New Otherworld concept: Do you like the snow and ice?

Each Silent Hill game has used a similar concept for the creepy "Otherworld" dimension: A dark, warped, rust and blood covered hellhole (not counting Angela's firey "otherworld" in SH2) ...



Buuuut Silent Hill: Shattered Memories has a new style for the "Otherworld". Instead of blood and rust, we have snow and ice this time around...



According to the makers, the snow and ice will factor into the game's story. They haven't just randomly added it:

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Tomm: Well remember, the first game also featured snow (not ash, like the movie suggested). The fog factored into the themes and storytelling of the early titles. Similarly, our heavy snow is there to obscure your vision and establish a creepy atmosphere. Just like any element of a Silent Hill game, the snow and ice definitely have a thematic impact on the storyline.

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So, what do we all think of this new Otherworld?

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I prefer the gore and rust too. It's so horribly disgusting. You really feel sorry for the poor bastards who get stuck in that situation. SH4 did it best imo...going deeper and deeper into Walter's Otherworld to the point where you had no idea if Henry would ever be able to escape even if he did somehow defeat Walter. Exploring the apartment filled with ghosts, the parts of the building that seemed alive, and the ridiculous amount of gore, rot and blood. It was surreal.

The ice and snow isn't as creepy, although it does give off a very cold and isolated feeling. I feel cold just looking at those screens.

Lol. The sad thing is, I also came into this thread going "who teh fk is miss razz?" ... then I remembered it was me. I still gotta get used to the name. XD


Ohh...Climax could totally use that to their advantage. That would be creepy if you're wandering around an isolated snowy world and you keep hearing creatures' footsteps in the snow, the wind blowing, and all those creepy noises that seem to pop up when it snows. lol

I like a lot that screenshots, it will surely be one of the best usual videogames to level of graphics for Nintendo Wii.

I prefer Blood & Rust but the Icy Other world does look cool & Creepy don't know how it will affect the game but should be good.

I liked the rust and blood scared the crap out of me when I was younger but the new Otherworld looks cool too (no pun intended) and gives a new feel to the Silent Hill series can't wait till it comes out.