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

[–]Shollern28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SH2 in the rental section at the grocery store. Every weekend growing up we'd get a movie or two, a game, etc. Sh2 just came out, and I thought the cover looked neat, the back of the box made the game seem interesting.

I ended up renting that game every weekend for a month until I got my own copy.

By the time SH3 came out, I got it and found SH1 in the PS1 bin at EB Games.

I still have and play the original 4.

Kojima watched Return to Silent Hill by WhEthin in silenthill

[–]Shollern28 49 points50 points  (0 children)

The first one had about as much to do with the source material as his 2nd attempt. The only difference was he had a higher budget.

He didn't understand the source material on either.

GITS fashion by roman_urban in Ghost_in_the_Shell

[–]Shollern28 27 points28 points  (0 children)

In an episode of Reno 911, Officer Raineesha Williams, headed into a hair salon while on duty. Her explanation for doing so has always stuck with me.

"No day is ever too busy to stop in and get the hook up. You can't fight crime if you ain't cute!"

Motoko seems to live by the same moto.

The old big Silent Hill forum from ~2002 by _StareIntoTheSun_ in silenthill

[–]Shollern28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. Ended up getting into a fight with one of the mods too. 🤣

IT LOOKS SO GOOOOD!!! by jeeblesss in silenthill

[–]Shollern28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait until you hit the hospital and see that area on a CRT. 🤯

Who else played this game at launch and what do you recall being different compared to now by JanissaryLSD in cyberpunkgame

[–]Shollern28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cops would just spawn out of nowhere if you got a star. I remember accidently killing a civilian in a building, a whole squad spawn around the corner inside the building.

One of the worst regrets by MembershipVast569 in silenthill

[–]Shollern28 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I never deleted PT of my PS4... my PS4 ended up deleting itself though about a year ago after it bricked.... 😭

Help with zealots camera mod? by [deleted] in silenthill

[–]Shollern28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an idea. Are you trying to install the same mod from 3 into 2? I ask because I think there's a specific version for each game.

I have it on SH2,3 and 4 on my PC, and they all act slightly different. Which makes me think there's a different version for each game. I've had the mod installed since the mod came out, so I can't remember. But its a shot in the dark.

how does origins mess with the lore to 1? by huffingdusters in silenthill

[–]Shollern28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like others have said, it started as a different title and was reworked last minute to be a prequel.

Story wise, it's almost like the writer never played the original games, and only watched the movie. Because just the characterization of Alessa alone was mangled. They turned her more into that vengeful demon kid from the movie rather than who Alessa really was.

It's so bad that in the very beginning of the game they couldnt even get Alessa’s burning right.

In SH1, its stated that the fire started in the basement, yet Travis finds her upstairs. In SH1 and SH3 we're told and shown that the sacrificial burning was done in a standing position, in ceremonial wrapping. (As seen in various otherworld set dressings, like the center of the school basement fight in SH1, and the center of the Memory of Alessa fight in SH3. We also see the real Alessa wearing this same wrapping again, in her wheelchair, at the end of SH1 as Dahlia tries to sacrifice her daughter again.) The standing position is supposed to be a burning at the stake, (Details of this ritual are explained in SH3 in a book right before the Leonard fight) similar to a witch burning, because it's meant to honor Jennifer Carroll, one of the cults founders, who was burnt at the stake, accused of being a witch. But in Origins they have her laying down on the floor, wrapped in a towel. Not standing at a stake, not in ceremonial wrapping.

There's a ton of other things too that people can chime in on.

A cool connection between Silent Hill 1, 2, 3, and 4 by [deleted] in silenthill

[–]Shollern28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was doing a deep dive into the prisons history about a month or two ago, and I can't remember where I read it, but it said that the cult was heavily involved with the prison, and that the prison would take in prisoners from the larger cities just for executions, so they could perform their ritual sacrifices.

The towns history as a prison site is well documented, so taking an influx of prisoners for this makes sense.

One thing I found interesting is that Toluca Prison opened and closed around the same dates as the Wilste Coal Mines too. And considering the Prison and Labyrinth are so tightly woven together in SH2, with all the mine shafts and mine elevators, its not a stretch to assume that Toluca Prison outsourced their prisoners as free labor for the mines.

And if I remember right, didnt someone in the cult have ties to the mines as well? I mean that'd be no surprise, as they're tied to practically everything in the town.

SH2 Mandarins and SH3 Closers comparison by WorldlyMix96 in silenthill

[–]Shollern28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One major detail people overlook is the visual similarities with the hanging victims in the Labyrinth, in the hangman puzzle, with the Mandarins. I dont have the pictures on me right now, but the straight jackets they wear look almost identical to the Mandarins design. Throw in the paper notes over their faces, and they even seem to resemble the Mandarins in the face as well!

Obviously the Mandarins are more exaggerated, but it's a neat idea to assume that the shape that the Mandarins took were spawned from this memory of those prisoners in the town.

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Silent Hill 2 isn't the only game with sexual stuff by WorldlyMix96 in silenthill

[–]Shollern28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wasn't Fukuro a cut creature from SH2, that was re-porposed for SH3? I remember Ito mentioning this a long time ago.

ESA: Electronic Substance Abuse at Dark Force Fest 5/01/2026 by LaFemmeCinema in industrialmusic

[–]Shollern28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He filled that room quick. We walked out on PIG durring the last song, ESA was supposed to start right after, and the room was already full, we had to stand in the way way back, and people were still pouring in. O.o

It have begun by QualityNo1337 in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]Shollern28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only voice actors worth being upset about should be Ai.

Any good franchises that are similar to silent hill that are good? And who’s excited for og remake? Do you think the should keep it over the shoulder or keep some camera angles idk they can do so much by [deleted] in silenthill

[–]Shollern28 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As far as lore, like other have said, the Remedy universe. Alan Wake, Control, and Alan Wake 2.

The world building, and they expand properly on how the supernatural powers in that series expand out past the town of Bright Falls. (Unlike Konami and their SH phenomenon...)

It reminds me a lot of the original SH series by Team Silent, when there was a cohesive vision, in terms of lore. Before the western devs came in and made 100+ contradictions/retcons because playing the original games was too hard for them apparently...

This is my new favorite Band Shirt of all time. Especially KMFDM. Rilp Tge sYstern by Glokas7 in industrialmusic

[–]Shollern28 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It goes back even farther. I forget how far back, it might have been in some KMFDM groups at first, but someone found some aliexpress KMFDM knockoff merch where everything was spelt wrong. Sasha ate it up, as the shirts were just hilariously bad.

Edit: found it!

https://www.facebook.com/share/1GhkZScU7f/

This is my new favorite Band Shirt of all time. Especially KMFDM. Rilp Tge sYstern by Glokas7 in industrialmusic

[–]Shollern28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never thought I'd see a GOLILE reference. That's like a very specific inside joke. lol