Silent Hill 2: Anyway What Do You Mean Anyway?! (Remake Vs Original)

[@WilkyWay30000]

They were way too quick with the cut to anyway. Totally missing the gold of seeing Maria finally cracking with James’ lack of care and empathy. If they actually added that the scene would’ve been done right

[@jackspedicy]

This felt so underwhelming. They cut out lines in this scene for no reason. Maria’s anger in the original, has a shot as James is talking, she shakes her head and is building up disappointment and anger in her body language before she says in a very unhinged way, “Anyway!?”. OG Maria even pauses before she speaks after James is done speaking looking at James in disbelief, again building that tension and anger. You can even see how uneasy OG James is thru his body language, he steps back as Maria yells at him, then is cornered into a wall and then shamefully looks towards the floor away from Maria. All those subtleties are gone in the remake. Here it seems the remake reaction is kind of flat.

[@troyb4533]

This whole scene was suppose to sort of represent Mary’s verbal abuse and lashing out at James. It needed that explosive, angry dialog was the original. Instead we got a timid little girl whose voice cracks when she tries to “yell” at James.

[@martine2651]

I dunno, i like the remake better.

[@jackspedicy]

@@martine2651yeah I mean you can have that opinion. The remake did a lot of things great but certain scenes they just missed the mark like this one.

[@Stigmatix666]

It *is* underwhelming. And no, it doesn't symbolize Mary's verbal abuse all that much. The devs have simply overlooked a crucial detail from the original which has ruined Maria even further. Ready? OG Maria has freaking *reptile eyes* in this scene. And they come and go depending on her mood. This is symbolical of Maria herself! being born from James' desires and all that. She literally exists because he wished it! And him not caring or being neglectful towards her amplifies her not-so-human appearance.

[@hotcoldman77]

I agree. But this is the only scene that the original is better for me. The Remake absolutely Killed it 💯

[@poloecrazie]

The OG is great not only because the emotion, but it also shows a glimpse of James and Mary situation before the tragedy. It's unnerving because you can see James clearly had the same conversation with Mary before, while the remake kinda seems like Maria is dissapointed with James.

[@troyb4533]

Exactly. It shows the turmoil of Mary lashing out and verbally abusing James. Instead, we got Maria’s voice cracking while she tries to yell at James who doesn’t seem to care.

[@Old_Soul_Shimi]

The music is scary too in the original.

[@Stigmatix666]

In the original, Maria's reptile eyes* makes this scene way more unnerving. *yeah, missing a crucial detail like that is freaking inexcusable

[@muramuda]

The remake doesn’t look bad but they really ripped every shard of emotion out of this scene Jesus 💀💀 don’t understand why they removed the “you don’t sound very happy to see me / why didn’t you try to save me” which I feel rlly added to the original scene

[@Alekzandr]

because they changed the order in which this cutscene happens. Such a weird choice by them

[@ScaryPunkGhost]

​@@Alekzandr Cause ij the original it felt a bit odd and not like how a normal conversation would go ig

[@troyb4533]

Remake is phenomenal. Maria’s voice actor just missed the point in why Maria was voiced the way she was.

[@HeavenlyEchoVirus]

Guys it's bad just admit it. It's playable and fine, but it doesn't even look as good.

[@AudiosphereX]

@@troyb4533 the problem is the one who directed the voice acting. Actors can only do much, and without a director who knows how everything needs to be done, it's very difficult to get a good performance.

[@c61dyn]

Everyone’s talking about Maria’s emotion, but what about James’ looking startled and ashamed in the OG. That was pretty absent in the remake as well.

[@Arshink]

The original scene has really stuck with me. I remember it so vividly. The delivery on her outburst "ANYWAY?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN ANYWAY?!" was shocking when I first saw it. I love the remake but this scene was a huge letdown

[@RhiMorningstar17]

I prefer the original of this scene

[@ShatterdSkull]

They took out all of her anger??? What??? Where’s the screaming??

