SILENT HILL 2

I've bought this game on Steam 'cause I didn't knew it was going out in GOG. Eitherway, this game is a masterpiece, there is no actual horror game as good as this. The music, the story, the easter eggs, the combat is quite good if you played the first one, the tone of the game. This game is top notch and goty. Don't pay attention to the reviews that claim this game is garbage or woke.

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.

Like a Classic game! Stressfull!

I never got the chance to play the original so I can't comment om how faithful it is to that. However, I will say that the game is absolutley beautiful. With great story and characters aswell as certified spooky™ I highly recommend playing with a high quality controller. (Xbox Series X controller, PS5 controller or 8Bitdo Ultimate 2 for example) The game makes very good use of the controller, especially the vibration/haptic feedback. If you like horror that's more than just lazy jumpscares, then this is for you.

Silent Hill 2 Remake Is really worthy of the name. Near perfect. Breathtaking graphics, the eerie atmosphere, the characters, all of it. My only complaints are the controls in combat and monsters reacting to getting hit with a melee weapon. I understand you're not some GI Joe but he barely runs. When you strike an enemy it seems random if they react or not. Sometimes they stumble back while other times it's like nothing happens so they get a free shot on you.