<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Vatra	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Downpour	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
eponymous	O
fictitious	O
American	O
town	O
and	O
centers	O
on	O
Murphy	O
Pendleton	O
,	O
a	O
prisoner	O
who	O
enters	O
the	O
town	O
,	O
periodically	O
entering	O
the	O
otherworld	B-Application
,	O
leading	O
him	O
to	O
unlock	O
repressed	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
3D	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
gaming	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
story	O
and	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
survival	O
horror	O
and	O
exploration	O
roots	O
after	O
the	O
action-heavy	O
linearity	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Homecoming	I-Application
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
its	O
monster	O
design	O
,	O
combat	O
and	O
technical	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
over-the-shoulder	O
,	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Murphy	O
Pendleton	O
,	O
an	O
escaped	O
convict	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
navigates	O
the	O
titular	O
supernatural	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
phantom	O
police	O
cruisers	O
roam	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
;	O
if	O
one	O
spots	O
Murphy	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
monsters	O
will	O
appear	O
and	O
attack	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
scripted	O
intervals	O
,	O
Murphy	O
will	O
find	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
Otherworld	B-Application
,	O
a	O
supernatural	O
,	O
rusty	O
location	O
where	O
he	O
may	O
have	O
to	O
solve	O
a	O
puzzle	O
to	O
progress	O
,	O
navigate	O
traps	O
,	O
or	O
successfully	O
evade	O
the	O
red	O
,	O
indestructible	O
light	O
chasing	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
light	O
causes	O
him	O
harm	O
in	O
close	O
proximity	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
caught	O
by	O
it	O
will	O
produce	O
a	O
"	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
fetch	O
quests	O
in	O
earlier	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
necessary	O
to	O
progress	O
and	O
often	O
involved	O
a	O
thematically	O
related	O
side	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
Murphy	O
Pendleton	O
(	O
David	O
Boyd	O
Konrad	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
incarcerated	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
for	O
stealing	O
a	O
police	O
cruiser	O
and	O
crossing	O
state	O
borders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
riot	O
,	O
Murphy	O
is	O
placed	O
under	O
the	O
supervision	O
of	O
officer	O
Anne	O
Cunningham	O
(	O
Kristin	O
Price	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
significant	O
animosity	O
toward	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
being	O
transported	O
to	O
another	O
penitentiary	O
when	O
the	O
transport	O
vehicle	O
crashes	O
near	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wakes	O
in	O
a	O
prison	O
in	O
the	O
Otherworld	B-Application
and	O
eventually	O
kills	O
the	O
Wheelman	O
,	O
a	O
massive	O
,	O
mute	O
creature	O
in	O
a	O
wheelchair	O
by	O
disabling	O
its	O
life	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
Forgiveness	O
"	O
,	O
Anne	O
forgives	O
Murphy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
pair	O
are	O
transported	O
outside	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
where	O
Anne	O
reports	O
Murphy	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
Full	O
Circle	O
"	O
,	O
Murphy	O
commits	O
suicide	O
out	O
of	O
guilt	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
awake	O
in	O
an	O
Otherworld	B-Application
prison	O
to	O
relive	O
the	O
events	O
again	O
,	O
observed	O
by	O
the	O
Wheelman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Vatra	O
Games	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
8	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
speculated	O
to	O
potentially	O
be	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
marked	O
a	O
dramatic	O
shift	O
from	O
the	O
usual	O
gameplay	O
format	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
some	O
segments	O
of	O
the	B-Application
fourth	I-Application
installment	I-Application
and	O
in	O
the	O
rail	B-Application
shooter	I-Application
spinoff	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
of	O
Downpour	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
self-contained	O
story	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
vein	O
as	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
while	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
requirement	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
should	O
focus	O
on	O
visitors	O
to	O
the	O
titular	O
town	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
part	O
of	O
any	O
overarching	O
narrative	O
involving	O
Alessa	O
and	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
cult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
decision	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
criminal	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
in	O
a	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
for	O
its	O
potential	O
to	O
surprise	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
become	O
accustomed	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
tropes	O
and	O
plot	O
developments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
namely	O
that	O
a	O
seemingly	O
ordinary	O
character	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
unsettling	O
secret	O
in	O
their	O
backstory	O
or	O
becomes	O
entangled	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
dark	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Murphy	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
evoke	O
a	O
measure	O
of	O
discomfort	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
whether	O
that	O
be	O
through	O
his	O
criminal	O
background	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
questions	O
raised	O
by	O
his	O
presence	O
in	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
deciding	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
criminal	O
protagonist	O
,	O
the	O
thematic	O
elements	O
of	O
his	O
Otherworld	B-Application
were	O
considered	O
,	O
with	O
water	O
eventually	O
chosen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Downpour	O
,	O
long-time	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Daniel	O
Licht	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mandolin	O
in	O
particular	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
a	O
musical	O
nod	O
to	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downpour	O
's	O
main	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
American	O
nu	O
metal	O
band	O
Korn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
later	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
March	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Konami	O
published	O
Downpour	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
13	O
March	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
on	O
30	O
March	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
5	O
April	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
November	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Downpour	O
was	O
made	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
gaming	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
promotion	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
publisher	O
Konami	O
held	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
contest	O
from	O
10	O
–	O
16	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
which	O
invited	O
its	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
fans	O
to	O
design	O
an	O
original	O
graveyard	O
sculpture	O
that	O
would	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
finished	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Downpour	O
that	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
it	O
centers	O
on	O
Anne	O
and	O
her	O
parallel	O
journey	O
through	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
as	O
she	O
attempts	O
to	O
capture	O
Murphy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDW	O
Publishing	O
released	O
the	O
four	O
issues	O
in	O
print	O
from	O
September	O
to	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
reprinted	O
them	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
volume	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
Omnibus	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
7/10	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
regret	O
my	O
time	O
with	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
,	O
but	O
mediocrity	O
hung	O
over	O
most	O
of	O
my	O
playthrough	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8/10	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
When	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
forcing	O
a	O
sub-par	O
combat	O
system	O
on	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
it	O
allows	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
imaginative	O
as	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stylish	O
,	O
slickly	O
produced	O
,	O
beautifully	O
foreboding	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
Radar	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
7/10	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
spite	O
of	O
its	O
flaws	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
does	O
manage	O
to	O
be	O
smart	O
and	O
imaginative	O
in	O
bursts	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
leaves	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
be	O
desired	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
recent	O
Silent	B-Application
Hills	I-Application
go	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
ones	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
summed	O
up	O
its	O
review	O
with	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
many	O
puzzles	O
and	O
open-world	O
areas	O
did	O
leave	O
us	O
aimlessly	O
wondering	O
and	O
wandering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
frustrating	O
thing	O
about	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
the	O
lousy	O
combat	O
,	O
dull	O
exploration	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
the	O
technical	O
gaffes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
"	O
Yahtzee	O
"	O
Croshaw	O
of	O
Zero	O
Punctuation	O
fame	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
often	O
vocally	O
critical	O
of	O
past	O
Western	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
favorably	O
.	O
</s>
