Leave a Review SILENT HILL
Unique and Exciting Concept
This is such an awesome and unique idea to have a Silent Hill show unfold in real time that people can vote and chat about in real time. My only complaint is that I’m just discovering this after a few episodes have completed. They do have a cool playback mode though. Awesome take on a concept for user engagementShow lessBonbon67crap
Developer Response
Thank you for your support and positive feedback! We look forward to seeing how the story plays out based on your decisions along with the community!Almost great
This show/game is a new thing I haven’t seen before and I give them props for trying. A lot of the reviews here are negative, and they make some good points. The choice system ends up being the show’s downfall, because as we’ve seen with things like Twitch plays Pokémon, the majority of people end up trolling. They vote on the funniest option or the one that ruins it for others or makes it hard on the writers. But I get the sense that this could have been way more popular as a Netflix interactive show. It very likely all the branching choices were already written and animated. A bit more time in the oven would probably have let people play this for themselves. They would choose their own story and feel more closely connected with the show.Show lessHilifono
Developer Response
We appreciate your detailed feedback. Please feel free to share details about what improvements you'd like to see so that this experience can meet your expectations. We are working tirelessly around the clock to make this community-driven experience enjoyable for all who participateWhy…….
This has nothing to do with silent hill, bring back PT: Silet Hillselijahsaenz
Developer Response
We appreciate your comment, and like you, we're fans of the previous SILENT HILL games and films. However, this experience never sought to be a game but something entirely different and new in the form of an interactive series. We welcome any feedback that can help us improve this experience for youPretty good for a first run
I feel like a lot of players went into it without realizing what it's supposed to be and were disappointed, but for what it is, it's pretty well executed.Ssssssssssp
Developer Response
Thank you for your support and positive feedback! We look forward to seeing how the story plays out based on your decisions along with the community!Constructive Feedback
I have played the first four Silent Hill games when they came out as well as the two main titles that came after them. Therefore I know what makes a good Silent Hill game and what doesn’t. I have practically grown up with the series as many of the users that are playing Ascension must have as well.
First of all, I feel like a lot of the feedback here is a bit too dramatic and exaggerated. This certainly is not an abomination, however I do understand what is upsetting most folk and it does need some massive improvements.
1) don’t be disheartened or discouraged by your efforts vs the awful feedback that you are currently receiving. This is certainly a very bold and ambitious project, which is undoubtedly extremely challenging to pull off. as with any new technology or concept, there’s usually a shaky start finds a solid direction after receiving feedback. Keep your chin up, with a few changes it can drastically improve in the eyes of Silent Hill fans, and hopefully pull some new ones.
2) while this is neither a game nor a pre-rendered TV series, rather, it is a hybrid of the two mediums: it should be implementing the best elements of both of those mediums. The voice acting, the facial expressions, the emotions, and the dialogues all need a rethink and an enormous upgrade. The movements of the characters and pacing of the dialogues seems quite unnatural, and very AI-like. A greater emphasis needs to be put on improving the standard of the overall visual and particularly the voice acting. At the moment it seems as though the voice acting, animations and facial expressions are from the PS1 era, except with PS3 era graphical fidelity. This is borderline unwatchable from the POV of a tv series. In some cases, the graphical fidelity does seem like it is from the PS4 era - which is not too bad.
3) I know that the lighting of the original games was very very dark. Almost to the point that you can't see anything except that which is illuminated by the flashlight and that atmosphere certainly needs to be respected. However, the lighting in some scenes is so dark that it is difficult to make out what is happening. You could slightly increase the brightness in very dark scenes.
4) The app itself can do with some basic improvements, perhaps with the UI. I don’t really have a problem with it. however I do feel that I should be able to have a back button that allows me to leave the current episode and not just a skip button. I may be missing something, But at the moment I only seem to be able to skip the current episode.
5) I think you should completely remove the chat feature and replace it with fixed dialogue options for the user to choose. I don’t think the community is ready to work together collectively, and shape this narrative in a respectful, logical and serious manner. I think the trolling will only continue. instead the character choices and in game decisions should be fixed prompts and the popularity of each choice determines the outcome.
6) please avoid terms such as 'trauma' and 'guilt' being thrown around ESPECIALLY when marketing this product. The whole point of the town of Silent Hill is that it draws you in for reasons you don’t understand. The greatest success of this franchise was in its subtlety and symbolism. Try and maintain that mysterious and vague vibe.
