First of all, guys, thank you for watching! A lot of people noticed some mistakes in my scripts and offered their help. I really appreciate that and I've recently found a person who will be able to check these. Starting from the following video, I hope, everything is going to be better. Also, this series is coming to it's end and people ask me about the next series/game/movie I'll take. That's kinda secret right now, but I'll let you know pretty soon :) I've added my twitter account, you can always subscribe if you want to. twitter.com/GrandGamingChan I won't be tweeting several times a day, but sometimes I'll be posting some important information and it's an easy way for you to contact me and me to contact you :)

Murphy: *exists* Cunningham: Hands where I can see 'em!

Let me clarify a few things about Downpour: 1. VATRA was a new studio, but the developers were all skilled developers with 10+ years of experience coming mostly from IS. Certainly not "noobies". 2. There were 2 main reasons why Konami gave SH to this studio. First, SH was already dying and Konami wanted to try something new. And second, they had VERY limited budget and VATRA was the only studio willing to do it with such a budget. 3. Yes the game wasn't good even though Konami had 90% control over everything that was created or added to the game. Development was a constant clash between Konami nad VATRA. Konami had their own game designers dictating the direction of the game. 4. To release this game with such a low budget, VATRA developers had to undergo more than a YEAR of constant crunch with working hours exceeding 60 hours a week.

I actually really enjoyed Downpour, especially all the side quests and the free roam

I literally had to pause the video just to make this one little comment..... "Konami knows best, I guess?" *Looks at cancelled Silent Hills game, then looks at MGS zombie edition, and finally at the SH and MGS pachinko machines.* Hmmmmm.......

I paused early because you intrigued me enough to buy the game. I finished the game just now and really liked it. Now I finished your video. Thank you :)

The type of torment Jonathan Davis (KoRn) had gone through as a child.....He's perfect for Silent Hill honestly.

Silent Hill Downpour was grossly underrated. In my opinion it was never even given a fair chance by much of the so called Silent Hill community let alone gamers who weren't hard core fans to begin with. I've been a Silent Hill player since the first one came out in 1999, and to this day Silent Hill 2 is still my favourite instalment within the series. Silent Hill 2 was able to just suck me in, and get me hooked. I was really invested into the weirdness of it all. Team Silent in my opinion has never been able to recreate what they did in Silent Hill 2, and even though I liked Silent Hill 3 and Silent Hill the Room both never came close to the amazingly disturbing atmosphere of the second game. When Team Silent disbanded in 2005, other developers were given a go with this series and in my opinion Vatra games actually did the best job of them all. Although Downpour didn't move the series forward in terms of graphical quality, it certainly wasn't garbage or bad looking and it still was very decent overall. It had some well made environments, and many of the character models looked great. Alas some of the technical shortcomings of the Unreal 3 Engine sometimes showed ugly faces, but overall Vatra did a very good job. Many of the locations were very atmospheric, and there was always this sense of desolation and moody dread. In terms of storytelling and character development this game is in my opinion the second best in the series. Silent Hill 2 only scores better because it introduced us to most of the tropes we've come to know and love, otherwise this game would have hands down won in that department. Yet for many people this game isn't Silent Hill because it wasn't made by Team Silent.... And that's a shame because they truly miss out. I will never forget some of the amazing sections this game had to offer, and the Devils pit in my opinion is a textbook example of excellently written psychological horror executed in a very good way. Another highlight is the entire St Maria Monastery section. This game had a lot to offer, and I felt truly invested in the story it had to tell.

As much as I like this game, it needed more time in development. So much potential to have been a classic installment with some refinements. Unlikely we'll ever see a remaster either.

