

Beneath that surface lies fragments of a story that is ultimately affected by your in-game actions. On the surface, Book of Memories is a stylized dungeon crawler with a Silent Hill coat of paint. After spending quite some time with the game offline and online, I can confidently say that I’m pleased with the end result. What I wanted most from this game was for it to be fun on its own merit, while honoring the series’ roots. Despite Silent Hill being my favorite videogame series, I play a large variety of games. While Book of Memories’ announcement surprised me just as much as others, I was willing to give it a chance as long as it was fun and engaging. Stats, floating numbers, attribute bonuses, spells, damage multipliers…the whole nine yards. Spawned from a well established–iconic even–survival horror series, Book of Memories surprised a lot of people by being a dungeon crawler RPG with multiplayer. What there is no denying is how different Book of Memories is from its sibling games. Some call it an abomination, others, a harmless spinoff. Silent Hill Book of Memories is a strange creature.
