Edited on: October 13, 2025
Posted on: October 10, 2025
kellcooz
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Silent Hill F is a misunderstood classic
SPOiLERS The game was never about feminism, anti-marriage, anti-family, and the usual men are bad crap. It's mainly about societal pressure, peer pressure, loss of trust, financial struggle, bad parenting, forced arranged marriage, losing one's own identity and freedom to make own choices, which are real world issues even today. Hinako is treated as a pariah due to being a tomboy, which was a typical thing to do in 1960s Japan. Her father used to be a kind and respectable man, but became abusive (frequently drunk and angry) after a failed business venture that saw his money get stolen by someone he trusted for years, landing the family in financial debt. Her mother being subservient and complicit to whatever her husband does just made things worse for Hinako. Then her older sister Junko, who was her main emotional support for years, ended getting married, which left Hinako betrayed and abandoned. The arranged marriage was decided to get family out of debt (because the would be husband, Kotoyuki, is rich), something Hinako does not want, due her fear of getting into a similar abusive marriage just like her mother. Then there's her "close friends", Shu the partner, is the only one who cared, but went about the wrong way by giving a medicine (which intent was to help Hinako reflect and think clearly) that just contributed to Hinako's emotional and mental breakdown. Rinko, who became very jealous because Hinako excelled in sports, and wanted Shu for herself, while Sakuko, who has special needs, felt betrayed (very similar to Hinako losing Junko's emotional support) upon finding out Hinako was getting married. Hinako endures all these elements and forces that want to change her to who she is not, which results in two sides of her clashing, one that wants to resist and freely explores other options in life, while the other just willingly give in to marriage and let go her original identity and freedom. The whole thing initially makes Hinako develop twisted views towards marriage and mistrust towards people (men and women alike). The TRUE ENDING though shows, that Hinako has overcome all these emotional and mental problems, has earned that much needed freedom and peace of mind to decide things for herself (instead anyone deciding for her), free to explore various options in life, which includes possibility of getting married (to Kotoyuki) someday. The game also shows that men are also pressured by society, family and peers as well, since Kotoyuki was also forced into the marriage (to Hinako) by his family as well. He too was also happy to be free and explore other options in life, which includes getting married to Hinako someday.
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