Silent Hill 2 World Record Explained

[@aaronsoldier]

Great job man!

[@totalhydration5240]

Great job man!

[@-MrFozzy-]

Great job man!

[@jaymxu]

Aaron! Great to see you here! Ya English bastard how are you? Wow it's been a very long time.

[@TheEspartan017]

@@totalhydration5240 ñ

[@jaymxu]

@Void No that's not true, at least for Fatal Frame and Silent Hill 2 they have been exactly the same, the only thing that changes the puzzles is the Riddle Difficulty.

[@themojogamer75]

All that can be said about this run is one thing. "GAME SAVED!"

[@orlandofurioso7329]

Which ironically is what the PC version did to silent hill 2 considering konami today

[@melamino]

I played silent hill 2 on a tube television, with black and white color scheme during lonely sleepless nights in a rented rundown apartment. That place was already creepy enough on its own, greatly enhancing my experience. I'll never forget jumping down that historical society hole at 3AM. One of the best games ever.

[@pillepolle3122]

so you played silent hill in real life i guess

[@tomatomaki]

Bro is James.

[@MrKeeyt-jm3ji]

I watched my mom play as a child. Wayyy creepyb

[@khoango8526]

Bro said when life gives you lemon

[@Marqrk]

I like how, with the cutscene removed, it looks like James just guns down Eddie in cold blood for no reason even though he wasn’t fighting back and was just trying desperately to escape

[@craftlawrence6390]

13:37 "Now Aaron is just gonna stand in the corner to assert his dominance".

[@Cybershell13]

Wow that sh2_luck story is crazy, lol. Nice vid.

[@smergthedargon8974]

@@ItsJabo You are not funny.

[@splitsecond777]

Cybeeeerrrr shelllllllll what’s a beautiful human specimens such as yourself doing in a scary hood like this ! Also can you make silent hill bOnUs ViDeO ! (;

[@narusferree6506]

Speedrunners: A dedicate type of gamers who spend an immense amount of time playing a game in order to spend as little time playing it as possible.

[@soloparaplaystation6624]

This is Tas

[@DemstarAus]

It's been a long time since I saw the word "dedicate" as an adjective.

[@kongruss218]

@@soloparaplaystation6624 what do you think the S stands for in TAS

[@alyshacoe2082]

Id be down to watch a whole series of you walking us through historical speedruns from various games over the years

[@chrism1518]

SummoningSalt does videos just like this, except he mostly covers Nintendo games. I don’t care for those games but his scripting is top notch.

[@thomassmart7987]

Summoning salt is brilliant

[@joakim8910]

the commentary was the main resone i watch AGDQ/SGDQ/The equivalent.

[@lukycharms9970]

@@chrism1518 lol I know I’m late to the party but that’s exactly what I was about to say haha

[@DeadAndAliveCat]

@@lukycharms9970 That's what the thumbs up button is for buddy, not the reply function

[@_l3rN]

I'm down with spooky videos after Halloween. We have to fight back against Christmas's illegal occupation of November.

[@ThaRixer]

Yea my stores are already full of christmas stuff, yet nobody is selling sugarlaced almonds on the streets, what a scam. Still halloween in my book

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

yeah I despise this

[@dawnofthewalkers4915]

Eh, I love Christmas so I don’t mind it.

[@rory2112]

Christmas just starts and ends when it fuckin wants, I swear. Smh

[@FuelAirSparkTime]

Haha that's a very funny but very true mission statement

[@ShowlDaBest]

Interesting that because you don’t get the radio from killing the first monster, you don’t get to hear the static noise when enemies are nearby. Actually makes the game a lot scarier!

[@benroberts2336]

There's something chilling about that radio though

[@ErikAlves300]

@@benroberts2336 huh radio whats goin on with that radio?

[@hicknopunk]

@@ErikAlves300 it makes noise when enemies are near. The enemies can hear this noise too, generally.

[@soloparaplaystation6624]

@@hicknopunk he is quoting to harry from silent hill 1

[@hicknopunk]

@@soloparaplaystation6624 oh!

[@bittabants]

The town is probably scrambling and triping over itself to get all the fucked up shit in place as James is sprinting through Silent Hill with the grace and speed of an Olympian gold medalist.

[@dgarrard100]

James is just completely out of fucks to give, which makes this hilarious.

[@DaenaMichelle]

"Who stores lightbulbs inside of a can?" Me, who did exactly that last time I moved from one apartment to another: ò.ó

[@AleMusa]

A true gem of a game, all the love for it is 100% deserved. As always astonishing job on the production Ricky!

[@selfaware7617]

Love seeing his head turn just to glance at the enemies he is avoiding.

