Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2009)
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is a 2009 adventure video game made by Climax Studios and Konami.
Harry Mason drives into Silent Hill looking for his daughter Cheryl after a car accident scatters them apart. Shattered Memories is a reimagining of the original game, not a sequel, and it makes clear early that something other than the town is being examined here. A therapist conducts psychological profiling sessions between gameplay chapters, and the game reshapes its environments, color palettes, and creature designs based on the player's responses. There is no combat: Harry runs, hides, and endures. The icy alternate dimension replaces the series' familiar rust-and-blood nightmare.
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What is Silent Hill: Shattered Memories about?
Harry Mason drives into Silent Hill looking for his daughter Cheryl after a car accident scatters them apart. Shattered Memories is a reimagining of the original game, not a sequel, and it makes clear early that something other than the town is being examined here. A therapist conducts psychological profiling sessions between gameplay chapters, and the game reshapes its environments, color palettes, and creature designs based on the player's responses. There is no combat: Harry runs, hides, and endures. The icy alternate dimension replaces the series' familiar rust-and-blood nightmare.
When was Silent Hill: Shattered Memories released?
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories was released on 8 December 2009.
Who made Silent Hill: Shattered Memories?
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories was made by Climax Studios and Konami.
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The 2006 Silent Hill film Silent Hill shares the same premise of a parent searching a fog-locked town for a lost child, with the same dread and the same visual split between the mundane and the monstrous. Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' documents how that film's world was built for anyone drawn to the craft behind the atmosphere.
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Shattered Memories tracks your decisions and alters the experience in response. These games similarly shift their world based on who you are and what you choose.