This music video really reminds me of Silent Hill 2 for a couple of reasons. One, the bizarre sexual imagery. The reigning motif in SH2 is a collection of twisted representations of James's frustrated libido. This video gives me the same kind of vibes (and the dancers in white at the beginning look like Silent Hill monsters, period). I don't think ( Read more... )

Bleh, finally caught up on my f-list. It's been a while since I've taken the time to. militarypenguin, are you going to give me your answers for that meme soon? I'd like to hear your thoughts on those characters.

I really need to get started on the next chapter of "Slow Mend." It's been way too long since I posted the last one. I blame video games for the delay. ( Read more... )

I actually played the game a few months ago, but I haven't posted my thoughts about it until now. Better late than never, I guess.

( Spoilers for those who haven't played )

So, I'm playing Silent Hill 2 (and trying to get all the endings), when I realized that the song "Wo bist du" makes me think of James's predicament. The more I thought about it, the more similarities I found. It's really a good match for James's search for Mary, his confusion over and attraction to Maria, and the distorted reality he encounters in ( Read more... )

I went into GameStop today with chibi_chichiri just to kill time before work, and I ended up walking out with a copy of Silent Hill 2. I'm hoping "used copy" does not mean "crap copy."

I have a knack for reading about or seeing something that everyone raves (or rants) about several years after the hype has gone down, and only then getting interested in it. Like Penny Arcade, Ai no Kusabi, The Smashing Pumpkins, Fullmetal Alchemist, etc. (Although FMA and AnK have new anime series out, so I'm not a total slacker in that regard.) ( Read more... )