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Post by Jambowayoh on Oct 20, 2022 9:30:34 GMT
I stumbled onto the Resetera thread about this and my god some people there are just so up their own arses it's unbelievable. They're so fucking pretentious. In what way? There were some people saying that people who aren't real fans won't really appreciate the remake and you need to really evaluate things in your life if you're jumping into this game for the first time purely because the graphics look good. It's the worst kind of snobbery and gatekeeping that has soured gaming for me at times. |
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Post by wunty on Oct 20, 2022 9:43:38 GMT
Ach, that kind of bullshit is everywhere. Gatekeeping is as rife as hyperbole in gaming circles these days. Fuck all that off.
This is what fucks me off as well: Why can't people just show enthusiasm in anything these days? What a hyper critical bunch of fuckeggs we gamers are. As far as I'm concerned we're getting a beautiful RE4, a beautiful Dead Space, a beautiful System Shock and a beautiful Silent Hill 2 all in the near(ish) future. Are they new? No, but there's a fucking shit load of new IPs coming out all the time if that's your thing. It's shiny versions of some of the best horror games of the last 20 odd years. At very worst they can serve to rekindle interest in their respective franchises and prompt people to seek out and enjoy the original games, at the very best we're going to have fucking immense versions of the games we grew up loving. How the hell is that anything other than a good thing?
Christ, I need a smoke.
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Post by quadfather on Oct 20, 2022 10:02:12 GMT
It is a good thing of course. It's just the internet is full of twats. Just ignore them
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Post by quadfather on Oct 20, 2022 10:03:11 GMT
Anyone spotted anything on the Townfall vid that the guy hints about?
I'll check out the rest later. Glad they've still got the original guy doing the music too for SH2 - spot on.
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Post by quadfather on Oct 20, 2022 10:05:46 GMT
There were some people saying that people who aren't real fans won't really appreciate the remake and you need to really evaluate things in your life if you're jumping into this game for the first time purely because the graphics look good. It's the worst kind of snobbery and gatekeeping that has soured gaming for me at times. Reevaluate things in your life? Haha I think someone has their priorities in life slightly skewed, but they'll get it, in the end. |
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Post by wunty on Oct 20, 2022 10:16:21 GMT
It is a good thing of course. It's just the internet is full of twats. Just ignore them Exactly. It's why it's best not to read too many comments or delve in to too many forums.
Or go on the internet much at all really.
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Post by quadfather on Oct 20, 2022 11:17:41 GMT
DON'T STRAY FROM THE PATH
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Post by rhaegyr on Oct 20, 2022 11:33:03 GMT
SH2 needs to be grimier, looked a little too 'clean' for my tastes - otherwise I'm quietly excited!
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Post by dominalien on Oct 20, 2022 11:35:31 GMT
SH2 never clicked with me, maybe I should try this remake.
I probably don't deserve to play it and if I get it some internet moron will come over to my place and smash my PS5, right?
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Post by dominalien on Oct 20, 2022 11:36:00 GMT
SH2 needs to be grimier, looked a little too 'clean' for my tastes - otherwise I'm quietly excited! It looks like the RE remakes. REREmakes. |
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Post by wunty on Oct 20, 2022 11:39:57 GMT
SH2 needs to be grimier, looked a little too 'clean' for my tastes - otherwise I'm quietly excited! Just rub shit over your TV before you play? |
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Post by Aunt Alison on Oct 20, 2022 14:21:22 GMT
New James looks like a dweeb though. My biggest concern at the moment is that Maria won't be fit anymore
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Post by Jambowayoh on Oct 20, 2022 15:18:29 GMT
Just to confirm was that trailer of SH2 CGI?
