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Silent Hill 2 Remake Announced | PS5 & PC
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Insane Metal
Member
Holy fuckkk
It looks so good. Omg.
It looks so good. Omg.
killatopak
Member
It’s real…
Can we get much higher?
Can we get much higher?
93xfan
Banned
PS5 for 12 months. I’d much rather wait than buy a PS5.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
Checked the Era thread. Bunch of SJW posers who are more concerned about the team promoting depressed trans people to kill themselves or whatever but still claiming to love Silent Hill 2....
.....only to say the lines and scenes are cheesy, and over the top and on the nose and JAMES WOULDN'T DO THAT when literally. Every. Scene. Was. 1. To. 1. Like...have these idiots ever played a game? Or are they like YEAH THAT OLD JANK POS I'M NEVER GONNA PLAY IS SUPES POPULAR SO I'M GONNA SAY I LOVE IT?
So much to ponder.
.....only to say the lines and scenes are cheesy, and over the top and on the nose and JAMES WOULDN'T DO THAT when literally. Every. Scene. Was. 1. To. 1. Like...have these idiots ever played a game? Or are they like YEAH THAT OLD JANK POS I'M NEVER GONNA PLAY IS SUPES POPULAR SO I'M GONNA SAY I LOVE IT?
So much to ponder.
vpance
Member
Yeah I was expecting to see something middling on an existing engine. It being UE5 makes it a must buy.
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indigo-cyclops
Member
It will be so good to hear freshly mixed and/or new tunes from Yamaoka again. Let's be real here, it's his best batch of tunes.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Iced Arcade
Member
who looks over when a perfectly good look-off is 5 feet away.
Torrent of Pork
Banned
So how much money is Sony going to pay to extend the deal after the one year?
Arachnid
Member
Spoilers to the game:
The same kind of person that forgets they murdered their wife.
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Badlucktroll
Member
This looks like its the fuckin TITS. People should give bloobers a chance.
I wonder if SH2 remake will have Walter Sullivans grave like in the original SH2, and maybe it could be hinting at an SH4 remake?
I wonder if SH2 remake will have Walter Sullivans grave like in the original SH2, and maybe it could be hinting at an SH4 remake?
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GenericUser
Member
I know that I'm the minority, but i seriously prefer the original.
Captain Toad
Banned
Bloober has had several chances.
HiFiVideogameMusic
Banned
I am so happy bloober team is making it
Artoris
Gold Member
Me too, but two is still awesome
Captain Toad
Banned
Said no one ever?
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
The things that give me some optimism:
-I don't think they'd hype this as much if they weren't confident in it's quality. I don't remember (could have been) any Silent Hill specific events in the Tom Hulett era. The games had trailers and some interviews done, but the promotion was never really PUSHED. They seemed to think that their pond was pretty small, and were satisfied "catering," to niche hardcore fans. Except they sucked, largely. This trailer and showcase seemed to be trying to appeal to people who have never played SH or have lost interest/faith in the IP.
-The presence of two of the original team. Ito and Yamaoka are key, I think. This shouldn't lack the spirit and feel like a paint by numbers inspired by Silent Hill game like so many others have. I will ALWAYS give these projects the benefit of the doubt if the original creators (or some, at least) are involved. They were part of what made the initial experience so memorable, so I err towards trusting the vision of the people who crafted elements of the universe.
-Seems 1:1 with the original. This was a faux paux for something recent like The Last of Us to me, but Silent Hill 2 is old enough to vote, so it's nice seeing the vast amount of detail that the original managed to suck out of the PS2 in modern hardware.
-I don't think they'd hype this as much if they weren't confident in it's quality. I don't remember (could have been) any Silent Hill specific events in the Tom Hulett era. The games had trailers and some interviews done, but the promotion was never really PUSHED. They seemed to think that their pond was pretty small, and were satisfied "catering," to niche hardcore fans. Except they sucked, largely. This trailer and showcase seemed to be trying to appeal to people who have never played SH or have lost interest/faith in the IP.
-The presence of two of the original team. Ito and Yamaoka are key, I think. This shouldn't lack the spirit and feel like a paint by numbers inspired by Silent Hill game like so many others have. I will ALWAYS give these projects the benefit of the doubt if the original creators (or some, at least) are involved. They were part of what made the initial experience so memorable, so I err towards trusting the vision of the people who crafted elements of the universe.
-Seems 1:1 with the original. This was a faux paux for something recent like The Last of Us to me, but Silent Hill 2 is old enough to vote, so it's nice seeing the vast amount of detail that the original managed to suck out of the PS2 in modern hardware.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
This looks great. Cautiously optimistic given the pedigree of the developer but the visuals look like a big step up from previous works.
Y’all do realize if Sony isn’t “momeyhatting” this it isn’t getting made, right? This is Konami we are talking about
Save your outrage for exclusives that would have been made regardless on multi platforms (like Starfield…)
Y’all do realize if Sony isn’t “momeyhatting” this it isn’t getting made, right? This is Konami we are talking about
Save your outrage for exclusives that would have been made regardless on multi platforms (like Starfield…)
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Oddvintagechap
Member
Im gonna play this game you dweebs swear is a CLASSIC.
bender
What time is it?
Play the classic instead of this game you fucking dweeb.
El Pistolero
Banned
Apparently, this has been in the oven for quite some time, so I can see it releasing next year...
