TGO
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Still needed to animate it.
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Silent Hill 2 Remake Announced | PS5 & PC
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SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
RE4 gameplay is getting revealed tomorrow, and its cross gen nature is going to become apparent very fast.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Not every scene is 1:1 obviously, but digging what we seen so far, even when put side by side.
93xfan
Banned
I’ll just play the Silent Hill Collection while I wait. Would suck to miss out on 2 and 3 (even if 2 is a flawed port) due to a little impatience.
MasterDerico
Member
This games does NOT need a remake, its PERFECT.
Well, no matter what they do, the original will be superior. The original characters faces, voices,story, encounters, scenes, ATMOSPHERE...will never be replaced. The game is loved because of the original.
Buuuut, they can add cutted stuff from Silent Hill 2, Like Maria seducing James on Heaven's Night, James Carrying his wife in a hall after he killed her, Pyramid Head around the city streets in the night... That would be great to see.
Well, of course it's a day 1 for me...But this games its already a masterpiece, a remake is useless.
Well, no matter what they do, the original will be superior. The original characters faces, voices,story, encounters, scenes, ATMOSPHERE...will never be replaced. The game is loved because of the original.
Buuuut, they can add cutted stuff from Silent Hill 2, Like Maria seducing James on Heaven's Night, James Carrying his wife in a hall after he killed her, Pyramid Head around the city streets in the night... That would be great to see.
Well, of course it's a day 1 for me...But this games its already a masterpiece, a remake is useless.
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James Sawyer Ford
Member
At the end of the day it’s still just a remake
Other Sony studios have enough in their plate
Bloober is good enough for this kind of project, in fact I’m glad Sony isn’t using their own studios for this
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mekes
Member
As a fan of the original as I'm sure so many of us are, I think the best thing for me is to set my expectations low and be extra critical of what I'm seeing.
It looks off to me. It's Silent Hill in character design, but the settings look off. The fog looks off.
I'm not sure what they would have to do to change that. I feel like the cleaner the image, they need to make the game look drearier, duller. More lived in. It looks like it lacks character.
I don't know. It's almost 3am here and my first impression wasn't great, but I am hoping for the best with this.
In Konami we trust?
It looks off to me. It's Silent Hill in character design, but the settings look off. The fog looks off.
I'm not sure what they would have to do to change that. I feel like the cleaner the image, they need to make the game look drearier, duller. More lived in. It looks like it lacks character.
I don't know. It's almost 3am here and my first impression wasn't great, but I am hoping for the best with this.
In Konami we trust?
sendit
Member
Joke post? Or just salty the medium wasn’t it.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Why would Sony use any of their studios on this, this isn't a first party game ..
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I will agree there. SH2 is my favorite horror game, and one of the best games ever made. Never felt such dread playing a game before that stuck in my psyche for life.
Being cautiously optimistic, we can look at the remake as potentially being a great cover album of your favorite band(s).
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TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
FixedAs a fan of the original as I'm sure so many of us are, I think the best thing for me is to set my expectations low and be extra critical of what I'm seeing.
It looks off to me. It's Silent Hill in character design, but the settings look off. The fog looks off.
I'm not sure what they would have to do to change that. I feel like the cleaner the image, they need to make the game look drearier, duller. More lived in. It looks like it lacks character.
I don't know. It's almost 3am here and my first impression wasn't great, but I am hoping for the best with this.
In Konami we trust?
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supernova8
Banned
Anyone notice they seem to have given Maria a full jacket that doesn't show any skin (ie her belly)?
CANCELLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED
I thought part of the concept for her character was meant to be a more sexy (imagined) manifestation of Mary. Wonder if they'll still give her a choker necklace.
JK the remake looks cool to me
CANCELLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED
I thought part of the concept for her character was meant to be a more sexy (imagined) manifestation of Mary. Wonder if they'll still give her a choker necklace.
JK the remake looks cool to me
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CityHunter1981
Member
I think it will be great. What are Bloober teams weak points:
Story: They just copy what is there, I replayed Silent Hill 2 this year again and I can say that every scene in the trailer is a 1:1 copy from the original game.
Combat: I can confidently say, that SH2 has very poor combat and it also didn’t age well at all. Still it’s a beloved classic, so combat is not so important.
So for me it seems they just make a graphic and sound update, which they are not bad at.
Story: They just copy what is there, I replayed Silent Hill 2 this year again and I can say that every scene in the trailer is a 1:1 copy from the original game.
