‘Silent Hill 2’ Achieves the Impossible and Improves on the Original Game

‘Silent Hill 2’ Achieves the Impossible and Improves on the Original Game

I was sat in a darkened room, controller clutched in hand as I crept through the nightmarish rust-ruined corridors of what used to be a hospital. The soundtrack is grinding metal, punctuated by sickly wet cries from the unholy creatures stumbling through the halls. One shambled awkwardly towards me and, raising my pipe aloft, I … Read more

I was a Silent Hill 2 remake skeptic — until I played it

I was a Silent Hill 2 remake skeptic — until I played it

When Konami first announced that it was remaking the horror classic Silent Hill 2, I was an immediate skeptic. The original game is one of those wholly unique creative visions that just felt impossible to replicate. How could a studio intentionally capture the stilted voice acting or jerky animations of the original, aesthetic decisions that … Read more