what have we got here
these long-running survival horror
franchises have scared players senseless
but only one can be crowned king welcome
to watchmojo.com and today the Resident
Evil franchise will throw it down with
Silent Hill round 1 the plot in 1996
Capcom’s Resident Evil placed gamers in
the role of a member of a special task
force trapped in a mysterious mansion
filled with zombies later installments
had the outbreak spread to a nearby city
before a parasitic form of virus
overtook European and African villages
konami began producing its own survival
horror franchise in 1999 with its
installment centered on those who have
ventured into a small eerie town caught
within multiple dimensions these are
filled with monsters created from
nightmares as well as the members of a
cult
while Resident Evil pioneered the genre
Silent Hill did a solid by taking
survival war in a completely
psychological direction the vengeful
town of Silent Hill makes for a far more
interesting story than the pursuit of
Albert Wesker whose villainy seems to
hinge on the fact that he looks like a
douche bag Wesker your pitiful winner
Silent Hill round 2 gameplay survival
war games are less about combat and more
about evasion and puzzle solving in both
players must ration their inventory to
survive both also unfold with a sense of
isolation that emphasizes the inherent
weakness of the player it’s all about
tone and pacing unfortunately Resident
Evil throws a wrench in these mechanics
by featuring awkward controls originally
spurred by its use of pre-rendered
backgrounds sure the newer games may be
fully three-dimensional but the
characters still control like tanks what
you want to walk and shoot at the same
time you
Silent Hill escapes this particular
design flaw but in doing so introduces a
follow cam that frequently chooses
strange angles in an effort to create a
cinematic flair however your character
dies way too easily gasps for air after
sprinting and has terrible aim sure it’s
more realistic and is clearly there to
add to the tension but in the end
Resident Evil ends up being more fun so
despite its awkward controls and the
inventory system disaster of number 5 it
still takes the point winner Resident
Evil around 3 the character’s Resident
Evil has always placed you in the role
of law enforcement and skilled survivors
complete with b-movie dialog ouch you’re
wounded
what kind of demon attacked you it was a
huge snake and also poisonous
don’t come this way Silent Hill places
you in the shoes of an ordinary person
who is neither trained nor prepared for
combat with the exception of Alex
Sheppard from Silent Hill Homecoming
this again is meant to add to the
tension and makes you feel related to
the character however while Resident
Evil’s characters may be a bit
one-dimensional characters like Leon
Kennedy and Chris Redfield have become
cultural icons within the gaming
community okay maybe just Leon one more
point for Resident Evil round for the
creatures in terms of creatures most
people recognize the majority of
Resident Evil’s monsters from popular
culture it even includes the dude from
Texas Chainsaw Massacre oh and look the
final boss who appeared to be human at
first has morphed into a grotesque flesh
creature halfway through the battle what
a surprise
the ghouls found in Silent Hill have a
bit more of an original flair these
include the likes of corpse spiders
pyramid head and even a human centipede
but what’s most conceptually interesting
is that the town itself is a character
giving the whole franchise a unique
angle that pushes it to the win in this
category winner Silent Hill round 5 the
scares and atmosphere
Resident Evil is definitely heavy on
atmosphere but it frequently relies on
boom moments to deliver its scarce while
the sequences in 4 and 5 in which the
player is completely overwhelmed are
noteworthy they also serve to push the
game away from survival horror and into
the all-out action genre the Silent Hill
games on the other hand taught us that
sometimes it’s far scarier to have
nothing happen at all leaving you in
constant anticipation the fear of the
unknown is frequently a much more potent
formula plus it has a creepier
soundtrack winner Silent Hill by a score
of three to two Silent Hill takes the
win while Resident Evil was the first
official game within the sub-genre and
popularized the term the series seems to
have lost its roots Silent Hill on the
other hand continues to terrify us with
its unexpected twists and monsters that
come from truly sick Minds
these long-running survival horror
franchises have scared players senseless
but only one can be crowned king welcome
to watchmojo.com and today the Resident
Evil franchise will throw it down with
Silent Hill round 1 the plot in 1996
Capcom’s Resident Evil placed gamers in
the role of a member of a special task
force trapped in a mysterious mansion
filled with zombies later installments
had the outbreak spread to a nearby city
before a parasitic form of virus
overtook European and African villages
konami began producing its own survival
horror franchise in 1999 with its
installment centered on those who have
ventured into a small eerie town caught
within multiple dimensions these are
filled with monsters created from
nightmares as well as the members of a
cult
while Resident Evil pioneered the genre
Silent Hill did a solid by taking
survival war in a completely
psychological direction the vengeful
town of Silent Hill makes for a far more
interesting story than the pursuit of
Albert Wesker whose villainy seems to
hinge on the fact that he looks like a
douche bag Wesker your pitiful winner
Silent Hill round 2 gameplay survival
war games are less about combat and more
about evasion and puzzle solving in both
players must ration their inventory to
survive both also unfold with a sense of
isolation that emphasizes the inherent
weakness of the player it’s all about
tone and pacing unfortunately Resident
Evil throws a wrench in these mechanics
by featuring awkward controls originally
spurred by its use of pre-rendered
backgrounds sure the newer games may be
fully three-dimensional but the
characters still control like tanks what
you want to walk and shoot at the same
time you
Silent Hill escapes this particular
design flaw but in doing so introduces a
follow cam that frequently chooses
strange angles in an effort to create a
cinematic flair however your character
dies way too easily gasps for air after
sprinting and has terrible aim sure it’s
more realistic and is clearly there to
add to the tension but in the end
Resident Evil ends up being more fun so
despite its awkward controls and the
inventory system disaster of number 5 it
still takes the point winner Resident
Evil around 3 the character’s Resident
Evil has always placed you in the role
of law enforcement and skilled survivors
complete with b-movie dialog ouch you’re
wounded
what kind of demon attacked you it was a
huge snake and also poisonous
don’t come this way Silent Hill places
you in the shoes of an ordinary person
who is neither trained nor prepared for
combat with the exception of Alex
Sheppard from Silent Hill Homecoming
this again is meant to add to the
tension and makes you feel related to
the character however while Resident
Evil’s characters may be a bit
one-dimensional characters like Leon
Kennedy and Chris Redfield have become
cultural icons within the gaming
community okay maybe just Leon one more
point for Resident Evil round for the
creatures in terms of creatures most
people recognize the majority of
Resident Evil’s monsters from popular
culture it even includes the dude from
Texas Chainsaw Massacre oh and look the
final boss who appeared to be human at
first has morphed into a grotesque flesh
creature halfway through the battle what
a surprise
the ghouls found in Silent Hill have a
bit more of an original flair these
include the likes of corpse spiders
pyramid head and even a human centipede
but what’s most conceptually interesting
is that the town itself is a character
giving the whole franchise a unique
angle that pushes it to the win in this
category winner Silent Hill round 5 the
scares and atmosphere
Resident Evil is definitely heavy on
atmosphere but it frequently relies on
boom moments to deliver its scarce while
the sequences in 4 and 5 in which the
player is completely overwhelmed are
noteworthy they also serve to push the
game away from survival horror and into
the all-out action genre the Silent Hill
games on the other hand taught us that
sometimes it’s far scarier to have
nothing happen at all leaving you in
constant anticipation the fear of the
unknown is frequently a much more potent
formula plus it has a creepier
soundtrack winner Silent Hill by a score
of three to two Silent Hill takes the
win while Resident Evil was the first
official game within the sub-genre and
popularized the term the series seems to
have lost its roots Silent Hill on the
other hand continues to terrify us with
its unexpected twists and monsters that
come from truly sick Minds
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