WHY PYRAMID HEAD!!!!

As I've mentioned previously, I think Silent Hill is a great fit for the game and the DLC look very well done...but I'm also of the opinion that the original Silent Hill games were not that mind-blowingly fantastic. They were very good with a unsettling, creepy atmosphere, but there wasn't that much to them. I am a fan, but it definitely wasn't without it's flaws.

Take Silent Hill 2, (Pyramid Head's debut): It was basically walk around getting lost, shoot one of maybe 3 types of creature in the fog or dark tunnel, find a key, unlock door, do one or two easy puzzles.

Now it could be said that DBD is simply run around, avoid the killer, fix generators, unhook a friend, and run out the exit. Sounds simple enough.

But it's just this belief that Silent Hill was this revolutionary game that changed the horror game genre forever. That's just not true. Whilst it was a commercial success with a big following, Silent Hill came three years after Resident Evil (which was influenced by the original Alone in the Dark games).

Resident Evil was a monumental success and many of it's aspects where used in Silent Hill (collecting coins/medals and putting them in slots to open things, for example).

It could be down to how important a franchise is to the individual. Maybe they hold it in such high regard as it's close to their hearts.

I myself just love the imagery of Silent Hill more than the games themselves. I also admittedly enjoyed both the films.

I would personally like a the controversial Mahunt turned in to a chapter with James Earl Cash as survivor and Piggsy as the killer. Now that's a game close to my heart, but others might not rate it so highly, which is fine. I doubt BHVR would want another chainsaw killer and another pig 😁

By anyway, looking forward to playing as the Pyramid.

Exactly, PH is perfect for dbd but I expected something better lol

Its all about perspective. In retrospect many games that were revolutionary and iconic can appear simplistic and basic now.

That doesn’t change what they did for their platform or genre. You’ve said it in your own post but I’ll repeat it here silent hill had a truly amazing atmosphere. Which Changed the way we viewed horror in gaming completely.

Pyramid head was a whole new threat something beyond the more simplistic ghouls and zombies of other horrors. He and the games in general were far deeper than what was on the surface! Which in all honesty is hard to say for many horror games that came before. (and after)

Now we see this done successfully in many media’s but at the time and especially in gaming it was completely new.

also resident evil became far more successful because it went down the action route (action survival) which was the popular genre for the time most definitely. Whereas silent hill stuck to its pure horror routes. Not to discredit Resident evil though, the first game especially was also extremely important for horror in gaming.

sorry for the lecture 😛

Chill out I said PH fits perfectly. Don't gotta come out and insult me for giving my opinion especially when it lines up with yours.

I never insulted you just a little bit of sass! my problem with your post is that it’s not constructive at all. Just saying I expected something better is so subjective and says nothing to the devs.

imagine going to a restaurant “how was the food? Well it worked perfectly but I want something better” like nah that don’t cut it.

This isn't the feedback section. I don't have to address the devs in all of my comments.

True

I'm happy it not Jason Voorhees most overrated killer. really happy what we got my go to games on ps1 were resident evil,resident evil 3 being my fav and silent hill so really happy.

only other game that would of worked would be something from clocktower.

i think he's nice

Yes. I would. One of the more iconic characters getting screwed over by BHVR's wonderful idea of "balanced" and/or seeing them getting dragged into some legal dispute like Gun Media would be very disappointing.