I don't know, it blew my mind. I think Brad was entirely justified in what he said. 

Sounds like someone doesn't like Brad.

Because you weren't blown away doesn't mean someone else won't be, let them find out for themselves =/

Aren't you the guy that thought that the worse ending in the game is the best one?

" Because you weren't blown away doesn't mean someone else won't be, let them find out for themselves =/ "

Why do you hate the shoemaker? :( 
 
*crai*

" Aren't you the guy that thought that the worse ending in the game is the best one? "

" @Ineedaname said:

" Because you weren't blown away doesn't mean someone else won't be, let them find out for themselves =/ "

No, I loved the ending. I thought it was very effective. But there seem to be a good deal of people getting into this game just to be blown away by the ending. And in many cases they won't be. People are setting themselves up for disappointment. "

If Brad got one of the bad endings, what's wrong with saying so? I haven't played this game and I don't know how it is but it was pretty easy to know which is the good and which the bad ending in Silent Hill. In the bad, bad shit happened. In the good, it was a somewhat happy ending. I got the bad ending the first time, there's nothing wrong with saying that, it doesn't put people who get the bad ending down or anything.

SILENT HILL 1 SPOILERS:

Just the brief CG mind you, none of the in game stuff and build up, so it probably won't make sense to people who haven't played it.
 

There's a clear line between the LL-ending and the others. That's all I'm talking about, and it's not a question how to interpret one of the preludes. 
 
Do you agree with the notion that Shattered Memories offers a huge, shocking and mind blowing surprise for everyone at the end? Because judging from many comments in the last week, this is the impression many people have, going into this game. "Dude, I wanna be blown away". "Dude, please tell me the ending, I wanna know".
 
Most people I have read talking about that game (and that's many, not only here) have guessed or suspected the twist way, way before the end. It is not a very effective "shock ending", nor does it appear to have been meant as one!
 
Going into this game because you want your mind blown by a shock ending will reduce many gamer's ultimate enjoyment of this game.

I thought the storytelling and the ending were very well done. Too bad the "game" part was a bit of a disaster. Definitely worth playing, though.

I added a small disclaimer to the OT. Maybe I sounded harsher than I wanted to.

I think anyone that hasnt played it yet will be disappointed cause of the hype from brads description of how emotionally impactful the ending is. I find that this is usually the case if i read reviews and play a game. I much rather just look at the score to see if its good and discover the actual game for myself.

I beat it yesterday, I guess I was too immersed into the game to really even guess the ending cause I for some reason never came to that conclusion, but when it happened I was like, "OH COURSE!". It was a surprise, but not amazingly shocking.

I dunno, I read the plot on Wikipedia and thought "Oh crap, if I had a Wii, I probably would have shit bricks."

I had a "Oh Snap!" moment. 

How long is this game?

" How long is this game? "

That's good to know. I was a bit leery of Brad's enthusiasm for the ending. 

Oh well, I still want to restart my gamefly account and borrow my sisters Wii so I can play it.

I wasn't completely blown away, but when the twist happened I thought, "Oh, so THAT'S actually what's going on!"

For me, when it comes down to it, I think Ryan nailed it on the head in the podcast. I'm not sure, had I not read up on the ending of the game, that I would have ever had the slightest thought of actually playing the game. But the mere description of the ending alone has convinced me to play through the title, despite never actually having forced myself through a Silent Hill game in the past.

"@Meowayne said:

" @Ineedaname said:

" Because you weren't blown away doesn't mean someone else won't be, let them find out for themselves =/ "

No, I loved the ending. I thought it was very effective. But there seem to be a good deal of people getting into this game just to be blown away by the ending. And in many cases they won't be. People are setting themselves up for disappointment. "

But in some cases they might be, and maybe some of the people who read this thread and don't by the game would have been blown away, but now they'll never know.  And now anyone who does read this and is playing the game is going to be skeptical about the ending, effectively meaning you've probably ruined any impact it would have had. "

I haven't played the game...just read the ending stuff on Wikipedia...and I've gotta say...my mind was blown just from reading it.  So, I don't know.

The end totally caught me by surprise, but I wasn't guessing or thinking too hard about it. Just went through the experience... I loved it and gonna go through it 3 or 4 more times I think

I agree with the OP. The ending was great but nothing too shocking, but the way it was executed was great. 
 
Also, if you know going in that there is some sort of "twist" but not exactly what it is, you will eventually figure it out on your own. Or at least, I did.

Wow, why would you hate Brad? Jerk.

I agree that it is better for people to not set their expectations too high because the ending may impact different people in different ways, and no matter what it is certainly not the second coming of Christ. 
 
In my case I thought it was great. The moment everything is revealed i was like "Oh snap", but it wasn't until a few minutes later when I started to remember everything under the light of what I now knew and the full implications of everything I did that it struck as a full "OMG this is sick". 
 

I dunno... I thought the ending was brilliant. It's a neat little twist, but yeah, it's been done enough in other mediums to where it's probably not exactly hard to guess where the game is going (I didn't, but I can definitely see where if I were paying more attention to the actual story, I'd have picked up on it). Still, I think it's all the stuff leading up to the ending, and all the different ways in which the game can play out, that really makes it special.
 
And I would definitely disagree with the OP. Seeing the game played through once, seeing the ending, and then looking up different playthroughs on youtube made me want to buy this game. There are other reasons to want to, of course, but it was the ending that really pushed me over. So I'd disagree completely. I'm not sure what your expectations were, but I agree with Brad.

I was actually a little pissed, cause I wasn't going in expecting a "shocking twist" until Brad brought it up...then I figured it out within 5 minutes because I knew to look for a twist. Nothing against Mr Shoemaker, of course, I just wish I'd gotten to experience the game without knowing that ahead of time.

I don't know about you guys, but I thought it was shocking, and very well handled.

I agree with Brad. It blew me away. I was totally shocked, because the twist came out of nowhere. If you haven't picked this game up, do it now! You won't regret it. Not just because the story's so good,but also because it's just so damn fun and enjoyable, especially when you consider it's a Wii Exclusive.

Personally ... 

I don't want to play the game anymore since I know what the ending twist is...

God, I'm so close to the end...I WANNA KNOW

" God, I'm so close to the end...I WANNA KNOW "

" @birdflu777 said:

" God, I'm so close to the end...I WANNA KNOW "

Harry Mason is Tyler Durden.  "