Meh its not -that- scary although its interesting. I even tried to make it scarier by turning off all lights but > . >

well, if u just play the game like a normal game - move from point A to B and solve some puzzles, this game is kinda short (so mb waiting for 2nd hand copy is wise)



i feel the scare factor is there. play it in a quiet room and try to relate to the character in the game and u really feel dreadful and nervous. the vibration of the DS3, the spooky surround sound really makes my heart pounding in fear

for example, episode 3, u play 1 section as a weaponless and defenseless character ( this section will be much scarier if u don't rely on the map and sightjack too much)

then on the next section, u need to explore around to find a weapon to rescue somebody (awesome scene!)

what.............?

yes, this game is indeed very dark. some sections are pitch black when u switch off your torchlight

for those using HDMI, can try either fullRGB or limited to test which setting works better with your TV/LCD. inside the game options, u can increase the brightness setting too.

alot ppl complain this game is short and easy cos the game give u hints. the previous sirens were frustrating cos very little hints so need stumble around alot or use gamefaqs help.

The visuals is kinda creepy and realistic man....sadly you guys say its short, pondering whether to get it or not when it comes out

actually, fast or short depends on how u play it... for me, im the hardcore type, so i'm pretty good at gaming, which means i don't die easily, so takes me a shorter time to complete the chapters. but surprisingly, i let my fren play, he can take forever to finish chapter one lol.... he died so many times and still can't figure out how to tackle the shibito.... and he was like dead spooked, so he moved very VERY slowly, cos too dark and he's scared the shibitos are around the corners....

So, i agree with acougan, switch of the objectives tweeter and keep the map usage to a minimum. it'll render u as a blind man and will be much more scarier when u don't know ur whereabouts...

personally i like this game... although it's short (for me), i still can't wait to play it the second time.

yes, that's the different feeling i get from silent hill. i really thrilled by the weaponless sections.

when playing silent hill, u know there's always a "loading..." screen when u open doors, so when u feeling scared and running away, just go thru any unlocked door and the game will "pause" for awhile so u feel safer.

this game - no loading screens, once u are discovered and being hunted, its a most disturbing feeling.

i miss fatal frame

i just finish epi 07... suddenly there's a twist to the story at the end but i don know what cos it's showing what'll happen in epi 08.... i'm being mindfarked!!!

i don't want to play epi 08 so soon!!

u playing this game in broad day light?

i only play at night - 1 episode at a time is more than enough for me. after that, i play some sudoku to ease my tension. LoL

bear in mind when i play in daytime, my window curtain is closed so the room is pretty dark..... hehe... i play one epi a day too, but since it's weekends, i played 2 epis per day. will play epi 08 tmr...... mgo time...

Well, I finish Episode 5 and now going to do Episode 6... I like the way the game presents itself. There is "in the next episode" feature that gives you a glimpse of what's coming next... and it feels like a TV Mini-series sort that each episode ends with an unexpected outcome...

I don't know about you guys but "Siren: New Translation" is a total makeover, although some concept and story plot are similar to the original "Siren" PS2 version, this one is a thumbs up for me for "not being too difficult to play, but just the right balance with more scares" category for me. I like the PS2 version but I never manage to finish the game because of some tough situations where "sightjacking" can be so disorientating to any gamer trying to figure out where the Shibitoes are... at least "Siren: New Translation" gives us at least a split-screen idea where they are... for instance in the Saiga Hospital, there are 4 floors to explore and "sightjacking" is very useful to figure out where they are unlike the original "Siren" in PS2.



(The original "Siren" PS2 and the new "Siren: New Translation" for PS3).

