In Shattered Memories, you play the role of Harry Mason, who is looking for his daughter Cheryl around the eerie village of Silent Hill. The game is billed as a re-imagining of the first Silent Hill game and casts you in that role. The game does not include any weapons, so Harry has no choice except to flee for his life when the monsters appear. This new element to the franchise represents the demonic alternate realm of Silent Hill as a world of ice.
During transitions between scenes, you’ll find yourself in a psychiatrist’s office, where you’ll be questioned privately about who you are and what you’ve been through. The game will then adjust itself based on your responses, transforming characters and lines of dialogue into something designed to make you feel more uneasy in real life.
While exploring Silent Hill in quest of Cheryl, you will find artifacts and recordings that provide insight into the town’s past. A flashlight that can be targeted in real-time can be controlled using the Wii Remote, and Harry’s mobile phone can receive calls and text messages from both the regular and supernatural worlds. It also has a camera function that can locate ghosts and read their statements while hidden.
