Couldn't separate in that long hallway

I finished Silent Hill 2 several times (two times exactly, if you don't count Born from a wish scenario :) ) and I started to replay from scratch several times more. This time I decided to make fun of hard action level. But who's making fun of who now!

I found common creatures surprisingly hard to downed, I found myself low on supplies all the times and most of all I got stuck in that (famous) long hallway (you know ... the one with Pyramid Head where James and Maria get separated). I tried it again and again and... again... Which makes around sixty or even more failed tries (in three gaming sessions). And today? Finally hurray!

I read several googled good advices as "run as hell" or "don't hit the walls in corners". I followed them precisely, though not able to avoid wall smashes completely, and in some of the tries I even sought the elevator... Been actually in it one time. Finally I got bold and desperate enough to use my brain.

Actually it was my first idea to shoot at Pyramid Head throughout the mesh when I sought it, but it took lot of time before I tried it (and some more before I succeeded in it). IT WORKED. I'm so happy. Hope I don't annoyed you, 'cause you probably knew...

(Now I'm in Toluca Prison finally, heading for my UFO ending and I'm curious if I'll be able to defeat Eddie at the end of it...)

Test Yourself

I particularly liked all kinds of personality tests when I happened to be a teenage know-it-all. Now as grown-up croaker I enjoy only several of them... but much more.

I didn't expect Which Silent Hill character are you would be any fun. There's annoying "I'm 18" test for a start. Idiotic background image under the questions. And questions&answers are rather long.

It's a lot of work to found out Which Silent Hill character ARE you, but it's worth it. I laughed at myself a lot. Consider:

You're Cybil Bennett: You try to understand the world around you, but you can't. The only way to explain abnormality is that it was drug-influenced. You're basically TOTALLY oblivious to what people want to tell you or teach you, and you hardly pay attention to anything. You believe only in things that you know for certain is real, and could never believe some world was a manifested child's nightmare. You search for the most quickest answer to things to avoid hassle and struggle. You are clueless and probably would never survive in this situation.

There definitely is some resemblance :).

My Silent Hill collection

Okay, I agree, not exactly mega cool picture, but I tried to post it on Silent Hill Forum and I needed URL, so be it, enjoy my modest Silent Hill collection.

Shish movie: The Machinist

I was pleased by Session 9 movie and I believe I found one another favorite Anderson director (there're Wes, Paul Thomas and Paul W.S. also has one or two fair movies).

Second Brad Anderson's movie I sought is The Machinist. It has lot of qualities in common with Session 9. There's crawling sense of horror without concrete facts again. There's also one ambiguous hint for a start that something wicked is really happening, but most of the time the movie tells civil story of deranged insomniac. Christian Bale demolished his body unbelievably for this movie, but it wasn't for nothing, you can't get enough of his forlorn look throughout the footage.

Good to see, just like preceding Anderson's movie.

I have quite problem to recommend these ones to my friends in a way that don't rise expectations too high. You shouldn't expect much, you should be surprised how much you can enjoy so little.

Movie trailer in reasonable resolution

I was frustrated by low resolution of previously published trailer. Now there's correction.

Heather vs. James

I'm happy finding out Silent Hill Forum is place full of true SH fans. Recently I got myself involved in a discussion thread called Heather vs. James (or maybe vice versa, who cares) and after while I kinda composed fictional dialogue between these two using only their authentical sayings.

I recieved several lols on it, so I decided to share it on my blog too. I know it may contain several 'language glitches' or 'not-so-smooth-twists' which I'm not able to find out.. or polish... but here it goes:

James: "What's a little girl like you doing here anyway?"
Heather: "Are you still following me? Do I have to scream?"
James: "Yes, I wanted to see you. Even an illusion of you.... That's why I came here. ...my late wife. I can't believe it... You could be her twin. Your face, your voice... Just your hair and clothes are different."
Heather: "Well you’re pretty loony yourself. Not even a kid could believe in this."
James: "Okay I got it. I'll be careful."
Heather: "You’re in on this with that Claudia, aren’t you?"
James: "Who is that girl anyhow'?"
Heather: "I don’t know anymore than you do."
James: "You really seem to care about her. Do you know her'?"
Heather: "No. But she won’t get away with what she did."
James: "You think it's okay to kill people! You need help!"
Heather: "So you say..."
James: "Okay. I don't know what you're planning... But there's always another way."
Heather: "Listen. Suffering is a fact of life."
James: "Sure. No problem."
Heather: "You think you’re superman or something?"
James: "Don't worry, I'm not crazy. Least, I don't think so..."
Heather: "I guess I should head back to the hotel now."
James: "Should I go with you? This town's dangerous."
Heather: "I’m not interested."
James: "I want you... I want you with me..."
Heather: "I’d rather go to Hell."
James: "I, uh I brought you some flowers..."
Heather: "Get the hell away from me!"
James: "You snotty little brat! Open up!"
Heather: "Oh no. Not again..."
James: "I just pricked myself..."