Silent Hill 3 | A Complete Retrospective and Review
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- Examining Silent Hill 3: a comprehensive retrospective and review of SH3's Early Development, Captivating Story, Engaging Gameplay, Atmosphere and more.
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Silent Hill 3 is the third instalment into the Silent Hill franchise and a direct sequel to the story of the first Silent Hill game. Released by Konami on May 23rd 2003 in Europe, this game is now 20 years old.
In this video/review/retrospective/critique we will be examining the key elements of the game in full and asking if it still holds up two decades later. I will cover everything, from it’s early development, story, and gameplay elements.
⏰ TIMESTAMPS:⏰
0:00 Introduction
0:45 Team Silent 1999-2001
3:43 Early Development & Programming
6:53 Protagonist & Themes
11:40 STORY: Opening Nightmare
13:02 STORY: Douglas Cartland.
14:48 STORY: Nightmare mall
16:49 STORY: Claudia Wolf
18:05 STORY: Nightmare mall cont.
19:58 STORY: Underground
22:15 STORY: Vincent
23:06 STORY: Heading Home
26:20 STORY: Hospital
28:52 STORY: Otherworld
33:47 STORY: Silent Hill Cont.
34:11 STORY: Amusement Park
36:27 STORY: Chapel
37:21 STORY: Otherworld Cont.
39:00 STORY: Ending
42:59 Post story
43:36 Silent Hill 3 Menu and UI
46:55 Silent Hill 3 Weapons
52:11 Unlockables
57:49 Music and Sounds
1:02:49 Controls & Interactions
1:05:28 Review
1:07:20 Conclusion
1:08:08 Outro
Music Credits:
• L-ONE-X - beacons.ai/l_one_x
• Akira Yamaoka
Additional Footage and Credits:
-Making of Silent Hill 3 - • Making of Silent Hill ...
-Silent Hill 3 Opening - • Silent Hill 3 Opening ...
-BTS Sketches, unlockables and more: silenthill.fandom.com/wiki/Si...
-Silent Hill 3 Weapon effectiveness: www.silenthillmemories.net/sh...
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@@Silent47963 it’s at 47:40 😮 How could I forget my favourite Melee 🤩
The parts where you sing and the UFO scene is great 🤣
Silent Hill 3 is an underrated and underappreciated masterpiece. And so is Heather/Alessa as a character.
I agree. Heather is great 😁
I think it's even better then part 2. Don't get me wrong. Part 2 is great. But I think 3 is far superior
@@redneckreviews3016 I approve. SH3 is the best.
I don't know about under-rated. But 3 is my personal favorite
Yesyesyes!!
Whenever someone gives specific attention to Vincent's infamous "just a joke" dialogue, I feel a wondrous global harmony among all the fans of SH3, to think every single one of us felt almost exactly the same when we heard that dialogue the first time in our life, what a moment it was to cherish on! What a masterful writing SH3 had!
Silent Hill 3 captured a really special time for me. When it was released, I just graduated high school at 17, and as a girl, it was carthartic to play the only realistic teenage character in video games back then. Will the world ever see an average girl with bad skin and awkward fashion as a main character in a video game, who isn't sexualized, but realistically on edge and anxious to be put in harm's way? Not likely. SH3 filled a void I didn’t even know existed. I will always treasure my copy. ❤
For a PS2 game, the graphic appear amazingly well.
It could easily pass for a seventh console generation game.
It runs on my cell phone pretty well
The developers really understood how to get every last drop of performance from the PS2
Your musical recreations were so glorious that they made my phone crash. 10/10.
okay ?
@@e7193 alright?
@@mikecastillo878 do you spit or swallow ?
@@e7193 Someday, your parents will acknowledge you exist, and perhaps give you a hug, finally.
The god of thunder costume was my favorite. Heather looked so cool in it!
Mine might be the killer rabbit shirt, I wish I had one like that for mysel! Aside from that... it has to be the Princess Heart costume
@@SilentHillside wish she could dress as robbie
@@flowrepins6663 that would be amazing.
