Silent Hill Shattered Memories (Wii) - $9.96 at Fry's - In-Story Only

[quote name='DealHunter']Huge Silent Hill fan. I really want to buy this game. But, I just have a feeling there will be a PS3/360 port.[/QUOTE]

Doubtful. This game came out on Wii, PS2, and PSP. They're making that next-gen Silent Hill game already. Which doesn't look that great to be honest.
 
I'm interested in this game, but the cheapest I've seen it new anywhere is $20. I'm hoping it does a sudden drop like Dead Space Extraction did in the next few months.

I take it back. It's $15 and change on Amazon now.
 
Hate Fry's in-store pick up... Last time they didn't email me to confirm for a Black Friday deal until way late in the day so I couldn't make it there before closing.
 
[quote name='DarkPGR']time to ask AMazon to price-match it :p Thanks for the heads up![/QUOTE]

Thats a nice idea, but Amazon has been out of stock on this sucker for a while. The current low price is from hit gaming. I doubt amazon would match since they dont have any copies.
 
[quote name='DealHunter']Huge Silent Hill fan. I really want to buy this game. But, I just have a feeling there will be a PS3/360 port.[/QUOTE]

Nope. Too much effort to port form low-res to high. Konami doesn't get on the porting bandwagon much this gen. And, as another poster mentioned, the next game is already in development.
 
[quote name='typical guy']It's tempting but I've got so many games in my backlog and this one is for the low resolution Wii....[/QUOTE]

Resolution does not make a game. If so, throw away your PSP, your DS, your older consoles, and all your emulators.
 
Shattered Memories was fun. It also would not be anywhere near as good of a game for a port unless it used PS3 Move. The game is nothing if not for the Wii controls and neat things that are done with them. It is not a scary game. It's nowhere close to being a traditional Silent Hill game, but it was definitely enjoyable and some of the alternate things that happen are hilarious. Me, my brother, and my girlfriend, all had pretty remarkably different gameplay experiences and even some different puzzles.
 
This game isn't very good. I couldn't even bring myself to buy it despite being a huge silent hill fan, but I did watch a playthrough from start to finish on youtube, skipping over the repetitive parts.

The story and twist are not good at all, and definitely at the bottom along with Homecoming and The Room. The area design and aesthetics are terrible and repetitive, and the game is not scary. Monsters are very lame, yet they are supposed to be the high point of a SH game. There is no combat, only running. The game tries a bit too hard to be "innovative" and really beats the player over the head with the new "features." A couple of things that break from the SH mold are cool but for the most part it comes off as lame and desperate.

This is not a normal SH game that just happens to be on the Wii, it is a parody of a SH game that has been obscenely Wii-ified. If you're thinking about this game, it probably means you've played the big boys in the genre already and are looking for more obscure games that you missed. That being the case, I'd suggest Deadly Premonition. It's certainly a less polished game, but it's a lot more entertaining and memorable.
 
Placed an pickup order to the Campbell Frys, but not expecting much. Last two times I placed an inshore pickup, they couldn't find the game instock and cancelled the orders. Well, we'll see tomorrow morning.
 
[quote name='UltraMysteryDopplega']The area design and aesthetics are terrible and repetitive, and the game is not scary. Monsters are very lame, yet they are supposed to be the high point of a SH game. There is no combat, only running. The game tries a bit too hard to be "innovative" and really beats the player over the head with the new "features." A couple of things that break from the SH mold are cool but for the most part it comes off as lame and desperate.[/quote]

That being the case, I'd suggest Deadly Premonition. It's certainly a less polished game, but it's a lot more entertaining and memorable.
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Seriously? SERIOUSLY? I liked Deadly Premonition but there is no way in hell I culd see someone knocking SH:SM for that while turning aroudn and recommending DP. In every conceivable way, DP is worse than SH:SM.
 
[quote name='KiySeph']Placed an pickup order to the Campbell Frys, but not expecting much. Last two times I placed an inshore pickup, they couldn't find the game instock and cancelled the orders. Well, we'll see tomorrow morning.[/QUOTE]

hrmm.. might be too late for me. showing unavailable for shipping and zero in stock in the bay area.. womp womp.
 
[quote name='RollingSkull']Seriously? SERIOUSLY? I liked Deadly Premonition but there is no way in hell I culd see someone knocking SH:SM for that while turning aroudn and recommending DP. In every conceivable way, DP is worse than SH:SM.[/QUOTE]

And yet more people like DP than SH:SM, as evidenced by higher user reviews at Amazon and various other places. SH sucks because it stays within the standard survival horror framework (with some very minor innovations), and executes everything blandly. No reason to waste much time on a game like that when it's already been done before and done better so many times. On the whole it's boring, which is the worst thing a game can be. With a good story it would have been a decent game. Add in some combat with twisted enemies creeping out of the dark and into the flashlight's view for you to bludgeon with a pipe and it starts to sound pretty good. Then throw in some hellish environments to create tension and you've got the makings of a great game. Ironically, the list of things that would make this POS better reads like a description of the older SH games, which were in fact better.

