"Play Silent Hill 1-7"
No thanks, I find Silent Hill, although moody, to be a rather cumbersome game, at least all the versions I have played. I always thought it was a Resident Evil wannabe, that never really cut the mustard (Res Evil is a remake of Alone in the Dark too btw). I know there are a LOT of fans, but the fact remains Silent Hill was nothing but a Resident Evil copycat at the time, just more successful one than other clones, thus making it's own ip and making 6 sequels.
No idea exactly what this argument is about, but I would say it's a combination of both:- Some places would be almost pristine, still while others that had scenes of whatever has befallen in your game, would be more likely messy.
Great screenshots I have seen here btw.
http://s6.bitefight.org/c.php?uid=103081