Silent Hull

SH2 is without doubt one of my favourite games of all time (as is SH1, tbf, but for different reasons). I still have my copy and it's the main reason I still have my dusty PS2; still play it through once every year or so, though mainly via emulator these days. It's a genuine classic.

That being said, I'll be honest, I wouldn't be surprised to see a remake not go down particularly well with a new generation of players, especially those unfamiliar with the actual gameplay/mechanics of the original (as opposed to its cultural impact, legacy, etc.). It is a surprisingly easy game, both in terms of its combat and puzzles, even on the most difficult of settings; and it also has very few 'boss' encounters, all of which are very straight-forward. The game's brilliance is pretty much all in the narrative (and its ambiguity), atmosphere, and locations, which are all amplified by the overall sense of silence and loneliness. Got a bad feeling we'll see a lot of complaints about a 'lack of action', unless they drastically change things or ramp up the enemy count/interactions, which would risk ruining the game in other respects. Hope I'm wrong, but I'm a little apprehensive of it.

Truth be told, a simple HD remaster of SH1/2 would be preferable for me, and then some new titles coming down the line.

Yup. The descent down to the prison, as well, is literally just empty rooms and corridors one after the other. Nothing much happens, but it really does build a sense of dread/foreboding, whilst also bringing into question James' psyche and the fucked-up geography/topography of the place. I remember when you get down there, and meet Eddie brandishing the gun in the prison mess hall, properly ramming home just how insane everything felt.

Tangent: I really enjoyed The Medium, which had little to no combat at all, but I suspect its wider lukewarm reception may well be the sort of thing we see here, too. Hopefully I'm wrong.

Yeah if there's a remake there's a lot of the core game it really should contain, but I have a feeling that if it's helmed by BT, then it will do. I've always loved their games for subverting your preconceptions of reality and I expect them to do much the same here with the more outthere areas.

And the dog ending needs to be canon.

The voice acting in 2 is a bit hit and miss. Sometimes it works well, but other times it's a bit flat...

Weirdly though, and I don't think it's intentional, but it could actually add to the otherworldlyness, just all feeling a bit off.

Always thought the jarring voice acting was intentional and added to the dream like weirdness of it

I'm not a fan of Blooper Team doing this at all but seem to be in a minority. They're very gimmicky and unoriginal

Look, wunty, I told you Elden Ring was shit and you didn't believe me. When are you going to learn. Listen to Aunty

Is that a narrative pitch for a new Silent Hill game, wunty?

It was a good night, tbh.

How did you know Uncle Frank was involved?

So word is the Silent Hill 2 remake is going to be split into 2 games.

Jesus. Please tell me that's a wind up? The original can be completed in under two and a half hours if you know what you're doing lol

Ahh might be this..

Wait until everyone finds out Aerith doesn't die.