I am a silent hill fan that has played every single silent hill, what I can say for downpour I prefer to call it silent hill 8 though... is that its an okay game its worth playing but not great. Here is a little review for what I think of this game.(don't worry I am not going to spoil anything.)



Story: Downpour starts out pretty good it gets you asking what might happen in the game however a quarter of the game doesn't take place in silent hill but just outside it you make your into silent hill though and if you want the games story to be like the old silent hill games you will not find it here there is no cult or anything like that its just about the main character which is okay but it doesn't go very far like silent hill 2. overall the story is just bland its a "been there done that" story which is a shame.



Gameplay: Now where on to the important stuff, the most irritating thing about this game was that your weapons break but thats not the reason why I am writing this down, the reason is that some weapons are specifically required to progress in the game so if your ready to go to the next area and your axe breaks and the only way to move on is to break the wooden boards blocking the door then you are out of luck and have to back track and find another one and axes are not common in this game that is why it is vital to remember where you last saw one or like i did pick a safe area and drop whatever you find there. The fighting in this game is mostly melee and sometimes you do not have a choice but to fight there is a power system in the game its really unclear how it is used until you see that a powerful attack will sometimes show the screen slowing down a little bit. another annoying aspect to the game is there is very little variety of enemies and they are all very annoying one screams in your face another hits and runs you get the gist there are no bosses so you don't have yo worry about that, one thing i will note that will sometimes act like a boss is a red sphincter this is where *real fun is. the sphincter is on multiple levels and is the last thing you ever want to see ever the main character screams constantly and it never stops the levels that it appears in is also one huge labyrinth so most of the time you have no idea where you going and this thing can kill you fast. An Important note is that this silent hill is huge and can be disorienting at times there are also a lot of side quests some of them are cool while others you just hate but want the reward. Lastly is the puzzle sections they are like a calm time where you don't get interrupted which is nice but some of them require a lot of patience.



Characters: There are not many characters in this game and are not memorable not even the main character sadly, they are also very stereotypical some will annoy you others are just meh.The only thing I can really say is that I liked the interaction between the main character and the mysterious mailman.



Overall: yeah this game is good and has a lot of cameos and unlockable costumes which I personally love but it lacks in so many other areas I hope this review helps in your decision to purchase this game.