Silent Hill or Resident Evil?

[Rottedfreak]

Running zombies in RE5 really? Holy ****! I was sick to death of those running zombie like Ganados from RE4 already! I mean a running zombie!!! wow!!! Besides the crinsom head i really don't think they could be zombies mostly because RE5 is reusing RE4 play mechanics and Wesker got clean away with a sample of the Las Plagas. Resident evil was a classic I loved the original game for everything, the intial uncertainty of the mansion, the documents bringing to light the fact it was all the cause of a shadowy coorperation creating a bioweapon was a fantastic premise. Resi 2 was Resi 1 redone only with a zap system (the character scenarios), Resi 3 featured some interesting improvements to the formula, Resi CV was trying to be cool, Resi remake has the best atmosphere of the bunch and Resi Zero is another attempt to reinvent the formula from the ground up with the partner and inventory drop system. Out of them all I liked the orginal/remake and equally enjoyed 4 on the cube. Silent Hill on the other hand is centered on realism and 2 gave me the creeps on various occasions with the toilet pounding and the pyramid head sections, the forth game isn't really a Silent Hill game at all.

[Enzomatrix]

dude i hope they have fast running zombies in RE 5 thats what the zombie genre needs to add some omph to the games. i know many of you hated the dawn remake but to me the fast moving zombies added alot to the overall fear to the movie. i hated all that growling they did though but the speed and ferocity of them made the movie for me. the ganados were pretty quick at times in their own right although to me the scariest enemies in the game were the bug creatures. damn that hive level had me tweaked and that one super bug lookign thing that attacked from the ground and ceiling was the best. not so tough when you have a hand cannon but the first time through he scared the crap out of me. now if theyed only add in limb specific damage and make it necessary to burn the zombies or shot them in the head to kill them then id be in heaven.

[Humor Tumor]

Resident Evil for me, not only was it the first I played. but I was also hopelessly in love with zombies. Although I still am.

[Danny]

as much as i love the game, resident evil is an action game, it just has zombies but so does stubbs and that aint horror. silent hill is genuinly scarely and thus deserving of the title survival horror.

[taradino cassat]

Gah, whoever posted this thread is the devil! I can't decide , I like them both... I'm the kind of RE Fan who enjoys "gimmicks" like outbreak and survivor but I also enjoy playing silent hill, I have all the unlockables and know that game like the back of my hand.

[general tbag]

wow this might turn into a long post .;..... that what i get for checking retro topics. i remember popping both in the playstation the first time, and to be honest both really warped my mind. i played re1 first, and well i was pretty suprised. it truly showed off the cd format of the playstation. up til then cd games were nothign more than fmv games. i loved the intro and the cut scenes were more live action . it was a great game, and for you gaming nuts the saturn version is better. has the extra battle mode, and the more blood. also has the japan cut scenes opposed to the na cut scene. the orignal was great, re2 was even greater abit stretched story. silent hill is king, as far as survivor horror, the engine rocked, really showed that re could of been 3d. what silent hill did in the 1st game took re 4 games to do. it also had a great scary feeling to it. especially when thehron sounded the first time in the alley way. btw silent hill sequels really sucked. lame stories , not even worthy of the silent hil name.

[p2501]

btw silent hill sequels really sucked. lame stories , not even worthy of the silent hil name. Gotta disagree the SH sequels have all been pretty decent. "The Room", being my favorite of the lot, but they've all consistantly improved over the later games in both graphics, and playablility.

[Danny]

eaxactly, for all the bad press i liked the room compared to resi returning to racoon city in what? about 5 titles now. and i firmly believe silent hill 2 is THE definitive survival horror game and i dont think it will ever be topped.

[p2501]

agreed on all counts. RE has been dropping the ball nonstop in terms of plotting. even RE4 which won game of the year of some ****, still has what's been refered to as a substandard plot. resident evil has been fundamentally missing out on what gamers want, a Battlefield 2 style, campaign format, war with the zombies. i figure by RE27 they might get a clue about this.

[general tbag]

eaxactly, for all the bad press i liked the room compared to resi returning to racoon city in what? about 5 titles now. and i firmly believe silent hill 2 is THE definitive survival horror game and i dont think it will ever be topped. to silent hill 4 i never played it so i cant judge that one sh 2 seemed to forced as a sequel., good gfx, but lacking game design. sh1 offered more areas and better puzzles. i wish they would of just done a treu sequel to one. also after running out and buy a dreamcast for code veronica, i laid off off resdient evil , i might have to pick up 4, since i heard so much about it.

[Danny]

sh 2 seemed to forced as a sequel., good gfx, but lacking game design. sh1 offered more areas and better puzzles. i wish they would of just done a treu sequel to one. .......*looks around for assistance*.....uhh....they did. it was called silent hill 3.

[Cody]

silent hill 1 by far unless you include the gamecube remake of resident

[general tbag]

.......*looks around for assistance*.....uhh....they did. it was called silent hill 3. i played 3 and even thought it had alot in common wasnt a true sequel. that like saying resident evil 3 is a true sequel to resident evil 2.

[Danny]

but it was about harrys daughter and what happened after silent hill 1, how much more of a true sequel can you get?