[@Noelle-h6f]

No one ever gets mad at each other it's so bizarre

[@Stigmatix666]

And her reptile eyes?!

[@sehtuk3953]

Even ignoring the voice acting, there are a number of changes to the cinematography that makes it feel worse. 1:45 The shot where it cuts back to Maria's reaction as she looks clearly offended is gone 1:51 The three second long pause is gone. You don't have time to really let how careless James was being set in, and you don't see Maria's rage slowly reach her breaking point since in the remake, she says her line as soon as James is done speaking 1:55 No cut back to James who looks very clearly taken aback from her sudden burst of anger, even backing away Additionally, I think the choice of music is a bit distracting. In the original, the only sounds were James and Maria talking, which really let their voices and words simmer between lines.

[@mediocreindigo]

I think James sounding "bad" while Maria sounds really good in the original version of this scene works better than James sounding more natural while Maria doesn't sound as raw in the remake version. The former makes for some good irony when you take into account what exactly Maria is.

[@BlueBlur2003]

Yeah no I'm sorry, I love the remake and I actually really enjoy this version of Maria but her line delivery here was extremely weak. They also took out lines from the original for no reason. The whole scene felt rushed. I'm disappointed in whoever directed that scene cause that just was so poor, especially when you compare it to the original. 💀

[@nero1forte]

i feel this😭 this scene and the “do i look like your girlfriend” line are both so, so iconic but the delivery in the remake was very poor

[@BlueBlur2003]

@@nero1forte I disagree on Maria's first scene from the remake. It's a different tone sure but I feel she still did a very good job there. She's like that love sick teenager and much more gentle with James but in many ways more flirty with him than in the original. She didn't ruin that line at all. This scene however was just ass, I don't know what happened.

[@Riley_MDS]

The Jail scene is way worse unfortunately... Who the heck directed her voice actor during that scene, they've ruined the entire Jail scene with a tone deaf direction for the VA.

[@BlueBlur2003]

@@Riley_MDS I loved the jail scene in the remake.

[@Riley_MDS]

@@BlueBlur2003 the only part of the Jail scene that I appreciated so much is where she said "See? I'm real... Don't you wanna touch me?" Like, woah... Yeah sure her first few lines are just, ass, but that single sentences I've mentioned above actually made me shivers for once.

[@holly9096]

Renake focuses on Maria's anguish Original focuses on Maria's anger

[@ivayloborov3462]

James and Maria swapped acting talent for this scene between the versions.

[@BeholdDaPilgrim]

The original expresses great levels of emotion from Maria, the remake feels like a fallout 4 conversation

[@Noelle-h6f]

Remake Maria sounded like William Shatner lmfao

[@Riley_MDS]

Not better than the Original. Not worse than the HD Collection.

[@erenyeager7705]

I adore James but not Maria in this Remake.

[@Riley_MDS]

@erenyeager7705 I felt like the voicing director for Maria is so sloppy at best, but when she voicing Mary, she's actually sounding better??? Like, I wished they made maria more natural like in the OG. Mary in the remake is already great but Maria? Whoever the voicing director is, they needed to learn more

[@Stigmatix666]

Worse than both, due to the fact that they forgot to include that OG Maria clearly had reptile eyes

[@JnGArtimation]

OG Maria "Anyway" sounds like someone you stood up. REmake Maria comes off as too staged. Like she's trying really hard to embarrass you in public.

[@lenakingsleigh]

Whatever everyone is saying here, I feel like the new version seems like a more natural reaction. Sure, the OG had more anger but I feel like it was also a bit overdramatic and her voice sounds so whiny and overacted. I feel like Salóme did an amazing job at capturing Maria's disappointment and it's not as campy and unnatural. Like, that fake crying? Even that was way more realistic in the remake.

