"Immersing yourself in Silent Hill f is like drinking a powerfully fragrant tea steeped in bloody metaphor and symbolism. The first new, full Silent Hill game in 13 years, f wields a powerful, standalone narrative about the expectations of gender-based roles, the challenge of maintaining relationships in the presence of such roles, and the foggy nature of transitioning from teenage life into adulthood."
"The game satisfyingly eschews surface-level storytelling through its various twists and turns. As if retreating into its own mysterious fog, f isn't easy to fully understand at first. Various plot threads and themes intersect and overlap in a dreamlike fashion. By the game's ending (of which there are multiple), I had so many questions that weren't answered-in a good way. I walked away unsure of what I had experienced, where the metaphors began and ended, and just what exactly happened in this sleepy mountainside village."
"In its moment-to-moment gameplay, Silent Hill f challenges you to fight or evade various horrifying monsters, solve cryptic puzzles, and attempt to piece together a complicated, bi-directional narrative of resistance and submission, both against supernatural horrors and the pressures society places on people, particularly women. Silent Hill f takes a few big risks in its relocation of the series to a new setting and in its slightly more action-focused combat, but these elements all pay off and earn their stay."
Silent Hill f is the first new full Silent Hill game in 13 years and layers powerful metaphor and symbolism. The narrative centers on expectations of gender-based roles, the strain these roles place on relationships, and the foggy transition from teenage life into adulthood. The story avoids surface-level storytelling through dreamlike twists, intersecting plot threads, and multiple endings that leave many questions unanswered. The game delivers a gorgeous, exquisite psychological-horror atmosphere that invites replay. Moment-to-moment gameplay mixes combat and evasion, cryptic puzzles, and a bi-directional narrative of resistance and submission. Relocation and action-focused combat risk pay off, while depictions of violence and repression resonate strongly.
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