Another Trip To Silent Hill

User Rating: 7.1 | Silent Hill 4: The Room PS2
I came to this game with great expectations but I was sadly let down. Being a fan of the first three I expected a lot more in terms of story and gameplay.
It starts off decent enough. You're trapped in your room with only one exit: A hole in the wall. While I found the first half to be up to par I had a very hard time getting interested in the second half. The entire second half is like one big escort mission. Nothing dampens my monster slaying excitement more than having to drag somebody around with me. While I'll admit that she was semi-useful I still didn't like it.
In terms of atmosphere it delivers nicely but the story wasn't up to the first three.. The sound was very nice and it had nice character models.
I also may be in the minority on this but I preferred the old inventory system. The new one,while being more realistic,severely limits your carrying capability. If this had any effect on difficulty I wouldn't have minded so much. But going back to your main stash to get a key that you got three levels ago gets old after awhile.
It's a decent game barring the escort mission. I would have preferred to act on my own. There were some genuinely unique things about it (I would add more but don't want to *spoil* it for you!)
There's not much in the way of replay value except for the different endings and a few unlockables.

All in all it'a a decent, solid game that I'll keep for my collection but probably won't play much in the future.