You Can't Just Kill Someone 'Cause Of The Way They Looked At You.
Rei's girlfriend took a look at this journal and said, 'You can mention me by name, you know,' so she will henceforth be Tem!
Tem and I were reminiscing about the Silent Hill games, so I dug out my copy of Silent Hill 2, which I haven't replayed in well over a decade. I did make a brief effort a couple of years ago, but I abandoned it twenty minutes in because our late cat Mabel crept into the room and I realised she was terrified, poor thing.
Our current cats do not fear Silent Hill. I wonder what it was that upset Mabel. It must have been something about the noises. I wasn't expecting sounds designed to unsettle humans to be so scary for a cat.
I'm glad this game gave me a fondness for grey skies and ugly architecture. They're useful things to appreciate when you live in London.
Rei came in while James was first meeting Maria, watched for a moment and said, 'Wow, this game is really bad.' Both Tem and I were scandalised. Look, yes, you can tell it's from an era when videogame companies just cast whoever happened to be standing around the office rather than hiring actual voice actors, but Silent Hill 2 was hugely influential for a reason!
I accidentally said 'sorry, Mary' when I ran into Maria, and I feel that's very appropriate.
Ginger wandered in while I was playing and made the observation that, when using the steel pipe, James attacked by shoving it straight into the enemy's crotch. I was struck by the simultaneous, terrible realisation that a) Ginger was absolutely correct, and b) it was almost certainly an intentional animation choice.
The first time I played Silent Hill 2, I'd already thoroughly spoiled myself on everything, including how to get the various endings. (We had a PS2 magazine that detailed how to get the different endings in mirror print, which I thought was a clever way of making sure nobody accidentally spoiled themselves!) I very deliberately went for the Leave ending.
I'm trying not to deliberately influence the ending I get this time around, but it's tricky! I'm trying to play as I would if I had no idea what influenced the outcomes, but my heart still wants Leave. How am I supposed to know how often I'd heal myself if I didn't know it influenced the ending you get?
I've just realised I've already slipped up; I've been examining every item I obtain, except Angela's knife. I can't pretend that's natural, unspoiled behaviour. I suppose I'd better grit my teeth and take a look.
I still love James Sunderland. A constant beacon of reassurance, reminding me that, no matter how bad my decision-making is, there's always someone who's worse.
Tem and I were reminiscing about the Silent Hill games, so I dug out my copy of Silent Hill 2, which I haven't replayed in well over a decade. I did make a brief effort a couple of years ago, but I abandoned it twenty minutes in because our late cat Mabel crept into the room and I realised she was terrified, poor thing.
Our current cats do not fear Silent Hill. I wonder what it was that upset Mabel. It must have been something about the noises. I wasn't expecting sounds designed to unsettle humans to be so scary for a cat.
I'm glad this game gave me a fondness for grey skies and ugly architecture. They're useful things to appreciate when you live in London.
Rei came in while James was first meeting Maria, watched for a moment and said, 'Wow, this game is really bad.' Both Tem and I were scandalised. Look, yes, you can tell it's from an era when videogame companies just cast whoever happened to be standing around the office rather than hiring actual voice actors, but Silent Hill 2 was hugely influential for a reason!
I accidentally said 'sorry, Mary' when I ran into Maria, and I feel that's very appropriate.
Ginger wandered in while I was playing and made the observation that, when using the steel pipe, James attacked by shoving it straight into the enemy's crotch. I was struck by the simultaneous, terrible realisation that a) Ginger was absolutely correct, and b) it was almost certainly an intentional animation choice.
The first time I played Silent Hill 2, I'd already thoroughly spoiled myself on everything, including how to get the various endings. (We had a PS2 magazine that detailed how to get the different endings in mirror print, which I thought was a clever way of making sure nobody accidentally spoiled themselves!) I very deliberately went for the Leave ending.
I'm trying not to deliberately influence the ending I get this time around, but it's tricky! I'm trying to play as I would if I had no idea what influenced the outcomes, but my heart still wants Leave. How am I supposed to know how often I'd heal myself if I didn't know it influenced the ending you get?
I've just realised I've already slipped up; I've been examining every item I obtain, except Angela's knife. I can't pretend that's natural, unspoiled behaviour. I suppose I'd better grit my teeth and take a look.
I still love James Sunderland. A constant beacon of reassurance, reminding me that, no matter how bad my decision-making is, there's always someone who's worse.