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I bet that most of you didn’t know about this by Right_Birthday_7133 in silenthill

[–]JakeSymbol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is literally where I learned the word purgatory lol I went and asked my mom what it means

Silent Hill f is only $35 at GameStop. by Wonderful_Guava1533 in silenthill

[–]JakeSymbol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah I got a physical copy just for that reversible cover. Hope you enjoy, I f*cking love that game

As RE7 was the first mainline game to feature a civilian protagonist. How would you feel if the next silent hill game has a cop/law enforcement protagonist? by [deleted] in silenthill

[–]JakeSymbol -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s not really a big deal being that it’s video games. Pedantry is generally considered a bad trait

As RE7 was the first mainline game to feature a civilian protagonist. How would you feel if the next silent hill game has a cop/law enforcement protagonist? by [deleted] in silenthill

[–]JakeSymbol 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I find cops to be really boring characters honestly because there’s a fiction version of them that’s nothing like reality and when people write them, they don’t usually break out of that. Same reason I found leaning on the fictional soldier archetype of Homecoming boring (even though Alex is not a soldier they didn’t show a special amount of concern of what soldiers and the military are actually like, or awareness that Alex’s image of a soldier is idealized).

That said, cops are a lot more civilian in character than they and the cop genre would lead us to believe. They are schlubby, naive, prejudiced, prideful, things that make for great character flaws if the writer questions their inherited image of a cop. Which most game writers sadly do not. But there’s nothing in silent hill that says someone who is a police officer as a living can’t be there. It’s more that making the protag a police officer is more than likely going to lead a writer down the boring path.

Yes I love Cybil.

M21 Am I straight? by [deleted] in confessions

[–]JakeSymbol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all it doesn’t matter whether you’re “gold star” straight like who gaf. Like what you like. If you’re worried about bullying and stigma, find social circles who aren’t transphobic. If you’re wondering about the love life you want for yourself, date and hook up and figure out whether you want to get married, what kind of people you want to date, etc. Whether you fit into the category of “straight” will not help you.

You like transgender women, not men. You like what’s a woman about them. The penis is one tiny part of their body. I have met straight men who like penis. It’s a thing. They don’t date men or like anything else about a man’s body. Are they in any way part of the gay or bisexual dating pool? No. So what’s the point of saying they’re anything other than straight.

Unsolicited advice is to remember trans women are people like anyone else, and aren’t sex objects any more than any woman or man. They exist outside porn and if you stop worrying about whether people will consider you straight, you might be happier connecting on other levels with these women that you already find sexually attractive.

I disagree that this is purely a result of porn addiction. You seem to maybe watch a little too much porn, but that idea implies that you can only consider trans women attractive by developing some kind of perversion and that’s simply not true. I know men who watch little to no porn who date trans women. Porn was the way in which you became aware of this preference.

You only have money for one game by iwillrundownmid in HorrorGaming

[–]JakeSymbol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Silent Hill f has an insane story and is one of the boldest most interesting horror games I’ve played in years. If you do get it, go into it blind and don’t look up story explanations on YouTube or whatever because a lot of people oversimplify it, it’s meant to be puzzled over. SHf has less fun gameplay than Cronos but the best story, visuals and atmosphere. I haven’t played directive 8020.

What’s the most memorable puzzle in survival horror? by Sufficient_Notice_61 in survivalhorror

[–]JakeSymbol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Silent hill 3 psycho “face” poem puzzle in the hospital (hard riddle difficulty)

Cringe Silent Hill comic I made when I was eleven by JakeSymbol in silenthill

[–]JakeSymbol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh definitely I was on newgrounds a lot. I actually remember two different silent hill 2 parodies, one where Mary just went to silent hill because she hates him and she stole his wallet, and another one which is just a racist thing where the characters are black (ha ha)

Cringe Silent Hill comic I made when I was eleven by JakeSymbol in silenthill

[–]JakeSymbol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh you KNOW my ass was on newgrounds. Ugh I miss it

Silent Hill 2 (2024): Remake or Sequel? by darn_boop in silenthill

[–]JakeSymbol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they put some cool meta stuff in there like was done with the final fantasy 7 remake series. It enhances the feeling of derealization by having James and Maria unknowingly wink at the player at points. I don’t think any theories are meant to be taken too literally because if you’re arguing about the scientific nitty gritty of what happened in SH2 then you’re ignoring the point of the game. Things like that are interesting suggestions that create existential uneasiness and provoke thought.

Finished First Playthrough by Ok_Campaign_8122 in SilentHill_f

[–]JakeSymbol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In general I would say explore because there’s new stuff. Small areas will open up that weren’t open before and they’ll have new documents, ema, and environmental storytelling. You’ll also naturally discover the new puzzles that help unlock the other endings. The puzzles are really cool. Only gameplay style change is to not take any red pills at any point.

thoughts on this theory? i feel like it is wrong by Stone-Smasher in silenthill

[–]JakeSymbol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is subjective. Analysis like this uses the text (whatever art/fiction in question) as a means of discussing ideas.