Little fun fact that everyone probably already knows, but the wheelchair at the end off the hall after meeting Vincent was a little reference to the film Session 9. Team Silent's love for the Horror genre really shows and little homages they throw in are great
Was gonna comment this then forgot 😂 bless you
A fantastic and underrated horror movie! I owe it to silent hill for putting it on my radar
Silent Hill 3 is my favorite out of the franchise. Although, I do like 1 & 2.
That ending, when Heather cries after defeating the boss, and that Akira Yamaoka music plays is so emotional.
God I love this game so much. Not only was it the sequel I wanted after playing SH1, it was also much scarier than its predecessors. Sure the first two games scared the shit out of me, but this one had something else that simply messed with my head really bad. It didn't help that I first played this as a teenager (even as a dude it messed me up) of course lmao.
Also, I agree with the comments on Heather's VA. She absolutely killed it with her role; she made the character feel much more alive and believable, especially when Heather showed her emotions. It's a shame they had to redub the game for the HD Collection.
Thank you for the comment, I loved reading your feedback! The voice acting for this game as a whole is amazing for sure
Agree, I didn't really feel like I got what I wanted out of SH2 but then 3 came along and fixed me up and made me all better.
You're entitled to your opinion bruva but I have to disagree.
I thought SH2 was darker and more psychological...
Mind you, I never completed SH3 but I loved it to where I got too.
But SH2 will hold a special place in my heart
my dad got it for me for Christmas when I was 13 and loved it.
My dad died today in 2019.
SH will always be special to me
i went on & on & on about it to my dad.
I know he didn't know what I was going on about it but he knew I loved it and always listened and asked about itand on foggy days he would say "I'm taking you to that town!"
Miss him so much and SH is very, very special to me.
All the best to you bruva.
@@hitemhard1991 I don’t want to say silent hill 2 was a let down for me or anything, but I was so hyped for it before release because I was a big fan of the first but it was just so different…which was disappointing considering how amazing and unique the first one was and I, along with many other fans, wanted the story of the first to continue.
I’ve grown to absolutely love the SH2 now. I love the first 3 and all the differences they bring. What a talented team they had creating these masterpieces!
That scene in the car where they're driving to Silent Hill and Heather's got that great monolog? Incredible! One of my favorite games of all time.
I really liked your description of Heather's development. It takes her the entire game to process the loss of her dad, and for a lot of kids/teens it does take a while to process loss. I thought it was such a small detail but done so extremely well
Great job on the breakdown of SH3!! You'll definitely gonna need to make a full album cover of SH3 soundtracks 😂
It's on the way! 😉
My favorite Silent Hill. A shame everyone JUST wants more SH2. SH3 was a blast
sh4 is underated
@@flowrepins6663my thoughts when I read this comment 💀
everyone? bihhh, i´m all for the entire trilogy,starting from 1.
SH3 is 8/10
SH2 is 10/10.
Of course we all want more SH2, but we can't relive those gone days.
@@flowrepins6663I just thought the monsters in 4 were kind of bland but other than that it was good. But yeah crappy monsters kind of sucks.
I’ll never forget the puzzles which were both hard and amazing and I’ll never forget the creep who leaves notes at every turn because he’s obsessed with heather. The other characters like the detective, Vincent and Leonard had interesting backstory. My only problem with this game were the poorly designed enemies like the one called numb body and some boss characters too.
Seeing Heather break down at the end of the game always gets me
I Love this Game SO much! The first three -and even 4 for the most part- are just such incredible Games all around. Still having a deep Impact of my emotions today, when i See or hear something from the Games. I wished nowadays Games with that deepth and soul would be developed again. 😭
Great feedback here. I think "soul" is the word that really summarising the experience of playing this amazing game!
Why did you cross out saying 4 for the most part was good?
I absolutely love how this franchise hasn’t died and we fans are still here remembering. Hopefully Silent hill 2 remake will revive the series but I would love to see more of you and ur gameplay of the remake! You just earned a new subscriber
They really should make another game based on Heather
Why would you want her to suffer again you monster :(
That would be interesting! Even a remake at this point
@@SilentHillside thats what I'M saying!!
@@SilentHillside They should remake Silent Hill 1 and 3 as one big game imo!
