Silent Hill 2 RemakeSilent Hill 2 Remake was a horror action game created by Bloober Team Sa and published by Korami. It was released on October 8, 2024 on PlayStation5 and Steam.
The plot of the game revolved around the protagonist, James. Three years after his wife, Mary, passed away, he suddenly received a letter from Mary, saying that she would wait for him at the "old place." James came to Silent Hill with his feelings for his wife, only to find that the place was shrouded in thick fog, and the streets had become a ghost town of strange creatures. The player controls James to fight monsters and solve puzzles while searching for clues about his wife in the town.
In the exploration system, the sound of noise meant that there were monsters nearby. Players had to move forward carefully while guarding the environment, observing the environment to find clues and necessary items to solve the mystery and advance the plot. The combat system could choose to fight with weapons such as steel pipes or pistols according to the monsters and the actual situation. It could also avoid the battle if it wanted to save ammunition or if it was surrounded by monsters.
The game's media rating on Metacrite (M site) had been lifted. The 49 reviews had an average score of 87 points, and there were no negative reviews. Some media reviews had scores such as IGN Japan's 100 points, PC Games '90 points, etc. As of October 17, 2024, the global sales exceeded 1 million copies, of which 283,000 copies were sold on the PC platform. On November 4, 2024, it was also nominated for the 42nd Golden Joystick Award for "Best Game of 2024". The game will be exclusive to the PlayStation 5 console for one year (until October 8, 2025) and will not be released on other console platforms. When the game was released, it was in the Steam lockdown area. The PGN port area luxury version was 531 Hong Kong dollars (about 481 yuan), and the normal version was 466 Hong Kong dollars (about 422 yuan). The game was hacked before the official release, which caused a lot of discussion among players and related parties.
Silent Hill 2 RemakeSilent Hill 2 Remake was a horror action game created by Bloober Team Sa and published by Korami. It was released on October 8, 2024 on PlayStation5 and Steam.
The plot of the game revolved around the protagonist, James. Three years after his wife, Mary, passed away, he suddenly received a letter from Mary saying that she would wait for him at the "old place", which was Silent Hill. When James arrived at Silent Hill, he found that the place was shrouded in thick fog, and the streets had become a ghost town with strange creatures wandering around. In the game, the player controlled James to fight monsters and solve puzzles while searching for clues about his wife in the town.
In the exploration system, if there was a noise, it meant that there were monsters nearby. Players had to carefully advance and observe the environment to find clues and necessary items to solve the mystery and advance the plot. In terms of the combat system, based on the monsters and the specific situation, one could choose to use weapons such as steel pipes or pistols to fight. If one wanted to save ammunition or was surrounded by monsters, they could also avoid the battle.
When the game's media rating on Metacrite (M site) was lifted, there were 49 reviews, with an average score of 87 points (as of October 4, 2024). Some of the media's review scores were as follows: IGN Japan 100 points, PC Games 90 points, GameSpot 90 points, VGC 80 points, IGN 80 points. The vagrant evaluation gave him 8.8 points. As of October 17, 2024, the global sales had exceeded 1 million copies, of which 283,000 copies were sold on the PC platform. On November 4, 2024, he was nominated for the "Best Game of 2024" at the 42nd Golden Joystick Awards.
In addition, the physical version of the game could enter the earlier version (version 1.00 in April 2024) of the game, but it needed to load the installation CD and cancel or pause the automatic update. The game information screen could be opened through the controller to check the version number. If it was 1.00, it could be entered. This version had some differences with the newer version 1.03, such as the perspective of some cutscenes, and Angela's eyebrows were thicker in version 1.00.
Silent Hill 2 Remake: RubbishSilent Hill 2: Remake had optimization issues. In the PS5 version, the performance mode could not stabilize 60 frames. Even if the resolution was reduced to the lowest 864p, the frame rate would drop to more than 40 frames or even more than 30 frames when encountering scenes such as fog, dense leaves, or near the courtyard pool. There was also the problem of frame rate fluctuation. Although the quality mode was 30 frames, there were also obvious frame rate fluctuations. The action part might suddenly drop to more than 20 frames. There were also optimization issues in the PC version. Although the game had 1145 reviews on Steam and had a 94% positive rating, the overall experience was good, the music and environment were restored, and the Chinese localisation was excellent, many players expressed dissatisfaction with the PC version due to the optimization issues and the lockdown of the country.
Silent Hill 2 Remake 5 NominationsIn the 2024 TTA Gaming Awards nomination list, Silent Hill 2: Remake was nominated for Best Music, Best Action/Adventure Game, Best Storytelling, Best Sound Design, and Best Performance.