Most of the individual elements of DP are bad, but the open world murder mystery investigation/survival horror structure hasn't been done before, and as a whole is an excellent game design. DP also has a great story, which is the most important part of a game like this. Being a peeping tom is entertaining, moreso because of the great characters and how some of the clues you can piece together from their routines fit into the story/plot twists. An extremely obscure budget release doesn't get to be popular without doing a lot right. In the end, DP's flaws don't make it any less fun of a game, with the caveat that it's mostly for older gamers who grew up on NES/SNES and then saw the evolution of survival horror on the PSX, and thus experienced the classics. I doubt the mouthbreathing Xbox live Halokids would like it much.
 
I thought Shattered Memories was an amazing experience. I played it through 3 times and had a different experience each time. For $10, I can do nothing but recommend this. Yes, it's very different, storyline and gameplay wise from the main SH series. Think of it as an alternate universe.
 
[quote name='UltraMysteryDopplega']This game isn't very good. I couldn't even bring myself to buy it despite being a huge silent hill fan, but I did watch a playthrough from start to finish on youtube, skipping over the repetitive parts.[/QUOTE]

So, you never played it, but feel you have a valid opinion to guide other peoples purchases based on YouTube videos?
 
[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']Game of the Year 2009 for me. Top 10 of the generation.[/QUOTE]

QFT

I loved this game and it was definitely my GOTY last year. Matter of fact, next big snow storm I am gonna be playing it all the way through for the third time.
 
[quote name='UltraMysteryDopplega']This game isn't very good. I couldn't even bring myself to buy it despite being a huge silent hill fan, but I did watch a playthrough from start to finish on youtube, skipping over the repetitive parts.[/QUOTE]

Well maybe that was the problem, watching vs playing. Kinda like porn. Lol. Watching vs ... anyway I bought it for $20 from GameStop and yes it's far from traditional Silent Hill and doesn't have any combat at all but I still found I couldn't put it down, unlike The Calling ... Ugh. I like the plot twists, and yes some of the voice acting/cut-scenes were pretty bad but I thought it leant to the usual wth!? is going on here that I associate with the Silent Hill series. I thought it was a lil on the short side, I definitely wanted more, but well worth the $20 I dropped on it

[quote name='admurray2']Matter of fact, next big snow storm I am gonna be playing it all the way through for the third time.[/QUOTE]

I usually reserve that spot for D2 but I might just give this one another go through.
 
UltraMysteryDopplega, we're approaching from two utterly incompatible world views. We'll just have to agree to disagree. The arbitrary reductive stab at "halokids" kinda confirms it.
 
I got it last night for in store pick up, now I receive an email saying it has no stock. wtf.

"Dear xxxxx,
Your order xxxxx, quote xxxxx IS NOT READY for pick up because the following items are not available in the store at this time:

Item(s) Req Qty Aval Qty
WII SILENT HILL SHATTER 1 0

You may come to the store list below to pick up your available item(s) if desired or follow this link
http:xxxxx to cancel your order. Frys.com apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused you."
 
[quote name='miriamleo']I got it last night for in store pick up, now I receive an email saying it has no stock. wtf.

"Dear xxxxx,
Your order xxxxx, quote xxxxx IS NOT READY for pick up because the following items are not available in the store at this time:

Item(s) Req Qty Aval Qty
WII SILENT HILL SHATTER 1 0

You may come to the store list below to pick up your available item(s) if desired or follow this link
http:xxxxx to cancel your order. Frys.com apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused you."[/QUOTE]

Showed in stock for me as well yesterday at a couple stores. So i ordered it and got the same email. I called them and asked if it was in stock. They told me they had two copies on hold. I told them I had a instore order pickup, and they told me that these were on hold before my order.... huh? I hate to say this but Fry is on the top of my "shit stain" stores. Only one shitier was Good Guys, if anyone had or remembered them. My Fry's here looks to be run by Al Qaeda, its dark and creepy like walking through a cave in afghanistan. Maybe that explains when you ask for help you get no response from anyone there, unless maybe you speak Jihad. Thanks anyways OP.
 
Ok, tried an in-store pickup order. I've been wanting this game for a long while at a decent price. While the $15 @ Amazon was tempting, the $8 shipping from HitGaming was not. I'll pick it up on my way to my parents house Wednesday night.

I've had such bad experiences with Fry's with most things. I really miss Incredible Universe.
 
This hasn't been available for online purchases since shortly after it was posted--the thread title needs to be updated to state the deals B&M-only status.
 
[quote name='Dead of Knight']This deal has been DOA for online shipping, only ever worked for in-store pickup only. Sucks as I was gonna bite. The thread title needs changed.[/QUOTE]

Shipping worked. It's in transit to my house right now.

Title's been changed.
 
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