/f/ - Fandom Generals

Nice thread! Ive seen some cute art of Harry + James around and I find the ship really cute, especially when the aliens are included. Though I'm SFW content is as far as I can go with the ship despite the whump potential James has (maybe its because I see both as uke so its a uke4uke relationship.) I really like Walter/Henry, the freudian torment nexus goes crazy in their relationship and my eyes flew out of my socket when I saw child walter's notes slide under Henry's door when I initially played even if its all a manner of coincidence (iykyk)
Silent hill is one of the few rare series that doesn't require shipping or yaoi to keep me invested since the monsters, horror elements, and environmental design are very captivating!

now to answer the questions!
>Favorite game?
In terms of scariness and general themes it would be Silent hill 3, in terms of gameplay Silent hill 2, in terms of nostalgia Silent hill 1, and in terms of characters it would be Silent hill 4. I like all of them pretty much, each with their unique reasons.
I haven't played anything beyond SH4 since I plan to complete all endings for SH3-4 before I give something like downpour or SHF a try.
Oh and Im proud to have achieved 10 stars on SH2; the biggest struggle was avoiding the damage from Eddie due to playing with tank controls on. boat minigame can eat dirt. I'm excited to try out a 10-star run of SH1 some day because of the challenge of having no pause on the timer.
>Favorite character(s)?
All the protagonists from SH 1-4 and the creepers (yes the giant bug enemy)
>Now that the IP has been licensed out to other developers, any predictions about the future of the franchise?
Please for the love of god let the series die. SHF could've existed perfectly on its own as it's own standalone series.
>How sad are you about P.T?
Not quite sad about it. The demo is amazing and it's honestly one of the best pieces of horror media in a long while, however I'm content with what we were given and I'm not even sure if the full game would've lived up to the demo.

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>I give something like downpour
I enjoyed Downpour. I played it pretty young, and was at the age where the twist really blew my mind. It's not a good game, and its certainly not a good silent hill, but its an alright survival horror.

> I really like Walter/Henry, the freudian torment nexus goes crazy in their relationship
I've read some great fanfics and theory about them. I know Henry gets criticized for being a blank slate, but I sort of like that about him. It let's the focus of the game center on Walter and the other Victims, and it does a good job at setting Henry up as this blank sacrifice onto which Walter plans to carve his will.

>Favorite game?
It's gotta be 2. I don't think there's a single bad game of the first four, but 2 really does stand out. James is a bad person, and I feel like video games don't really let you play as a canonically bad person too often. That alone makes it stand out.
>Favorite character(s)?
Cheryl. I love Cheryl, she's so interesting as a character and as a motif in the game. SH has always had this overarching theme of motherhood, and I think 3 leans into the real horror of that.
>Now that the IP has been licensed out to other developers, any predictions about the future of the franchise?
Ehhhhh. the 2 remake is apparently very okay, but imo the major themes get lost and James is much more sympathetic than he should be. A friend is playing F, and seems to like it. But, overall, just let it rest.
>How sad are you about P.T?
Considering how divisive Death Stranding turned out, I would have been very interested to see what the hell Kojima planned for Silent Hills. Alas. I do regret that so much of modern indie horror immediately tried to replicate PT, and stagnated there instead of innovating, and now we're stuck with a bunch of streambait horror games on steam.