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Silent Hill: The Short Message

Konami · Jan 31, 2024

PS5

Mature

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Following messages from her friend Maya, Anita finds herself at a crumbling apartment block, infamous for rumors of suicides. Drawn inside, Anita soon finds her sense of reality shattered as she encounters bizarre, otherworldly spaces and twisted monsters. Maya's message was clear — "can't leave til you find it" — but what is it that Anita is really looking for?

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PlayStation 5

Critic 5.7 (14 critics) · Gamer 8.1

6.9

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  • Thumbsticks

    Josh Wise · Feb 13, 2024

    6.0
    Silent Hill: The Short Message has interesting underpinnings – in particular the first-person influence of P.T. and contributions from Team Silent veterans Akira Yamaoka and Masahiro Ito – but anything of real promise tends to be undercut by lampshading its best ideas. If nothing else, this short message is proof of life for the Silent Hill franchise, so we can consider ourselves grateful for that.
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  • Level Up

    Luis Sánchez · Feb 11, 2024

    4.0
    El juego demuestra, sobre todo, la magnitud de P.T. por ser una obra única en su tipo, mil veces imitada, pero jamás igualada. Lo que tenemos en 2024 es un simulacro de mal gusto, sin cualidades genuinas, reflexivas o penetrantes. Entre el hazmerreír de SILENT HILL: ASENCION, The Short Message es, al menos, inofensivo y olvidable.
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  • Way Too Many Games

    Kyle Nicol · Feb 05, 2024

    6.0
    Let me clarify that, whilst Silent Hill: The Short Message wasn’t exactly the kind of game we were all waiting for, it’s not entirely that bad. It’s a mixed bag of a horror experience, with a story which tried to deal with some heavy personal themes (not exactly new ground for the series, mind you), only to fall short in its execution. Regardless, it’s still worth giving a shot. There is stuff to like in here, and let me reiterate the fact that it’s free, and brief. It’s not particularly a risky investment.
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  • Gaming Bolt

    Ravi Sinha · Feb 04, 2024

    7.0
    Silent Hill: The Short Message isn't going to set the horror genre ablaze, but it doesn't have to. As a free offering, it's a solid showcase with a heavy atmosphere and heavier subjects, even if its narrative could have been more subtle.
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  • MeriStation

    David Arroyo · Feb 03, 2024

    5.0
    Dice el refrán que a caballo regalado no le mires el diente, pero cuando te entregan un pura sangre como Silent Hill, lo último que esperas es que vaya renqueante y tropezando con obstáculos invisibles. The Short Message quería ser una suerte de PT, pero lo único que copia con éxito de aquel es la cámara en primera persona. No da miedo, carece de puzles interesantes y tiene una de las persecuciones más ridículas de la historia. A pesar de sus buenas intenciones, a nivel narrativo es tan plano y predecible como a los mandos. No funciona ni como walking simulator ni como juego de terror. Y todo eso corriendo un tupido velo sobre el hecho de que de Silent Hill sólo queda ya el nombre (y puede dar gracias porque en caso contrario no se diferenciaría de un buen número de indies del género). Hay muy poco que rescatar de este experimento olvidable que nos lleva a pensar en otro refrán: mucho ruido y pocas nueces. A lo mejor es preferible no anunciar chorrocientas entregas de la saga y lanzar una sola que esté a la altura de su legado.
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