This one is so underrated

this game wasnt as scary as the other silent hill games, that i have to agree, but it certainly was similar to silent hill 2 in some ways, which actually made this game a lot better than the previous installments in the series such as origins and homecoming. Had it not suffered the horrible framerate issues and save related problems , this game wouldve been a 8/10 rated game atleast. i sometimes think people just ignore the gameplay and plot of this game and just say its bad cuz of its technical flaws . and thats kinda sad, honestly i really enjoed this game, and the additions of so many side quests made it eve more fun

It wasnt all bad as critics led me to believe. I still got the silent hill feeling. I only got the creep factor from the ribbon mission. I felt for characters I barely got to know. Most of all Murphy Pendelton got his own version of silent hill. Not blood and rust. Run down blue and wet.

I really, really like this game. It had such good atmosphere. Some truly scary or eerie parts.

Good shit, watched your entire series. Excellent content.

I also loved the side quests of this, they were absolutely scary like the abandoned cinema. Also loved seen the silent hill 4 cameo.

I enjoy the fact that the boogeyman is just some dude in an s10 gas mask and a hazmat suit.

Wow, right on time. Finished watching all the other videos about the silent hill series just the other day. Sweet, thanks!

Just finished watching the series and I see Downpour in the sidebar. WHAT TIMING.

dude greeting from egypt , i just spent 5 hours watching your silent hill videos .. love it please do every creepy game like portal 1,2 maybe FEAR

There was a short comic book of Anna going through her version of Silent Hill hell. It has good art and really lets you see where she's coming from more clearly, including the sacrifices she needed to make in the name of revenge.

I honestly loved this Silent Hill. I don't know why so many people dislike it so much. It's different, sure. It's still good though. Just my opinion though. Haha.

The Music in the bonus ending is so Good. Introduced me to Ed Harcourt

In the best ending it is also explained that Murphy couldn't kill Napier. He attacked him, but when it came to the part that cuts out in the intro, he couldn't do it. Sewell had to finish him off. After watching I looked up something about Daniel Licht and found out he died last month of cancer. Sad to lose someone so talented who was also respectful enough to understand that the music of Silent Hill was just as important in the game as the visual atmosphere, monsters, and story. Having a long history composing for horror movies didn't hurt either.

I'VE BEEN WAITING SOOOO LONG FOR THIS!! :D

The Bogeyman bossfight was such a goddamn shame. Seriously? Three headshots and press "x" to win on HARD difficulty? The first monster encounter on EASY was harder than that, man.

A greatly underrated game doomed to be hated because none of the original team had anything to do with it and newbies at the helm just to make it worse. It was an honest attempt at a SH game that is probably the best of the series since 4 and at least did more right than wrong. Had it not been rushed and full of bugs, despised by fans and sold so poorly, it might have been the first of many sequels headed in the right direction, but that's a moot point now that even P.T. Was canned by Konami out of spite, the idea that we will ever see a good SH game again is a pipe dream but at least we have the memories.

this is actually one of my favorite silent hill games the way i see it yes it has problems loading was the number one for me it couldve been my copy but the story was amazing i really dont see why some people hated it

Keep it up dude you do a great job of explaining things. Your voice is clear, concise and you do a great job of keeping me interested in your videos

These are awesome. Really enjoying them.

just found this channel and watched all of these the other day. Great timing. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you so much for uploading downpour! I found this silent hill to be quite unique:)

Thanks for an awesome series of videos, you've obviously put a lot of work into all of them. appreciate you dude!

Out of all the Western-made Silent Hills, Downpour is the best of the bunch. It comes the closest in terms of psychological scares and impact.

I love these videos. They're very insightful. Thanks for all your hard work and sharing your thoughts!

Perfecting timing I just started watching these videos a few days ago! I'd like to hear more of your theories on the series but besides that thanks for the recap!!!

Can't believe I have just stumbled upon your channel the same day you wrap up your Silent Hill history series. I thoroughly enjoyed this summary / retrospective so thank you for putting it out. You've got a subscriber in me!

Another great video! So many great explanations and are very in depth. Thank you!

Why does the protagonist look sort of like Todd Howard?

dude I'm loving your work man. Please do more history of the series from more horror games like fatal frame, alone in the dark

Extremely well made! Even though english isn't your first language, you transported me into the depths of the Silent Hill lore in such an engaging way. While I'm sad that this series is coming to a close, I am very excited for what you have to offer next. Thank you for your hard work!

