
Alex bullying and intentionally scaring Josh contradicts this earlier characterization. Alex goes to greater lengths to try and save Josh than even his best friends or his mother. For example, when Alex makes Josh feel better about his nightmares, and the tape of when Alex and Josh were playing together.

Silent Hill is a hellish place that torments people in a very personal way, so it is likely that the town provided false information to Alex because it would hurt him more than anything else.įrom every other known interaction between Alex and Josh it was shown that Alex was a caring and devoted brother. It is made clear that Josh may be dead, but not clues that Alex was responsible for it.Īlex had a flashback of the night Josh died, but as was seen with James Sunderland, it is known that Silent Hill is able to provide illusions and false memories.

However, in Silent Hill: Homecoming, Alex is given no hints of him being guilty. The plot of a Silent Hill game is essentially a puzzle: The player and protagonist gradually discovers clues and realizes the truth through their own intelligence and investigation. 1.5 Similarities and contrasts with James' story.
