So I was trolling around the net, as I am want to do, and I stumbled across some interesting discussions surrounding Silent Hill: Downpour. Primarily people talking about how the latest screen shots, seen below, are very reminiscent to some of the visuals in Alan Wake. So close to the point where I have seen a few people state that Konami is just ripping off from the game. There is also some people trying to defend the fact that because it looks close it doesn't mean it is a rip off.

I would say they are interesting points except for the fact that Alan Wake was almost a blatant rip off of a franchise that was around for years prior. That franchise, oh wait, it was Silent Hill. So how the hells can you call the new SH a rip off when it comes to visuals? I'd really like to know. Yea I see some similarities in the style and visuals, but as someone put it, "just because it is a creepy forest scene doesn't mean it is AW." If the creepy forest scene is to be ™ed, wouldn't Friday The 13^th get to claim those rights? Or any other of the plethora of Horror films/stories/shows that have come way first?

I'm surprised that no one is up in arms about those damned gondolas being a blatant rip off from Disneyland. I won't rest until all games have to rethink placing gondolas due to that. I mean we need to give some credit where it is due, right?

But in all seriousness, there are a bunch of new screens that you can look at below. Nothing all that new is revealed, as usual, but it will let you see how some of the in-game visuals will look. Even though they are all ripped off in some way…