

In fact it’s pretty horrible and with each step taken, Hanwell plays out like you are moving wooden-legged. That’s where one of the big issues comes in. Not everything comes down to fear factor, or detail to the visuals in a horror experience though you have to get the core mechanics right. Each one has had a ton of detail put in to truly bring out the individual defining features, and that only assists in enhancing the horror experience. Each location tells a different, yet equally horrifying story, with these varying from a school to a prison, church, hospital and more.

card that your character so desperately needs. The real action and horror instead comes from the different locations in which you’ll be exploring, fighting and hiding, as you look for each piece of the I.D. Sadly though, open-world and horror rarely ever go hand-in-hand, and with very little to do or focus on besides exploring the creepy vistas and running from the weird and horrific anomalies that roam the streets, the world of Hanwell doesn’t feel quite as scary as it could. In terms of visual design, Hanwell certainly fits the bill for a perfect horror setting and for those veterans who have played through the Silent Hill games, it is highly similar to that of the iconic town Shepherd’s Glen, complete with heavy mist-filled streets.
