Posted on: May 29, 2025
DarkZide
Games: 51 Reviews: 2
Silent Hill 2 Remake
I own this game on Playstation 5, not here on GOG or Steam because my computer can't handle it. My main complaint about the game is the pacing. They took 7 hour game and stretched it to 20 hours without adding that enhanced the core experience of Silent Hill 2. Like - if you want longer "dungeons" and enemy combat that takes up both your time and your energy - this version is for you. I prefer the original where James auto-aims, combat is easy but also not the main point of the game. I am actually surprised this remake focused so much on combat since I know the devs have done walking simulators before. If there was any of the original SH-games that would've worked as a walking simulator - it's Silent Hill 2. But yeah - 20 hours for one run and that made it so I skipped replaying the game. I just don't have the energy for it. Especially when combat is just dodge and normal attack. Like - even the original lets you do multiple types of attacks with the weapons - but here it is just the normal attack. Which is a bummer cuz the steel pipe has this spear attack in the original that keeps enemies at a distance. So weirdly enough combat has less strategy in the remake and is more about reflexes. Mannequinns are overused in this game - giving the game a Dead Space-y vibe because they will jump out from anywhere in order to attempt scare jumps at you. The bossfights have improved - because the OG is just bosses walking in circles - but high adrenaline battles don't impress me... The story is very much the same - but Lynchian vibes have been traded for naturalistic acting. I think remake Angela is the best version of Angela - but so much of the original vibe has gone lost. Also, otherworld is much SCREAMIER this time around. It looks more like Sh3 otherworld than SH2 otherworld that was very subtle and you barely noticed it I am still gonna pop in my OG SH2 discs into the PS2 whenever I feel the need to replay it and forget about this remake...
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