The game offers traditional controls or tank controls if you are a weirdo. Most of the changes are slight and mechanical. If you do even a little exploration you can find more hand gun bullets than you know what to do with. Combat exists and is functional but is not the point. He brandishes his weapons with the grace of an elephant. He does not run very fast and gets winded quickly. The game sells the common man concept in his animations. James is just as awkward to control as Harry before him. This isn’t me making excuses, you will simply have to play it yourself to see. But even with that in mind the awkwardness actually helps in some cases. The narrative is only slightly tainted by some stilted vocal performances. But the clues are there you simply lack the necessary context to put them all together until the game’s conclusion. The game does not spell everything out you must infer intent in many cases. The psychological aspect of the game’s story is subtle but once you pick up on it will have you looking back on prior conversations in a new light. But as the game progresses and she reveals details about James and his wife that she shouldn’t it becomes apparent that all is not what it seems. At first it is a seeming coincidence that she is a near duplicate of Mary. This is incredibly evident with James and his interactions with Maria. In this respect Silent Hill 2 is a deeper dive into the nature of Silent Hill and how it affects each person differently. These are a deeply disturbed bunch and it is fascinating to learn how fucked up they are. Despite that each has depth and through your interactions it becomes evident that almost everyone is dealing with personal demons of some kind.
Like the previous game Silent Hill 2 keeps its cast small.
Partly out of hope that it is true and also due to unresolved guilt James makes the trip to hopefully find Mary and see what this is all about. The problem is Mary died three years ago from an unnamed disease. James Sunderland is a depressed man who one day receives a letter from his wife Mary stating that she is waiting for him in their “special” place in Silent Hill. The story is full of mystery right from the start.
The quick turnaround meant nothing as the game is truly phenomenal and one of the greatest horror games of all time. A mere two years later and Konami were back with Silent Hill 2 for the then new PlayStation 2.
Both cerebral and terrifying at the same time Silent Hill set itself apart from Capcom’s title and created its own identity. Of all of the survival horror titles that followed in the wake of Resident Evil Silent Hill had the biggest impact. Developer: Team Silent Publisher: Konami Release: 09/25/01 Genre: Horror
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