[@AzariaSin]

OG is def better in acting. And the way James jumps/flinches kills me 😂😂

[@lulu1192]

original its peak acting even with the fart face

[@mahmamia5100]

I mean, Luke Roberts knocked it out of the park as James, but Salóme was pretty inconsistent in quality. Some scenes, she nailed (like the pre-battle conversations with James, especially in the Maria ending; the video tape; and the Stillness ending). Others, I felt like she didn't hit the right notes (this scene, the jail scene, and the letter reading at the end). I wish she'd gone for the enraged hurt portrayed in the original. And kept Maria's disgusted head-shake.

[@hotcoldman77]

Original Maria + Remake James = Perfect combination 💯

[@AGTSM_47]

1:53 I'm so sorry to the new SH fans, but the original is way better. Monica Horgan did an excellent job, Salome Gunnasdotir is not even close.

[@gbacl]

This scene and Maria's death has such a noticeable dip in quality from the rest of the remake's cutscenes. Really disappointing, the weakest moments of remake

[@onsnoreleave8674]

I hate the changes made to the jail scene too. And the letter? I couldn't even relax and enjoy that moment because I was so worried that "you made me happy" would be fumbled and it was. I involuntarily hung my head and moaned.

[@gbacl]

@@onsnoreleave8674 totally agree. Shame really, because otherwise its a really solid attempt

[@onsnoreleave8674]

@@gbacl Fr. If Monica Taylor Horgan's performance didn't exist to draw comparisons to, I'd like this version of the character

[@troyb4533]

As far as the elevator scene goes, the idea of Maria cold, blank death stare being kind of forced upon James face was a nice touch. When you consider that the whole point is to force James to remember, seeing the death face of his wife would have been traumatic. Kind of like “here’s your dead wife’s face, see it? She’s dead”. The other scenes and the letter, straight fumbled. The emotion when Mary reads the letter is straight raw, which makes it so touching.

[@orkutfinance]

While they both are drawing influences from Mary and James' experience while she was dying in the hospital, they are vastly different contexts. OG Maria is more angry and scornful that James didn't seem happy to see her while the Remake Maria is more genuinely upset that James doesn't care to see her much. They both manipulate James in different ways, one more aggressive and the other more emotionally dependent.

[@serphv6531]

Im loving the remake so far, but they really botched this scene lol

[@nataliecameron]

Idk I think it's fine

[@mangaflipnoteanimations6159]

I do think the remake's voice acting is good but the face doesn't match the anger Like, her voice is screaming "ANYWAY?!" while her face says "are you serious?"

[@jase276]

@@nataliecameron It misses the point that the original was making. It didn't show the abuse between James and Mary. James looking down in guilt and trauma, Mary angrily pelting him with words and passive aggressiveness, James trying to make an effort to console her, Maria ignoring it, etc.

[@FadeintotheShadows]

The remake is straight up funny lol. Maria in this scene doesn't even sound like an American like the original.

[@myhatzulu]

​@@nataliecameronall due respect if you don't know why are you speaking

[@jase276]

Does Maria have botox in the remake? Why does the top half of her face not move an inch? Normally when people are mad, their eyebrows change shape.. it's called facial expressions

[@NikDelStella]

Nobody can beat Monica Horgan's "Anyway"!

[@iamvoicelessmusic]

As much as I'm loving the remake and think the actress did a good job overall, there's no denying this line delivery is *ROUGH* I think one key difference is how Maria's rage slowly bubbles up in the original, whereas in this one, the delivery is immediate.

[@jonm.678]

As someone who only played the Remake and loved it- the OG definitely was better here. Maria’s expressions and buildup are palpable in the original. Also lore wise, it makes sense Maria would be way more angry and verbally abusive here (as Mary was toward the end of her life). Not sure why the remake excluded the extra lines.

[@foolforchrist319]

I think the problem with this scene is the editing. There should’ve been a longer build up to the “ANYWAY??!” and cutting out the shot of her looking disappointed after his initial reaction was a miss. But I don’t mind the change in tone. Yeah she doesn’t sound as angry as the original, but it doesn’t sound bad. She sounds indignant, hurt, betrayed, which I think actually works really well with her character in the remake.

