Puzzle-solving whilst wearing two pairs of pants
In terms of gameplay, Silent Hill Homecoming will stick to what it knows best, with a hefty dose of puzzle-solving, which we're assured will be connected to the narrative and help progress the story naturally. Alongside puzzle-solving, we can also expect bouts of combat against a range of despicable and macabre characters and animals, which include the likes of Feral, a wild dog-type animal, and Siam, a female Siamese twin that has a pair of hands growing out of his head and legs the size of tree trunks.Although, the mechanic for fighting appears to be very similar to previous Silent Hill games, there has been a few enhancements made that will offer more variation and attacking and counter maneuvers, which will include being able to grapple an enemy. As well as a new real-time damage model, the AI has also been stepped up a notch and will react and track us aggressively if we happen to make a noise whilst tip-toeing through the silence.
If you want to scare yourself witless, you can't go wrong with the Silent Hill series, that's granted. Providing we also get a decent storyline, but more importantly a decent fighting mechanic and logical and interesting puzzles, then it really is going to be worth waiting until November to get our hands on the next phase in this spine-tingling series.
Silent Hill Homecoming is due for release in North America on September 30th and Europe on November 20th.
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