Happy Thanksgiving Day to all my American readers; happy Thursday to the rest.

And don't gamers have plenty to be thankful for! Both new hardware and new software is plentiful this season, a veritable cornucopia of gaming goodness. I have Metal Gear Solid 3 and Metroid Prime 2 to look forward to, though the likelihood of me tackling either anytime soon is slim. It does not help that I am torn between a game that I think will be more enjoyable, or one I expect will be more engrossing with a more complex storyline…

I finished Silent Hill 4 last month, and was disappointed not only in the ending, but the lack of frights in getting there. Despite the innovations this entry brings to the series' control and level layout, it's really little that has been done before, and the connections to the other SH games was tenuous at best. Give me Silent Hill and Silent Hill 3 for a freaky and interwoven tale, thanks.