[@bobcharlotte8724]

I'm legit blown away by James acting in the remake.

[@scaryxd3483]

Im actually so sad about how they messed up. One of my biggest fears about the remake was them not doing justice to this scene. In the original Maria sounds angry, like she snapped after James not really caring about her besides all of her efforts to seduce him (after all, thats her entire reason of existence) you can feel her pain, anger and impotence about this. The way she speaks also feels more manipulative since thats what she wants to do, manipulate James so he choses to stay with her In the remake she sounds just...sad. Like genuine sadness. She doesnt sound like a woman who considered suicide because of not wanting to accept her destiny. She doesnt sound like a woman who struggled to accept the fact that the only purpose on her life is to stay with a man who killed his wife. They took so much away from her character and it hurts since I really love Maria :( The scene feels so fast paced too? Even if what I mentioned didnt happen it just overalls feel...awkard. Yeah huge let down rip Maria's iconic anyway

[@jase276]

It's not just Maria they didn't understand in this scene. They didn't understand James either. His slight cringe, PTSD, in response to Maria suddenly shouting. Him hanging his head like someone in an ongoing abusive relationship would. Him trying to console her and Maria ignoring it and changing the topic because she got what she wanted, etc. It's like they only paid attention to the streets and buildings of SH2 and not the actual characters and storytelling.

[@scaryxd3483]

@@jase276 trust me i hated this scene a lot lol BUT i dont think Maria changed topics cuz she got what she wanted...Maria has parts of Mary's memories, and that includes her love for Laura. I really think that was genuine worry of her

[@Onobody]

Original SH2 voice acting sounds like your wife is ACTUALLY scolding you. The remake's delivery is terrible plus it's like she is confused and sad? I would have been fine with the different intonation if it was even a half-decent delivery but it wasn't.

[@asterfield02]

I don't know why she was almost killed. She was just sleeping in her bad then just pops up here with no context how she got there.

[@bulgingbattery2050]

The volumetric fog in this game is incredible!

[@madarpauser2133]

What? I didn't even realize this remake already released until literally right now.

[@ParcelPyxides]

i feel like what they didn't include in Maria's dialogue they added to James'.

[@holly9096]

Whenever James says Mary's name in the remake it's so full of affection/longing and my heart can't take it

[@juba1479]

What kind of director heard those lines and thought "This is good. Good Job Maria VA."

[@iamvoicelessmusic]

Most likely it was due to scheduling and / or time constraints. I mean the direction could’ve been bad as well, but Usually if one particular spot is bad in the game, it’s due to the team running out of time to go back and make changes.

[@alaminmdtanvir3361]

What the fuk is wrong with this scene

[@stonestreamentertainment]

Your whole life? Your life has only been a few hours

[@Jed-Rix]

Yeah but she seems to have some memories. She knows some places and folklore in Silent Hill. There’s a fan theory that she’s a real person who almost died and got revived as Mary’s soul fused with her. That’s why she has an actual body and convinces James that she’s real by touching him. She has Mary’s memories and can alternate personalities between herself and Mary.

[@Noelle-h6f]

"I was almost KILLLLLLLLLLLED.... back ThERe!" Yeah this was just... not good.

[@torshec8634]

Bloober Team with the signature pale imitation of Team Silent's work.

[@notsosafeforwork3729]

Yeah man. And yet people are giving this game 10/10...

[@HeavenlyEchoVirus]

​​@@notsosafeforwork3729 ING has "Party Babiez" at 7.5/10 No one cares about corporate game ratings.

[@Heady01Gamer]

First time hearing this in english

[@sanekibeko]

I really like the remake but wow they really screwed up on this scene. Feels less impactful than the original where Maria shakes here head, pauses, then screams at James. None of that build up in the remake.

