Posted on: May 9, 2025

Quiggling

Games: 144 Reviews: 11

An excellent remake.

Despite the bizzare negative reputation of Bloober team, (behind the similarly excellent The Medium) this game is a prime example of a remake done right, with utmost respect and love for the source material. Unlike one of the previous western made Silent Hill games, Homecoming, the changes to combat make sense and feel really good. The sin of Homecoming, shoving combat on you repeatedly, is not repeated here. It's better, much better, but it's not shoved in your face and made the prime attraction. The main event here is the town itself and the characters, and they've never been better. Konami secured excellent VA talent to bring the cast to life, and added nice touches to flesh them out just a smidge better. Make sure to look for the various easter eggs sprinkled throughout hinting at connections to the classic game. They have expanded on events to give the game more playtime, and unlike a remake like Final Fantasy 7, it fits and feels natural. Ignore the permanently offended puritanical conservative gooners meddling with things they do not understand, if you love survival horror, this one is an absolute treat.

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Posted on: May 15, 2025

contacto_3552

Verified owner

Games: 4 Reviews: 1

great game

It was a s godo as I expected and I play the original verison

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Posted on: May 9, 2025

trachea

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Games: 296 Reviews: 19

Conflicted

I don't buy games new. Ever. But when I saw that GOG was getting SH2 Remake, I knew that I had to pony up for this. If only to continue encouraging Konami to keep supporting GOG as a platform. So yes, if you are like me and you see this on sale for NEARLY 70 DOLLARS, I would say that it is probably worth picking up. Even still, I feel very annoyed that I am being made to pick SH2 remake up on GOG for $70. I am primarily giving my 5 stars for the fact that we're getting a new game from a developer like Konami on here and largely no other reasons. Make no mistake, this game has problems up the wazoo. Do you have less than optimal hardware? Enjoy running this on the lowest settings possible. The reviews which slag this one off for performance aren't joking. Despite the fact that SH2R is caked in fog, this runs like absolute dog water. I remember a time when fog was apparently used to improve performance but apparently the game is rendering each fog particle individually. Obviously this is what is really going to engage the player. But even still this is seemingly a reasonably faithful retelling of Silent Hill 2. More importantly it's here on GOG. I'm not joking when I say that feels like a minor miracle. If you are a great supporter of the platform and love Silent Hill 2 like I do, this one is absolutely a must buy. The question I would pose to you, though - is it worth buying at its suggested retail price of NINETY FOUR CANADIAN DOLLARS? Absolutely not. No way. No how. I picked up Silent Hill 2 on the PS2 for $20 and everyone knows that's the optimal way of playing this game. The pricing is absolutely embarrassing and under no circumstances should you buy it for what they're asking for on here. Make no mistake - it's a great game but you've played it before. Even if the combat system is different, I'm confident in telling you that what they're asking for on every digital platform is unquestionably too much. While it's absolutely worth purchasing, wait for a sale

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Posted on: May 14, 2025

StrayDemon-13

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Games: 19 Reviews: 1

Pretty faithful remake.

The remake improved graphices and gameplay while retaining the superb story telling and atmosphere of the original. The only downside is its poor performance.

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Posted on: May 11, 2025

Sweat69Lord

Verified owner

Games: 46 Reviews: 2

Awesome Remaster

Pyrimyd Head, atmosphere, and sound design is supreme

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