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Everything you need to know about the difficulty settings in Silent Hill F, and how they affect the game’s combat and puzzles.
Silent Hill F is a vastly different game from last year’s Silent Hill 2 Remake. Although the game does have its fair share of action and combat, it isn’t inherently focused on those aspects to drive its gameplay. Instead, the game’s biggest challenges come in the form of puzzles, somewhat akin to the original Silent Hill. While Konami did experiment with varying difficulty presets for combat and puzzles with Silent Hill 2 Remake, they seemed to have realized their vision in the latest iteration of the franchise.
In Silent Hill F, you can toggle between different difficulty settings for combat and puzzles separately. The settings work somewhat akin to Shadow of the Tomb Raider. However, there are a few key differences. Here’s everything you need to know about Silent Hill F’s difficulty settings.
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All Difficulty Settings in Silent Hill F
Unlike last year’s Silent Hill 2 Remake, there’s no unified difficulty for the game. At the start of Silent Hill F, you will be asked to choose between Story and Hard difficulty for combat and puzzles separately. There’s no “Normal” mode per se. Instead, according to the game itself, the Story difficulty is intended for combat, if you’re looking for a classic Silent Hill experience. Whereas puzzles are meant to be set to Hard for the best intended experience.
For combat, Story and Hard presets work almost the same, with the only difference being resource availability and enemy damage. For puzzles, however, it’s a bit different. In Story difficulty, you’ll get more simpler hints for puzzles. Whereas in Hard preset, you’ll get vague hints, akin to most Silent Hill games. That said, if you want an even greater challenge, there’s always the Lost in the Fog difficulty for puzzles.
Lost in the Fog essentially reduces the amount of hints offered, and even changes the setup of some of the early-game puzzles. Here’s a rundown of all the difficulty presets in Silent Hill F:
Combat
- Story: Default combat difficulty.
- Hard: A harder preset, with limited resources and increased enemy damage.
Puzzles
- Story: Easier difficulty for players new to Silent Hill and horror games.
- Hard: Default puzzle difficulty, and similar to most Silent Hill games of the past.
- Lost in the Fog: A significantly more challenging preset, with fewer hints for puzzles.
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Which Silent Hill F Difficulty Should You Choose For Your First Playthrough?
For the first playthrough, we recommend sticking with the default preset, i.e., Story for combat, and Hard for puzzles. This is the best way to experience Silent Hill F if you’re experienced with survival-horror games. However, you can tone down the puzzle difficulty to Story, if you’re new to Silent Hill, and want an easier time with the game. As for Lost in the Fog, we recommend leaving that preset for repeat playthroughs and New Game Plus.
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