Jesus Christ

Are you serious or joking? These were released ages ago though. This game looks awesome.

Phew. So I'm not the only one who noticed how bad the graphics looked? I was very impressed with the screens when the first batch was revealed last year, but lately I haven't been as impressed. They actually seem to have gotten worse.

I posted a Gamegrep article a few hours ago about this: New Silent Hill: Homecoming screens ... are ugly?

There's a VAST difference between the screens released last year and the screens released now:
Last year ... now.
Alot of people on Kotaku (including Kotaku itself) noticed it too, so I'm glad it's not just me.

Here's hoping they get fixed up before release. *crosses fingers*

I'd hate to bash the game too, but I've also been noticing alot of these monsters look like rip offs from other monsters from previous SH games. SH 1-4 all had a complete new set of monsters that you wouldn't dream of, and I'm noticing alot of these creatures remind me too much of other creatures from the past games. I have an insane imagination, and even their new creatures surprised me and they were something I didn't expect. SH5 on the other hand, are the type of creatures I could have expected easily. Shit, me being an art illustration major, I should work on the game's monster designs, I could create way freakier looking monsters than the ones shown so far.

I'm still going to give this game a shot, but I won't keep my expectations high. Personally, I'm far more excited for the new Siren.

Well, to be completely fair, sometimes screenshots and even video captures don't do a game justice compared to how the graphics appear in real life on a real TV screen.
And in my opinion, they don't look that terrible so far, but that's just me.
In either case, as Polver said, as long as I get my scares, I'm good with it.

Pyramid Head has actually been confirmed to be in the game. (No lie)

Oh, and new screenshot were released. Main character got his old face back, and the graphics have been re-upgraded. They claim the bad graphics we saw were part of a beta test thing.

Having Pyramid Head back makes about as much sense as it did plopping him into the movie.
Silent Hill has always been hugely psychological, and each monster was meant to reflect something haunting the character. Needless to say, Pyramid Head was very much "James' demon", and can't simply be recycled just for the sake of being in the maddening town of Silent Hill.
So, yeah, I'd say it's more a fan service, though any real 'fans' are going to look at it the same way I am.

The big exception to the rule is the nurses, which reflect any sane person's fear of a dark, abandoned hospital.
That said, their design needs to remain fresh with each release, as is clearly not the case any longer.

RE4 comes to mind...

I think I am the only RE fan that thought RE4 was one of the worst of the series.