03-19-2024, 08:50 AM
I thought I was the only one who dealt with that...it seems to me like Silent Hill is one of the only games I've ever really consistently played for an audience. Something about it just draws that kind of train wreck, horror movie appeal you can't really look away from.
No one but me can pick up the controller and actually play this thing, it's kind of funny. My best friend actually gave it a shot once; I tried to guide him verbally through the school in SH1, trying to get him to move quickly across the courtyard so he wouldn't get jumped by mumblers. I think he got all the way to the kids locker room before throwing down the controller, shaking, and saying "F*** that, you play!"
In high school my friends and I used to make it a weekend thing to drink and smoke and have them sit behind me as I played Silent Hill. One of my friends actually started crying as I got jumped by those green monsters in the sewer; granted, it was under the influence of substances, but there's something to be said when a game can make your "hardcore" friends sob quietly in the background.
My girlfriend and I actually bonded early in our relationship over playing SH4 for a large group of people in a dorm room and her yelling at me every time I didn't adequately bring down one of those twin heads or dogs (although heaven forbid SHE should grab the controller).
No one but me can pick up the controller and actually play this thing, it's kind of funny. My best friend actually gave it a shot once; I tried to guide him verbally through the school in SH1, trying to get him to move quickly across the courtyard so he wouldn't get jumped by mumblers. I think he got all the way to the kids locker room before throwing down the controller, shaking, and saying "F*** that, you play!"
In high school my friends and I used to make it a weekend thing to drink and smoke and have them sit behind me as I played Silent Hill. One of my friends actually started crying as I got jumped by those green monsters in the sewer; granted, it was under the influence of substances, but there's something to be said when a game can make your "hardcore" friends sob quietly in the background.
My girlfriend and I actually bonded early in our relationship over playing SH4 for a large group of people in a dorm room and her yelling at me every time I didn't adequately bring down one of those twin heads or dogs (although heaven forbid SHE should grab the controller).
