As we approach the late September realase date of Silent Hill: Homecoming in the United States (Europe still have to wait a while longer) some last minute Hands-On impressions are coming to light no doubt actual reviews of the game should be sufacing very soon. For now though Gameinformer and UGO offer some in depth views of their playthrough of Silent Hill: Homecoming recently.
Some of the previews do feature some spoilers so bear that in mind when reading all the new Hands-On reports.
The German based videogame website Cynamite.de has recently uploaded a Silent Hill: Homecoming preview (so unless you know German you will have to translate the preview in order to read it). There are a handful of new XBOX 360 screenshots of the game which are enclosed with the preview as well.
You may remember some months ago that Konami and Double Helix PR kindly granted SilentHill5.net a unique interview with the Lead Designer of Silent Hill: Homecoming (Jason Allen). Another Silent Hill fansite (Silent Hill Forum UK) also got an opportunity for the fans to put questions to Jason Allen about the forthcoming Silent Hill next-gen debut title. We learn from the interview that any reappearance from old characters in the game will serve a real purpose and aren't included simply for the sake of it. Players will mainly journey through new areas like Shepherds Glen but there will be old locations to return to in Silent Hill as well. Apparently the development process for Silent Hill: Homecoming proved to be quite a challenge for the Double Helix team which is understandable taking on such a treasured series, but Jason Allen is confident that Silent Hill: Homecoming will be another successful instalment in the franchise.
The interview is a good read it's definitely worth a look. You can read the interview in it's entirety here:
We reported yesterday about the new gameplay videos via GameCinemaHD well another video has surfaced on the website that features both old and new footage with a mix of gameplay and cut-scenes. Included in the new trailer is what appears to be the first introduction scene of the Smog monster, Curtis talking to Alex as well as other small bits and pieces which haven't been seen previously up until now.
The website GameCinema HD has recently uploaded a couple of exclusive video clips from Silent Hill: Homecoming. Included in the footage is a monster encounter with one of the first big bosses in the game which is named "Sepulcher". This is the same boss that was debuted through the G4 TV Hands-On preview and the E3 2008 Konami presentation with Double Helix (Lead Designer) of Silent Hill Homecoming - Jason Allen. The other video contains new footage of Alex exploring his hometown Shepherds Glen.
Be aware that these videos contain spoiler material.
IGN.com have posted a few Silent Hill: Homecoming gameplay videos from the PlayStation 3 build. A scene from these gameplay videos was shown on the Igromania.ru video a few months back, and has certainly seen some overall improvements in terms of... everything!
Whether from the recent supposed "leak", or officially released, the Silent Hill: Homecoming Achievements for Xbox 360 have arisen on the internet.
Some of them could be considered mild spoilers, you can view them here. There is still no word on whether or not Silent Hill: Homecoming will have PlayStation 3 Trophy support yet either.
Source: Succesfull.FR and forum member Havocks (Thanks)!
As thenubinator rightly pointed out earlier, and now confirmed by IGN, Silent Hill: Homecoming will only be available on Steam exclusively. Which means no boxed version.
It is unclear from IGN's article if they are referring to North America, PAL regions, or both. Meanwhile, VoltagePR do not mention Steam or any method of distribution in their announcement press release. We'll update you when it becomes more clear.
Silent Hill: Homecoming is being advertised in this months issue of Official PlayStation Magazine (US) which shows a few screenshots and a new tag line. Interestingly, the image shows a silhouette of a character in front of the "Silent Hill" sign who bears a striking resemblance to Heather Mason (Silent Hill 3), though by comparison to Joshua in the official box art it appears to be him. (Thanks, SilentHiller!)
Also in the magazine is an article about Silent Hill: Orphan, the first Silent Hill game for Mobile phones, which confirms its release in North America and will be launching this October.
As with Silent Hill: Origins, it appears there's a rumour that Silent Hill: Homecoming has been leaked already and is available for download illegally, presumably for PC or Xbox 360. The file is supposedly on a private tracker at BitSoup.
While this is still an unconfirmed rumour, we'd like to reinstate our position on downloading the game illegally. We do not condone this in any way, and will not be hosting any illegal files including the game itself and/or the Original Soundtrack. We encourage you to remain patient and obtain a copy legally (Purchase, rent). Any posting of download links on the forums will result in a ban, and this includes through Private Messaging.
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