too funny and I also would love to see that happen LOL!

I’m very frugal so if a game I want goes on a good sale, I’ll buy it. That way I have it even if it’s not on Game Pass. There’s very few games I pay for regular price but if they were on Game Pass, I doubt I’d buy it then.

Not only does Brazil approve it, they approved it without restrictions. They look at the deal for the consumer vs for the specific competitors. This must hurt Jim Ryan as they addressed a lot of what he has said. This isn’t going to hurt competition. Wonder if PlayStation or Jim Ryan will respond to this announcement.

Xbox is doing what it can to try and get this deal through by creating a site pointing out all the positivities while PlayStation is traveling around explaining why the acquisition is bad. I was listening to a lawyer talk about the deal and how there isn’t really much of a reason why the deal wouldn’t go through. That PlayStation is doing what they can to stop it but in his professional opinion, they can’t stop the deal. He also didn’t see why they would want to as if it’s blocked, Microsoft can take it to court, and there they would have no choice but to reveal the decisions PlayStation has made by blocking games from other platforms, paying for early access and exclusive extra modes, and price hiking systems and games. Meaning if it went to court, PlayStation’s dirty laundry would be exposed, but… for now we got this cute little site dedicated to the Xbox + Activision Blizzard acquisition.

I would love to replay the older games. Maybe remaster one of them and they can see how well it does. If it does well, they can look into a new one.

He’s waisting his time and our time. He’s not going to be able to stop it, just slowing it down. He should focus more on his job than what another company is attempting to do.

@Banjo- yeah, some games repeated already and there was some complaining… I just figured if they let everybody know why they were repeating, maybe there might be a little less complaining.

I agree there were more that could have been made backwards compatible, but I think a lot of it had to do with licensing issues. There’s so many games they could have done. I’m hoping they surprise us again and deliver another large batch of games, but I think that ship has sailed.

Getting rid of Gold and adding some new tiers is a good idea. I wonder what’s stopping them from getting rid of Gold already.

Though I think we all saw this coming, I’m sad to hear they are shutting it down. I never took part in Stadia, but more competition is a good thing.

The first time these games came around I didn’t play them. They never appealed to me. After seeing how much everybody loves them, I think I’ll try this one out this time.

I know they said they went through all the 360 titles they possibly could have given out, but I’d rather they restarted going through them again for those who may have missed them from the start. At least it would be a bit more to offer from the service.

I really am not worried about Xbox’s studios not getting games out. The world just went through a pandemic and set a lot of things back. Also, many of the studios Xbox has acquired released a game either right before or after the acquisition was completed. It’s going to take time for their next game. Once the games start coming out, it will be easier to decide when to release the next one and keep the games staggered.

I do think they have enough studios but again they are in competition with not just Sony but other companies as well. There are other companies snatching up studios left and right. Xbox slept a lot after the 360 generation. They are now wide awake and playing the game everybody else is playing.

Getting some nice scores there. I played this game awhile back and liked what they had at that time. I’m going to give it another round.

The short message? I’m wondering if this is the rumored game of SH that was supposedly to have multiple stories in it? Either way, I’m glad to see this pop up. Now just hoping it’s not PS5 exclusive.

I cannot choose my favorite Rare game. They made so many great ones. From Goldeneye, Banjo Kazooie, and Conker to Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Kameo Elements of Power, and Viva Piñata. There was so much talent there. Each one so different from the next but a blast to play. I can’t pick a favorite.

@BBB yeah I think most of us were like that or felt like that at 17. I didn’t really get into trouble at that age. I had an older brother who did and I would see how my abusive father handled him and didn’t want him to come at me the same way.

Part of me is worried for this kid. What he did was wrong, but I can’t help thinking like a parent. I still see how immature my 17 year old is and how he’s not ready for the real world. They probably will use this kid as an example and try him like an adult. Too many of these companies are getting hacked in recent years. So I can definitely see them going right for him harder than usual. I feel bad because our brains are not fully developed till the age 25, but he did the crime and now must face the consequences.

@BBB I totally hear ya on the age and not having enough life experiences. My oldest is 17 and of course like most that age, thinks he knows everything. Never thinks of consequences. Doesn’t believe anything bad will happen to him. The hacker is probably very much the same way.

