"Shushasha..."
After a burst of snowflakes, images appeared on the old-fashioned black and white TV screen.
The old P can be sure that it is Mary, because her appearance is exactly the same as Maria, but the clothes and hairstyle are more traditional and conservative.
"Are you recording again? Whoops..."
Mary smiled at the camera, waved her hand, and sat down in a chair by the bed.
"I don't know why, but I just like it here."
"very quiet."
"I said long ago that this place was once a holy place..."
"Now I understand why."
"Unfortunately, we are leaving..."
"Promise me, you'll bring me back, okay? Ahem..."
Mary came to the camera expectantly, but suddenly coughed uncontrollably.
Then, the picture on the TV suddenly became chaotic, and incomplete fragments flashed quickly one by one. It is unknown whether it is a video or a memory in the hero's mind.
Or, the video and the memory in the hero's mind are mixed together, intertwined, and it is impossible to distinguish...
In the chaotic clips, there is a picture of Mary looking out the window and meditating, and there is also a picture of Mary lying in bed and the hero is taking good care of her...
However, there is another very scary scene.
In front of Mary's hospital bed, the actor stood up suddenly and blocked the camera.
In the chaotic image, there seems to be a vague figure, pulling something over the bed, and then pressing it suddenly...
There is only one snowflake left on the TV.
At this time, the male protagonist seemed to have been drained of all his strength, sitting in front of the TV, his head drooping weakly, looking at the floor.
The old P couldn't move, and he couldn't change his perspective, so he could only stand motionless like the hero, staring blankly at the floor, listening to the rustling sound of the black and white TV, as if... a dead person.
The little girl Laura ran in and asked the protagonist if she had found Mary. Seeing that the protagonist was not moving, she gently pushed the protagonist's shoulder.
Old P's vision flickered, but he still stared blankly at the ground, motionless and deaf.
After a long time, the actor raised his head.
"Laura, Mary is gone... dead."
Laura said loudly, "No, you lied! She... she died? Sick?"
The hero shakes his head.
"No... I killed her."
…
…
At the end of the game, everything becomes more chaotic.
However, old P has gradually understood a little bit of the truth.
Mary didn't die of illness, but the protagonist killed her with his own hands.
Because Mary had an incurable disease, she was bedridden for three years, suffering so much that she could only wait for death.
This hopeless life makes Mary angry with everyone around her, especially the protagonist James.
And James was tortured by such a life, and even wanted to escape, afraid of seeing Mary.
Until one day, Mary told James that she had had enough of this pain and wanted to die.
James personally helped Mary end the pain, but this memory was too painful for him, so he was closed in the depths of his spiritual world, only remembering that Mary died of illness.
And Silent Hill is a terrible place where all the negative emotions in people's hearts can be transformed into illusions, so when James came to Silent Hill, the bizarre scenes he saw, the terrifying monsters, and the various experiences he experienced...
In fact, it's all about the dark side of his heart.
At the end of the game, the old P finally defeated the terrifying triangular head, and killed the monster transformed by Maria.
Finally, James seemed to travel through time and space, returned to Mary's bedside, and had a last conversation with the dead Mary.
Mary was lying in the bed, with a haggard face, and had been tortured out of shape by the illness.
James: "Sorry..."
Mary coughed twice: "I said, I want to die, James. I want to end this pain."
"That's why I did it, I can't watch you suffer..."
James paused, then shook his head again: "No, that's not the whole truth, you also said that you don't want to die... The truth is, a part of me hates you, hates you for taking my life away..."
Mary interrupted him: "You killed me and suffered for it. Enough, James..."
James hugged the dead Mary and left the room.
In the darkness, James' voice echoed in Old P's ear.
"Now I know the real reason I came to this town."
"What have I to be afraid of?"
"Mary, I have nothing without you..."
A burst of intense tire friction sound, from far to near...
"Now, finally, we can be together forever..."
James' profile appeared in old P's field of vision, but his eyes were closed and he walked peacefully. In the stillness of the water, Mary finished reading the letter to James in a calm voice.
"I saw that town, Silent Hill, in endless dreams."
…
"When I first knew I was going to die, I refused to accept it."
"I rage at everyone around me, especially you, James."
"So, if you really hate me, I understand."
"But I want you to know..."
"I will always love you, James."
…
"You give so much and I can't pay back."
"So, I want you to live for yourself."
"Think of yourself, James."
…
"James..."
"You make me feel so happy..."
In the final scene, it's all dark. The background music "promise" still reverberates in old P's ears, but this guitar song seems to have a completely different meaning.
When I first heard this song, I felt creepy and shuddering. It is obviously a somewhat cheerful song, but it contains an indescribable weirdness.
But when I listen to it now, it seems... there is another kind of strong sentimentality and sadness.
This time, in the darkness, old P didn't quit the game immediately, but quietly read the entire credits and listened to the song "Promise".
And the viewers of the barrage are also immersed in the plot of the game, and the barrage in the entire live broadcast room is surprisingly consistent.
"Ahhh! This plot!"
"Qaq, teary eyes!"
"What the hell, isn't this a horror game, why did I cry!"
"Thank you, old p, for bringing us such a wonderful game. If I were to play it by myself, I would definitely not dare to play it. Thank you, old p, for taking us through the game!"
"I burst into tears, the last song is called "Promise"? It sounds good..."
…
After clearing all the levels, the old P returned to the landing space of the vr game cabin.
At this time, a window popped up in front of him. As the top 10,000 players who cleared "Silent Hill", they will receive rewards for choosing six games on all platforms.
However, Old P suddenly felt that this reward was not so important anymore.
Being able to beat a game like "Silent Hill", this kind of experience itself seems to be the best reward, right