Much ado has already been made about the re-recorded dialogue that is to be used in the Silent Hill HD Collection. Critics like myself have already been accused of being “haters” and “unwilling to accept change”. Fortunately (or is it unfortunately?), Konami has given “haters” like me plenty of reason to hate the Silent Hill HD Collection.

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• Everything sounds wrong
  • Who are these people?
  • Out of sync
• And it doesn't look or play any better than it sounds
  • The only thing scary about this game is the framerate
  • Wider camera, less ambiance
  • Un-upgraded materials included
• Missed opportunity
• Avoid the Silent Hill HD Collection at all costs!

Following the review of Silent Hill 3 on Twin Perfect’s "The Real Silent Hill Experience", DerFuzhwar, Fungo, and Rosseter assert that Silent Hill 3 should have ended the series: "Silent Hill over".

They don’t seem to have any confidence that Vatra or any other developer will be able to replicate the success of Team Silent, and that future installments are only going to dilute the quality of the series as a whole. Although they appreciate Silent Hill 4 for making a contribution to the game’s universe, they also say that it was not necessary to make, as Silent Hill 3 wrapped up the story of the franchise successfully and satisfactorily.

While I agree that the outside developers have completely squandered their attempts opportunities with Silent Hill, I respectfully disagree with their position that the series should be terminated. I still think there is plenty of material in the context of the first four games that is left to explore.