An important part of the Silent Hill series is that the player is not the protagonist. The character you're controlling isn't you. They are their own person and they're often morally flawed. Controlling such a character through a first-person view would create a narrative dissonance. It doesn't fit the franchise.
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The Silent Hill: Townfall team explains why first-person is scarier than third-person
An important part of the Silent Hill series is that the player is not the protagonist. The character you're controlling isn't you. They are their own person and they're often morally flawed. Controlling such a character through a first-person view would create a narrative dissonance. It doesn't fit the franchise.