![]() The game also features a weather system which alternates fog with varying degrees of rainfall during heavy rainfall, monsters appear more frequently and behave more violently towards Murphy. Additionally, phantom police cruisers roam the streets of Silent Hill if one spots Murphy, a group of monsters will appear and attack him. Murphy can also fight with his fists, although this prevents him from blocking attacks. Firearms and ammunition are limited, and Murphy has difficulty aiming guns. Murphy can obtain a range of melee weapons, including chairs, bottles, shovels, and axes to defend himself, although he can only carry one at a time, which will gradually deteriorate with use and eventually break. Items to replenish his health can be found throughout the game. The monsters can harm him, causing his " health" to decline as it does so, his clothes take on a bloodied and torn appearance to reflect this damage. While exploring, Murphy may periodically encounter monsters, either alone or in groups. The player also can shape Murphy's character through several moral choices presented throughout the game, by allowing him to either act on or refuse opportunities to save non-player characters. Parts of his backstory can be learned from in-game notes and flashbacks secret messages can be uncovered through the use of a UV flashlight, while clues and maps are stored in his journal to access freely. ![]() At times, Murphy will need to directly interact with the environment to progress, pulling down fire escapes with hooks or destroying boarded-up doors, for example. ![]() While Murphy explores the town on foot, he can use the abandoned subway tunnels as a short-cut to various parts of the town. While the extent to which the game is an open-world environment is debated, Downpour allows for more environmental exploration than previous installments in the series. Silent Hill: Downpour is a survival horror game played from the over-the-shoulder, third-person perspective, in which the player controls Murphy Pendleton, an escaped convict, as he navigates the titular supernatural town. A screenshot of Murphy in the town of Silent Hill ![]()
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