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Post by quadfather on Oct 20, 2022 16:59:36 GMT
There was only 1 bit I saw that had an over the shoulder camera, which is the gamer's POV - the rest seemed cinematic, so could be owt
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Post by wunty on Oct 20, 2022 17:14:57 GMT
I got the impression that none of it was actual gameplay footage
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Post by geefe on Oct 21, 2022 15:47:23 GMT
Just watched the SH2 trailer and got a resounding meh. Looks too clean and...I dunno...Pyramid Head just looks like a gimp. I guess some things are best left as they are.
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Post by Zuluhero on Oct 21, 2022 17:01:42 GMT
In my restless dreams, I see that town...
But people can't quite seem to agree on whether it looks as good as it used to...
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Post by Dgzter on Oct 21, 2022 18:12:20 GMT
Just on the CGI thing:
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Post by Jambowayoh on Oct 21, 2022 19:44:02 GMT
Interesting. Ass temps increased.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Oct 21, 2022 19:44:39 GMT
Just watched the SH2 trailer and got a resounding meh. Looks too clean and...I dunno...Pyramid Head just looks like a gimp. I guess some things are best left as they are. Of course, Grandad. Change nothing! |
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Post by Zuluhero on Oct 21, 2022 19:47:03 GMT
I'm stoked. In that weird way that one can only be over Silent Hill.
I means it's miserable and horrible, but at the same time great. Been ages since I last played it so enough time has passed that it will feel completely fresh again.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Oct 21, 2022 20:34:00 GMT
I'm intrigued in what way Pyramid Head looks like "a gimp".
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Post by dfunked on Oct 21, 2022 21:13:37 GMT
What the fuck kind of gimps do you have at your orgies?!
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Post by EMarkM on Oct 22, 2022 6:45:28 GMT
Ones with big choppers, presumably…
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Post by drhickman1983 on Oct 22, 2022 7:20:07 GMT
I thought the chopper belonged to Zed, not the gimp.
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Post by geefe on Oct 22, 2022 8:32:15 GMT
I suppose it's down to the graphics from 20 years ago but it seemed much more mysterious back then, not quite human and a demon with a kind of imposing, featureless head.
The graphics look too nice and it just looks like a well toned bloke with a big leather triangle on his head.
As someone who isn't really into survival horror, what SH2 did was just far and away one of the best, most haunting things. So much of that was the fuzzy grime aesthetic. This is far too clean and makes it all look a bit silly.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Oct 22, 2022 8:39:48 GMT
I think it looks fine.
The problem I have is that "game where troubled protagonist explores spooky place with monsters that represent his inner demons" is a trope as old as, well, the (Silent) Hills at this point. Or Jacob's Ladder. It just doesn't have the same effect on me anymore.
That said, if this introduces other people to Silent Hill 2, I'm all for it existing. It's just not something that excites me personally.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Oct 22, 2022 13:01:27 GMT
The problem I have is that "game where troubled protagonist explores spooky place with monsters that represent his inner demons" is a trope as old as, well, the (Silent) Hills at this point. Or Jacob's Ladder. It just doesn't have the same effect on me anymore. What other games do that?
I kind of agree with geefe. From the trailer we saw, my inkling is that the remake will be more dramatic and cinematic than the original - the way James seems to storm into the bathroom and the thing with his hand seemed a bit OTT. He seems out of it for most of the original, as do most characters. It'll be a western dev interpretation of the game, and they tend to look towards films
Compare the same scene in the bathroom with the original. It's much more ordinary in the remake without the dutch angle
I also expect the new ending will have James stay in Silent Hill with Mary/Maria
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Post by drhickman1983 on Oct 22, 2022 13:48:08 GMT
I'm cautiously optimistic about the whole thing, I think.
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Post by malek86 on Oct 22, 2022 15:42:26 GMT
It's not like the old game is going to disappear from Earth, so I'm fine with a remake that tries to do things differently. After all, if it's shit, I can just go back and play the old version (at least on Xbox, so a Steam re-release for everyone else would be nice).
Mind, it will probably *play* better than SH2. Because that game sure didn't play all that well.
Ah well, I'm more interested in the AITD remake myself. Still, this could be fun too.
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