Baddies like the needler and Pyramid Head were created with a specific kind of tension in mind. The game portion is relegated to nightmare sequences where the protagonist faces off against an army of creatures from previous Silent Hill games, but Book of Memories misses the point of this horrific rogues gallery. Your actions in the gameplay are entirely disconnected from the narrative, to the point that they actually take place in completely different worlds. You're given no control over what past events the character toys with or in what ways. The clumsy story is told entirely via notes and TV broadcasts that you stumble across while working through levels. This silly Twilight Zone setup has some narrative possibility, but it never goes anywhere. Instead of being creeped out, the protagonist decides to erase and rewrite memories to lead to a better outcome, wiping away failed relationships, missed job opportunities, and more. Whatever style you go with, you take on the role of an average person whose non-noteworthy life takes a turn for the crazy when you receive an unexplained gift in the mail: a book that chronicles all of your memories. You choose the protagonist's gender as well as their look, though all of the options fit into high school-age stereotypes - the jock, the nerd, the goth, etc. In Book of Memories' first break with the series, you create the main character. It fails - not only as a Silent Hill game but as a game in general. "We've got co-op now! And loot? We totally added loot!" You can practically see nervous sweat dripping off the game as it begs to be loved or even considered.īut Book of Memories doesn't earn any attention. If releases like 2009's Silent Hill: Homecoming and this year's Silent Hill: Downpour were frustrated attempts to recreate past glories, Book of Memories is the series giving up on its youth to try something new and disruptive.īook of Memories brings a long list of changes to the Silent Hill formula, but all of the tweaks seem out-of-touch and desperate. It's the culmination of five painful years of soul-searching for the franchise. Playing Silent Hill: Book of Memories is like watching someone you once respected go through a train-wreck of a mid-life crisis.
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