by noiseredux Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:05 am
well, today's Halloween - and the last day of October. Though I intended to play these both, the month seemed to zip by and I spread myself too thin among various horror-related games, movies and so on (as I tend to every year).
Zombies Ate My Neighbors I just couldn't get a hold of (CIB) for a price I was willing to pay. Oh well.
Silent Hill 2 though, I'd like to talk on that one for a moment. This is the second time I've started SH2, and just like the first time it went like this:
The opening is really cool. I've talked about this before, but just the long walk to Silent Hill is such a great way to start a game. Literally nothing happens for 5, 10 mins. You just walk. (I'm talking about before you get to the grave yard, I guess that's where at least something happens). And you're walking and it's quiet except for those dog noises and so on. So while nothing happens, and you're perfectly safe, it really sets the tone for the game.
I like that.
But then I start playing the game itself. And after an hour or two, I just lose interest.
I'm really trying to make sense of this pattern. I can't pick out anything and be like "I don't like SH2 because of ______." I can't even say that I don't like SH2. But I do lose motivation to see it to the end. Heck, I lose motivation to even continue playing early on. It's so weird.
Everything points to this being the sort of game I should love. So why can't I get into it more than I do? It's as if I like the idea of this game more than the game itself. I don't know.
