Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace vs Silent Hill
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is a story-driven, party-based adventure RPG complete with unique gridless turn-based combat, and a creepy Lovecraftian theme. In this game, you get to control a ragtag team of investigators with varying experiences and talents. The goal here is to track down the mysterious cultists who are involved in the murder of Professor Tillinghast during what seems to be a sacrificial ritual. Will you be able to find out what’s really going on and who’s to blame for the murder?As someone who has not played the board game version of Arkham Horror before, this turn-based adventure RPG is a pretty great introduction. I absolutely love the horror-themed storytelling here and the voice acting is simply brilliant. Since I’m an avid fan of turn-based RPGs, the gridless gameplay here is unique enough to help it stand out. That said, the game is unfortunately marred by several glitches, especially the annoying camera glitch which can only be fixed by reloading a previous checkpoint.
So, to sum up, Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace may not be triple-A level, but it’s a solidly fun game in spite of its bugs and is still worth the purchase.
Silent Hill
Silent Hill is the first game in one of the biggest horror-themed adventure game franchise. This game lets you join Harry Mason, the average concerned father, who based on a clue he obtained, went to the mysterious and eerie town of Silent Hill in search of his missing adopted daughter, Cheryl. However, things took a turn for the worst when Harry stumbled upon a cult that is trying to revive an evil deity it worships and discovered the origin of his daughter. Being an adventure game, Silent Hill also offers multiple endings depending on the actions you take and the decisions you make in addition to an engrossing story.Konami has also reinvented this classic and produced a remastered version of the game, called Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, for Wii, PSP and PS2.