About playing this game the second round, yes... there is a replay value in this game. If you finish this game by following the objectives and sub-objectives, you will miss out some Story based Achievements to get the whole entire story of this game. So far, this is what I have collected after finish Episode 5:-

Story:

1). The Sacred Revelations (can be extended)
2). Video Camera
3). Howard Wright's Student ID
5). TV Episode Proposal
6). Melissa Gale's Cell Phone
7). Sam Monroe's Faculty ID
11). Bella Monroe's Diary (can be extended)
13). Melissa Gale's Locket
14). Sol Jackson's Press Badge
16). Amana's Diary
17). Seigo Saiga's Driver's License
20). Seigo Saiga's Notebook
21). Yukie Kobe's Planner
22). Mana Cross Brooch

The Story based Achievements total is 50... so you have to fully explore each episode to discover each and every one of them.

There is also Weapon based Achievements too (also total 50):-

2). Hand Rake
3). Iron poker
7). Alto Recorder
13). Bowling Trophy
15). Hand Sickle
17). Hacksaw
18). Froe Axe
20). Scalpel
21). Kitchen Knife
24). Metal Pipe
25). Shovel
39). Sake Bottle
44). .38 Caliber Handgun
45). Double-Barreled Shotgun
48). Hunting Trap
49). Signal Flare

Some Weapons based achievement can be found easily and added to your achievements while other items you need to look for it (you need to hold the items in order to add them... I missed out the White Guitar)...

Sorry, these are not Trophies for PS3... but who knows, if Sony suddenly got a new update for this game, there will be Trophies for it... so keep looking.

Playing the game by following the story will end the game faster... hence, how short this game can be... but if you explore the area of each episode, it extends the gameplay a little longer. So this game actually is worth playing a little longer...

I prolly will get this game tomolo... along with Folklore I think...

You might not like Folklore... I thought Folklore was nice... but after a while... it can be repetitive... the graphics also like PS2... try out the demo first...

okay.. thx for advise..

Problem with this game is, the enemies resemble zombies. Fatal Frame is scarier because the enemies are spirits. I think zombies are one of the most not scary supernatural beings.

i hope there will be extra DLC for this game like encore episodes or extra missions to further understand the plot.

hairy, wait till u finish epi 07.... it's sure to give u a "WTF?!" moment....

don't tell me yet... hopefully today I finish episode 6 and 7 together...

In episode 7, Pedobear turned into a Shibito and attacked Bella.

As for the music CD, u can find it in KL also but I so far onli found it in LYP 3rd floor where there's a game kiosk at the centre and they are selling it for RM190... As for other shops there, there's no music CD given and they are selling for RM200....

Any of you bought it through PSN Store? Is it cheaper?

Yes if you buy from PSN US... but the downloading time depending on the broadband you use and the free space available will take up much of your space... so I suggest but the Asia version...

if u buy from US PSN Store, u have the option to "share" your account with your PS3 friends

a total of 5 PS3 can play the game after paying USD40 one time

can some one rip the cd and share it a?

wow..
is really cheap.. even.. my cost also cannot get..
ai... should talk with my supplier.. get more cheaper price..

aaargggh! episode 5 took me forever!

"look some some old map" - what kind of stupid hint was that

after stumbling here and there, went to gamefaqs msgboard for help


yes, the scare factor is getting lesser and lesser. sections where u have a weapon to protect yourself is no longer scary. i look forward to the story twist that is gonna occur soon.

I finish Episode 7... and I go WTF for awhile... Just hope the ending is good... Episode 5 was okay... 6 might piss you off a bit...

haha.... hairy, i told u..... sure got WTF moment there..... i just finished epi 08 today and can confirm the story has something to do with the easter egg found in the tv program proposal item in the archive. there's a name called "John Titor" there. Look up the name in wikipedia and you'll find some interesting facts.

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Added on July 29, 2008, 12:40 amhmmm.... should i play 09 today too? since tmr will be bz watching chelsea and msia football match.

hhmmmmm......

aarrhhh.... why not? hehe....

