You realize the Silent Hill 2 remake, the one which we discovered at yesterday’s PlayStation State of Play is popping out on October 8, 2024? Effectively, alongside the discharge date trailer, Konami additionally shared 13 minutes of gameplay throughout the next Silent Hill Transmission that supplied a barely extra in depth have a look at, properly, gameplay, and our resident Silent Hill head’s now had an opportunity to digest it.
Yep, prepare Bloober Crew, we have got somebody on our staff who eats horror stuff for breakfast, and he or she’s been variety sufficient to share some transient impressions of your little gameplay video with me. Clearly, in the event you’re studying this as a horror nut your self, be at liberty to attract your personal conclusions from the gameplay.
You will discover stated 13 minutes of gameplay beneath, by the way in which. Now, here is what our guides author – Kelsey – drew from it in short. To start with, usually the sport appears a lot brighter in comparision to the unique, not as soiled, grainy, or darkish as Kelsey remembers or might need ideally hoped. She does acknowledge that maybe the unique look of Silent Hill 2 was a product of the occasions we have to transfer previous, however we’re not solely satisfied.
Whereas they do welcome the shift in digicam angle and varied modernisations, Kelsey hopes that these will not lead the sport to possibly really feel a bit extra like Resident Evil than Silent Hill, although that is one thing the sport’s problem might assist dispel – although clearly how tough or irritating it’s will not actually be recognized till it arrives.
Equally, Kelsey thinks that – very like within the fight trailer for the sport that dropped earlier this 12 months – “James appears a little bit too highly effective/badass in comparison with the unique”. She worries that this would possibly detract from “the scare issue that added to the unique recreation, which is all about this ‘everyman’ dude and the way, truthfully, cowardly and determined he’s on account of his experiences and guilt”. Lastly, the appearances of the monsters get a thumbs up. Although, it will be tough to go flawed with Masahiro Ito behind their designs.
So, there you go, lingering questions as as to whether the scumminess and s**t-your-pants terrifiying vibes will reside as much as the duty from our resident scum and pant-shitting terror professional. Tell us the way you felt about this slice of gameplay from a title that’ll offer you a masks of Mira the Shiba Inu to stay on James’ bonce in the event you pre-order its customary version.