Thank you for a fantastic series! I really enjoyed watching all of these :)

Dude thank you so much for this awesome journey that takes part on silent hills world!Your videos are just amazing! you rock buddy ! Peace ^^

Omg yesssss I've been waiting for so loong :D !

The game would've been better had Vatra spent longer developing the script. They created this amazing backstory for Murphy - one of the best, in my opinion - but the game's present narrative meanders and feels really disjointed. More elements should've weaved into or reflected Murphy's backstory.

I have been waiting for this. Thank you for making these.

I just found your channel today. How lucky to get the latest video on the series just a few minutes ago :D

this history of the series is the best ever.. you got a cool voice nice editing and well made video respect!!

I just watch all your Silent hill videos!!! great work!! Thanks

Man i just watched your hole videos about silent hill and i would love to see this on another game ahem *resident evil* your voice script are amazing bro keep up the great work ♡

The thing that helped kill this game was the terrible framerate stuttering. Pre patch it was like a slideshow.

Thank you very much for these awesome and pretty elaborately videos!

I'm so happy to finally watch all this videos, to get a detailed analysis of all the silent hill games. I really wanted to know about the wins and mistakes made along the series to keep those in mind while developing an indie game based in psychological horror and the scare of the unknown in my spare time, I hope to achieve the best product possible with all the things learned.

Silent Hill Downpour is one of my favorites and I am so glad they changed Murphy hair to brown because the golden brown did not suit him at all

Im so glad I subscribed to you, I love this stuff.

You're doing amazing job, I don't even ask how much time you spend to do each episode. Thank you for what you doing.

Thanks for this video. Really appreciate your work. It makes me understand this universe.

Dude, I've been waiting for this to come out

Thanks for doing this!

Despite its criticism, I really enjoyed this game, it has a lot of interesting aspects including the side quests and Murphy himself.

Excellent series. Excellent reviews. Excellent intros. 10/10.

As a silent hill long time fan I am grateful you translated this amazing series. Thank you!

Downpour is easily one of my favorites in the entire series. And yes, I own and play the "team silent 4" on the PS2 quite regularly. This game actually felt like a long awaited return to Silent Hill for me.

First time I came across your channel was this video... You just uploaded it and now its TWO years old! Dam

I waited for this! Awesome work! Do other game series as well please.

I really dig this! I haven't played it..yet..but, I certainly want to now! This one looks like the developers took it back to it's roots. I've been away from gaming for awhile. This looks like a good reason to get back into it. I really miss playing the Team Silent games. This has always been my favorite series but some of the newer installments just didn't look that interesting. But, this one has one thing that I have always liked with the original 4 - open exploration of the town itself! Looks very intriguing, indeed..

These are all awesome! Can't wait for the P.T. explanation! Oh..... Wait.

yesssss!!!! been waiting for this!!!! thank u

Hehe, is it just me ~ or at 14:51 ~ did you refer to Murphy as Henry? LoL love it!! I do this with the series all of the time! I keep referring to Harry as James! 😝♥️

Late night in Ireland and now I can relax even more with this video.

the timing of that gum ad...pricless.."he has some other probkems to deal with"..unicorn bust through the wall on the ad..i was like wtf does unicorn have to do with silent hill...then a lady busted out some gum and i relized it was an ad

Its a decent game, I mean its a step in the right direction, it just needed more. The story is not that bad, pretty good. The enemies are not special, only 2 boss battles which are short as hell. It reminds me of the Silent Hill movie, decent but it just needed more.

Does anyone else find it funny during the cake ending when pyramid head cuts the cake in half they all randomly point at it? “Yep that’s a clean cut alright” “damn is that a wusthof😉😂”

excellent series, loved it! well done

Great game. Still remember alot of it all these years later just by how memorable it was. Amazing story but a shame akira yamaoka wasnt doing the sound tho dexter ost creator daniel licht and korn did some cool tracks. I loved the fact the fighting felt tanky and slow since homecoming

Oh how I enjoy your videos!

