The monsters in Homecoming are cool too. One of my favorites are the nurses mainly because unlike every other female monster in a horror game, they sure do turn me on a lot (especially when her rack bounces when she stops walking and freezes into one of her awkward positions!) lol I don’t care if they are faceless, they look hot to me.
My second favorites are the Siams. I hate it when they knock you down and never cut you any slack. Plus, I never use melee weapons on them anyway.

I rememeber last year, when I got Silent Hill Origins, (my first Silent Hill game), I was scared to play it, but I got used to it. The thing that scared me the most on the original Silent Hill is that lizard monster that splits its head open. That thing sent cold shivers up my spine. And the good thing is, of all the Silent Hill game I have, none of them has given me nightmares either.

Anyway, having not played this game, but only watched it I have to say this game did not creep me out the same way previous Silent Hill games have in the past. I don’t know if it’s because I’m jaded (which I find hard to believe because the previous games gave me horrifying nightmares) or because I’m bored that Alex is tough and stands a better chance and knows how to fire a weapon… but one thin in particular that I found took away from the atmosphere was HOW far they went in some cases to be over the top gory… yes Siam is incredibly disturbing and creative but I felt that the porcelain doll monster missed the mark on what makes a porcelain doll creepy. I say that with the utmost authority as someone who has had a deep fear of them. Part of what makes a doll creepy in my opinion is it’s delicate, pale look and stillness that embodies an sort of icy death quality. Sometimes it’s the subtle things that just don’t sit right with you that are more effective. I don’t think they got in this case… they just made a creepy monster. Of course all of this is purely anecdotal as I caught bits of the game, rather than playing it, but for the first time since watching someone else play a Silent Hill (because I love the series, I’m just too scared to actually PLAY it) I wasn’t on the edge of my seat or turning on every light in the house on my way to the bathroom. And I fell asleep nightmare free. That gives me the impression that instead of strictly following (or understanding) the traditional silent hill formula that works and achieved a very special brand of disturbing, perhaps they saw the success of RE4 and wanted to created a game that had a few more of those elements, particularly a stronger character, and it took away from some of the scary.