Basics
Game Overview
Climax's Shattered Memories borrows many names and figures from Konami's original Silent Hill, but make no mistake; this is a completely different adventure that's built from the ground up, with radically changed gameplay, controls, areas, and even character backgrounds. Those new to the Silent Hill series need not worry about missing anything from before, because all the tricks from the previous installments are irrelevant here.
The game generally swings between two modes. The first mode consists of the exploration scenes, where the hero - Harry Mason - is free to search and interact with his surroundings without fear of any danger.
The second mode consists of the icy death nightmares, where Harry's goal is to reach the end of a maze-like obstacle course while dodging unkillable enemies. Occasionally he may need to solve a puzzle along the way, but the focus lies on evading the bad guys. There is no direct fighting at all - no weapons, no ammo, and no health drinks. Harry can only fling off the monsters who latch onto him.
Don't be discouraged whenever Harry gets overwhelmed and blacks out; he'll just get warped back to a checkpoint, and there is no penalty for this at all. Just use the opportunity to practice the run-throughs of the mazes and to experiment with different paths.