Can I skip the first Silent Hill?

Can I skip the first Silent Hill?

Silent Hill is a mostly self contained affair, even Silent Hill 3 gives you a cutscene and one item late in the game telling you all you need to know anyway. You can skip the first one easily, and you can play any of them (the main eight anyway) so long as you don't start with Homecoming.

Is Silent Hill 2 hard?

Silent Hill 2 is really easy though, to the point where it seems like an intentional and blatant design choice. Not because i'm any good. Combat with melee weapons just leads to stunlock and the gun is just point and shoot until the enemy falls over. Ammo is plentiful and health even more so.

What Silent Hill should I start with?

If you have a PS2 or PC, then start with Silent Hill 2. Or if you have a PS1/PS3 then Silent Hill 1 either disc/download, followed by Silent Hill 3. Shattered Memories (which was originally on Wii), and Origins were both later ported to PS2. So you can play them there if you like.

Is Silent Hill Easy?

There is no "easy" mode! Combat was hardly the focus in earlier "Silent Hill" games, and often times you could just run away and avoid most fight scenarios. If that wasn't enough, if you died enough times, the game opened up an "easy" difficulty. ... No matter how many times you die, there is no "easy" option.

Do I need to play the first Silent Hill 1 before 2?

Silent Hill 2 is a separate story but Silent Hill 3 is a continuation of SH1 so I do recommend you play that first.

Are there any video games based on Silent Hill?

• Spin-off video games based on the series include the visual novel Play Novel: Silent Hill for the Game Boy Advance, the arcade game Silent Hill: The Arcade, and the mobile games Silent Hill: The Escape and Silent Hill: Orphan.

When does Silent Hill 2 take place in Silent Hill?

• Silent Hill 2 (2001) The second installment in the series follows James Sunderland searching for his deceased wife in Silent Hill after having received a letter from her informing him that she is waiting for him there. After searching in and exploring the mysterious town, he ultimately realizes her death's true nature.

Is the game Shattered Memories the same as Silent Hill?

• Shattered Memories retains the premise of the original game— Harry Mason 's quest to find his missing daughter in the American town of Silent Hill —but is set in what appears to be a different fictional universe, following a different plot, with characters from the first game appearing altered alongside new ones.

What was the first book in the Silent Hill series?

• The first installment in the series follows Harry Mason as he searches for his missing adopted daughter in the mysterious town of Silent Hill. Stumbling upon a cult conducting a ritual to revive a deity it worships, Harry discovers his daughter's true origin.