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The little card included with the game, recommending playing alone in the dark at night with the sound up and the door locked, is more than a suggestion, it is a necessity.
I re-played a level in the middle of the day with the curtains wide open, with two other people here eating talking and watching, to show it off. Some scenes maintained a basic tension.. but it loses ALL scare factor.
The game is a different beast when you follow the instructions to become immersed. The Silent Hill games are the same. They use techniques that attack the human psyche at a very primal level.... that feeling of being helpless, desparate, and alone. Not gonna work if you're watching TV at the same time.
As one review that I read commented on... if you aren't shaken up at least a bit along the way.. if you dont jump up at least once, then you're not human.
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