Silent Hill 2 Remake Blind Playthrough (5) Drop in Quality

[@SweeploRoblo]

14:50 Really it's the performance of the actress in the og that makes this scene, the way she switches from Maria's tone to Mary's and back again. In the remake she just sounds bored, like she's sarcastically mocking James. It's far more insidious in the og, and more memorable because of it.

[@Garcia1995]

I clocked in 15 hours at end's, the problem is that it feels like it overstays its welcome too much, and playing this through, going for all the trouble of the puzzles and the combat and the only thing I knew out of it is to find out James *Did* that 😅

[@idi-jq6cj]

It’s actually the same case with Silent Hill 2 OG on your first playthrough, as many parts of that game are brought here as well.

[@brandondunkin5816]

15:38 my favorite Sebastian quote Lul, not gonna lie the pacing is very bad when it comes to picking up keys at the city, the hospital and the prison. They should’ve removed those extra areas from that head puzzle plus I don’t understand why they change it from a simple key to tedious progression. These areas specifically that you’re heading were unnecessary 15:30 and 24:04. Remove the bracelet key pieces objective in the hospital and just use the box from the other world. The prison there’s no need to collect 6 bottles that’s too much and they should’ve kept it at the minimum 3.

[@idi-jq6cj]

Silent Hill 2 OG was the same as well, with having a lot of tedium and mundane things to do. I’d say the pacing in Silent Hill 2 OG is worse. And when you add that to the poor balancing of Hard Difficulty with certain bosses in the OG, the OG is worse than the Remake in that sense. The problem with both games is they’re only able to be enjoyed on repeat playthroughs, not the first playthrough.

[@Garcia1995]

Nostalgia is an obnoxiously powerful thing.

[@idi-jq6cj]

Compared to many other people, I at least don’t let nostalgia cloud my judgements when I move on from old games. Also, after doing my walkthrough and gaining the forward knowledge of the section designs, this game has grown on me a bit.