Silent Hill Short Message | Full Game & Commentary 

When my aunt died I would also forget that she had passed. I would have something happen and get excited to tell her about it, then suddenly remember I couldn't. I still have dreams where she'll be there, alive and healthy looking (she died from terminal lung cancer) and laugh that she was misdiagnosed. It's always really surreal.

This is the best channel for all Silent Hill related stuff. Keep it coming.

Just commenting to help engagement bc this channel deserves it

Despite several small flaws in presentation I would say this game has a clear and gripping emotional core that is both relevant and sincere. And some of the visuals are just gorgeous. I honestly cry every time I see that ending and hear the final song and I am 32 at this point, so I guess they must have done something really right.

Jeeze RU-vid shut off the comments again? Well I just wanted to say again that this was AMAZING! Can’t wait to see any deep dive videos you make on the game. Loved playing, and loved watching you go through it.

It's graphically excellent and subtle as a brick, and that's fine. There's gotta be space for all kinds of storytelling, otherwise nobody has a chance to experiment and grow.

Man, I'm impressed by this game. Right before you started pointing out names from the OG Team Silent, I was thinking "This is the first Silent Hill game since 4 that actually FELT like a Silent Hill game..." 😂🥰

You are so incredibly informed. I learn so much every time I watch one of your videos!

Always appreciate hearing your thoughts! Thanks for playing this

Thanks for the video! I played it over the weekend.The fact they brought the cliche vibe from Layers of Fear (where the scares become predictable) and the puzzle/chasing scenes heavily inspired by the worst thing in SH Shattered Memories really disappointed me. The ideas were there, but the execution and the fact the game and narrative didn’t try even one bit to be subtle killed it for me. I wish I wouldn’t have to say this but at this point Konami should just let the franchise rest in piece, once and for all.

Thank you for the video. I'll watch this once I finish the game.

Seeing your playthrough for this deep game was fun. Thanks for the vid.

Aways have a blast watching your vids and livestreams.

I loved every second of this game and was waiting for you to do a playthrough of it. After seeing all the historical references and other bits and pieces I can't WAIT to see you do some kind of video on it. When I played through it I made sure to take my time and look at everything. Including deciphering the taro cards and the writing on the sealing tags. Hope to see explanations on more stuff like that when/if you do a video on the game. Love you Muse!

love your channel so much

I just found your channel looking for a silent hill documentary. I'm new fan of yours.

Thanks for the playthrough!

Thanks for the play through! 🎉

Thanks for the playthrough 👍🏻

Yo hyped for a new video!

So excited to watch!!

✌️✌️thanks for the content muse!! The game was good!! Im glad it ended the way it did, sending a message of hope to anyone suffering through mental issues.

Great work!

Aside from the comments being turned off, I wanted to comment anyway for a while so I’ll take this as a good enough reason as any! Your videos have been thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated since I stumbled on your channel, and I can’t express how inspiring it’s been to see some of my most favourite IPs explored and constructively critiqued with such genuine passion. This games theme in particular is a near perfect reflection of my own traumas and struggle with creating and sharing it with the world, online most of all. Ten years ago I got the idea to start a channel and do play throughs, analysis etc and I never got it into gear. Lots of reasons can explain why but without going deep on it, all I can say is thank you for showing empathy towards this games ideas and metaphors. That has helped kickstart my goal to try again and hopefully contribute to the silent hill/horror/eastern media ether worth even a sliver of respect your videos rightfully deserve. 👏🏼

Thank you for the playthrough, by the way, it was very nice to see someone who is a very knowledgeable fan of the series truly appreciating what the “short message” was about.

Love your content

Unrelated to this video but was wondering if you've seen Christopher Summer's video titled "Silent Hill 2 Theory | A Dream of Death Between Heaven and Hell". It's a super long watch but fantastically mind-blowing

Thanks for the playthrough! I watched the vod on your archive channel and I really appreciate the enthusiastic commentary as always :)

Cool as always

You got this gaming muse

Great video ❤

I always love @the_gaming_muse 's videos because he always finds the most overlooked details in the cracks and crevices of these games along with a joyful optimism like what I saw with this and I always feel like I'm so much richer for having viewed anything he makes.

Look forward to watching this one

Brilliant video

looks pretty good to me, thanks for the play through

I’m excited it’s out!

I am looking forward to watching this video

its a good time to be a silent hill fan. We eating well friends!

Commenting to help the channel

Honestly, social platform just removing all the comments and deleting all the nice and interesting things people say and making it seem like nobody cares is really fitting for the theme of this game.

Thank you for everything you do! Despite the best intentions of some platforms…

Seeing SH4 references on my first playthrough was quite the unexpected treat :)

I'm gonna have to comback to watch your playthrough but I hope you've enjoyed it.

Well cut and commentated. Quite enjoyed it, thanks! Game is good too, I'm happy that konami did something that shows that they're learning from their mistakes.

Yay!

Good video

Got this installed and ready to go just haven't got around to it yet!!

I didn't wanna watch this video until I had a chance to play the game and I just finished so now I'm here to watch it!😂

I was there. When it happened. I. Was. There.

