Game Information
Game Title: Silent Hill 2
Platforms:
- PlayStation 5 (Oct 8, 2024)
- PC (Oct 8, 2024)
Trailers:
- SILENT HILL 2 | Release Date Trailer (4K:EN/ESRB) | KONAMI
- SILENT HILL 2 | Gameplay Trailer (4K:EN/ESRB) | KONAMI
- SILENT HILL 2 - Combat Reveal Trailer (4K:EN/ESRB) | KONAMI
Developer: Bloober Team
Publisher: Konami
Review Aggregator:
OpenCritic - 88 average - 91% recommended - 34 reviews
Critic Reviews
Arabhardware - Ahmed Yousry - Arabic - 9 / 10
Areajugones - Urko Miguel Galparsoro - Spanish - 9 / 10
Atomix - Alberto Desfassiaux - Spanish - 95 / 100
Checkpoint Gaming - Luke Mitchell - 9 / 10
Eurogamer - Vikki Blake - 5 / 5
Everyeye.it - Riccardo Cantù - Italian - 8.2 / 10
GAMES.CH - Benjamin Braun - German - 90%
GRYOnline.pl - Sebastian Kasparek - Polish - 6 / 10
Game Rant - Dalton Cooper - 9 / 10
GamePro - Samara Summer - German - 87 / 100
GameSpot - Mark Delaney - 9 / 10
Gamepressure - Zbigniew Woźnicki - 6.5 / 10
GamesRadar+ - Leon Hurley - 3.5 / 5
GamingTrend - Henry Viola - 90 / 100
Hardcore Gamer - Chris Shive - 4 / 5
Hobby Consolas - Daniel Quesada - Spanish - 89 / 100
IGN - Tristan Ogilvie - 8 / 10
IGN Italy - Alessandra Borgonovo - Italian - 9.5 / 10
Metro GameCentral - GameCentral - 9 / 10
One More Game - Chris Garcia - 9 / 10
PPE.pl - Roger Żochowski - Polish - 9 / 10
PSX Brasil - Eric Oliveira - Portuguese - 100 / 100
Press Start - James Mitchell - 9 / 10
Push Square - Liam Croft - 9 / 10
Sirus Gaming - Jarren Navarrete - 10 / 10
Spaziogames - Domenico Musicò - Italian - 9.4 / 10
The Games Machine - Daniele Cucchiarelli - Italian - 8.3 / 10
TheGamer - James Kennedy - 3.5 / 5
Tom’s Hardware Italia - Andrea Maiellano - Italian - 9 / 10
VG247 - Kelsey Raynor - 5 / 5
VGC - Chris Scullion - 4 / 5
Wccftech - Chris Wray - 9 / 10
Silent hill is one of my favorite series, and I’d argue the last time we even got a decent game was back in 2007 with origins. The drought has been unreal. I can’t believe we are finally eating good again
Origins was so dang good.
Sooo, since I have you as an enthusiast here: The only Silent Hill I’ve ever played was Shattered Memories way back when (I actually have a rare pre-release press copy). Clever game and equally scary. Which game should I pick up first if I wanted to seriously get into this series? This new remake of Silent Hill 2? The original Silent Hill? Shattered Memories again?
Good questions!
Tbh the only starting points I would recommend is the original or some version of sh2. Since it seems like this remake is really good I think it would be a great place to start!
Imo, the 2 S tier silent hill games are 2 and 3. However 3 is a direct sequel to 1 (an A tier game, only knocked down from S tier by PS1 jank) so i do think that should be played before 3.
The remake makes things a little different since it’s gameplay style will be pretty different, but my normal recommendation was:
Play 2 (PC enhanced edition preferably), if you enjoy that, then play 1 and 3. If you want more, play 4 (the last made by the original team and a good B tier game imo, but a bit different than the other 3). If you still want more, check out origins (a, imo, C tier game, the first made by not the original team but the most respectable effort of this new generation of games).
I’d say after that I personally don’t find any of them worth playing. Shattered memories isn’t my favorite but it definitely isn’t a bad game. I’d say play that again if you want! It’s more or less a very strange reimagining of sh1. An interesting game but not for me. A fine place to continue if you want more.
Homecoming and downpour are just quite bad imo. Stay away
Thank you for the thorough answer!
how tf there only 2 comments in this thread? Y’all this is SILENT HILL TWO and it’s scoring WELL I guess my reason is horror games aren’t really my cup of tea. but this is a BIG DEAL!
Edit: here’s a key passage from the Eurogamer review that is hype:
The original game was both combat-light and a little short, and Bloober has addressed both these issues head-on. For the latter, the remake has opened up a slew of new landmarks for us to explore, so I devoted a lot of time picking through the streets of Silent Hill, revelling in the new-found freedom of being able to visit shops and buildings that had hitherto been out of bounds for us. This, coupled with longer levels and more places to visit, more than doubles the original eight-ish hour run-time.
As for combat? Well, be careful what you wish for, I guess. Silent Hill 2 was outrageously easy, even on its hardest difficulty, and Bloober’s edition is not. The good news is Remake doesn’t exactly make combat central to the experience (at least, not on standard difficulty). But it sure does make it harder to adopt the typical survival horror strat of run-away-run-away-run-away. Because of its claustrophobic tight spaces and nooks and crannies, it’s incredibly difficult to retreat from a fight, and there is essentially no meaningful way to stealth around the place, either. On top of that, most boss battles - they are all here, as well as a surprise or two - will deplete your ammo reserves with ruthless efficiency. It’s also often tough to finish off foes without taking damage yourself as a result, burning through your ever-dwindling medical supplies. (Yes, Lying Figures spewing toxic vomit in your death throes - I’m looking at you.)
They took a legendary game and made it better. Props to Bloober team, guess they still got it.
You get whats up!!! Unbelievably stoked for this
Already played the original and found it perfect the way it was.
I don’t feel the need for a remake when it comes to SH2.
Looking forward to this one. The original trailer kind of had me worried at first but it’s a nice surprise to see it reviewing so well. Youtubers who got it early are loving it too, which is promising. If the game does well I hope Konami doesn’t squander it, imagine entering a new age of silent hill and it’s actually good again.
Sort of off topic, it would be a great end of the year treat if both this game and Dragon Age manage to surprise everyone.
