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Silent Hill: Townfall review: Small town, big scares

The standalone spin-off follows three characters across six chapters in a first-person nineteen ninety-six; reviewers split on whether it is unrelenting horror or forgettable.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After Hours
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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWe are live from the studio, where we wish we were outside the Scottish town of St Amelia, which is under siege, and our team coverage starts with a live map.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSt Amelia is fictional, Chip. It's the setting of Silent Hill: Townfall, which came out on PlayStation 5 and Windows on September twenty-fourth.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFictional, but folks are saying it feels strangely familiar. That's PC Gamer's reviewer, talking about UK players.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo your live map is a map of the UK.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe whole country is a suspect, and we have three residents on the ground: Simon, Zoe and Richard, across six chapters.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentGamesRadar says the stealth dominates everything and you're punished ruthlessly for being found. WCCFtech calls it intense but forgettable.

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorForgettable. The one thing St Amelia can't say about its residents.

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