The original Silent Hill games felt like lightning in a bottle. Team Silent was a ragtag group of developers within Konami who were looking to create something different in the horror space.
While the entire team would be disbanded by Konami after the fourth entry, the director of the original Silent Hill , Keiichiro Toyama, departed the team on his own accord right after its initial release to form his own team under Japan Studio. Called Project Siren , his next project wouldn’t become a household name on the level of Silent Hill , but Siren has become something of a cult classic in the decades since its release.
Recommended Videos Nonlinear horror Siren eschews the traditional format of linear horror games and instead divides itself up into 10 distinct, interconnected parts. Rather than playing as a single protagonist, you will control 10 different characters over the course of a 72-hour period, each of whom has their own objectives and motivations for coming to the haunted town of Hanuda.
Siren - Gameplay Video 2 | PS2 on PS4 I initially found this setup confusing when I played it on the PS2, as the game does a poor job of explaining why you are being sent back to already completed stages. However, the added Link Navigator does make going back through any previous stage easy once you learn to decode its confusing layout and color-coded grid.
Where Siren stands apart from any other survival horror game is the Sightjack ability. Instead of only relying on your limited vision and audio cues to sneak past Shibito, all your characters have the power to see through the eyes of nearby NPCs, both friendly and hostile. Seeing a monster approaching in the dark, or bumping into one rounding a corner for a jump scare are effective, but familiar ways to evoke fear.
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