I want a final fantasy style remake where you get a chance to avert Harry's fate, lol. It probably breaks everything but I want Harry to make it somehow, even if it's ridiculously hard to pull off!
The scream i scrum when i saw this upload!!
I hope you enjoyed it and the scream was warranted 😁 Thanks for your support
@SilentHillside it's amazing! I had never thought about the birthday calls being representative of an identity crisis. I want to dust off my copy of sh3 note!
Also well done for reading so good
The lighting effects look better than a lot of games today.
I really miss character interactions. It brings out details that graphics alone cannot show. Devs today miss out by not using it in games. Where it is used, the text is very brief and dry
Team Silent understood the text gives us valuable context about the world and protagonist. Unlike cutscenes the interaction text is optional and rewards players for seeking it out - depending their immersion in the process
Brother, your masterful cover of You're Not Here has earned a subscriber for life. I love everything about this.
Great video! I love Silent Hill 3 and seeing people talk about this game even today is amazing.
Thank you for your feedback, I greatly appreciate it! It's a game certainly worth talking about, even in 2023.
SH3 is one of my favorite games ever, i played it over and over again in my PS4 and 360. Heather Mason is one of my favorite characters ever, i lover her so much, her voice actress gave such a wonderful performance, terrific work.
I am guessing you played the shitty HD Collection ... Do yourself a favor and get the PS2 originals and play these games as intended. Either on OG PS2 or on an PC emulator.
How do you play it on PS4
@@michaelarojas with a hacked PS4
I'd say the inclusion of female socialized fear symbols and Heather herself definitely drew women to the franchise. Before SH3 I'd only played Diablo, Age of Mythology, Majesty and Impossible Creatures, all left on the computer I'd gotten as a hand me down since my cousins were getting new desktops -- I wasn't into games -- I'd never been given the chance to be because my male family members shut me out of that hobby. But when my cousins got SH3 as a gift they didn't want to play something with a girl on the cover, so I had the chance to play it without them hogging the PlayStation. I never would have touched it if Heather wasn't on the cover, not only because of my cousins' rejection of her image; I was drawn to her because I was in her age group and I was curious what a horror game featuring a female mc would have to say. I finished it because it spoke to me from the get-go, Douglas' intro scene spooked the hell out of me, being followed by a strange older man was relatable as a mallrat who'd duck into changing rooms to shake creeps off. Being a teenage girl is scary -- you're suddenly seen as an option for adult men, you can get pregnant and have a reminder of that fact every month, people expect you to be more grown up than your male peers, you're fed the fear of night time, alleys, men, strangers, cars slowing down next to you, you get a can of pepper spray, a tazer or pocket knife for christmas lol, etc. I've played every inch of the SH franchise since, save for the arcade game. I hold my fists only run of Origins, and my husbando Travis close to my heart lol.
Haunting Ground? Fatal Frame? Clock Tower? Resident evil 2? Parasite Eve? Those are all horror games that had female protagonist, and featured females on the cover. So this whole video message is pointless.
Come to think of it, even Silent Hill 2 has female on the cover...
Heather & Travis are 2 of my favorite video game characters too.
Neither hesitate to kick (or punch) monster ass.
I was that weird kid that wasn't turned off by ladies on the cover or bad reviews, but I did have the issue if siblings who didn't want to share. I had to wait for them to get disinterested too before I had my chance and just like you I learned a lot and was able to see myself in many of the characters I played as too. The themes of identity and response to fear are very important to me as well, coming from an abusive home these elements of the game had a lot to teach me. I'm glad we both learned something from these games though and I hope things are better for you now.
I am sorry that your family members and by extension society hasn't been super welcoming to you. But hearing you story sounded to me like you have become strong and have had the opportunity to make memories with games just like I have. Thanks for talking about your experiences tho and I hope more ppl read it and realize that by being inclusive we all could have been geeking out together about our favorite stories and characters.
@@sunderland666 yes, but as a case for haunting ground: it was a commercial flop when it came out. no one at the time of it's release wanted to buy it, only gaining popularity when stories about femininity started to become more popular in the gaming scene. cant tell much about the other games but i do know that haunting ground was a sleeper hit, initially not being popular enough to have enough copies of it on shelves. so i think that op's message still holds true to some merit.
