Nicole was off tonight and that gave us a great opportunity to dive into our favorite nightmarish game.  As a bonus, our neighbor Rich and our new roommate, Holly hadn’t had any real experience with the Silent Hill canon so we took it upon ourselves to drop some knowledge on them.

Unfortunately, while I’d have preferred they first see Silent Hill 2, Nicole was adamant about earning achievements in Homecoming so we spent the evening checking it out (Previously she’d played it on PS3 and could honestly care less about trophies).  It’s not just that Silent Hill 2 is superb, but I also felt Homecoming was seriously lacking.  I mean, for starters you aren’t even in the town of Silent Hill at the onset, and while the series has never been known for its streamlined combat, Homecoming set the bar at a new low when it comes to battling the horrors of the iconic town.  It also didn’t help much that many of the enemies that got their origin in 2 have simply become staples despite their being birthed from James Sunderland’s psyche.

Alright, I’ll stop my whining there as I didn’t intend for this to be a rant about the quality of the series.  However, I will say that I had an absolute blast explaining the back story and origins of Silent Hill to Holly.  Granted, she was probably a bit overwhelmed, but it’s easy to see why as Nicole and I ranted incessantly about all of the characters, plotlines, and distinguishing elements set it apart from its peers in survival horror.  I actually found it pretty funny just how excited Nicole and I still are when talking about Silent Hill 2, a game that’s nearly a decade old.

Other than delving back into the chaos, we actually had a fairly quiet evening.  We grabbed some greek food at the Gyro Shoppe, checked out some Boardwalk Empire (my new favorite show), and finally now, I’m doing a bit of blogging.

What I should be doing is mixing down the podcast that was recorded last week…not mine and Nicole’s podcast mind you(that’s still on hiatus…for now), but rather, Rich and Chris’ movie podcast.  Their pilot episode was recorded in our basement last week and it’s really good stuff.  I’ll probably be publishing it this week sometime, provided I can find the time to do so.

Well, time for me to go slaughter some face-bandagy nurses.