Zero Punctuation: Silent Hill Homecoming

[BBQ Platypus]

Good stuff. I think you're dead on in your assessment of SH2, and, while I haven't played any of the series after 2, the fact that they seem to be shoehorning Pyramid Head into every game after it sounds pretty stupid to me.

I hate it how some franchise are milked for more money long after they've played themselves out (I'm looking at you, Nintendo). Every gaming company should have a placard in every office and cubicle reminding them of the great Fawlty Towers rule: "Quit while you're ahead. Always leave 'em wanting more." If not that, then at least leave well enough alone when all the loose ends have been tied up.

 

[RetardedlyGenius]

Knowing your love for survival horror...I really think you should review Dead Space. That game didn't necessarily REwork the way a survival horror is supposed to work...but it definetely will set a benchmark for what to expect from upcoming games. No HUD, bloody mess everywhere, smart creatures that don't run into your "survival combat knife" over and over again until they fall over? Yahtzee dont be a pessimistic douchebag about this. Will it make it to your upper echelon of gaming? Is it better than Portal? No sir. It's fun though, more than I can say about Silent Hill...

 

[SecretTacoNinja]

That's what happens when you give games to the Americans.

"Let's put loads of EXPLOSIONS in it!"
"No no, it's a survival horror"
"Yeah and let's put some hot babes in it!"
"...Ugh..."

(Apologies to Americans everywhere).

Great review, I'm quite disappointed your arse is intact.
(Not for personal reasons...you know...)

 

[HadesWTF]

Oh god. The Silent Hill bit at the end had me rolling. The whole review was pretty damn funny but expected. For once I agree with everything you said. The game wasn't great, but not terrible and didn't do any injustice.

Play Dead Space Yahtzee. Its a hell of a lot better than Homecoming. Scary, but not necessarily hard, it had good combat mixed with good horror.

 

[JonnWood]

Nice episode. And if i picked up a telephone in a horror game and that tune played i would shit my pants, but that kind of mindfuckery is sadly gone from games.

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.

 

[Mechanoise]

I think I'm one of people you call: "First time poster, long time watcher"

I've been a strong fan of the Silent Hill series ever since the first game, and dreaded the idea of it becoming so mainstream that there was a possibility a trend of knock-offs could start leaking into the series.

I've not tried Homecoming yet because the UK has this strange fascination with delays upon delays. Their release dates are akin to the old Microsoft 'estimated time 'till...' boxes.

I promised myself not to watch this video because Yatzee is too accurate for his own good and that I may establish an opinion of the game before even playing it...as always, I couldn't help myself

I'm glad to see that Silent Hill Homecoming wasn't 'that bad', as Silent Hill 2 creates such a tough benchmark that it's hard not to compare it to its offspring, even when you know that it's not meant to be like Silent Hill 2, (despite Double Helix's hell-bent policy on making it the slightly different twin to that game ^_~).

I'll retain my gut feeling that Silent Hill Homecoming is not that good; so I might get a nice surprise when it 'eventually' comes out.

Another great review, another great laugh, I know you'll do it anyway but please keep up the good work!

 

[HadesWTF]

Oh and I would also like to say I still mark Silent Hill 4 onward as uncanon. Why? 4 had an amazing story but played like shit due to terrible design choice. I kinda consider it an okay game with a great story, but it feels like another series. Homecoming and Origins are just not canon for obvious reasons.

Oh and Heather was totally hot.

 

[Aptspire]

Agreed. It isn't quite the same .
Fable 2 is so freaking AWESOME!

 

[Fratboy]

lol, i love how in the "parallel universe" Yahtzee is smiling xD

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Do you think Yahtzee actually liked the game? I'm not quite sure...

Good to see the return of the end-movie.

And I'll buy a t-shirt the moment you put the proper music back. Nyah.

 

[Russian Redneck]

YES! I agree completely that "fans" are the bane of all video gaming things. Yahtzee, you are my hero!

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

YES! I agree completely that "fans" are the bane of all video gaming things. Yahtzee, you are my hero!

Irony Alert...

 

[mike1921]

Fable II next week, eh? I bought it, and it's already not living up to all the hype, but what else is new?

I think I've heard a smugness in your tone all the way from New Jersey and for that I hope he loves Fable 2.

Also, great review. And I wish I had the money to buy a Zero Punctuation T-shirt

 

[xitel]

Yeah, the end sketch was freakishly hillarious.

 

[Stabby Joe]

Strange, I was convinced you WEREN'T going to review this giving it being abit obvious as it was mentioned last week, though we would get trown of for a week or 2 maybe... sorry Ben...

I'll still play Silent Hill Homecoming... but by God we'll never get the SH2 treatment anytime soon if ever.

BTW: "Oh F**k off!" Classic.

 

[xishtarx]

Ah the ending, as good as the one with pain killer!

 

[ygetoff]

This one was very funny...but Yahtzee HAS to review Fallout 3 next week!

 

[Doctor Panda]

They say the trick to creative writing is sticking to what you know, and I'm willing to say this is great proof of that. Ever notice how the greatest points and jokes are made when he's talking about games he really knows a lot about? "Hardly suprising," you say, "isn't that the idea behind observational comedy?". So i says, "Yes. So why does he keep reviewing games he hasn't had enough chance to play or are of genres that he's unfamiliar with like Spore or any fighting game"

So go-go Silent Hill, Fable II, and all the other reviews of games he'd probably play anyway...