I Played Silent Hill f for Many Hours, and It’s a Perfectly Terrifying Descent Into Madness

Silent Hill f marks a major departure for the series, in setting, story, and gameplay. This is the first game to shift away from the titular American town. Instead, it takes place in the fictional locale of Ebisugaoka, Japan, a once-thriving mining town on the decline. You play as Hinako Shimizu, a teenage girl who’s also the youngest protagonist in the series’ history. 

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The protagonist’s youth doesn’t defang the story, as Silent Hill f wastes no time thrusting Hinako and her…