I played this game back when it came out on ps2. I beat it one time and then never picked it up again. I really regret it because first of all used copies of the ps2 version of silent hill 3 are really expensive. Also supposedly the ps2 version is the superior version.
Silent hill 3 was the first silent hill game I played. I got it on a recommendation from some jackass friend of mine. I really dug it and ended up becoming a fan of the early games in the series. He actually told me to get the first 2 games and start with those but I ended up starting with this one. Matter of fact my memory is kind of fuzzy I think I got 2 and 3 at the same time and then grabbed silent hill after I finished and enjoyed SH3.
Anyway the story is fantastic and interesting. The graphics were top notch at the time. It was challenging but not impossibly hard that it would make you quit out of frustration. Also it was short and didnt require a lot of commitment because I hate being commited to a game where I have to grind and work as if its the only thing in my life. I was able to blitz through this game in a relatively short amount of time and still feel satisfied. This was the ps2 version. I bought 3 ps2s and they all eventually crapped out on me. So I let this game go without ever replaying it, my dumbass. I ended up focusing on GTA games and MGS games for the most part. Fucking San andreas destroyed 2 of my ps2s. And MGS 3 destroyed the final ps2.
Over the last couple of years I thought about this game and certain scenes which I didnt really get to fully immerse myself in. I watched some videos of youtube but that just gave me the urge to play it. So I grabbed SH HD collection for ps3. It has been sitting on my shelf for 2 to 3 years. Never played it once. I did download the patch that konami released for it though.
I recently watched a full playthrough of silent hill 4 the room which I never got a chance to buy for ps2. And it made me want to play this series again. I also had bought the ps1 classic SH 1 to play on my PS Vita and I completed 2 years ago with the full intention of finishing the HD collection but I never got around to it. Watching the SH4 playthrough sparked my interest again.
Everyone complains about the HD collection but no matter how much I read about it I cant see any legit reason. People only say "it sucks" without a lot of detail.
Konami supposedly lost the source code to the 2 games in HD collection and gave the HD upgrade to some unfinished versions of the game. At this point in time I have only finished the Silent Hill 3 portion of the HD collection so this review is for that.
The graphics in some parts of the SH3 portion of the game look pretty decent. They look upgraded similar to the metal gear solid HD collection. In other parts the graphics look like shit. And sometimes it is hard to tell what it is I am actually looking at. Also the games lags a lot. It lags when there are 2 or more enemies on screen. It lags when you run. The sound skips alot during gameplay and cutscenes. The sound skips and lagging actually scared me that it would crash my ps3. Oh in alot of cutscenes the audio is out of sync with the video. Meaning the characters lips move while the audio is already finished. I dont remember it being like that on the ps2.
People say that the fog is shitty but truthfully I thought the fog in SH3 was pretty good. I couldnt see shit so I think it did its job. Also they say there are some sound effects missing. I didnt notice this but I played the ps2 game in 2003 so I cant really say I remember for sure. The only missing sound I really noticed is when you are in the B3 section of otherworld brookhaven hospital one of the bodies is supposed to be making noises but I couldnt hear anything.
Konami released a patch to try to mitigate some of the issues. I have no idea if you can still download this patch because we are on ps5 right now and I am still acting as if ps3 is new.
I found SH3 HD completely playable. I got it for $30 a few years ago. And I was able to enjoy SH3 again. Now if you can get the ps2 version go for it. If you cant get one then SH HD collection is a viable option.
Konami is releasing MGS master collection for ps5. So I am hoping they do the same thing for SH. Idk if it will happen. But they are making a SH2 remake. Everything is a fucking remake now lol. I was thinking about grabbing a ps5. For upcoming games and for ps4 games I missed. But I then realized that every game I was going to get was a remake. In the end I decided against grabbing one. If a SH master collection comes out for it though I will rethink my decsion. Although most likely I would buy it and then not playing it for a real long time.
Coming soon SH2 HD collection review. Also SH4 xbox version review. Stay tuned you kunts.
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