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personally, I did not like the story for Alex Sheppard in Homecoming. I prefer stories about inner demons and struggles.... His story was too much of a "rescue" story.... I mean he had some confrontations, especially with his father throughout the game... and even his mother at times. But in truth it was too heavy on the search and rescue feel of getting his brother back.

I did like Murphy's story. The inner demon of having murdered someone, and his personal wrath at having lost his son was pretty powerful.

I'll agree though that no soundtrack for the Silent Hill games has been as good as when Akira made them. But if I am not mistaken, Akira also contributed a lot to the ambient sound effects and other eerie sounds of the previous games he was involved with... which also shows the drastic difference in atmosphere when comparing old games to new games.

So what would I like to see? Genuinely creative puzzles which we haven't really seen since probably the 4th game and before. I would like to see more connections to the lore and history of Silent Hill. I am of course an Easter Egg fanatic and would love to see quite a few scattered throughout Silent Hills to be found.

Ultimately, one of the all time biggest things for me is atmosphere. I want way creepier ambient sound effects.... I want more eerie sounds and "things that go bump in the night". I want to hear crashes around the corner just to look and see nothing there. And like I have posted on other threads, they need heavier fog in my opinion. The thinner fog they have been using lately has made it too easy to see enemies ahead and really dilutes the scary feeling and creepy vibe.