7) I don’t know about later episodes, but currently I am not in that infamous town as yet. Although I’m quite sure we do eventually end up in that town and I’m really looking forward to see what it’s going to look like in an interactive series. But for now, I do not agree with the feedback from many folk, claiming that it is too early to make decisions for characters. I don’t think you need to know a character in order to make the best decision for them. I think you just need to make the best choice that you would in their situation.
8) I don’t think there is any need for a "battle pass", however if you want to monetize, sure. Just potentially make some changes to it. premium users should not be able to influence the outcomes via a prioritized choice. That defeats the purpose of community driven narratives. Your premium package or season pass whatever it may be called can include customizations and slight extra features, but not be able to prioritize the choices of users having that season pass. Plus it is very expensive as well.
in conclusion: I think the devs need to take some time to bring some huge improvements to the visual quality, and particularly the dialogues, the expressions and the voice acting. If you fix that, you are already 85% of the way to creating a much more watchable experience. I understand that that may take a long time. I would suggest that you take as much time as you need to make that improvement and return with the bang. There is a lot of potential here with this project. Start by bringing the visual experience up to the standards of a TV series, and then focus on implementing some of the other feedback as well. Having said that, I had very low expectations after reading so many of the comments online and in the feedback on the App Store. And I am pleasantly surprised at what I have seen so far actually in terms of the story and dark atmosphere. I hope that the next episodes after the winter break will include some of these changes.Show lessShalvi95
Developer Response
We appreciate your detailed feedback. Please feel free to share details about what improvements you'd like to see so that this experience can meet your expectations. We are working tirelessly around the clock to make this community-driven experience enjoyable for all who participateNo more seasons
I won’t watch season 2. The entire season 1 tells nothing,Tobby must go / die just for Eric to catch up his job. Finally Rachel meet with Astrid at the season final episode just for season2. Nobody cares your characters’ fate any more, why should I waste time again in 2024?Rachel_valentine
Developer Response
Thank you very much for your feedback. In this case, we would love to know what it would take to make your app experience much better. Please let us know!Terrible acting and story makes no sense
Had huge expectations for this, I was actually excited. Even defending it at the beginning because people were judging based off the first day. With that being said, I gave it time and it never improved. Acting is terrible, story feels like it doesn’t follow one path, feels all over the place. I stopped playing after the first couple of episodes, and noticed all the qte scenes were the same and only had different characters.Show lessHarryMason86
Developer Response
Thank you very much for your feedback. In this case, we would love to know what it would take to make your app experience much better. Please let us know!Embarrassing
The fact you guys actually put this out is just a big fat SPIT in the face to fans. This is absolutely the WORST silent hill i have ever witnessed.DecemberJosh
Developer Response
We appreciate your comment, and like you, we're fans of the previous SILENT HILL games and films. However, this experience never sought to be a game but something entirely different and new in the form of an interactive series. We welcome any feedback that can help us improve this experience for you.Absolute trash
First of all my 1st review was deleted. This money grab is absolutely horrible. The story is vapid. The acting is terrible. The quick time events are repetitive. It’s pointless to vote on anything because people can pay to get more votes. This is the absolute worst piece of media I have ever had the displeasure of participating in. They should refund everyone’s money. So so bad. And deleting reviews!!! Gross.Show lessQueenBeckyBook
Developer Response
We appreciate your detailed feedback. Please feel free to share details about what improvements you'd like to see so that this experience can meet your expectations. We are working tirelessly around the clock to make this community-driven experience enjoyable for all who participateAn absolute insult to the series.
This is one of the worst modern pieces of interactive media I’ve ever experienced. It’s a total scam. A $20 season pass that gets you different skin tones and some stickers. IP Points can be purchased to influence decisions, but whales will outbid you making it pointless. IP points start at $5. (Excluding IP points included with season pass.)There’s some mini games, but they are awful. You can just download free games off the App Store that are better than this. (For free). Please stop giving developer rights for this series to people who have no idea what they are doing. This is not something to be proud of. I honesty can’t believe this exists. It makes me very concerned about the future of this series. This very well could hurt the brand in the long run. Lastly, I hope this doesn’t sour anyone’s first dive into the series. Because, believe it or not, at one point this series was superb. If you want an amazing SIlent Hill experience, play 1-3 on a PlayStation 2. The original 2006 Movie is pretty good as well.Show lessReFreak94
Developer Response
We appreciate your comment, and like you, we're fans of the previous SILENT HILL games and films. However, this experience never sought to be a game but something entirely different and new in the form of an interactive series. We welcome any feedback that can help us improve this experience for you.
