
Original Silent Hill 2 director Masashi Tsuboyama has praised the work done by developer Bloober Team to modernise the horror classic, which was released to rave reviews (and some tragically hurt feelings). Tsuboyama excitedly proclaimed that he looks forward to playing "the even more immersive remake of Silent Hill 2".
Spotted by VGC, the director of the original survival horror classic reflected on how technology has allowed Bloober to do things Tsuboyama once only thought possible in his restless dreams: "Games and technology are constantly evolving, resulting in significant differences in constraints and levels of expression... The thing to note is the change in camera (perspective). The change in playable camera has a significant impact on many aspects, combat, level design, art creation, etc. While the impact on the story may be relatively small, it brings a big change to the playfeel of the game."
Expounding, Tsuboyama says that the camera in the original game always annoyed him, and the shift to a modern third-person perspective only enhances the game: "To be honest, I’m not satisfied with the playable camera from 23 years ago. Depth and angle were limited by the processing load. It was a continuous process of hard work that was not rewarded. But that was the limit. The over-the-shoulder view definitely adds to the sense of realism."
Are you playing Bloober Team's take on Silent Hill 2? What do you think? Are you using our Silent Hill 2 guide? Let us know in the comments section below.
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I’m happy for his happiness.
I’m excited to hop into it in a few months. The only Silent Hill game I’ve beaten is P.T. which probably doesn’t count. I’m currently working through The Evil Within 2 and Resident Evil 4 Remake so I’ll be excited for this when I’m ready for another horror game.
@Doctor_BK it did get called “PT silent hills” I believe, with a plural. Gonna have to double check though.
The camera change is good but i will admit it does make me feel like i'm playing RE2R a bit at times, not really a fault though just a minor quirk for me.
It's cool that the original SH 2 director and artist gave their approval for the remake.
Meanwhile some trolls are attacking the original SH 2 devs by saying Maria got censored
https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/10/07/original-silent-hill-2-devs-attacked-trolls-censorship/
I get it there will be "fans" who still not satisfied with the remake. But attacking the original devs because they like the remake is just sad 🤦♂️
@PuppetMaster these people are genuinely exhausting.
Well deserved, I am about 3 hours in the game and it's just an excellent modern rendition of the original, hats off to Bloober Team!
I started playing yesterday, and to me this is what a remake should be, respecting the original but expanding on it, the only other remake that did this, was Resident evil 1 on the game cube!
@Oram77 do you still get a radio giving off static when an enemy is around. I hate horror games but this is the only reason i could play SH as i could prepare myself lol.
@Kidfunkadelic83 I can confirm Radio is still there and works like in the original.
@Simu001 this is good news for me. Ive bever been able to play anything remotely tense and ive never been able to get over it. Is there jump scares in this game? I dont remember there being but i think i only got through a couple of hurs of it and that was a loooooooong time ago.
@Kidfunkadelic83 without spoilering too much from what I've played and seen, yes there are jumpscares but they are few and far between. Its mostly flickering lights or enemies running i to the darkness just to come back later. Other than that its ambient noises, creaking floors stomping on ceilongs and bangings behind doors. Most of the game is all about atmosphere and the environment. I found resident evil 7 scarier in terms of jumpscares as I feel they where more frequent there. So far I had no Issues getting to the apartments and I'm easily scared. It's faithful to the original.woth enough chynces to positively stand out.
@Simu001 thanks buddy. I will give it a go. Ive even jump in games like uncharted, much to my family's entertainment 🤣🤣
@Kidfunkadelic83 I feel you. I want to finish Alion Isolation but I just cant do it xD.
@Kidfunkadelic83 what is great about the remake, is there are plenty of options, so you can have as much assistant as you like, not many games do that.
@Simu001 atleast im not the only one that suffers 😂
High praise indeed. VERY EXCITED for this weekend. VERY EXCITED for that special place.
My disc has shipped and will arrive today. I decided to play a bit of the first Silent Hill last night, and man does it hold up in a lot of ways. The lighting and fog effects, the camera angles, the sound design, the puzzles, the environments - it's incredible what they accomplished 25 years ago on that platform. I knew the game like the back of my hand when it first came out and could clear it in a sitting. I've forgotten most of it (that game is 25 years old OMG), but it's just such a fun play.
If the reviews are to be believed and it has that RE2R energy, I'm looking forward to experiencing a new classic.
I can't wait to start this game today!
It's crazy to think that, after playing The Medium, I thought it would be cool if Bloober made a Silent Hill game...and here we are.
I am so glad it's well-received - even if there are a handful of idiots complaining over the dumbest things.
Fantastic Remake played for 5 hours straight today got too the hospital.Bloober team deserve credit your always gonna get moaning people in the minority.
My big hope is this succeeds and inspires Bloober to shift their horror game design philosophy. We have a few indies making survival horror experiences, but I'd love to see a more prominent Western team push the genre in the West.
That's good approval to have, but It's quite a shame there is not a good official to play the outstanding original game on modern consoles at this point, in addition to the new version. I'm not really interested in the remake myself (plus I don't own anything that can run it)!
i just started but so far it looks great , part 3 next?
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