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Silent Hill: Homecoming follows the story of Alex Shepherd an ex-soldier who has been discharged due to injuries. When he returns to his home town of Shepherd's Glen all is not what it seems. Many of the towns inhabitants are now missing including his Father and younger Brother. His Mother appears to be in a deep depression and hardly even notice his return. It is up to Alex to find his missing family and to bring his family back together. 
Shepherd's Glen is a neighbouring town to the town of Silent Hill. As Alex delves further into the towns past he unveils dark family secrets and the connections between Shephard's Glen and Silent Hill.

Homecoming was first released in North America. Although it was originally planned for a release in Japan, Konami announced its release was cancelled due to "Assorted Issues". The game was also originally banned in Australia and Germany but were later granted a release when the violence and amount of blood/gore was lowered. 

The very start of the game see's Alex in a truck that is being driven by Travis Grady, the lead character from Silent Hill: Origins.

Release Dates:
North America: September 30th 2008
Europe: February 27th 2009
Australia: March 19th 2009


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Alex shepherd

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The lead character in Silent Hill: Homecoming. Alex returns home after being discharged from the army to find that all is not what it seems. His Father and Brother are missing and his Mother is in a deep depression. His journey to find his missing family ultimately lead him to the town of Silent Hill.

Joshua Shepherd

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Joshua is the younger brother of Alex Shephard. His parents are Lillian and Adam Shepherd. When Alex returns to Shepherd's Glen he finds out that Joshua is missing and goes on the search for him. 
Joshua returns the idea of a lost loved one being the main reason for the return to Silent Hill. 

Elle Holloway

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Elle Holloway is a resident of Shepherd's Glen and friend of Alex Shepherd. She meets Alex in various locations throughout the town and even joins him when travelling through the sewers. 
Her mother is Margaret Holloway who is a judge in Shepherd's Glen. Margaret has direct links to The Order. Elle also had a younger sister called Nora who died many years before.

Martin fitch

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Martin Fitch is a doctor from Shephard Glen. As a child Martin freed Alex after the school bus he was travelling in was knocked into a river. Martin also had a daughter called Scarlett, sadly she died at a young age which led Martin's mental stability to crumble and lead him to self hard. Martin is also directly linked to The Order of Silent Hill. 

Adam shephard

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Also an ex-soldier Adam is father to Alex and Joshua Shepherd. He is married to Lillian Shepherd and was also the sheriff of Shephard's Glen. Adam is connected to The Order, a cult group from Silent Hill. 

Lillian Shepherd

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Lillian is the mother of Alex and Joshua Shephard also wife to Adam Shephard. 
She is found to be in deep depression after Joshua has gone missing. When Alex returns she barely even speaks to him unless he is talking about Joshua. Throughout the game it becomes evident that Lillian was once a very talented woman. 

James Wheeler

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James Wheeler is a police officer from Shepherd's Glen. He worked with Adam Shepherd before his disappearance. Wheeler is first introduced when Alex is found to be locked in a prison cell.  

Curtis Ackers

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Curtis owns the local scrap yard and mentions that all the watches and clocks in town have all stopped when Alex first meets him upon his return. As with many of the resident's in Shepherd's Glen, Chris is also directly linked with The Order.


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Smog

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The smog is very similar to the Straghtjacket from Silent Hill: Origins and Lying figure from Silent Hill 2. They appear to glow in various places as if their insides contain something burning. Their ribcage opens up and this can be used as an attack. Unlike the Straightjacket and the Lying figure, Smog's do not spit out acid but instead emit a black toxic smoke.

Needler

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The needler is a human like creature with arms and legs made from long sharp blades. It's head hangs upside down and it walks on all fours. They attack by either slashing or stabbing their victims. They can attack in groups and are quick. Best to avoid as they are not the easiest of creatures to kill. 

sCARLET

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Scarlet is a boss that Alex must defeat. To begin with she is more human like. Her body is like a doll and can be cracked and destroy. She can attack in several ways. The main one being jumping on her victims. She can also strike by swinging her long arms at her victim. Before she is defeated she transforms into more a spiderlike creature and runs around on all fours.

feral

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A Feral is a dog like creature that is found in various locations throughout the game. Similar to the Sniffer Dog from Silent Hill 4, Double heads from Silent Hill 3 and the Groaners from Silent Hill. Their appear to have no skin on their bodies and attack by jumping at their victims which can knock them down and then they bite continuously. They can also attack by jumping and biting and can attack in groups.

