SILENT HILL 2

Very nostalgic while also keeping you at the edge of your seat, like when you first played the original and didn't know what to expect. Just like most horror games, loses a lot of value after your first playthrough, but overall a quality experience. Play on Hard.

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 =)

This is an incredibly faithful remake of the original PS2 game, not only does it feature several beloved areas, music and characters, but it also expands on everything. While there are areas and puzzles for example that have been changed, the original versions have not been forgotten. This is what all remakes should strive to be.

Pre-ordered the standard edition on Steam, then gave into the dark temptation to buy it again as the fancy Deluxe Edition with the art book to support the release coming out on GOG, cuz hell yea. I've probably played the original Silent Hill 2 half a dozen times, and this has got my full-on seal of approval. Graphics are fantastic, atmosphere is on point-- and combat is visceral enough that my wife has been legit shrieking when an enemies pops out, and not stopping until she's fully pipped the thing to death. Fantastic experience all round.

I played through the original several times. Watched several streamers play the remake when it came out, but I couldn't afford it at the time. When GOG sent me a discount code for it, it was perfect timing and I bought it and haven't stopped playing it since. I've had a couple of crashes (2 at this time), but I haven't been disappointed yet. I know some people have had difficulty and some haven't, but I'm really enjoying the gameplay, the old memories, the little easter eggs of the previous game. Love the Silent Hill series and can't wait for more.