I too would like the acquisition to wrap up so this can be old news. However, I am glad to see that Satya Nadella can respond and sound like an adult. Jim Ryan should take notes.

It’s amazing to see how long GTA 5, Mario Kart 8, and Minecraft have been on the charts. The games have legs and continue to go up and down on the charts.

Not sure what to expect out of this one. I’ll give it a try. I liked what they tried to do with Friday the 13th. If it wasn’t for the lawsuit, I think they would have kept going with it and it would have only improved the game. I’m curious how this one is going to turn out with the whole 4 vs 3. Not expecting much but I will try it out when it hits gamepass.

Wonder how long before the video(s) are taken down.

@Enigk depending who MS decides to acquire next after Activision Blizzard, they might have to play nice a little longer.

I was listening to a lawyer talk about this deal. He said regardless if Sony said anything, there would still be regulators looking into this as that is their job. He does believe the deal will go through, he really didn’t see much reason of why it wouldn’t. I’m personally just tired of hearing these two companies bicker and argue like children.

I looked it up and it is the survival mode.

Survival mode

In survival mode, the player has to survive during the course of all houses, Kiryu, Kurosawa, Tachibana, and fight with the final boss, Utsuro, in the Hellish Abyss. After beating this mode, Utsuro is added to the Spirit List (Only by doing a Fatal Frame shot).

It’s the only thing I never completed. Maybe one day if I have time to sit for awhile.

@Banjo- I completed the ghost list too. I remember playing certain parts over and over because you get a split second to capture that ghost.

There was a mode on the second game you could play, I don’t remember what it was called off hand, but you weren’t allowed to save and I think you had to survive so many nights. It’s been awhile, I might have some of that information wrong but I never beat that. I don’t play games that long at one sitting so I was like this is not the mode for me lol. If I had the option to save, I would have done it. Everything else was unlocked and completed 100%.

@pip_muzz I agree that the second one is one of the scariest games of all time. It’s strange, because after I beat the first one, and then the second one, I thought the first one was scarier. Then I replayed them both again mostly because I loved it and I wanted to get the multiple endings. The second time through, I found the first game less scary. The second one I was like how did I manage to get through some of these parts? It was truly creepy. But not too creepy, as I ran through it 5 or 6 times to unlock all those endings. Still love them both but the second one is truly creepy!

@belmont I guess you can play them in any order, but I’d probably start at the beginning. Might be harder going backwards after doing some of the more recent titles as the graphics and controls on the older games wouldn’t be as good as say the fifth game. Though each game can stand on their own, I’d say you would get more out of the story as there are some characters that eventually do return. Though not much of their past would have to deal with the current event of the new game, you would just already have that connection with them and know what they went through.

The second game can definitely sit up there with Silent Hill 2 in terms of creepiness and multiple endings. I remember being so into the story, I went through multiple times to unlock all endings in both Fatal Frame 2 and Silent Hill 2.

@Banjo- if we get 1-3 as one a year, yes I’d be happy with that, but I’m hoping for them to be bundled together as those were the OG Xbox/PS2 generation. I started with the first one. I got it as a free game and wasn’t expecting anything from it. It completely blew me away! The characters, the story, the rituals… after I was done playing, I wanted to know more. I did research on the game and found how deep it really goes.

Then I played part 2 and was equally blown away. The story, characters, and rituals were completely different from the first one but there was that slight connection with one of the characters. I don’t want to give that connection as that would be spoiling for those looking to get into the series. I was just amazed how they were able to do that. Here’s hoping I get to play them on current gen consoles.

@Tharsman now that you mentioned the differences in the name with Resident Evil, I think I remember Koei Tecmo saying years ago that they didn’t think “Zero” wouldn’t sell well in the west, so they gave it the name “Fatal Frame” to appeal to that audience.

@belmont it’s not for everybody. I know some people who hate these games. I absolutely love them. I love the characters and the stories. They are all separate stories but are carefully intertwined for fans of the series. The controls are a bit clunky, but if you can look past the controls, I personally think they are fantastic game but my view is probably biased.