Silent Hill Heaven

Since when did cult = occult? Never—only erroneously. A cult is a religious sect organized around beliefs not generally considered typical. Occult means "hidden," and generally describes the pursuit of concealed—or hidden—knowledge, such as magic, or the supernatural. There's a huge...

Here's the thing: I'm not a big fan of the occult aspect. Just because the occult doesn't do a lot for me. But I understand that it does to some people. I understand its place in the franchise. But I've never heard someone say that they don't like the human element of Silent Hill. That's the part e...

Folks, First, want to report that I had a great Comic Con and was ecstatic to see so much Silent Hill support and interest (I even saw some sexy, bloody nurses walking the floor). Second, just so you good people don't get too wound up in my comment about rejuvination, please know that I in no way w...

It's kind of funny how people complain about (or see the complaints about) Origins and Homecoming, and are still confused as to why Tom said he wants to "fix" the series. He probably just wants to make a game that half the fanbase doesn't hate. I think that's reasonable. Yeah, but a lot o...

What I'll say is, this is going to be a great game and it's going back to the core spirit, maybe people would point to Silent Hill 2. It's character driven, it's very dramatic and I think it's gonna rejuvenate the title. Reading this made me queasy. Not only is this arrogant as all fuck to say, but...

Pretty much all you just said was more indicative of plot/atmosphere related stuff, we have no idea how they handle you know, level design and combat? Also, we don't know how long he's even been a prisoner or why he's one in the first place. He doesn't look that tough, so I don't think he could be ...

@PJ, It is a good theory, even though the last digit isn't the same as that code. I doubt they picked that combination of numbers at random. If anything though it's probably taken from a movie or book or something. Just a reference to something else. Who knows. That's exactly the thought that led m...

Ah, thanks for that Soulless. Its still very interesting to me that the 6 isn't on his back. That's clearly a deliberate design decision, and I'm very curious as to why they did that. I'm still convinced that his number has some sort of meaning (and I won't lie, I'll be selfishly delighted if it doe...

(Did a search and this didn't come up, so if this has been brought up feel free to squash this thread) So after watching the trailer a few times, I just couldn't ignore that the convict's number kept jumping out at me. I'm sure its somehow significant, especially considering how numbers have been ha...

I thought the trailer was pretty great, myself. I know a lot of people might consider this blasphemy, but I kind of like the new vibe of Licht's music. Its not Yamaoka, but its pretty apparent he's not trying to be or emulate Yamaoka, either. The art direction here is different from the rest of the ...

What IQ points I have left after the last few pages of this thread lead me to believe he used both.

I disagree with Stranded; I believe it was Cheryl that went to the forest for a party and got drugged. Remind me of what the others were, please? I thought it was Cheryl in the woods too. In three of the four different variations of "Stranded", the girl says her name is Jackie when she is...

Actually, 8 of the 20 echo messages are not about Cheryl. That's almost half. Stranded, Babes in the Woods, Cycle of Death, Choking Game, Prom, Big Bear, The Experience, and Celebration Time do not have anything to do directly with Cheryl. So it's possible that Pigtails has nothing to do with Chery...

JuriDawn wrote:

pj wrote:^Cool, thanks. I guess I'm offering more of an explanation for how the term "Seductress" could apply to Angela from a semantic perspective.

Covered.

Silly me and my not reading.

Oh, plus I don't think that she feels like a traitor for killing Thomas. EDIT: pj : Saw your post now. . . Yeah I know. But remember that Thomas was an alcoholic? I don't think he made it on purpose. Plus, it wasn't only sexual. Some think that the acts wasn't even sexual. What she did, was self de...

MMY : When did you change your mind about it? Wasn't you that was saying that it could be another one, like Maria? And yes, Angela feels guilty, but what about it? Seduction = Doing "hot" things. Teasing, etc. This role pretty much fills Maria. By feeling guilty about her father sexually ...

^Cool, thanks. I guess I'm offering more of an explanation for how the term "Seductress" could apply to Angela from a semantic perspective.

"Seductress" could stand for Angela by referencing her guilt over her father abusing her. She clearly feels responsible, as most victims in situations like hers do. Also, don't forget that she makes a few disturbing "passes" (for lack of a better way to describe them) at James. I...

The sex isn't the goal here, but rather the means to the goal: Harry's affection. This is how I feel as well. That is why I don't believe that she uses Dahlia's form to have sex with her father. And also why I feel its just another measure to try and get him from coming to her. It is possible to re...

But it IS a strange sexual obsession when you take into account that it exists beyond the normal boundaries of the Electra Complex. And I'm not discounting it at all. To the contrary, I can see why people see that, and why they believe that it's the case. I just prefer an alternate and equally poss...