Silent Hill f: Deluxe Edition

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Silent Hill f is the first new main entry since Silent Hill Downpour in 2012 and it feels great to finally have the series back. Even though the game takes place in Japan rather than the town of Silent Hill itself, it still carries the core spirit and psychological atmosphere that define the franchise.

The game excels in storytelling, atmosphere, visuals and music. It’s haunting, beautiful and emotionally heavy in all the ways a Silent Hill title should be. I genuinely loved almost everything about it. However, my experience was dragged down by the frustrating stamina system, weapon durability and the unclear direction of the combat. It feels like the game wants to be more action-oriented, throwing waves of enemies at you, yet it punishes you with limited stamina and breakable weapons. A bit of tuning, like reducing stamina cooldown or reducing encounters, even allowing players to avoid combat altogether, would have made the combat much more enjoyable. With a few tweaks, I wouldn’t have many complaints.

By the end of my first playthrough, I was left unsatisfied with the default ending, which everyone gets on their initial run. I found out afterward that you need multiple New Game+ playthroughs to unlock more context, additional scenes and notes that expand the story. While I enjoyed my NG+ runs, I still wish the first playthrough offered a more complete and conclusive ending. NG+ should feel like an optional bonus and not something required to understand the full narrative.

I played Silent Hill f on PC and Unreal Engine 5 definitely caused issues. My first playthrough was filled with performance problems that affected my experience. Lowering graphics settings didn’t help either and I eventually had to use a performance mod just to make the game smoother. As of writing this review, the devs have released official patches to improve stability. I have yet to test it out for myself but i am looking forward to jumping back into SH f as improvement on stamina recovery is included as part of the latest patch.

Overall, Silent Hill f is a strong return for the series, even if it isn’t without flaws. I still recommend it to longtime fans. For newcomers however, I’d suggest starting with the recent Silent Hill 2 Remake for a smoother and more accessible experience before diving into the more demanding and experimental Silent Hill f.

Also ich fand es leider enttäuschend, kein Roter Faden, man wird ständig aus der Atmo rausgerissen und ich Kämpfe geworfen die sich sehr Monoton anfühlen. Leider nicht gut

the game is amazing we haven't had a good silent hill game sense 1 2 and 3 and this game omg was scary the monster hand me scary for sure I will say the combat can be annoying if your not use this style of of game play I myself it felt a little dark soul blood born a little if you know you know thought game made me turn away after it be come frustrating and some monster can be annoying to deal with I will say I did not like the monster can jump you and you can not counter them at all you just take a bs hit but I did get the hang of it over time and with enough play thoughts I could master it and get better but for my first play thought it was hard even on story mode I think what keeped me going for sure was the story I wanted to see how it end and the story was wow must play thought to get more of it. to open up more of understanding of the hole story some people might not get it bit if you think about the meaning being something its like wow other then the combat it was good and scary