Posted on: November 12, 2025

HGT2

Verified owner

Games: 70 Reviews: 1

Amazing remake

playing the silent hill 2 remake is such a great refresh.

Is this helpful to you?

Posted on: November 17, 2025

Isabelle_Perez

Verified owner

Games: 12 Reviews: 1

Guilty is a burden that you carry alone

Well, what can I say? James was weak, he couldnt cope with his wife's illness, he couldnt cope with his guilty for that (and for other things) either. But beyond that, he was human. He made a lot of mistakes... I didnt like him, but I understood him. For some people, the guilty for not having spine to handle things when it gets hard is almost worse than to die. The game shows what grief can do to people like that. It's a journey with grief, guilty and shame. Isnt pretty, isnt nice when you understand the whole history. You start to despise James, even though being the protagonist, he isnt a victim. About the gameplay: beatiful and dark scenarios, puzzles really hard to discover (if you choose the hardest difficulty and none action button...), combat isnt sooo fluid, but i think that is on purpose. Really enjoyed the game and what it shows so far.

Is this helpful to you?

Posted on: June 15, 2025

CrysBlue

Games: 426 Reviews: 2

A solid retelling not without flaws.

This game is a remake of one of my favorite games of all time, one I still hold up as a nearly perfect. This game does a number of things right, but also makes some odd changes. Pros to me: 1. The atmosphere is absolutely stunning. Bloober team has managed to capture the spirit of the original town. 2. The graphic polish is wonderful. The effects of the glow up are absolutely beyond the pale of what's expected with remakes. The closest I can compare to his glow up is the original Resident Evil when it was remade for the Nintendo Gamecube. 3. Exceptional voice talent. In spite of my love of the original game, I was never convinced of the "talent" of the original voice over work, I know some love it, but it was never something I could get behind. The new actors are able to grasp and perform the emotional complexities of the characters. Now for some cons... 1. Pacing has taken a hit. The original game was a masterwork of pacing. This new retelling moves things around oddly. The opening of the original game is now complete only when you get to Neely's Bar and complete a puzzle there. (To explain this, the original opening ends on a note that is only compelete here about an hour into the game.) Yes, it give the game more length, but, it also makes the pacing feel slower than it really should. 2. A fan theory was given more weight. While I won't say what that theory is in a review as it could affect some players enjoyment. And the neutral. The combat is much smoother, and more fun but now is no longer optional in most situations. Being able to run past monsters is now more difficult in the tighter confines of some spaces. My final answer is this: I recommend this game to horror fans who never played the original, and to people who did play the original, however, I recommend considering how much you want to experience it to decide what the price range you're willing to spend on it. If you're on the fence, wait for a good sale to make sure. Thank you.

Is this helpful to you?

Posted on: October 28, 2025

Koala182

Games: 345 Reviews: 5

Amazing

Absolutely incredible! I just really wish they’d keep updating it for better optimization.

Is this helpful to you?

Edited on: September 23, 2025

Posted on: June 30, 2025

AGuyThatPlaysGames

Games: 98 Reviews: 8

An Excellent Remake With A Few Flaws

I absolutely had my doubts with Konami bringing back Silent Hill appearing to be a cash grab attempting to capitalise on the massive success of the Silent Hill Remakes. But Bloober Team managed to excellently capture the original's spirit, while remixing and refining it. The atmosphere is great, and the complete lack of loading screens and diagetic map make for a much more seamless and immersive experience. The acting isn't quite perfect, but all in all I would they range from as good as the originals to miles better. James' actor in particular does a spectacular job bringing so much more emotion and believability to the character. This is only aided by mocap and modern technologies allowing for subtlety in facial expressions. On the gameplay side it's also great. The combat is much more difficult than the original, especially on higher difficulties, making enemies more of a genuine threat and heightening the dread of running into them. Resources are also adequately scarce, and you'll quickly run out of ammo or healing items if you don't get good at the melee combat. The puzzles aren't watered down either, and individual puzzle and combat difficulties are retained. Now on the flaws, melee combat while improved still has some room to be better. The dodge is generous with i-frames and rather spammable, and the combat overall feels a bit more action-y than it maybe should be. There's also too much focus on the combat, with you not really being able to run in a lot of scenarios and making the game feel a bit padded out. The other is that the game is horribly optimized, and it barely got any updates to improve it. I also think the game is a bit overpriced considering it's not particularly long, but if you think you'll be doing multiple playthroughs or can get it on sale it's absolutely worth it. I'd give it a 4.5, but GOG doesn't allow that. Bloober nailed it and I can't wait to see what they do with a remake of the first Silent Hill, which we now know is coming.

Is this helpful to you?

Discover CD PROJEKT RED games

Highlights

Featured

Close, but not an exact hit

SILENT HILL 2

High-end Graphics and Sound

Larger Environments

Over-the-shoulder Camera

Evolved Combat Gameplay

Other ratings

Add a review

Edit a review

Delete this review?

Report this review

Additional Details (required):

Report this review