AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!  I am playing two games at the moment: Silent Hill Homecoming and Shadows of the Damned.  And before you ask, Yes, I am an average gamer.  At almost 40 years old, I don't have the reflexes of you youngsters out there.

So, I enjoy a good horror game for the story, characters, monsters, music, you name it.  And then, Silent Hill Homecoming comes along.  Great atmoshpere.  Since I have already beaten SH2, SH3 and Shattered Memories, I was looking forward to playing this one.  SPOILERS!!!  I am in the sewers, one health potion left.  I get attacked by those monsters in the water, ouch.  No more potion.  No big deal, I'll find some of them around.  Ok, so I just found one.  The last grate, I survived...yes...Wait...she can't open it just yet! Are you kidding me? Turn around, not one, not two but three slicing monsters.  Run around, run around, quick hit here and there.  Ouch, cornered, can't see very well because of the camera, dodge. dodge, dodge, hit, hit, hit, potion, hit again and again.  Dead.  F***.

No problems.  I'll relax with Shadows of the Damned.  Great atmosphere. SPOILERS!!!  Just outran my girlfriend.  YES!  Ok, let's relax.  Oh no!  Second death sister.  Man, what do I need to do?  Ok!  Got it.  Just shoot the one with the red stomach.  Cool!  First time, three of them.  Found her!  Second time, 5 of them.  Found her!  Third time, 8 of them.  By luck, found her.  Doing a number on the vodka big time.  Fourth time, too many to count.  I am attacked by all sides at once.  Dead.  F***.

My hands...my once trusty hands.  My reflexes.  Are they going away?  I am mad.  I want to play the games, but they won't let me.  Anyway, that's it. 

Time to hang up the controller, IMO.

Just play on easy mode, if you're already on easy mode then i'm sorry :(

hahahahahaha! that is one hell of a cute post! Do your reflexes decrease?! absolutely! I can't handle those teenagers any longer. They whip my ass left right and center! The only multiplayer game I can really excel at is counter strike but thats cause I have over 10 years of experience playing that game!

But I have never had problems with single player. I just hope I am not headed in your direction, cause like badgenome said, that would be the time to hang up the controller and call it a "good run"!

Don't give up though! I am sure you can make it through those sections you are stuck in. Maybe if you're desperate you can use a walkthrough. No shame using one if you're stuck!

just relax and find a controller that suite your hand better , emotions make you loss focus am sure that age have nothing to do with this

Thanks guys. I focused and took my time. I finally beat the second death sister. I was celebrating, being happy, enjoying life, you know. I was taking in the moment. And then...SPOILERS...the girlfriend comes at me again. I turn around...kiss of death. I had like, you know, 10 seconds of pure happiness. Then, dead again. I will try again later.