I love the game and I love the content 🎉 keep it up
Thank you! I appreciate the support and am glad you enjoy the content 😁
It's been 20 years already... time flies. Old Silent Hill games were all legendary.
this is such a awesome and thorough review of silent hill 3!! i really appreciate all the effort you've put into it and the attention to detail, keep up the good work and i hope to see you do more content like this about other games as well!!
This game was big for me growing up. The soundtrack for this one too was one of the best; it's probably my favorite videogame ost. I made a mix to commemorate the 20th anniversary
what's sad here is that harry for a videogame dad was a good father and his death just feels so sudden and unnecessary that it will leave you empty as a player
Just like how Heather feels :(
Harry's death left a bad taste in my mouth. Silent Hill 3 looks great but I just didn't enjoy it like I did Silent Hill 1&2.
Same, I remembered I'm being so pissed of his death because how he died to a stupid looking fat monster thing when he literally fought a giant lizard, and a literal moth god thing in the first game. His death was so dumb and unnecessary
real, i was hoping he'd at least get an on-screen death or go out in a heroic way
Man, your Sh3 music covers caught me offguard. I’d say youd make Akira very proud!!
BABY WAKE UP SILENTHILLSIDE JUST POSTED
Sound the alarms!!
@@SilentHillside whats funny is i just beat SH3 the day before you posted this vid so it came at the right time lol
I loved this video so much. SH3 is one of my favorite games of all times! Keep doing content like this!
Thank you! I really do appreciate your feedback
Heather's facial animations are incredible
Love the way you did the covers of the songs XD
nice video my dude.
Amazing vid as always man, well done for reading so good!
Thank you, I really appreciate the continued support man 😁
Excellent video!! Silent Hill 3 is one of the best games ever made!
Love your work. Keep it up mate.
Much appreciated! I hope you enjoyed this one
A great essay, very professional! Keep it up!
Happy birthday silent hill 3. Keep up the great work!
Thank you! Much appreciated
Gah this channel is so good.
It’s so nice to get solid, entertaining, interesting long form content. ❤
Well done for reading so good :)
Well done for reading so good. Also I used to think very little of this entry but over time it has grown on me. Even coming in as my second fave in the franchise. Wonderful breakdown though. Well done
Who could believe that i have ps2 and i playing silent hill 3 on it after 20 years it's a master piece
That soundtrack section. OMG. XD Brilliant. A+. 10/10. Would watch an entire video of that. ❤❤❤
Excellent video man!
Thank you! I appreciate the support and am glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for the coverage and updated examination. :^)
Silent Hill 3 is quite a good experience.
Another retrospective for sh3. Love it.
Great analysis video. SH3 is my favorite in th e series and my 2nd favorite horror game of all time. Its the only horror game to still give me chills after dozens of replays. Its so unsettling and the game never gives you room to breathe the horror is suffocating. Which is typically a bad choice for any horror game but it works here. Hea-ver, as you call her, which i love btw im not making fun of your accent i promise, is such a relateable character and also my favorite protag of all time. Super relatable, acts how one would when put into a world like this. Her quips are just to help her cope so i dont think theyre out of place. Not any more than any RE character. The level design is so creepy espcially the later half. The hospital, while reused from SH2 is much more gruesome looking this time around and is just terrifying. This game is the best and i love there is a new analysis video that is good as all the othe SH3 analysis videos ive already watched and they are years old at this point. Thanks for covering this. I wish the og game was ported onto modern consoles. Not the shitty HD version. But alas
Thank you to this game in particular for shaping my literal worst nightmares for decades and completely desensitizing me to all but the most intense and visceral psychological horror. Funnily enough only after finally replaying it properly with an HD mod, have I stopped having occasional nightmares mirroring the aesthetics of this game. I guess I faced my fears. 😅
Your remix of the OS killed mee!!!! Subbed.
Well done for reading so good - I really appreciate it
Well done for reading so good 😂 Great video! Was a blast to watch. Keep up the good work!
Well done for reading so good!