Hahaha... at least this game is quite looking forward to in finishing it... just hope by the time reaching 12... the ending is good (unlike most Japanese horror genre movies, it always turns up bad)

It's too short. I finished the game in 11 hours. The ending song is the best though. Shibito singing metal 8D

congratulation
i just finished chapter 8
still 40% more to go

anyone playing this game played the original PS2 version? how close of a remake is this?

i played through the first one, still contemplating about getting this one..... while i like the sight-jack from the original, i didn't really enjoy the timeline jumping around cos i went through the timeline twice without getting any ending.

then i realised that you have to do certain events in each timeline to "trigger" new events and timeline from appearing otherwise you will just be going around in the same loop playing the same events over and over again..... is this one like that?

This game is pretty much straight-forward if you ask me... there are some things you need to do and there are two ways to finish this game:-

1). Follow the storyline
2). Follow the storyline and finish getting the 50 items and 50 weapons achievement

So far, I like this sight-jacking better than the original. The storyline is basically a concept similarity but there are some changes into it. It's darker in terms of exploring places, but once you get the hang of it, it should be no problem.

At the beginning, it is scary... but later once you get a hold of a weapon, everything just seems fall into place.

Update:-

http://kotaku.com/5032720/siren-blood-curs...ming-to-blu+ray

After much respond about Siren: Blood Curse download from PSN Store... now Sony wants to release the game into a Blu-Ray disc. They should have done it in the first place... not that I am complaining but pity those who really download the entire game...

Well aside the graphic upgrade, like there will be blood almost every part you attack, although i like the 'real face' scan in the original..almost every part got as same as PS2 version

the dialog is quite better and more realistic not like the original where everyone talk in Eroupean, even for japanese character

there some part i like as in the original..like (spoiler warning) Harumi, original char replace with new char. Bella, stuck in shibito residence. These part still suspenceful and add new suprise in the 2nd floor.

is me or the shibito is funny? esp the flying one..i LOL'ed everytime i meet these guys

Guys, I'm confused...

is this game available on Bluray?

if it is, does it contain all 12 episodes or are there expansions thru PSN?


edit: OK, found the answer, it is available in Bluray. all 12 eps.


Anybody selling theirs?

Me... but not so soon... I am still about 2 episodes away... should be able to finish and then I will sell... because I want to get the R1 version, which is coming soon...

Will buy this game.. end of this month..

just finished last weekend. Good game, esp the last chapter is teh coolest ending similiar to original one.

And i found some rather interesting (disturbing?) on the first chapter archive... Spoiler warning...

when you first meet the policeman shibito run through bus stop, take a bottle then attack him. He will drop your student ID. Inside it there were blog address of Howard Wright..try google it

...had kinda weird feeling after read the blog consider this just a game

Waugh?!?... don't scare me...

Wait... you take the bottle to attack the shibito police he don't drop Howard Wright's student ID lar... its the police ID... the Howard Wright ID is automatically get...

tried the game at my fren's house.
the game shit outta me.
though it's not as scary as the previous' one

whoops!! sorry ..gah my bad

okay so his ID can viewed at archives easily..one of the easter eggs in this game, to think that Sony developer got some twisted humor in their mind..but not in bad way though lol

Hahaha... no worries...

I'm still stuck at Episode 11... bloody hell... how to stab the brain shibito?... also...

Looking for other items is so hard... I missed a lot in the later episodes...

dammit all shop out of stock pulak... ... must postpone till next month la.. nampak nyer... to buy this game..

I love the setting of this game, with the graphics overhaul and better sound experience, this game rocks

Play it at night, off all the lights, direct your air-cond blowing right at you, then play.... now thats pure true survival horror experience!

would greatly appreciate anybody who's finished to sell this game for me.

my girl's coming back from Australia and has given strict instructions that I have this ready when she comes back. (FYI, all the shops outta stock atm)

cheers!

you can buy from PSN.. : D

the asian version is out of stock almost everywhere (online shops also waiting for restock) LoL

Sony Asia forgot to print many copies cos they never anticipate the US/EU gamers will import it in good numbers

ebay is selling for about RM160 inclusive of shipping.......

Actually... nobody thought this game would sell so well...

Furthermore, with PSN US making a good profit from Playstation Store lots of people download from, it takes up a lot of space in it...

Japan selling like hot cakes...