Silent Hill Homecoming marks the debut of the renowned psychological horror series on next-generation consoles. Building upon the series trademark foundations of atmosphere adventure and storytelling it introduces a frightening new and standalone gameplay experience destined to haunt the dreams of both first-time players and those with some experience wandering the famously fog-shrouded streets of the town of Silent Hill and its new sinister sister city Shepherds Glen.The Story of a Grim HomecomingHomecomings story follows the nightmare turned real life of Alex Shepherd a war veteran returning to his hometown of Shepherds Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his kid brother Josh. From Shepherds Glen to the foggy streets of dreaded Silent Hill Alex must face the darkest of horrors in order to find his brother. Struggling with his own grip on reality its here that Alex must unravel the mystery behind his nightmares discover the truth behind his brothers disappearance and confront the evil that takes hold of his own flesh and blood in the process.Improved GameplayFirmly steeped in the Survival-Horror genre its series has been pivotal in establishing action in Homecoming remains based on exploration of the terrors residing in the communities surrounding Toluca lake and puzzle-solving skill as a means of surviving them. But to its credit game developer Double Helix refuses to rest on past laurels choosing instead to include new more accessible gameplay in the hopes of gaining a new audience for Homecoming. Examples of this gameplay includeNext-Gen Visual and Spatial Features - Every sequel seeks reinvent the namesake game in their series. Homecoming does this in three ways by adding the ability to toggle between a traditional third-person view and an action-oriented first-person view by adding fully 3-D physics to the game creating a realistic range of motion for any and all objects impacted by the player and by adding transitions or Hel