It's ok, but it isnt Silent Hill 2
I played this on PS5. It's a gorgeous game, with really immersive detail. This is good because Silent Hill always stood out visually and this is no exception.
The story in the original game is considered a masterpiece. It has an incredible plot, and the conclusion is mind bending. This new game thought it could do what was already a masterpiece better so it changed it.
Honestly the story changes are not the worst part so I have the least complaints here. It's more mechanics and pacing that have been changed drastically. Due to the change of puzzles (location, solutions, etc.) certain moments are also different, but this is not actually as agregious as other problems.
They made the game more combat focused. This is the thing that tells me that Bloober team just does not get it. There are a lot more instance where you have to fight in this one, and combat is much more involved. It's horrible. IOnstead of being terrible at combat (because you should be) now apparently James is a special forces assassin that can stand anything. This is a part of the game that is terrible. There is an increase in "boss" type encounters which completely detract from the point of the story and make it into a mindless Resident Evil clone a lot more than even the original Silent Hill sort of was.
The game also stretches out locations to a ludicrous degree. In the original game you're progression is unfolded by areas you go to (apartments, hospital, etc.) In the original game there is a specific progression through these areas, but this game believes it can do it better and stretches these areas all out so they last significantly longer. Even a section of the game that was originally just jumping into holes is significantly longer which is so ludicrous. It really hurts the pacing that was masterrful in the original.
Overall if you played the original than this game is fine if gotten on sale. If you did not I highly recommend the original instead. This one is inferior in many ways.
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