Combat: I can confidently say, that SH2 has very poor combat and it also didn’t age well at all. Still it’s a beloved classic, so combat is not so important.
So for me it seems they just make a graphic and sound update, which they are not bad at.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Not joking or salty. Just talking about the trailer
DragoonWalker
Member
Judging from that trailer, It's already less creepy than the original. Unless that trailer is not at all representative of the visual direction of the game.
For starters, just look at the at bathroom scene. In the original, James's eyes are cast in stark shadow. Limitation of the technology or not, his acting is also much more unreadable, and uncanny. Right away, it's creepy af. In the new one? "Oh no look at me! Grief is written all over my face!"
Then there's the rest of the trailer. Rim lighting. Hero lighting. Dramatic swooping camera moves. Way too bright despite being overcast. Yeah, no. Does it look "good" in the technical sense? Sure. But the kind of cinematography style they're using existed back in the days of SH2, the developers just chose not to do it that way. SH2's cinematics always went for something unnatural, camera angles, odd framing. This new one lacks all of that already.
Overblown. Just how Hollywood remakes of classic J-horror films.
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sachos
Member
Fuck why did i click that spoiler tag... i was expecting a joke answer
kikii
Member
ohh those all 5 ppl here who wana play it on box ? ^^
MasterDerico
Member
Yeah for sure, and i already have a...rant: The way Pyramid Head walks... like a thug ? Wtf ? It's not scary at all. Hes also too clean, no blood on his clothes and no veins...
Look the way he walks in the original, disjointed, dirty...;
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
It’s cause you yourself know that already.
EDMIX
Member
ikr, cause we never heard of remakes 20 years ago and Konami just didn't know they could do that /s
You say this now, wait till they announce that PS4 version lol Oh its timed exclusive......to PS4 lol
? Well this is a different publisher, thus more funding and I'm not even sure if this team directly did some of those models, it wouldn't shock me if Konami had some of their own talent re-create those characters or something as some times that is actually outsourced.
So I get The Medium is a ugly ass game, but I also doubt it was actually "next gen" from the get go as it literally looks like its a last gen game and they merely cancelled the last gen versions like we saw from a few games last gen or even with that new Gotham game.
You clearly know that is a game that was cross gen ie more last gen then next gen and it doesn't have PS4 or XONE versions anymore, for all you know that is what happened with that Medium game or something, but Silent Hill 2 remake might be from the ground up, a legit next gen title.
Arachnid
Member
If it makes you feel any better, that's not actually about the main character. There's A LOT more to it, so you aren't spoiled as bad as you think you are. Let me edit that post to at least give people a heads up. That was my fault, and I seriously apologize.
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Iced Arcade
Member
1999 spoiler smacking you right in the kisser
vpance
Member
They saw Capcom making a mint off of RE remake after remake. Probably FF7R too.
brian0057
Banned
Observer is the only good game they've made.
MarkMe2525
Gold Member
This is great for SH fans. I do wonder if it would have been better to create a new story rather than another remake.
Arachnid
Member
You laugh, but damn did that hit my nostalgia bone. SH is the earliest instance I can remember of being exposed to film grain, and it's the only time I've ever liked it (it made the fog look better back then and hit a lot of the graphical problems, making things weirdly look more "real").Fixed
I legit wouldn't mind a (slightly less overdone lmao) filter like that in game just to do a playthrough or two with it.
Koenigssee
Member
20 years later and they finally cleaned up the town.
Too clean, the atmosphere feels off too.
#NotMySilentHill
Too clean, the atmosphere feels off too.
#NotMySilentHill
Matsuchezz
Member
Nostalgia can play tricks on the mind. What made the original so creepy was sound design the ost and the audio fx. Graphically was superb too. But the creepiness came from audio all the way.
Rickyiez
Member
Some looks good , mostly terrible . I don't know why are the creatures and environment looking so clean , like are you supposed to be terrified on that bubble head or ...
Omg hahahahaha I just saw this WTF this looks like some low budget cosplaying with a leotard ICANT hahahahaha
Fuck this I'm sorry but my expectation is so low now they have no idea what Silent Hill is .
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mortal
Gold Member
That's the game with Rutger Hauer yea? I've been meaning to play that.
The Fartist
Gold Member
Nothing a little film grain can't fix
Rykan
Member
Ah yes, the famous studio "Not Bloober". It's interesting to see people keep hating on Bloober but then apparently unable to mention a realistic alternative.
