• 3Oct 08

  Vandalvideo Gets His Fence On.

  
  
  This is what I do when I'm not studying or playing video games.
  • Posted Oct 3, 2008 2:52 pm PT
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• 5Sep 08

  Leggo My Silent Hill!

  In previous blog posts I've illustrated a general love for the Silent Hill series. It is a series that has long provided scare and terror for the masses who are willing to walk through the mist filled streets of a city forgotten by the outside world. I'm also an extremely large stickler for cannon. It was no surpise that when it was announced that a seperate team would be working on the title that I prayed with all my might that they would atleast respect the cannon. Before I start this rant I should indoctrinate those of you who have played or haven't played Silent Hill with some information that won't spoil anything, because it isn't really part of the main story. Silent Hill is a town that started it's descent into madness thanks to a number of different cults worshipping various esoteric gods. One of these cults worshiped a being called "Valtiel". Valtiel was the icon of a red organization, which loved the color of blood.
  
  Through the course of the franchise, there are numerous members of this cult appearing with different,twisted visages based on the characters' own nightmares.
  
  (HAI LADIES!)
  
  It is this varied, grotesque form and the different roles that this servant of the red order takes during the different games that has become one of the lesser known facts about the franchise. One of the most iconic versions of Valtiel is Pyramid Head.
  
  Pyramid Head first made his appearance in Silent Hill 2 as a mannequin molesting, giant knife wielding demon spawn which tried to haunt the main..... guess I can't really say hero. Over the course of the game, the character is given a number of choices in regards to his interactions with the demon spawn, some resulting in his death. Pyramid Head in Silent Hill 2 represented the main character's inner demons.
  
  In Silent Hill 3, Valtiel takes a different role. He transforms into this gimp-mask wearing freak that likes to crawl around on ceilings and mess around with nurses. Over the course of the game he likes to sit around and leisurely twist bloody handles and creep out the female lead. Valtiel also arguablly makes a number of appearances in other games, but those appearances are hotly debated by the Silent Hill community. In the recent film itteration of Silent Hill, Pyramid Head showed up with little to no back story, and was an attempt by the producer to bring in elements of the games. Albeit his attempts were a little misguided.
  
  
  
  In the most recent game of the series, Silent Hill: Homecoming, Valtiel...I mean Pyramid Head makes his triumphant return to the scare screen. But is it really such a great idea?
  
  
  
  It remains to be seen if the new heads behind the game will be able to think up an ingenious explanation for his presence, but I fear that this is merely another attempt for the creative minds behind the game to squeeze out some semblance of the original titles for their own profits. I'm optimistic, and I hope that isn't the case, but it is a sad day if it is true.
  • Posted Sep 5, 2008 8:07 pm PT
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• 12Aug 08

  New Suikoden Officially Trademarked

  
  
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  • Posted Aug 12, 2008 10:42 am PT
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