Silent Hill f embodies everything special about the series - particularly Silent Hill 2 - without trying to copy it frame for frame. It makes Silent Hill f an instant classic that sears itself into the canon in a way that Homecoming, Downpour, The Short Message, and many others could not. The title screen follows, and these few seconds tease what we can expect from Silent Hill f. An eerily nostalgic melody tells you without a shadow of a doubt that you are, in fact, playing a Silent Hill game. Despite some stiff animations - I'm looking at you, Shu - Silent Hill f slowly blossoms into something beautiful. One of the only complaints I have is that Silent Hill f is perhaps not as subtle as some of its predecessors.