Siam

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The Siam shares similarity's with the Closer from Silent Hill 3 and the Mandarin from Silent Hill 2. It appears to be two human like creatures that have been tied together using thick black tape. The front part being the male who has huge club like arms, the back part being the female. They are more ape like and attack with their arms and by charging at their victims. 

Lurker

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The lurker has large claw like metal hands and can attack with great speed. Although slow in getting around they attack by striking their victims and if close enough they can also knock their victims down by jumping at them. Their legs appear to be stuck together and they get around by dragging their legs and body across with their claws.

Asphyxia

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The Asphyxia is another boss Alex must defeat. It appears to be several female bodies fused together to create a centipede like creature. The Asphyxia can attack by striking with her many arms, swinging her tail like end at her victim, charging into her victim and also shrieking at them. 

Nurse

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The Nurse is very similar to the Nurses from previous games. They attack by slashing their victims with the weapons they carry. To begin with they are not all that fast, easy to avoid and kill. As the game progresses their attack become quicker and more damaging.
They can also attack in groups. Nurses can easily be killed with various weapons.


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Schism:
The Schism has a human like body with a long neck and bladed head. It's neck and head split to reveal sharp teeth. They can attack quickly and can cause a large amount of damage with their head. Best to avoid due to the amount of damage they can cause but can easily be destroyed with the shot gun.

Swarm:
The swarm are small bugs that can attack in groups. They only cause a small amount of damage and can be killed easily. They attack by biting onto their victims and draining blood. 

Bogeyman also known as Pyramid Head:
Although not a direct threat Pyramid Head does make a brief appearance and is also included in one of the endings of the game.

Sepulcher:
The Sepulcher is the first boss that Alex has to defeat. To begin with it is hanging upside down and attacks with its large arms and by shaking debris from the ceiling. The first stage Alex must destroy flesh like sacks that are on the ground. Once he has completed destroying all the sacks the Sepulcher drops to the floor and once again attacks with its hands. 

Amnion:
Amnion is the final boss that Alex must defeat. It appears to be a human like creature that is attached to 6 mechanical spider like legs. The human looking creature which is the main part of the body has a large belly which looks more like its pregnant. 


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Silent Hill: Homecoming has a total of 5 endings and an unlock-able additional scene after the credits.

Good Ending: Alex reunites with Elle and they leave Silent Hill together. 

Drowning: Alex wakes up in a bath tub and is drowned by a familiar face.

Bogeyman: Alex wakes up to find himself strapped to a chair. Beside him appears two Bogeymen who each half half of the helmet they both wear. They attached it to Alex's head and make him into one of them.

Hospital: Alex wakes up in a hospital strapped to a hospital bed. He can hear someone saying he needs to take responsibility for his actions and then is given an electric shock.

UFO: The final ending is comical UFO ending.

If the player completes the game on the hard difficulty or collects all 11 photographs that are found around town they they will unlock an additional scene once the credits have finished. In this scene Alex returns home and finds wet footprints leading upstairs. He follows the footprints to find Joshua sitting on his bed. He takes a photograph of Alex.

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The soundtrack to Silent Hill: Homecoming was released on November 24th 2008. It was not made available for retail sale and was a pre-order only exclusive. Once again composed by Akira Yamaoka, the soundtrack also features vocals by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. 
The soundtrack contains a total of 21 tracks:
  1. One More Soul to the Call
  2. Witchcraft
  3. Mr. JOY
  4. Cold Blood
  5. The Terminal Show
  6. Old Friend
  7. 4 Pattern
  8. Snow Flower
  9. Attitude #70
  10. Regards
  11. Total Invasion
  12. The Real Love
  13. Voodoo Girl
  14. Living in Fear
  15. Dreams of Leaving
  16. Who Knows
  17. Slave 2 Death
  18. The Thing
  19. Dead Monks
  20. This Sacred Line
  21. Soldier's Orders

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To find out more about Silent Hill: Homecoming why not visit:
  •   Silent Hill Homecoming Wiki Page
  •   Silent Hill Homecoming Wikipedia Page
  •   Silent Hill Homecoming Walkthrough 

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