[@youarebymyside]

I dislike how in the original it feels rushed. One second she cries while he embraces her, the next second she already asks about Laura while he doesn't seem ready. In the remake it takes a moment for her to sniffle, calm down, then ask about Laura. It's way better this way. I just wish they didn't cut the lines, 'Why didn't you try to save me?' in particular. I like the delivery, the VA would've done a good job if the lines weren't cut. It's interesting that they decided for James not to embrace Maria in the remake and to be very confused and uncomfortable. James' line deliveries I definitely prefer in the remake. In the original it's flat as hell, I don't like his VA in the original at all. Like he has no personality. Oh, and when Maria leans on him in the remake, it's so soft? Love that. It's not rushed.

[@mysterycharm03]

It make sense for OG James to sound flat at times because that is his current state of mind. He was supposed to be disoriented, confused, out of focus & disassociated. It made sense how angrily Maria reacted at James cause he seems unbothered. About the pacing, cannot see it is an issue although it could be due technological limitations at that time.

[@furyrust]

The OG feels like directed by cultured chad. What is this demake?

[@YousefMohamedAbdulMoniem]

"demake" bro shut ur ass up LMFAO

[@robbie_o_coelho]

That's because Team Silent were film nerds and reference not just Hollywood but avant garde soviet movies like Solaris and other forgotten works.

[@HeavenlyEchoVirus]

​@@robbie_o_coelho also why slop consumers seem to prefer the remakes. They probably would detest the inspirations for the original game.

[@Drakengard82]

While i absolutely loved the remake and i will never thank bloober team enough for bringing this childood classic of mine back to life... the new version of this scene is a fail

[@MichaelJr561]

Intriguing 🤔🔥

[@Postaldude__]

She sounds super Irish 😂

[@cynicalidealist11]

I honestly feel like everyone in this comment section is either tripping or has nostalgia googles glued to their eyes. The remake voice acting is leagues better than the original. Every performance is better.

[@feelsboyyyy]

the remake was amazing, for someone who has never played silent hill 2 before this scene is fine, but in my opinion, this definitely doesnt capture the same emotion as the original scene

[@user-ko5ul7yi1x]

The remake is great but this scene, Bloober doesn't hold up to the original

[@oscarcito5]

It's a remake i get it but, sigh why is so Bad the remake dub

[@Navue-cn2tx]

It's called demake

[@suorfrio7321]

James' original voice actor is so bad omg

[@GageTheSpartan]

They ruined almost every cutscene. The lighting is off, the general camera work is worse, and the body language is completely changed. The voice acting I wasn't going to dig on but this line was the last chance I was giving the game. And they fucked up the delivery. Lol.

[@BlueBlur2003]

I love this remake and I'm very defensive of the voice acting and lighting but in this case, yeah Maria's delivery was complete ass in this scene. Not sure what they were thinking 😂

[@guile5188]

What? You're telling me this remake made 23 years later by other team isn't the exact pixel perfect copy of the original game from 2001? They changed things? Oh man 😭😭😭 I hate when people change things

[@GageTheSpartan]

@@guile5188 Yeah, when you have an eye for details in these cutscenes, the remake does it worse. Way worse. Couldn't expect anything more from Konami. Enjoy your Resident Evil wannabe, though.

[@guile5188]

@@GageTheSpartan I do agree with you that the cutscenes are not as impactful on this one. But I think the remake made some really good changes too on some aspects of the game, like the boss fights that were TERRIBLE on the old game. It's not perfect but I'm enjoying it as much as I enjoyed the 2001

[@GageTheSpartan]

@@guile5188 I do not care for the gameplay. I wish it wasn't as resident evil/dead space like with the shooting of the legs and stomping of the bodies, but it does not impact me whatsoever because I'm playing Silent Hill. What made Silent Hill special to me personally is the puzzles and the cutscenes, analyzing every detail of them. Which makes this a less enjoyable experience for me because most the body language is just completely removed for example. I do not like the Pyramid Head boss fight though; it's too roomy. Which is funny because they literally remade his old boss fight room just to... not use it as his boss fight room. Flesh lips looks rather annoying but I wasn't huge on that fight in the original either so I don't really care. I haven't seen Eddie yet or further but I am approaching it. I will say though that they should have remade either 1 or 4 first. Those games really needed it more.

