The look forward to Silent Hill 2’s remake has been lengthy, not solely as a result of it’s been a few years because it was introduced, but in addition due to how lengthy it’s been since Silent Hill was energetic (and even longer because it was thriving). Lastly, nonetheless, Konami and Bloober Workforce are getting ready to carry the franchise again from the lifeless with a ground-up Resident Evil 2-model remake of what the overwhelming majority contemplate to be not solely the larger Silent Hill sport ever, not solely one of many biggest survival horror video games ever made, however one of many biggest video games of all time, interval.
Pleasure surrounding the remake is of course excessive, then (whereas there’s additionally a touch of trepidation amongst some), and as we rely the times right down to its launch, right here, we’re going to go over a number of key particulars that you need to find out about Silent Hill 2’s upcoming remake.
A FAITHFUL REMAKE
In some ways, Silent Hill 2 will likely be taking cues from Capcom’s Resident Evil reimaginings, however in a single key method, it would chart its personal path. One thing that Konami and Bloober Workforce have each constantly insisted on is that the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake goes to be a really devoted recreation of the legendary 2001 title. It can, after all, be expanded and altered in a number of other ways (which we’ll get to shortly), however so far as the primary story is anxious, you may count on the remake to stay near authentic’s script.
RETURNING FORMER LEADS
Bloober Workforce has taken on an enormous enterprise because it appears to do justice to Silent Hill 2’s legacy with its remake, however although there are clearly many engaged on the remake who had no involvement within the authentic, a number of couple of key members of the unique sport’s growth crew have had a job to play within the remake’s growth as nicely. Particularly, veteran artwork director and creature designer Masahiro Ito and composer Akira Yamaoka have each been actively concerned. Apparently, lead collection producer Motoi Okamoto revealed in a Famitsu interview that the unique creators have been really pushing for extra radical adjustments within the remake, with Bloober Workforce being those to maintain issues extra restrained on that entrance.
REVAMPED INTRO
The bigger particulars of the primary story will stay principally unchanged within the upcoming remake, however zooming into the finer particulars, you may count on a good quantity of alterations and adjustments. The opening, as an illustration, has seen numerous tweaks, as we’ve got seen within the hefty quantity of gameplay footage that has been showcased thus far- from merchandise placement and enemy encounters being remixed, to the format of some areas having been tweaked, to new non-compulsory rooms and paths having been added in some areas for added exploration. Talking of which…
MORE EXPLORABLE BUILDINGS
Bloober Workforce is delivering an expanded gameplay expertise with its tackle Silent Hill 2, which can embrace larger room for exploration. As revealed in a preview on the PlayStation Weblog, Gamers will, as an illustration, discover totally new buildings which you could enter and discover that weren’t current within the authentic sport, with rewards together with ammo pickups and different resources- although after all, a few of these new interiors may have threats and challenges of their very own.
CHANGED LAYOUTS
Along with some new areas being added in, although we will most likely count on a superb variety of Silent Hill 2’s returning places to be very acquainted of their design within the remake, a good few are going to be fully revamped as nicely. As an example, the aforementioned PlayStation Weblog preview revealed that each the Wooden Facet and Blue Creek residence buildings have seen their layouts modified virtually totally within the remake, which implies even veteran followers of the unique can count on unfamiliar content material.
COMBAT CHANGES
That is the realm the place Silent Hill 2’s remake goes to be most completely different from the unique, due to course, not like the unique, it’s going to be an over-the-shoulder third-person sport, enjoying and controlling very like the RE2 remake. That can go hand-in-hand with different adjustments, akin to James now having the ability to dodge assaults, melee fight being rather more brutal, and even enemies having new assaults and animations so as to make them extra threatening and unpredictable.
ENEMY ENCOUNTERS
Past the core mechanics themselves, fight can even see another key adjustments, akin to all enemy encounters within the sport being both “changed or remapped”, within the phrases of lead collection producer Motoi Okamoto. Speaking about how the remake adjustments the fight in an interview with PLAY journal, he stated, “We’ve got additionally changed and remapped all of the enemies from the place they have been positioned within the authentic so everybody can have a recent tackle fight.”