I never realized I needed someone to geek out about the UI between the games and have a weapons exhibition with comparative effectiveness....but damn that was satisfying in a way I never thought possible. 😊
Well done on the alt costumes. I wish we had those kind of unlockables for horror games these days too.
Fun fact for those who didn't know: the music video for You're Not Here also appeared in Dance Dance Revolution. It's one of a few made for Silent Hill. Your Rain Rage Mix is another one. There's yet another with the song Higher and dancing Robbies, but I'll admit I'm not sure if it's an official music video.
Not to be confused with Silent Hills in DDRMax, which is a Christmas song.
I’m gonna weep I love this game so much, can’t wait to watch this 😭
I hope you enjoy the video 😁
I have huge love for all the Team Silent titles, there’s something on each that keeps me coming back again and again. But SH3 has been the one I have replayed the most. I can agree with many of the points people make as to why SH2 may be best as a whole package, but it is 3 that truly resonates the best with me.
Also, I do find it to be the scariest in the series. It took everything the first one did and amped it up with the PS2’s hardware to create the perfect living nightmare.
subscribed just cuz u typed in subscribe pls in the extra costumes menu and I appreciated the creativity lol. just a reminder that you never know who might appreciate those little things! keep it up!
SH3 was my first SH game and my favorite. Loved the video. Do SH4 next, please?:D
A hot girl? Or fat girl
Well done for reading so good.
Well done for reading so good!!!
41:09 i love the way Valtiel just comes and snatches her
Well done for reading so good. I really appreciate it.
Well done for reading so good. I would really appreciate it.
Always loved how they used the notepads Harry used to save in sh1 as notes in 3.
Glad to say my birthday is the same day
👁👄👁
Happy Birthday!! I hope my singing in the soundtrack section can be taken as a present 🎁
Thank you for this
Thank you so much for this, my favorite game of all time and Heather my favorite protagonist of all time! 🥰
You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed :)
Good video my man
Got u fam, here's a subscribe, thanks for those wonderful music covers
I noticed that SH3's (2003) Heather and RE4's (2005) Ashley practically share a color scheme aside from Heather's white vest. I wonder if there is any connection from the design/marketing perspective as in "a similar color palette already appeared on a young woman in a successful horror video game" type of inspiration 🤔
I always hated this. I feel like older time Japanese video games creators don't give variety to American characters. They're always blonde, Leon Kennedy and James Sunderland having the same hair style and everything.
Well done for reading so good
a masterpiece of a retrospective.
Amazing video.
you are helping keep the sprit of the classic art of SH alive and well.
😂😂😂❤I love the video already half way through it, the way you describe and talk about the game, however whenever you began voicing the tracks due to copyright I lost it and I just had to subscribed. Well done! ❤😂🎉
Love your silent hill covers 😂😂😂 great vid brother
My favorite has always been "A stray child" It is just perfect.
Well done for reading so well. ;)
well done for reading so good 😍
jokes aside, I really enjoyed the video and you've gained a new subscriber! keep up the great work!
couldn't tell the difference between the covers and your beatbox, 11/10
Those covers were amazing!!😂
I remember getting the silencer was a reference to Metal Gear Solid. Going for the right part of the wall. And in return paintings from the final stage of the game made it into Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater.
Snake playing dead like a hognose snake
Very well done for reading so good :)
Those were some banging covers.
Great video 👏
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
This is still my favorite Silent Hill, it had so many features in it I liked and the setting was very nice
I literally listened to Silent Hill 3's ost yesterday - it really is incredible.
I love the OST covers ❤
WELL DONE FOR READING SO GOOD!
well done for reading so good
Well done for reading so good \o/
I died when you did your own cover XD XXX
I want a version of the game with YOUR versions of the music🥰
Back in the day when there were unlock codes in magazines. SH2 and SH3 are still in the tie for my favorites. ❤
Well done for reading so good 🎉
Well done for reading so good :P
Well done for reading so good 👍👍👍
It was really nice of the caller to wish them a happy birthday.
17:35 "Ha!"
Gold.
This game as aged like wine. Everything about this game holds up beautifully.
that sailor moon pose when attacking with the beam tho LOL