[@JeydenMilangas]

Voice acting is the weakest point in this remake

[@Ali-ol1kp]

james, eddie and angela are perfect in remake..

[@DoubleBakin]

Remake SH2 showcases Maria's fears/consternation. Relief when James is nearby. All to open him up. To get James to settle. She wants to have someone, although he doesn't reciprocate. OG SH2 has Maria lash out due to James' nonchalance. Then immediately contrast it her breaking down. It's manipulation at its finest. James is taken aback. Remake is more standoff-ish, more focused at the task at hand. OG is pulled in by Maria. He reacts with more empathy, like the average man would. But, also, more easily tricked. OG is more of a stageplay brought to life. More theatrical. Like it was meant to be performed, not played on a screen. Remake is more intimate. Those little nuances you wouldn't normally get are highlighted. Notice the pause after Maria says, "you're supposed to take care of me." It feels almost voyeuristic. Both versions are valid. They compliment each other.

[@Noelle-h6f]

Nah, the remake part was just not good lol

[@HeavenlyEchoVirus]

"Valid" lol

[@BlackMageLozi]

mmm the new acting is fine, but the body and features look pretty stiff. I opened the video twice with the audio from the remake and in another window the original without audio and it doesn't fit so bad, it's a problem with the stiff animation.

[@moxiemaxie3543]

James is so disconnected and a douche. This is how he treated Mary when she was on her death bed

[@robbie_o_coelho]

Not true, in the og there are several texts that show he did everything to try and heal her, like in the hotel when you go inspect medicine books. They cut it out of the remake to make James look more douche-y

[@notsosafeforwork3729]

@@robbie_o_coelho Yeah... I feel myself disliking the remake more and more. Take out the nuance and James should have all the blame right? I knew Bloober would fumble the complicated themes of this game. Just like they did with The Medium.

[@VioletPrism]

Yeah i stopped playing after this tbh lol

[@YousefMohamedAbdulMoniem]

a cutscene stopped you from playing after this? holy shit LMAOO

[@VioletPrism]

@@YousefMohamedAbdulMoniem cutscenes, story and atmosphere are most important to silent hill

[@999hero]

womp womp

[@QuanNguyen-bk4pn]

@@VioletPrism So far only this scene wasn't good. The rest is top notch. You are way too critical.

[@ThePhanntom]

then you missed a lot of great content

[@momchi98]

I still feel the remake did a decent job, an amazing job on the game overall, but only a decent job here. It's not horrible, I still felt the emotion, but this scene is probably the one that I'd say the original did better than the original compared to all else. She didn't feel angry and sudden enough, the body language isn't enough. The components are there, just not tuned high enough. Truly I still like it, it feels different enough that is still works, but if it was aiming at truly replicating it, not good enough.

[@DENIS_Biomech]

You don't really appreciate how exceptional is Maria's performance in the original before you get a subpar remake for "modern audience" 🤮🤮🤮

[@Hitherto90]

I disagree Maria's performance in the original stands on its own. This performance in the remake only reinforces how amazing that was.

[@Hitherto90]

I'm sorry, but this performance is way too muted and way too calm for what this scene was supposed to symbolize. Maria doesn't sound nearly as pissed off as she was in the original.

[@mr.patriotjol]

@@Hitherto90ehh some are good and some are ok. Maria isn’t as good as she is in the OG

[@Hitherto90]

@@mr.patriotjol Agreed.