Do the fatalframe saga

Thank you so much !!! You describe everything about this beautiful game ^^ Nice job

If you ever want to review the spinoffs, definitely try to emulate the Silent Hill Orphan games, they're short but good

I gotta appreciate that surprise party ending. Whether the game was bad or not.

Damn man !!its very well explained good job:))))))))))

I discovered this series and I’ve been binging your videos and I’m almost done and I dunno what I’m gonna do now 😩

I was waiting for this! I'm sad it's ending though

why is it the last one which seems to pay the most homage to the first 2 games in the series? This has a parallel to Pyramid Head without being lazy and just using Pyramid head and like Silent Hill 2 it feels relevant to the character you play. Also like Silent Hill 2 it doesn't focus on the cult so much as the idea that Silent Hill creates your own personal hell. Yet still it has the recurring character of a female police officer as in Silent Hill 1.It also borrows elements from Silent Hill 4: the Room in its ability to use melee weapons as tools for manipulating your environment. It borrows the themes of guilt from Silent Hill 2 and revenge from Silent Hill 3. To be fair the early Silent Hill games weren't about bosses so much as surviving the world. So in this way it feels closer to the early games than it does to the later games. That "should" be a good thing. I mean even Origins tried to tie into the "greater narrative" while telling its own story. I don't really know what I can say about Homecoming as it pertains to Downpour and Shattered Memories is best not mentioned at all. Not a bad addition to the series and yet like all of the games after Silent Hill 3 it fails to really stand out.

This is the strongest post-Team Silent game in my opinion. While I think the story is a bit murky and the conclusion is an absolute disaster with nothing being concrete, it provided a really great set of environments for the player to explore, and the motif of water is really interesting! The monsters (minus the Doll ) are pretty bland and to human in nature, but I love the Otherworld being completely independent from the Fog World. I wish we got to swap between Murphy and Anne though. The UV light is a really neat addition too! It's not amazing by any means, but it is stronger than Origins (which I find to be nothing but a copy + paste of the other Silent Hills), and Homecoming (which has such an absurd story, but really great environments) and Shattered Memories, which I just find very boring.

Sadly it seems Konami has abandoned Silent Hill since they cancelled P.T. and reduced Silent Hill only to a panchinko machine. Mostly because they must hate money.

Keep up the good work man..

Im glad you finished it.. good job.. new series to explain soon? :)

Yes! YEs! YES!. AAAWWWW YEAH! time for another silent hill history video

Some people still don’t know how the town of silent hill works and it shows.

The game was very good,really good indeed,but..it will be always a Silent Hill game withou his soul,a soul called Akira Yamaoka and his Soundtrack.

Excellent series m8.

Thanks for review, keep it up :)

Perfect timing, I only just finished your last one.

I recently bought this game along with the HD Collection (My Ps2 is broken so I can't play the originals) and some other games at Game Stop. Decided to play it a few days ago when it started raining. That was the first Silent Hill game for and I had fun for the most part. Fighting these Bat Monsters in the caves was kinda frustrating but the rest was fine. I'll probably wait untill October and finish SH 2 & 3 before continueing tho.

Does anyone know where you could find more footage of that boss with the monocle or the trailer he referred to?

Great vid :) I've never even heard of this one. As an autism mum though that side quest about the autistic daughter had me shocked lol It's a tough job.

this is a great game! thank you for this video and explaining the story to me.

Thank you for finishing the series and doing Downpour! One of my favorites SHs behind SH2 :)

Have you thought about doing like a bonus video for a one game inbetween the game series'? If so, I would like to see your take on Metal Gear Solid 2 or even Obscure, if you want something more horror themed. Either way, can't wait to see what you come up with next. Keep up, man. Love your work so far.

Also I had a pause for second because at 14:51 you called Murphy Henry 😂😂😂