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Absolutely laughable dub, holy shit. Also this is an attempt to marry Silent Hill with J-horror with a few gimmicks added, and the only good thing is that the face modeling is convincing sometimes.

>> No.8146286

Siren is good even though it's obviously not perfect idk why it's fashionable to hate on it so much

>> No.8146289

>>8146286
FS being comically convoluted and obtuse even by Toyama's admission is why - the whole game is basically a giant casual filter.

>> No.8146301

>>8146289
I like it exactly for that, though. It's never going to be one of my favorite games, but it feels expansive and not contrived about it. Obtuse, yes, extremely, but not contrived.

>> No.8146316

>>8146273
Very cool game, I don't play dubs because I'm not a simp.

>> No.8146395

>>8146273
the mission structure is interesting but it neutered the horror aspect for me pretty quickly. Just came to think of it as a level based puzzle game with a horror aesthetic.

>> No.8148016

>>8146395
>but it neutered the horror aspect for me pretty quickly. Just came to think of it as a level based puzzle game with a horror aesthetic.
this, the sightjacking mechanic is brilliant and spooky, but the game could have benefited from a more traditional horror game structure, like having fewer characters to control, no escort missions, ditch the mission structure (seriously the words "mission complete" have no business being in a game attempting to be scary)
if it wanted to be a stealth game maybe it could have modeled itself more after MGS (without the codec party chat of course)
it's really a shame because it could have been up there with silent hill and fatal frame

>> No.8148026

>>8146395
you could apply this to every horror game ever
the guns in resident evil neuter the horror aspect
the healing items and invincibility power ups in silent hill neuter the horror aspect
what works for you? slender?

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>>8146273
I thought it was Siren, but I remember playing a PS2 horror game at a friend's place. It was Japanese in setting and the player character was a shrine maiden sent to purify a haunted place. It was pretty good from the start, but I didn't get far because playing single player games was not ideal in social settings. I remember throwing charms to progress through the game, I thought it was Siren but I guess not. I will still try to get further into Siren this coming October.

>> No.8149634

>>8146273
The sequel is better in every way.

>> No.8149636

>>8149615
That sounds like Kuon DESU

>> No.8149649

Can you play this in Japanese with English interface?

>> No.8149657

I sold this game literally only a couple days after it released. Probably the biggest buyer's regret I've had in my 35 years of gaming.

>> No.8149805

>>8146273
This filters the Soilent Hill fag

>> No.8149858
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>want to download Siren 2 and play on modded PS2
>the iso file size is more than my black DVDs can hold
Wat do? Just get a DVD that holds more data? Never run into this issue before.

>> No.8151747

>>8149858
You need a dual-layer DVD. They can fit something like 8gb. There were a few games that used it, Gran Turismo 4 most notably. But people compressed the audio and repacked the rom so that it fits on a regular one too.

Or look for Siren repacks alternatively, there probably are some around if you don't mind compressed/cut shit

>> No.8151754

>>8149858
I'd imagine that scene groups probably put out a single layer dvd version. If you can find it.

>> No.8151905

>>8148026
That's hilariously reductive of what the other anon said. And I agree myself, the mission structure prevents any sustained tension by making everything bite sized essentially. Guns in Resi and healing items (what fucking invincibility items?) in SH are designed as part of the experience. They also work well towards the games goals of being tense. The mission based structure actually works against Siren.

>> No.8152473

>>8146273
>Absolutely laughable dub
Sadly all too common at the time.

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>>8146273
>Also this is an attempt to marry Silent Hill with J-horror
... isn't silent hill already a j-horror, tho?

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>>8152478
the film genre of horror set in japan
siren is very clearly inspired by films like the ring, down to having a shitty american remake starring boring white people. (the game was still made in japan, but it's presented as an american found footage movie.)

>> No.8153837

>>8149615
>Resident evil dead aim
Someone played this besides me?

>> No.8153976

>>8146273
I quite like the dub even though it's shit. It's more memorable than generic American VA #204920940. 2's dub was pretty much perfect though. English speaking Japanese people with Japanese accents. Perfection.

>> No.8155684

I really really like Siren.

>> No.8155696

>>8149649
I think the PAL version lets you do that.

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>>8149636
That's it! The videos match up to what I remembered. It was pretty cool and a great setup for horror in setting and scenario.

>>8153837
The mainline games get all the attention, but I think the side titles are pretty good too. They do something different, but they do take advantage of the universe created by the mainline games. Capcom still brings it with the cuties.

>> No.8156837

>>8146273
I like it

>> No.8157694

>>8155696
Nope. You're stuck with the dub in PAL.

>> No.8157696

>>8156675
Why's Cold Winter in there? Isn't that a cold war era shooter? Or am I thinking of something else?

>> No.8157712

>>8157694
Could've sworn I saw someone playing through Siren with Japanese voice overs but with English subtitles.

>> No.8157735

>>8157712
Maybe the Japanese version? I don't know. I had it here in the UK on PS2 and have the PS4 version now. No option for language change at all.

>> No.8158886

what's the best siren playthrough?

>> No.8158917

>>8158886
the one you play yourself

>> No.8158919

>>8158917
I don't want to.

>> No.8158976

>>8158919
>>8158886
>watching a video game being played
Cringe

>> No.8158986

>>8158976
it's 2021

>> No.8159131

>>8158886
SuperGreatFriend.
Still waiting for that faggot to play Siren: Blood Curse.