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The above surprisingly busty nurse is taken from a screenshot of the new game Silent Hill:  Homecoming, which is the 5th console title in the series and the first to debut on the shiny new hardware available today.  It’s technically available today, though that really means “It’s been shipped to stores so most likely will be on sale tomorrow,” but rather than confidently call up my favorite store and ask them to hold a copy, I’ve been waiting on reviews to see how the game has turned out.  This is the first time that a console version of the series has been done by a Western team as opposed to the original developers at Konami in Japan, so I’ve had some doubts about the Western ability to “get” the Japanese sensibility for horror, which is to creep out players rather than make them squeal in surprise when something jumps out at them.  So far reviews have been mixed with some very positive and very negative write ups.  I *think* I’m probably still going to get (the series is both a favorite of mine and the Wife’s) so we’ll probably be more forgiving, but it’s disappointing nonetheless that praise for the game has been anything but unanimous.