Silent Hill is a property owned by Konami. Not Sony.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
This is the most CG face ive seen in a video game. These look like those Sony first party game ads for TLOU and Days Gone.
I legit thought these shots were CG. Amazing stuff by Bloober.
Courtesy @benzy
I wonder if Sony is providing technical help to Bloober and this is a glimpse of next gen exclusive quality to come…?
Only thing that looks a little too animated is the hair
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names are for friends
Member
This is the problem, Bloober clearly isn't going to make a worthwhile product but who else is Konami going to contract? It's not like they have much for internal development. Maybe shipping it to Sony or Capcom but for whatever reason that didn't happen
edit: ok watched some of the trailer
look I don't want to be a nitpicky bitch but the opening where a cockroach (eww! gross!) wonders around the toilets for a bit and then James comes in an hyperventilates over his hands while sweating profusely... sorry, did he just kill his wife five seconds ago? Did he just get the mysterious letter five seconds ago? He probably drove like a few hours out to Silent Hill and then stopped at a car park out of town, why is he having an anxiety attack lol
then the voice acting "mary died of that DAMN disease five years ago" good VA work there, doesn't sound like Shadow the Hedgehog at all
James saying "I don't need you anymore" while beating up a nurse is funny but it kind of works, good job to the trailer editor/s
Anyway my expectation is that this will suck ass
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Rickyiez
Member
It's not about the film grain . The art direction lost alot of grunginess that defines Silent Hill . Creatures are supposed to be bloody and rusty , but they aren't now which made them looks more human-like
I mean have you even play the original Silent Hill trilogy before ? And does this even remotely looks like a Silent Hill creature ? It just looks like someone took a brief and cover it on the head .
levyjl1988
Banned
Looks like they are trying to compete with Resident Evil. The Silent Hill franchise was getting buried by them as of late. I mean how many Resident evil titles came out when they announced Silent Hills Cancellation?
Not sure if the Silent Hill franchise will do well leaving Xbox in the dark, but then again it will be out on PC.
Not sure if the Silent Hill franchise will do well leaving Xbox in the dark, but then again it will be out on PC.
names are for friends
Member
I like his shirt collar. It looks really natural and like something James would wear. He definitely irons the collar that much and cleans it properly too.What have they done to my handsome James?
#notmyjames
EDMIX
Member
You can barely even see it to judge this completely man.It's not about the film grain . The art direction lost alot of grunginess that defines Silent Hill . Creatures are supposed to be bloody and rusty , but they aren't now which made them looks more human-like
I mean have you even play the original Silent Hill trilogy before ? And does this even remotely looks like a Silent Hill creature ? It just looks like someone took a brief and cover it on the head .
Zealots always say the most wild shit, telling us how the buttons on the jacket are not 100% exact lol So you didn't fucking complete this remake to then tell us what it is and isn't or something.
Lets wait till its actually out man..
Hit with classic gatekeep zealot cry "have you even play da original" and so forth.
Rykan
Member
You keep saying the creatures and environment look "so clean" yet you literally post a screenshot of a dirty street and a monster clouded in fog. You're confusing the difference between low resolution textures and high resolution textures as "less dirty".Some looks good , mostly terrible . I don't know why are the creatures and environment looking so clean , like are you supposed to be terrified on that bubble head or ...
Omg hahahahaha I just saw this WTF this looks like some low budget cosplaying with a leotard ICANT hahahahaha
I don't agree at all that they're not going to make a worthwhile product. Bloober has made decent games before, and mostly on a tight budget. Now they have a big publisher backing them and a very good blueprint for their next game. It already looks really good. At least it's a studio dedicated to horror games working on this title.
Shipping it to Sony would meant the game had to be permanently exclusive and obviously Capcom isn't going to work on someone elses horror franchise, when they have their own that is much more popular.
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Keihart
Member
the model looks so fucking ugly.This is the most CG face ive seen in a video game. These look like those Sony first party game ads for TLOU and Days Gone.
I legit thought these shots were CG. Amazing stuff by Bloober.
Courtesy @benzy
why are character models so hard to get right on most (not all ofcourse, ND's models are amazing) western studios?
is it just bad taste or what?
Even SH3 in engine models look better to me than the ones shown on the trailer, aesthetically ofcourse, there is no question that tech has come a long way since.
If anything, i think the DMCV character models look more in line with the aesthetics needed here.
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