Silent Hill 2

Welcome back Silent hill you were missed terribly.
(Spoilers below. You've been warned)

Silent hill is a franchise that's very special to me they sort of were an introduction for me in the horror gaming community since I was a child. My friends would judge me for loving these games. I still have my immaculate condition Silent hill 1 copy on the ps1 and all my Silent Hill games including yes...Shattered Memories. Not trynna flex but yes I do have a nice collection. Moving on.

Man this game felt like a breath of fresh air, while yes still honouring the terrifying atmosphere of the original masterpiece, as we decent down through the madness of James' psych as he goes through Silent hill. I love a lot about this game, the graphics, the scares, the creepy atmosphere, the boss designs. I love the symbolism behind the Creatures even in this remake. Pyramid head is from the executioners of silent hill in the past. In the historical society there is a painting of this executioner. Its theorised that whilst James was in silent hill he saw this painting. and conjured him up with his desire for self punishment. The main enemies in the game are pale and grotesque constantly being sick, much like Mary’s illness. I think that's perfect attention to detail if I do say so myself.
James' cowardness and bitterness towards Mary and her illness didn't help their relationship at the end considering he murdered her and that would send him in a nice trip of self pity, guilt and deluluness 🤷🏻‍♂️

You also got the nurses. The suffocation that the Nurses experience is also representative of James's subconscious memory of smothering Mary with a pillow. The red squares covering the mouths give me vibes of roaring rage, particularly Mary's anger and verbal abuse against James.

You also got The monster in the cage in the hospital when Laura locks you in, to my interpretations it feels like symbolism of Mary badmouthing James in her last days...since the bed has a mouth. Anywho you get what I mean there is so much more that could be said that wouldn't fit here but yea. Also Maria looks amazing. James you hoe!. If I have to critique about something...the way James runs is underwhelming and artifical I wish they would have done more to make it feel realistic. But other than that almost perfect game.👌🏻

Could be one of the best remakes of all time. Silent Hill is back.

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the lord my soul to keep,
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the lord my soul to take.

The story of James Sunderland has always been one that deeply impacted me on an emotional and psychological level. It changed how I see many things in life, how I see myself, and my own personality. And now, with the remake, it brought all those feelings back in a truly amazing way.

Even though there were many issues with the remake—like engine problems, frequent stutters, and strange glitches—I'm grateful to Bloober Team for their courage to take on the challenge of remaking a game that’s been almost sacred and untouchable for the gaming community for 20 years. For a long time, many of us believed that a masterpiece like this shouldn’t be altered, and I was one of those people, honestly. I had a lot of worries about this point, but Bloober Team proved me wrong. They added so many beautiful touches to the story, like new endings and small tweaks to some plot points, all while showing great respect for the original content. The scene direction is so well-done, probably some of the best in video game history, from the animation down to the facial expressions that tell their own stories if you pay attention. And then there’s the music—Akira’s original soundtrack was already a masterpiece, and this remake gave him the chance to revive it with new additions that made the music even better.

Thank you, Team Silent, for this masterpiece again, this time through Bloober Team, who I’m sure has a lot more to offer as an independent studio.

This game could've been a 10 out of 10 but first I've got something to say,

The story is purely philosophical.
This game isn't about the protagonist who is walking and killing monsters along the way looking for his wifo no, you really need to deeply understand what's happening and the story behind every character especially james Sunderland its darker than you think, and you also need to pay attention to every detail in that game to solve your puzzles + believe me you don't wanna miss something cuz it's gonna make a difference in your ending, i dived into the game and got addicted to it, spent hours everyday on it because of the atmosphere and the city, they really did an amazing job writing the story and the characters Which made me didn't care at all about the flaws, the game actually have many flaws like aiming and controls aren't smooth, optimization is terrible and buggy .. despite that, The game ia immersive, i underestimated this remake when i watched the first gameplay trailer, but once it's released and i tried it, i completely changed my mind, ngl every time i spent on this game i burn most of my calories because of how damn scary the jump scares are, the ascending music makes you very nervous with the footsteps and the noises you hear everywhere you go i was actually scared all the time so The level of horror is very high.
I really hope we can get more remakes like this with more improvements

in my restless creams… i see that pound…… gyatt hill……..

Yikes!

Where do I start here? Bloober team have never been my favourite developer and boy did they prove why once more.

If you're looking for a remake of the quality of Resident Evil 2/4 or Dead Space, then look elsewhere.

The controls are janky, for example you have to position James meticulously to pick things up and prepare to get stuck in the environment. The combat is a poor mix of Callisto Protocol and Alan Wake, the shooting is OK at times and woeful at others.

The narrative...oh boy. The original was about half the length and it worked. There's a lot of padding for an already thin story and now it's overly stretched to breaking point.

The critic reviews have landed on the softer side for this one in my view!