Silent Hill 3

Silent Hill 3 (サイレントヒル 3, Sairento Hiru Surī) is a survival horror video game developed by Team Silent and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows. It is the third installment in the Silent Hill series and a direct sequel to the first Silent Hill game. Along with Silent Hill 2, it was included in the HD Collection.

Plot
Set seventeen years after the events of Silent Hill in which Harry Mason defeats the god of the town cult and is given a baby girl to care for, Silent Hill 3 focuses on Heather Mason, a teenage girl raised by Harry in Portland. She discovers that the cult plans to use her to birth their god, and becomes caught in a conflict within the cult.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It is the first game in the series to feature a female protagonist.
 * 2) The game focuses more on combat then the its predecessor.
 * 3) Bloody, rusty and bizarre other world environments, unlike the gloomy and dark environments from Silent Hill 2.
 * 4) Much more creature variety and bosses.
 * 5) Equip many melee weapons and firearms.
 * 6) Lots of secrets and unlockables.
 * 7) Many endings, even a joke UFO ending; which is traditional in the Silent Hill franchise.
 * 8) The game can last up to 10-15 hours depending on the difficulty.
 * 9) Clever puzzles.
 * 10) A psychological horror experience.
 * 11) Both beautiful and unsettling soundtrack composed by series longtime composer Akira Yamaoka.
 * 12) The graphics hold up very well even to this day.
 * 13) More jumpscares than the predecessors and they're all genuine
 * 14) The Borley Haunted Mansion brings the main game to a halt, but it's worth it because of how creepy it is.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) There are times when Heather has a chance to shoot Claudia on the spot, but doesn't take it.
 * 2) It didn't bring very many new gameplay mechanics to the table.

Reception
Silent Hill 3 was mostly well received by critics, especially in its presentation, including the environments, graphics and audio, as well as the overall horror elements and themes that are continued from past installments.