The Callisto Protocol, this, RE4 and Dead Space Remakes...Horror fans, of whom I am, will be feasting throughout the upcoming 12 months.
The Callisto Protocol, this, RE4 and Dead Space Remakes...Horror fans, of whom I am, will be feasting throughout the upcoming 12 months.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
If Sony had funded this game then it wouldve been a lifetime exclusive like Death Stranding.
From what I understand, Konami had devs pitch ideas and out of the all the teams, Bloober won. Sony then came in and secured the 1 year timed exclusive. They didnt go to Konami and say hey, we want to make Silent Hill 2, can we have the license?
Correct me if im wrong of course.
bender
What time is it?
Considering how long this has been rumored and the amount of Silent Hill projects there are, this feels right. I'd kill to know who else pitched ideas.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Agreed about the cautiously optimistic. Started The Medium last night, and it’s not as bad as I thought it would be. It has its jank, but SH1-3 were all about jank, especially 2. The atmosphere is good, the art design on the demons feels like a cross between Hellraiser cenobites and Pan’s Labyrinth.
Spirit world has a SH feel in some moments as well. Not far enough to see how the sorry falls apart (it has me interested early on), which was the main complaints in which SH2 is already established story wise.
And yeah, Maximilian Dood said the same thing. He mentioned this probably would not even be made of Sony wasn’t bankrolling a big part of it, along with the movie which was the same director for the first film Sony produced.
Konami even mentions that they have been approached constantly over the years by partners for Silent Hill. It’s just how the new Konami works.
You know why there are no platforms for the other games announced yet? Shopping them marketing partners or the ink isn’t dry, yet.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
No, it would not have (in current year). Sony owns the Death Stranding IP, that’s why it’s full on console exclusive.
And no, it wasn’t “the. Sony came in” … bet you anything Sony Pictures will be doing the film too with the same director that they did the first film with. This is all a package deal.
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Trazyn the Infinite
Member
Bloober can make silly little horror games and I am excited to see their take on Silent Hill 2. What I do wish is that they would release Silent Hill 1-4 on Playstation Premium with Trophy support.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
That would be icing on the cake with all of this.
If I’m mad at anyone it probably is Microsoft for not adapting to Sonys aggressive use of timed exclusives. I think at this point they have no choice but to secure their own.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
on PC sure. Dont expect 60 fps in UE5 titles on consoles that use Nanite and Lumens. Especially if they are using hardware accelerated Lumens instead of the software Lumens shown in the first UE5 demo on PS5.
Epic went out of their way to point out that we should only expect 1080p 30 fps on PS5 and XSX when games are using Nanite and hardware Lumens. 1440p 30 fps using software lumens. Its possible they might be able to use FSR2.1 along with software lumens to hit 60 fps at 1080p, but they might be using software lumens on consoles already.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Other posters above summarized it pretty well
Again, Konami has completely abandoned AAA game development with their IP, Sony went and got a packaged deal for this
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
James
I think the problem is we are used to how James looks and this guy looks different but they kept the Hair.
Which doesn't suit the guy as he has a narrow face.
James is more rounded.
As for Bloober making it, I'll give them a chance.
There was parts of The Medium that reminded me Silent Hill but it was different kinda game.
With the foundation and guidance of the original team they might do good with this.
I think the problem is we are used to how James looks and this guy looks different but they kept the Hair.
Which doesn't suit the guy as he has a narrow face.
James is more rounded.
As for Bloober making it, I'll give them a chance.
There was parts of The Medium that reminded me Silent Hill but it was different kinda game.
With the foundation and guidance of the original team they might do good with this.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I’m not bothered too much by it as some. He has good emotional expressions shown in the trailer. Some of his winces and angst I think I felt in my mind and gut while playing back in 2002 on the original Xbox version, lol.James
I think the problem is we are used to how James looks and this guy looks different but they kept the Hair.
Which doesn't suit the guy as he has a narrow face.
James is more rounded.
Trazyn the Infinite
Member
I think him being older makes more sense. Or even just looking older. Remember Angela was only 19 yet she looked like she was in her late 20s to early 30s given her life and situation. I can easily see them doing the same for James. Going through what he went through, you aren't going to look young and youthful.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Yeah. Wasnt Phil tweeting about how he was in Japan every few weeks? Like how do you get outbid by Sony here?
I dont know why Sony would give it to a third party studio like bloober. I can see it being a package deal with a movie, but wouldve expected a first party or a sony centric studio to make this game. Not bloober.
Either way. This does not look good for Phil who lost Forspoken, FF7, FF16, Rise of the Ronin, or for Jim Ryan who is trying to make a case that exclusives are bad.
Im just glad it looks next gen after seeing Dead Space, Gotham Knights, TLOU, and Need for Speed even though they are next gen only. This is what you can do with these GPUs if you simply choose not to target native 4k.
vpance
Member
Praise the UE5 gods
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Not to mention removing the nostalgia goggles, games back then were also a side effect of the tech at the time. If they can make heavily detailed characters back then like today, they’d probably weather them more so as well.
Just look at the evolution between MGS4 and 5 facial details, etc.. Same prominent developer, yet taking advantage of the shiny new tech.
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TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
I remember watching the Making of that came with the PS2 version and how they did they mirror scene.
Devs think it's hard now?
imagine looking in a mirror and manually animating the stuff to look as good as it did back then.