[@kevv95]

I don't think the target audience is the issue rather the voice director

[@parhamsinaki214]

They "modernize" her outfit

[@T-O-Y-S-616]

Ironically there must be sexier girls in Poland lol

[@hunterhorsehelmsley7315]

The outfit looks exactly the same to me

[@parhamsinaki214]

@@hunterhorsehelmsley7315 it's a completely different outfit

[@hunterhorsehelmsley7315]

@@parhamsinaki214 It looks the same, and it shows the same amount of skin, the "modernise" thing doesn't work here

[@animegtrailer5208]

​@@parhamsinaki214Dude its the same, stop thinking with your d**k for once

[@LLL417]

I love the original voices better. Too funny.

[@why-is-this-handle--a-thing]

oh no... they uglified maria too. ugh. she was supposed to be the embodyment and manifestation of james sexual desires. didnt know james was into women with a man's jawline

[@hunterhorsehelmsley7315]

It looks the fucking same lmao

[@satanamogila9251]

Sharp jawline women are sexy

[@satanamogila9251]

You must be just insecure about your own jawline bro

[@RAVX80]

Dude I don’t know what u saying she look beautiful 🫤

[@DENIS_Biomech]

Yeah, downgrades all around, even James looks worse in the remake 😂🤮

[@Freddy-wv3wd]

Why not just make James a closeted homosexual and turn Maria into a man at this point?

[@hunterhorsehelmsley7315]

She looks the exact same what ?

[@eightkromer]

you are so retarded it's actually insane

[@mentalist523]

People need to realize that screaming isn't peak acting

[@fktheface444]

Exactly. They have actual professional actors now, the OG had people they just picked up off the street

[@mysterycharm03]

but the og maria is on point, she has contrasting personalities. In the remake Maria is just emotionally bland or could be the actress delivery.

[@fktheface444]

@mentalist523 Seriously, I like the newer VAs, since they're professionally trained I feel like it's more realistic. The OGs we're just random ppl they found off the street in Japan who were conviently bi-lingual 🤣 But yeah just her screaming that loud just seemed laughable/funny like she was trying too hard.

[@fktheface444]

@mentalist523 I agree, I always thought it was laughable/funny with her screaming so loud, like she was trying too hard. The new VAs sound better, more realistic, and they're professionally trained, not some randos they found off the street in Japan who we're conviently bi-lingual 🤣.

[@fktheface444]

@mentalist523 I agree, I always thought it was laughable/funny that she screamed so loud, it was over the top and like she was trying too hard. At least this time they used professionally trained ppl instead of some convient bi-lingual randos they found off the street 🤣

[@SkyeArrow222]

I seem to be the one who prefers the new cutscenes to the old ones. Regardless of what anyone thinks, these 2 games were made in different times and different methods were used. It was never going to be the same, but I really love the remake’s direction and acting is not as flat and awkward as before. Again, it’s all about preference, but don’t let bias and love for the original ruin the new game. You can tell they love and respect the source material, unlike other remakes and remasters.

[@xDanDx7]

This is why gamers do not deserve any games. It was great scene but players can't being mad about everything

[@Ali-ol1kp]

can you explain more, brother??

[@xDanDx7]

@Ali-ol1kp gamesrs instead of enjoying the game. Well done game. They just insulting the game and developers about everything

[@Noelle-h6f]

@@xDanDx7 yeah because this part wasn't good at all lol

[@xDanDx7]

@@Noelle-h6f your opinion. IMO maria from og is just a b&tch. And she wasn't intended to be like that

[@xDanDx7]

@@Noelle-h6f ur opinion. Not a fact

[@JeyVGaming]

I'm probably the only one who prefer's the VA of James in the remake. The original sounds like.. classic cheesy RE1 voice acting to me.

[@sehtuk3953]

Guy Cihi definitely has a unique voice that greatly contributes to the atmosphere and vibes the OG is known for, but Luke Roberts straight up kills it as James in every scene. You can hear so much emotion in that first "Mary!" at 0:00.

[@Mentalsnake4]

I feel as if the importance of voice acting was versed between the two games, as in Mary/Marina gave better performance and emphasized in the og silent hill 2, whereas James in the remake was takes the spotlight