SDCC 2009: Saw and Silent Hill Video Games First Look
I eagerly took about a half hour this morning to sit down with a couple of Konami games due out this fall. First up was SAW: The Video Game for the XBOX. Sitting down with a video game based on the SAW franchise, I didn’t know what to expect. First, you have to choose ‘normal’ or ‘insane’ difficulty. Of course I’m a whimp, so I chose normal. The game starts out with your character trapped in a room with the infamous ‘jaw headpiece’ locked on you. In order to escape, you need to use the toggle and lettered buttons in a certain combination in order to disable the trap.
Once you’ve disabled the mask, you need to find a combination that will allow you to unlock the door. I’m not going to tell you how you find the combination, but suffice to say it was pretty cool.
Next room, you find another victim and in order to free yourselves, you need to find a fuse hidden in one of 4 toilets; toilets that house the remnants of addicts and those that Jigsaw disapproves of. The rest, you’ll have to find out on your own.
Honestly, the game impressed the hell out of me. It has great graphics and an interesting cinematic quality that actually works without being over complicated. It actually feels like you’re playing a part in a SAW film, which may not appeal to hardcore gamers, but should hold some interest for genre fans. I’m looking forward to checking this one out when it’s released in the fall.
Next up was Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Wii. To control your character you use the nunchuck controller to walk and the Wii-mote as a flashlight. In the first few scenes you creep around corners, slowly opening doors searching for someone. At one point, you have to ‘pinch’ and slide a door lever. The controls are key with this one, and a lot o fun. Yes the game seems creepy and yes the game makes good use of music and sound effects. Not much activity took place during my demo, but the atmosphere and Wii game mechanics were fun. The qustion is will they supprt an entire game or will the gimmick wear off? This one also comes out in the fall for the Wii, PS2 and Ninetendo DS. The graphics on the Wii version were surprisingly good, with the interactive remotes; I’d say this is the version to check out when the game is released.
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