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I imagine it had to be close to how you must have felt in SH4 when you find the dead cat in a pair of jeans in one of the apartment rooms... Well we are a Silent Hill guild after all, perhaps we should have a funeral of some sort for the cat out of respect cool

Well my girlfriend is always jokin with me because I have a rougher side, but I also have a softer side which becomes a huge sucker for anything emotional in games. Watching Sullivan die at the end of 4, or cynthia's death... really it was all pretty sad to me. crying Silent Hill is just beautifully written.

I agree, Walter's death made me have all the feels.

Eh..I'd probly die. If it stuck to the games I'd have to figure out which one I was in. It'd probly put me in SH1 cuz it's one of the ones I haven't played.
However I think it'd be more like Henry was saying (read previous posts-brain exploded trying to remember them all) Your own personal test/hell. I wouldn't know the area. I may or may not find a map. The monsters-well everything would be personal and new. So it'd be like learning a whole new silent hill only no retry option and if you get hurt no health potions to fix u up. Lucky if u find a first aid kit to clean and dress your wounds. But any injury could slow you down. My luck I'd hurt myself on inanimate objects-not from monsters.
That being said. I'm not in particularly good shape-no athlete here. But I have some strength and stamina. I would go self-preservation and avoid monsters mostly. I would definitely grab a weapon or two. I fear my sense of exploration would get me in trouble once I see the first monster I'd cut back on that some..
Um. I think if I saw the sign, the cut off roads, the fog, monsters, etc. I'd figure out where I was and be more careful and more prepared for what I might find, I'm fairly good with puzzles but some harder ones give me a headache.. I've never done anything really horrible though, worst being saying /doing something mean to someone. Never intentionally hurt anyone. So I think mine would be a test. I've already lost loved ones, so if it would torture me with that I'd survive. Um. So unless rape or hurting my loved ones I think I'd actually be ok..huh.

Well then i guess I'd do what anyone who gets to Silent Hill does- try to escape. And try to help anyone I can as I go.

Heh well I read EVERYTHING before posting..interesting but tiring.
Well I'm not afraid to die..I've had severe depression in the past and begged God for death actually, but committing suicide is against my beliefs so that's not an issue. Torture would be what I said before which I don't believe Silent Hill would do that or at least not too bad. I don't like pain but it's not really a fear..It'd probly stick me with algebra puzzles..I don't like math it is not my friend crying My test would probly be losing my loved ones if anything...over and over would be horrible but I'd survive and after the second death of the same person I'd realize something was up. *cough*notlikeJames*cough* I don't think I'd give up. I'm very stubborn and would keep trying. I'd like to think I'd pass the test(s) and survive biggrin

The second death I was like seriously...you can't die twice it's not her or it's your imagination or sumthin.So you never gave me a definite yeah you're gonna die so you think I'll survive? And have you seen Revelation(s) yet? I thought It was cool. The same "take some from here some from there" but the carousel/dark Alessa scene was pretty cool. Pyramid Head as a protector was bizarre..

Heh cool I vill survive!! lol. Well I've seen enough to recognize most horror games/movies if I were to find myself in one.. Well Pyramid Head is wicked, freaky but wicked. They really didn't need to have his butt sticking out in the first movie though...after it was pointed out I couldn't take him as seriously anymore..I was cheering him on (well mentally I wasn't screaming at the tv or anything lol) when he was fighting Claudia. "Heather" might not have realized but I knew (from when he cut those guys arms off) that he was protecting her. The seal of Metatron actually meant something in the movie as opposed to the game (3) was it anything in 1? Oh and Pyramid Head kicked butt, she's cutting the hell outta him tearing up his uh pyramid helmet thingy(which I was not expecting to be so flimsy hell if it was like that why couldn't I kill him in 2 til the end?) and he doesn't even react. I never thought I'd flinch at him getting hurt but I like him as a protector he's badass.
*End of rambling*

*SPOILERS*
As I understand it, Pyramid Head (the entity james actually sees) is purely a manifestation of his sense of guilt and his subconscious desire for punishment. That aside, PH is the only male monster in a town full of female monsters. He also is big, muscular, intimidating, and powerful (does as he pleases to the ladies (monsters)), not to mention he has a HUGE....sword (which on a side note, it seems that if we take the sword to represent a sort of belief about what a man's sexuality is, then it makes sense that as soon as PH leaves the great knife (the idea about a man's sexuality) he becomes much more efficient and productive. This is just an idea, probably isnt how it is) IE how a sexy guy would be (big, strong, powerful, and well endowed) Yet he has to wear this painful, heavy, blinding, frankly crippling helmet like device.

Now I should point out, as I understand it the visual aspect, and to some extent the role, of PH is based on a painting James saw when in SH with Mary (Misty day, remains of judgement). So James was fascinated by SH's lore and the image of The Executioner (who PH is based off of) sat somewhere floating in the back of James's mind. Until his need for punishment brings that image to life. As far as I know, there is nothing that describes The Executioner as; slow (or fast), violent towards women (even if monsters), being in pain from the helmet OR being hindered by it at all, (and most of all) having a sword (great knife)! All of that James produced, either from the need PH filled for James, or what James assumed The Executioner would be like. So in short each game's "PH" is different, he is a manifestation of one of the character's fears and/or desires but most importantly, if this is the case he can ONLY appear to people who know who/what The Executioner is!

On a side note to adress the body you find in Woodside appts room 20_ (205 I think...) infront of the static-y TV, if you look closely he is James, like literally the same character model (as is every corpse you see, I believe). That and he wasn't there before you hear his scream, so I think that he, along with the other bodies are just created by James.