Posted on: September 23, 2025

Degraaff

Games: 202 Reviews: 11

A classic reborn

Holy pizza in a bowling alley! The Silent Hill 2 Remake is even better than the original! Yeah, I know. That's blasphemy. How dare I even think such a thing... The original Silent Hill 2 is a timeless classic and one of the best games ever made. I know. What I don't know is if I will ever feel the need to replay it again after experiencing the Bloober team remake. Sure, the original's voice actors gave unique performances that are worth experiencing again, but I honestly think the new voice cast did an amazing job in their own right. What the Silent Hill 2 remake definitely does better is the combat. Killing the horrors of Silent Hill has never been more fun, but SHR does it without making James feel like an unstoppable killing machine. He is still vulnerable and obviously not some kind of seasoned combat veteran. I also loved the new lore that comes in the form of notes, puzzles and whole new locations. Silent Hill has never felt more like a real town that has gone to absolute hell. Offcourse it doesn't hurt that the Unreal Engine 5 makes it all look better and more horrifying than ever. Silent Hill 2 is without a doubt my game of the year 2024!

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Posted on: May 10, 2025

_mastahu_

Verified owner

Games: 53 Reviews: 12

Good time!

This game has a nostalgic value to me from when I was a kid and it was on PS2 and around the time RE4 came out. Both games were scary, fun, and immersive at the time. I do not believe every game needs a remake or remaster, so I was indifferent when initially seeing the annoucement but then got more excited as time when on. Then release comes around and I hear good things but it suffers in performance on some hardware. Fast forward more time and I have left the Steam platform due to my personal beliefs on purcahsing games. GOG is now my main platform and the only one I make purchases on now, so when Sillent Hill 2 shadow dropped on GOG for a discount, I had to get it finally. That being said, playing the game finally, I was nervous on how I would feel. I mentioned RE4 because I have liked all the RE remasters except RE3 and RE4. As I did not feel the same feelings as when I initally played the original. Sillent Hill 2 is actually different in gameplay aspects, level design, graphics, etc but I still had the same feeling when I was a kid playing this for the first time in my room alone. Which for me, is an amazing experience to relive. The original was like the OG RE games too that they had fixed camera angles with tank controls. That is changed here as well which worried me but I like it for one reason, the fog. The fog was more of an horror aesthetic and add to the story. The way it is design helps the redesign of over the shoulder because the fog can hide and show as much as the developers intended. Which keeps the tention as the original did when not being able to see past the camera view. The graphics, story, and characters are great. The performance imo could be better. Have no doubt it is worth it. Blooper great job! GOG you did amazing as well. DOOM and Silent Hill in the same month?! Thank you Blooper and GOG =)

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Posted on: May 18, 2025

AsatorAlucard666

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Games: 26 Reviews: 1

Great Remake

Haven't finished it completely yet with around 11 hours in, but so far i really love this remake. This is how you make a great remake faithful to the original (looking at you RE2R and 3R). Awesome game and can't wait to finish it again over 20 years after the orignal game.

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Posted on: May 9, 2025

Jackhunt2000

Games: 93 Reviews: 1

Stuttering Mess

Do not buy this game. It is a stuttering nightmare and runs terribly. Many people including myself have tried reaching out to Konami for a patch or fix regarding the performance and sutter issues and the most they do is to tell you to lower your graphics settings. That is definitely not the issue and the fact that they are re-releasing this game this late after launch on multiple storefronts with no fixes is shameful. Save your money and don't buy this $70 cash grab.

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Posted on: July 1, 2025

keyinss

Games: 5 Reviews: 1

Nice game!

Like a Classic game! Stressfull!

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SILENT HILL 2

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