Digital Novelty

I finally got a chance to play, or rather watched Silent Hill Experience after acquiring a 4gig memory stick for my ole PSP. While i would have rather play it from a UMD (trust me i would, the collector in me is just dying to get my hands on it), i recently missed the chance when Gamestop stopped giving it away with every copy of Silent Hill Origins Playstation2 version.

I guess there is always another chance and the fact that Gamestop was giving away free copies with every preorder means that there must still be tons of copies just lying around somewhere. Basically the major content of the UMD is the digital graphic novels much like the Metal Gear Solid Digital Graphic Novel UMD but unlike that, there are also bonus content inserted here merely to publicise the release of the upcoming Silent Hill movie back then. Also one of the graphic novel here, Hunger was created specifically for this UMD released, so what you are getting here is a lot more bang for your buck, when compared with the Metal Gear Digital Novel.

I will admit, having been an avid comic book reader since i was a little boy when comic books were all the rage then, i never warmed up to the idea of "digital" comic. Part of the appeal of comic books to me were always the tangible parts...the familiar smell of the "yellowing" pages, the striking cover behind the "bag and board" sleeves. However, i did enjoy reading Metal Gear Solid Digital Graphic Novel as well as Silent Hill Experience, the accompanying sound effects and music, simple animation all help to create a more immersive experience and though it will never replace a real comic book, reading it on the PSP is something i can learn to adapt to.