Silent Hill 2 is one of my favourite games ever and no matter how good the subsequent games have been, they've never really tapped into the psychological murk of that game. And Downpour isn't any different to be fair. In fact with development being handed over to a Czech team and Daniel Lucht (of Dexter fame) taking over composing duties from Akira Yamaoka, it's samey-ness is impressive and oddly commendable.
It really feels like the game that should have been released as Silent Hill 4 (just typing that gives me flashbacks to that revolving prison level) and there's nothing wrong in giving fans what they want. It's just that nothing truly impressive has been made by being conservative and Silent Hill could really use some radical changes to capture the imagination of a wider audience.
6.5/10
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