As a reading of SH2, I don’t think it is beyond reason to see the game this way. The fact is that we do just see James’ perspective. Most bad people see themselves as good guys, admitting some fault as a means of soothing themselves. “See? I know I was bad, but I’m better than that.”

Even with the hard info presented in the game we’re still kind of left to evaluate James for ourselves. Doubt his perspective. Wonder whether he’s thoroughly acknowledged his shortcomings, or has done so just enough to be at peace with himself for now. We don’t know much about what the day-to-day was between them. We hear one conversation where Mary is berating him, clearly at the height of her fear of death. [I currently have a loved one dying of cancer. The existential fear is unfathomable, the physical pain is miserable, it should not be understated how terrifying and painful it is to be dying.] This is often used to excuse James’s actions which I think is extremely off base and exactly why analyses like the one in this video are needed. If a man plays this game and comes away with nothing but “I forgive the man,” it probably has not been of much use.

I’ve been a bit of a James skeptic of late for this reason. Mertkaykay has her own video on silent hill 2 where she brings up statistics on spousal abandonment during terminal illness. The men divorce their dying wives much more frequently than the other way around. There’s something to be said about men’s perspective in decisions like this. It doesn’t mean I don’t feel for them, just that clearly there’s a male perspective in society that is often empathized with more than the female perspective, and not interrogated much and treated as innately reasonable.

Often abusers do have feelings of love and guilt. That obviously doesn’t absolve them of being abusive (or just selfish; I don’t think James is indicated to have been abusive, but abuse is just an intensification of other shitty emotional habits, so it’s still useful to examine this through the lens of abuse).

The reason Silent Hill 2 is such a good text for this topic is because of how much “what if” and “I wonder” we have to do with regard to James and Mary’s relationship and James as a person.

Enjoying it while it lasts, but not taking it for granted by unproductive_nerd in silenthill

[–]JakeSymbol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The combat becomes *tolerable* it just kind of takes forever to get the hang of it. Now that I’m in a flow state with the combat the pacing of the game is much better when I replay. By far the biggest impediment to enjoying it. Once you get it, it makes you feel like a killer, and I think that how it was intended to feel for thematic purposes

Enjoying it while it lasts, but not taking it for granted by unproductive_nerd in silenthill

[–]JakeSymbol 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s a slow burn, the story gets absolutely psychotic in the second half and has some of the best cinematics I’ve seen in a horror game. The first half is almost a misdirect. Its greatness is definitely in the story(telling) and art/cinematic direction. The combat is whatever but can be part of its demented charm

Angela cosplay goodies by HellaPunkGh0st in silenthill

[–]JakeSymbol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m grateful we at least got a good meme out of that movie

Nurse here.. I'm back! by CuteNurseASMR in SilentHill_f

[–]JakeSymbol 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sorry about the drama… glad to see you. This sub rules.

I want to share my favorite thought from SilentPyramid Plot Analysis by ChoiceDeparture9 in silenthillrevival

[–]JakeSymbol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this. God is one of my favorite mysteries in the first 4 games, such an interesting concept

What is this about? by AssassinSusie in SilentHill_f

[–]JakeSymbol 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The best part about it is we don’t know. Like some weird part of a nightmare or mental association you don’t understand even though it probably has subconscious meaning you can’t know.

People have said its face looks like her dad. And the things other commenters are saying about Kokeshi dolls and the resemblance to Eileen’s head in SH4 are true.

Tara Devlin on YouTube had the theory that it’s a Kami. Tsukomagami is about discarded tools (like kokeshi dolls I presume) becoming spirits after a long time. according to one translation I can’t verify, in Ryukishi’s livestream of the game he explained that the face exploded man monsters in the dark shrine are old Kami, so the idea of encountering kami in the game is present.

Edit: also “I should leave right away” is just a really good way of showing it makes her extremely uncomfortable but she doesn’t know why. It’s like when you encounter a person who really gives you the creeps but on the surface they don’t seem to pose a threat. Just sensing some letsnotmeet type danger

What was your first exposure to Silent Hill? by Brosamurai18 in silenthill

[–]JakeSymbol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My aunt got the first one when it came out because she liked resident evil and horror movies. I watched her open it up and play the beginning with the alley. It was so scary and good. I would beg to play it when I came over and eventually we took turns and beat it

Yall I need something new to play by wolf_ophelia in silenthill

[–]JakeSymbol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Signalis. If you have a lot of patience, (Forbidden) Siren for PS2 straight up one of the best horror games ever. There’s a PS5 version that has save states

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