Silent Hill is set in the series' eponymous fictitious American town. The series is heavily influenced by the literary genre of psychological horror, with its player characters being mostly "everymen." By contrast, other horror-themed games use a stronger protagonist through character back story or direct game mechanics (more weapons, heavier emphasis on combat), as is the case in Resident Evil, which is widely regarded as Silent Hill's strongest "rival".
http://www.gamespot.com/search/?qs=silent+hillMy input:
What japanese can do really well is create horror games, and "Silent hill" is the masterpiece. I don't usually play horror games, but I have played most of the games in the series, except for Downpour which I'll come around to playing eventually.
The first game that I have played the one for PS1, and I think it was first one in the series. It was, as they all were, awesome. Lots of horror, horrifying surroundings, darkness everywhere, lots of puzzles, actually there were more puzzles than there were action and that's why I loved the game.
I dare you to try it, gonna be shitless playing it
Also, usually when I play a horror game...
