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Silent Hill: Book of Memories[a] is a 2012 dungeon crawler video game developed by WayForward Technologies and published by Konami. Released for the PlayStation Vita, it is a spin-off of the Silent Hill video game series. It features a player-created protagonist who receives the titular book on their birthday, which contains their entire life story, and makes changes to it with unforeseen and often unfavorable consequences. Book of Memories features gameplay elements from role-playing games: as the player character traverses the dungeons and defeats monsters there, they gain experience points and thus improve their respective abilities. The character progresses from each themed level by collecting pieces of a puzzle and then solving the puzzle. Five endings are available based on the character's alignment; the sixth is a joke ending in the tradition of previous Silent Hill games.
Book of Memories entered development in summer 2010. Konami intended for the game's content to be oriented towards short multiplayer sessions on a handheld console, which was a departure from the single-player gameplay of previous Silent Hill titles. The narrative concept of Book of Memories was inspired by the fictional Book of Lost Memories in Silent Hill game lore, with the Book of Memories conceptualized as the literal story of a person's life. Daniel Licht returned to score its soundtrack; Rob King and voice actor Troy Baker contributed a track, which featured vocals by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Baker's background vocals. Upon release, Book of Memories received mixed reviews. Critics remarked on its departure from the perceived trappings of the Silent Hill franchise, and were divided on its place within the series: some wrote that it succeeded as an enjoyable dungeon crawler, while others criticized it as neither a faithful Silent Hill title nor a good dungeon crawler.
Book of Memories entered development in summer 2010. Konami intended for the game's content to be oriented towards short multiplayer sessions on a handheld console, which was a departure from the single-player gameplay of previous Silent Hill titles. The narrative concept of Book of Memories was inspired by the fictional Book of Lost Memories in Silent Hill game lore, with the Book of Memories conceptualized as the literal story of a person's life. Daniel Licht returned to score its soundtrack; Rob King and voice actor Troy Baker contributed a track, which featured vocals by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Baker's background vocals. Upon release, Book of Memories received mixed reviews. Critics remarked on its departure from the perceived trappings of the Silent Hill franchise, and were divided on its place within the series: some wrote that it succeeded as an enjoyable dungeon crawler, while others criticized it as neither a faithful Silent Hill title nor a good dungeon crawler.
Release Date 2012-10-16
Developer(s)
WayForward Technologies, Inc.Publisher(s)
KonamiRating / Parents' Guide
Blood and Gore, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
This is a survival horror game in which players control characters whose fates can be altered through a mysterious book. From a 3/4–overhead perspective, players explore various “zones” in a Nightmare World, battling demonic creatures in melee-style combat. Players use axes, shotguns, flamethrowers, and chainsaws to kill nearby enemies and larger bosses. Some weapons result in large splashes of blood and/or scattered body parts; enemies leave behind blood-like “karma puddles” when killed. One cutscene depicts a man getting torn in half by a rock monster. During the course of the game, some dialogue includes suggestive material (e.g., “You're a whore,” “That dirty skank,” “[S]he's already got you wrapped around her slutty little finger.”). A comic book panel depicts a woman in a revealing outfit; male characters comment about her “leather pants” and “super tight shirt.” The words “sh*t” and “d*ck” appear in dialogue.
System(s)
PlayStation Vita
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