Promoting engagement thank u for ur coverage xoxoxox

Looks like I’ll have to make a custom box for this digital release

"ring around the rosey, it's all your fault, that's what it said...."

Just wanna leave a salute

I’ve just finished SM and really enjoyed it! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it.

I enjoyed watching you play. I hope to get a ps5 so I can play this and SH2 remake eventually when it comes out.

I recommend watching under the mayo review of this game he says it perfectly.

Very good gameplay

Oh snap

I loved Short Message; its message is incredibly important.

This was a great stream! I can't wait to hear more thoughts!

Thank you so much for this! Sorry to hear about the comments D: I can’t believe this was actually better than I had anticipated!

Just commenring to help you out with the algorithm. These types of videos are not my jam. Love your essays ❤ #horrorfamily

appreciate you so much as a content creator. your voice is so soothing & helps my anxiety which is funny conaidering the dark themes in silent hill. thank you muse ❤

Really enjoyed the play through. You did good Muse! Thank you 😁

I'm really indifferent towards the game though I enjoyed it and can see others point of view. Most people seem to criticize the fact that it doesn't take place in Silent Hill but if the town can call people then it only makes sense that its also able to influence other parts of the world .If something starts to root itself doesn't that mean it will eventually grow and expand ?

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Unrelated to this specifically but I really hope that in a possible SH2R review video you can give a suggestion to people, like a recommendation to play it, or a recommendation to avoid it, if it’s just fine/serviceable, etc. I’ve never played the original, nor any of the titles, and the remake for 2 would be an introduction to the series so I’d love a conclusive insight on what you’d recommend towards viewers on whether or not to pick it up

yes

For the dark overlord that is the algorithm.

Wahoooo

Its so refreshing to see someone appreciate this fantastic game. It has amazing art and a solid story with great tie ins to silent hill. Plus it's free. 🌸🌸🌸🌸

Fun playthrough! I always appreciate joining in on the ride with you

Definitely enjoyed this playthrough. Thanks!

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Cool... I feel like you and Max Derrat are the only positive reviews/playthroughs of this❤❤❤.... but tbh this was the only playthrough of the short message I've seen.🤔

I'm probably overthinking this game but I have many theories about this story.... hope you make a video breaking down what you think this game means just like you have done many times before. Awesome game!

Its never going to surpass PT. That game haunted me a good two weeks and I didn't even played it. Just the video alone is terrifying.

I've been wanting to get your take on it. I liked it overall, but the way they tackled mental health felt a bit over the top and lacked a bit of much needed subtlety, in my opinion. I read in an article that this game was always intended to be free. If I remember, the team that worked on this was given the project as a way to hone horror game development.

This is a excellent game people need to relax

Same thing happened to me. I live-streamed this game on day one too. Looks like they really hate this game and want the video to fail on purpose. Almost no one watched it

I enjoyed myself while playing the game. Is it perfect? No. Is it the most horrendous thing to happen to the franchise? No. It' was a nice free to play little package, and I enjoyed it.

I'm too scared to play the game myself, so I don't really have much of substance to say about it other than the monster looks pretty cool, even though it won't keep me up at night as much as PT's Lisa had. Incorporating cherry blossoms into its design is a pretty interesting design choice.

Crossing my fingers, Konami...

It was a neat walking sim but it didnt feel at all like silent hill to me. It felt like a lot of those games we've gotten ever since PT dropped way back when. I am happy about the positive reception, though, because it can only help the franchise.

This seems pretty great compared to a lot of the recent Silent Hill stuff (Cough cough pachinko, cough cough ascension), but it definitely feels juvenile- and I don't mean that as a bad thing. The poetry/ monologue/ letter at the beginning is an extremely teenage thing to write, and it takes the things that teenagers deal with very seriously. I like it, but at the same time I can see why some people who grew up with Silent Hill feel underserved, like the franchise hasn't grown up alongside them- I disagree, but it's avalid take.

New game? Here from community post (:

Is there mention of where this game takes place

I was here.... again

Hello, Muse! What do you think of the legacy of Kain series? Will we see videos on it? I am sure you will gain a lot of feedback from grateful fans))) In any case love your lore videos.)))

The dying fake out at the start originated in silent hill 1 not 3 fyi

Bought a PS4 for PT. Probably buying a PS5 just for this small game. Not watching the video to avoid spoilers, but here’s to feeding the algorithm!

Honestly I thought a lot of reviews and fans were too harsh. The cherry blossom creature was a wonderful design though

Hell yeah! Silent Hill 2 is the greatest!

This was good. Like really, REALLY good. And I’m absolutely baffled that everybody has decided that it’s not good, like almost that’s the standard from Konami and Silent Hill. Which looking at the history, yes I get why people are jaded, but they’re not looking at the game for what it is and what it’s trying to do, and that’s disappointing because it’s doing a lot of interesting stuff here.

Bump

So nice seeing a fan get to experience new SH content.

It's definitely an improvement when compaired to Ascension, but it is still not quite there...

I really think this is the first interesting take SH has taken in decades, really looking forward to what they do in the future!

Well, I kinda enjoyed playing it, but I guess I expected a more obscure experience in some way. It has cool moments though

For the algo 😊