harsawa Review of Silent Hill 4: The Room

Silent Hill 4: The Room (2004 Video Game)

Silent Hill 4 is possibly the best and most frightening Silent Hill to date.

[6 October 2005]

Silent Hill 4 is often times underrated, many people will look at it and wonder what it's all about, and instantly dismiss it as "Bad", even if they are a fan of the Silent Hill series. The Room is as atmospheric and unique as the others in the series, and The Room often times interests and involves you more than any of the originals for one reason: The Story. The Story isn't the usual "Something happens and lures them you into Silent Hill so you can find out what the hell is happening and then this occult pops up etc. In fact, the room isn't set in Silent Hill at all, it's set in about 6 different "worlds" that all connect. about 3 years ago you move into your new apartment, room 302, and everything seems to be going fine, until you have this dream, this dream where there is no way outside of your apartment at all, and then this thing (AKA "The Victim") starts to push it's way out of a face shaped crack in the wall of your room. Since then, your room has been chained and locked shut from the inside, no electricity, the windows can't even be BROKEN, nothing, complete isolation. On closer inspection, the door has written in blood "Don't Go OUT!!!-Walter" This leads to something blowing open a portal inside of your bathroom, as well as strange moans and sounds coming from somewhere. Once you enter this portal, you enter the first of the worlds, the subway realm, and the game continues to branch of into nearly 6 different stories, as well as many new worlds. The Room is probably one of the scariest and underrated games in the series, only disappointment in the horror is the fact that some creatures are repeated too often. But it's overall the most intriguing and creepy game in the series. Don't listen to the critics, this is definitely a game to check out. 9.3/10