PUZZLES
Just like the fight, the puzzles are one other space the place the Silent Hill 2 remake will take some liberties. Although there clearly are some puzzles that Bloober Workforce has introduced over as is, a good variety of them have additionally been modified, whereas a number of are totally new. Talking to the PlayStation Weblog concerning the remake’s method to puzzles, inventive director Mateusz Lenart had the next to say: “We’ve taken nice care to construct upon the reminiscence of the unique Silent Hill 2 by generally twisting and confounding participant’s expectations on the subject of sure puzzle options, in a sort of a tribute to the inventiveness and playfulness of the unique sport. We imagine that this method, alongside the quite a few and infrequently stunning references to the unique current within the sport, will carry pleasure to followers of the basic Silent Hill 2, whereas on the similar time providing them one thing new and fascinating to resolve.”
In the meantime, just like the unique sport, the remake can even let you choose the issue for fight and puzzles individually.
UI CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS
One factor that Bloober Workforce has at all times been good at is crafting video games that look extraordinarily cinematic, which, after all, is precisely what a contemporary model of Silent Hill 2 would want. To that finish, if you happen to’re searching for probably the most cinematic and immersive expertise attainable, you’ll have the choice to show off each single on-screen UI ingredient as nicely, as confirmed by Bloober Workforce just lately on Twitter.
90s FILTER
One thing else that Bloober confirmed on the similar time was the presence of a “90s filter” within the Silent Hill 2 remake (by no means thoughts the truth that Silent Hill 2 got here out in 2001- we’ll simply ignore that factoid, I suppose). As per the studio, the filter will add a “grain impact, shade correction, and display changes”, bringing the sport’s look nearer to what you may keep in mind of the unique.
ALTERED DIALOGUE
Although Silent Hill 2 goes to be a largely devoted remake, it’s not going to recreate the unique’s story phrase for phrase. As per inventive director Mateusz Lenart, the remake options “barely altered dialog” in some situations, which in flip is pushed by the truth that it makes use of efficiency seize. “The central characters from the unique story, James and Maria, are on the coronary heart of our remake as nicely. Their emotional arcs have been preserved, with nice care being given to showcasing their feelings with movement seize know-how,” Lenart stated. “This enables us to make use of “present, don’t inform” strategies extra usually, which is why a few of the dialogue has been barely altered so as to add an additional layer of nuance to the character dynamics.”
OST DETAILS
As talked about beforehand, veteran Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka has returned in the identical capability for the upcoming remake, however what precisely can we count on from its soundtrack? Properly, fairly a bit, it appears. Not solely has your entire authentic soundtrack been introduced over and remade from scratch, totally new tracks are additionally going to be included. Talking on Twitter about his work on the remake, Yamaoka wrote, “After 25 years, my method to music has developed. This work displays that change, mixing previous ardour with in the present day’s sound, difficult me like by no means earlier than.”
LENGTH
The unique Silent Hill 2 isn’t a very lengthy sport, but it surely appears just like the remake is about to be a a lot beefier expertise. As per the aforementioned Mateusz Lenart, a median first playthrough of the Silent Hill 2 remake will likely be about 16-18 hours lengthy, although gamers who actually take their time with the sport can apparently push that as much as over 20 hours. The unique 2001 title’s fundamental story was about 7-8 hours in size, with a completionist playthrough being about twice as lengthy, as we’re a noticeably expanded expertise with the remake.
PS5 TECH DETAILS
Silent Hill 2 is releasing as a PS5 console unique, which, after all, means we will count on it to leverage the console’s {hardware} a good bit. That can imply help for the DualSense’s adaptive triggers and haptice suggestions, in addition to the console’s 3D audio capabilities. In the meantime, it’s additionally confirmed that the sport will function no loading screens by any means.
PC REQUIREMENTS
In the meantime, if you happen to’re planning on enjoying Silent Hill 2 on PC, you’re, as you may think, going to want a good rig to have the ability to play it. On minimal necessities, you’ll want both an i7-6700K or a Ryzen 5 3600, together with both a GeForce GTX 1070 Ti or a Radeon RX 5700. In the meantime, on really helpful settings, you’ll want both an i7-8700K or a Ryzen 5 3600X, together with both a GeForce 2080RTX or a Radeon 6800XT. On both setting, you’ll additionally want a 16 GB RAM and 50 GB of free storage, whereas an SSD can be really helpful.