Silent Hill 2 Remake is BoringSilent Hill 2 Remake had some problems with the rhythm. Some parts of the experience were a little long, and the exploration of certain environments was a little repetitive, which might make players feel bored during the game. However, the game also had many advantages. For example, it was a popular modern adaptation of a survival horror masterpiece. It smoothly polished off the rough edges of the original game's battle, and at the same time, it used a piece of coarse sandpaper to polish every rusty and moldy surface in the nightmarish environment. It successfully made these environments look more rough and threatening, making people feel more scared when exploring them. Its scary audio design also enhanced the horror of the game. Different players might have different feelings about the game due to their personal preferences and gaming experience.
Silent Hill 2 Remake Releases for the PlayStation 5 ProSilent Hill 2: Remake released a patch 1.06 for the PS 5 and PC Steam platforms. The official said that the new patch made various adjustments to these two versions and fixed the graphics problems of the PS 5 Pro version. However, foreign netizens claimed that the newly updated patch did not fix any problems. They also released a video of the PS5 Pro version continuing to flash. Some players complained that the game's image quality and performance were still poor, and they requested to remove the PS5 Pro enhanced logo.
In addition, Konami recently released an update with version number v.1.1.248,905, which mainly focused on fixing the "image failure" problem and solving the trophy counting problem for the players (especially the users of the PlayStation 5 Pro model) to ensure that the players could enjoy smooth and clear visual effects.
Silent Hill 2 Remake Officials Canvass for TGOSilent Hill 2: Remake was nominated for Best Music, Best Action/Adventure Game, Best Narrativity, Best Sound Design, and Best Performance (James's voice actor, Luke Robert) in the TG2024 nomination list. Silent Hill officials posted a message on social media to thank the fans for their support. At the same time, they were also canvassing for votes for the game, hoping that everyone could cast a sacred vote. According to the official rules of the TBA, the winners were decided by a mixed vote of the jury (90%) and the public voting by fans (10%), and the voting by fans ended on December 12th. Some fans said that it was a pity that Silent Hill 2: Remake didn't get nominated for Game of the Year. In their hearts, the original game was their game of the year.
Silent Hill 2Silent Hill 2 was a horror movie adapted from the video game Silent Hill 3. The story tells the story of the terrifying events that happened in Silent Hill between Heather Mason and her father, Harry Mason. The film received a rating of 5.8 on Douban. In addition, a game called Silent Hill 2 Remake was in development. The game would improve the graphics and combat system of the original version and change to a third-person perspective. In addition, a new game called Silent Hill: Short Message was also in development and would be available for free on the PlayStation 5. The image of the protagonist, James Sunderland, also changed subtly. As for the online viewing of the movie, no relevant information was provided at the moment.
Silent Hill 2The following is the entire process of Silent Hill 2 Remake:
1. At the beginning, on the observation deck, the toilet in the opening animation could be entered but there were no items. The road next to them was blocked by the wall of air, triggering the trophy achievement of "There's no turning back now." In the car, you can get the [South Valley Map]. At the same time, you can see Mary's letter and Mary's photo. Note that there are contents on the back of some documents in the game.
2. Leave the observation deck and head to the cemetery. There is a well on the way (the red square is the save point). Meet the girl Angela in the cemetery. You can talk to her many times after the plot animation.
3. After leaving the cemetery, he arrived at Silent Hill Ranch. He walked straight to the red wall and the door was locked. He went to the house on the left to look for the key. The door of the house was also locked. He went to the back and climbed in through the window. He took the [Car Spare Part Key] from the drawer and opened the door to leave the ranch.
4. Use the key to open the door and walk straight to the end. The wooden frame at the entrance of the tunnel can be interacted with (there are ripples in the image when interacting). This is the [Echo of the Old Days]. Pay more attention when exploring, then turn right and continue walking.
5. Eddy's procedure at the Woodside Apartments: Go back to the small stairs and go downstairs. There are bullets in the junk at the bottom of the stairs. Go out of the stairwell and go out through the courtyard door. Turn left and enter the courtyard. Pick up the coin (woman) at the garbage chutes. After that, you can go to Room 116. In the room, there were corpses in the refrigerator and bullets in the cupboard. In the toilet, Eddy was so scared by the corpses in the refrigerator that he kept vomiting and was about to collapse. James could comfort and persuade him to leave.
6. Music Box Puzzle: Put the three dolls on the top, operate the big red wheel on the right, then operate the small wheel, set the path, and press the red circle button on the lower right corner to let the dolls follow the path back to their home. According to the different difficulty, the doll's spring will rotate a different number of times (Standard Difficulty: Snow White springs 7 times, Mermaid springs 5 times, Cinderella springs 1 time; Hard Difficulty: Snow White springs 1 time, Mermaid springs 1 time, Cinderella springs 1 time), then press the pattern button in the blue box (If you feel dizzy, press the reset button in the red circle to start again), solve the puzzle to obtain the key to the third floor corridor, open the sliding door of the third floor corridor, enter Room 312 and interact with the video recorder on the ground. James will face the truth.