Silent Hill: Townfall relocates horror series to Scottish coast, review says
The Guardian's review describes the PlayStation 5 and PC game as bringing the Silent Hill franchise to a fictional Scottish fishing village.
A new entry in the Silent Hill horror game franchise, Townfall, moves the series' setting to a fictional Scottish fishing community, according to a review published by The Guardian.
The review describes the game, available on PlayStation 5 and PC, as following a character named Simon who investigates a mass tragedy and supernatural fog that have engulfed the town of St Amelia, said to be inspired by fishing villages in Fife, Scotland. The Guardian's reviewer praised the atmosphere and setting of the game.
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- Silent Hill: Townfall review – shame and suffering on the Scottish coast — The Guardian — Culture
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