:meru_mewwuluv: b e a r d on Nostr: Finally beat Silent Hill 2 Remake. I think it's probably like a 7/10. Maybe if you ...

Finally beat Silent Hill 2 Remake. I think it's probably like a 7/10. Maybe if you haven't played the original, I'd bump it up to an 8 or even an 8.5. I'll have a MUCH more detailed review for it later, but for now I'll just say that it's not as good as the original in that it has a completely different atmosphere about it. It's much more of a HORROR game. So if you're looking for something actually really scary, I think it's a good bet. It's not Silent Hill, though. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that it isn't even Silent Hill 2. It's got the same story beats, but so much of it is remixed and reworked that there are times it barely resembles the original. It also clocks in at like twice the length so that's pretty ridiculous.

Oh yeah and the music SUCKS. I mean it gets the job done, but it goes way more "Hollywood horror movie" than it does "Japanese horror game." That's how I feel about the game generally speaking, but the music is the most notable downgrade. No, not Angela being less sexy or whatever the fuck, the MUSIC just really is not anywhere near as good.

Play the original. PLEASE play the original. Pass on this one unless you absolutely can't stand playing the original and want something more modern and more horror-oriented. Just know that it really is not the same.