[@TheOfficialButthead]

i played silent hill 2 during 2021 and it was the first silent hill i had ever played and have never watched anything about it, i never spoiled myself with the ending nor been spoiled, and at first I thought the voice acting was really goofy and cheesy but after playing through the game and getting immersed, it almost felt more real as james acted like people you would find in real life, not overly serious sounding like a voice actor, but they sound serious enough in their own rights as a normal individual. And the music, so perfectly orchestrated, with such bangers. plus the graphics are quite amazing for its time especially with the cutscenes. James is such a relatable character on the whole level of him just wanting a normal life, but not getting that because of his ill wife causing him to be shackled by her, but when in silent hill maria gives him the alternative to a more fun and fulfilling life that acts just as a band aid to the full issue. But what really got me was Eddies character, he's portrayed as this big fat idiot who just seems like comedic relief but turns out to have this really tragic story that makes him seem so evil because hes so socially inept. From a completely fresh view of the game, it was absolutely amazing, and from a gameplay perspective, I really enjoyed the tank controls since re 4 is one of my favorite games.

[@wdjkncvgdfsbyt34jgvi]

i also played it this year for the first time completely blind and I feel the same. So brilliant

[@residentevil094]

This game is just incredible even after years.. I played this and the 3 and I think they’re probably the best horror games in my opinion

[@MultiKamil97]

I also played SH2 in 2021 for the first time ever. I knew nothing about the story of this game so it made it more enjoyable for me. I remember that at first I wasn't sure If I wanted to finish it because I was quite angry that I managed to survive PH first fight at my first try only to die 15 minutes later by some monster and I had to reload a save before the fight with PH. I thought this game is too hard for me but after some thinking, I decided to go on. I'm glad I did because finally I've fallen in love with this game and with the whole series (well, except Origins and Homecoming). When I finished SH2 I played all SH games apart from Book Of Memories because it's shit. To this day my favourite one remains Silent Hill 3. I love Heather and her sassiness.

[@danielfinkelstein4978]

A lot of people have made the observation that Silent Hill 2's voice cast falls into the uncanny valley. There is a humanity to each character's line delivery that is simply not there with professional voice actors doing 'movie voices', but they are human in an almost off-putting way (even James), that is to say, they actually sound like mentally ill people who have stilted speech patterns. This makes them more real and unsettling to listen to. There is no comparison between Silent Hill 2 voices and actual bad voice acting like the first Resident Evil. These actors were milked for the perfect delivery by TeamSilent.

[@DarkViperAU]

Well presented. Unsure if it is the writing or your voice, maybe both, but it was really chill to listen to. Great video.

[@Plaguenide]

nice seeing you here

[@oliverjones2418]

Oh my! Mr viper! Hello!

[@elijah2118]

I'm really happy to see the likes of DarkViper watching these videos. Amazing.

[@thenetgamer2]

It's his connection to, and apparent enjoyment of what he's doing that makes his content so enthralling.

[@jeerkku]

Ayy Matto.

[@Electrosa]

My man, I absolutely adore these videos. I've watched every single one no matter if I'm even remotely interested in the game involved, because the stories you share and your presentation are just so top-notch. Please keep it up, and take as long as you need.

[@ThaRixer]

Thank you!

[@applegator3511]

I loved watching James bust in and just blast Eddie with no hesitation and no conversation. Hilarious

[@electricfishfan7159]

You skip the cutscene and POW! Just like that!

[@Demon32835]

I found this by accident the week before Halloween 2022 lol

[@Ronbotnik]

Yes!! You're my favorite speedrun commentator(or explainer? lol), by far. Something about your tone of voice and your ability to entertain & fill most of the empty air yet stay relevant to whats happening is immaculate. Keep it up man!!!

[@justsomenerd284]

fuck yeah new ThaRixer video, literally my favourite channel ever, with a close second being DougDoug. Absolutely love your channel, its always my highest priority if I see a notification for a video of yours

[@chromasus9983]

Definitely love these videos. They feel more relaxed and give a nice, closer look at how runs are done. Also the fact that they're in horror games like Silent Hill feels like a nice change of pace as well. :)

[@julaizaya7946]

I rarely put commentaries but I watched all your videos and Silent Hill 2 is one of my favorite game of all time so thanks for this awesome video. Keep up the good work, greetings from Belgium in Europe !! ^^

[@nobodysbusinezz]

love your stuff. this type of video where you explain things as they come is pretty dope. it's great to hear it from a legendary speed runner.

[@BB-ff6xk]

Love the Silent Hill runs and was looking forward to this! Hope to see Silent Hill 3 explained next year. Your videos are always super engaging and entertaining :)

[@KernalGohd]

Yooo! New Rixer! I always love how selfless your videos are, more focused on the games runners and making them look like heroes

[@Flowfighter1]

What a great video!! I always loved this game, and I’ve never really considered the speedrunning capabilities it could have, especially after your first video. Once again, a great doc Ricky!

[@eemelihuiko6323]

I've been watching your videos for a bit now, and i love the work you put into it. Keep up the good work!

[@pissqueendanniella4688]

late nothing, holloween is more a state of mind. great video, thank you

[@saurtose2]

Good Stuff man, always a pleasure to see some speedrun commentary

[@Eira_99]

Great video as always, thnaks for always taking the time to really explain this stuff in depth, it's always so interesting.

[@prism3898]

I don’t play horror games, but I love watching these commentated runs! Keep up the good work!

[@screwupproduction]

I’ve never tried speed running but god damn I watched the jak2 video and I’ve been hooked on this channel since. Amazing content man, keep it up!

[@CrimzonAE]

Thank you for making this video on my favorite game of all time. I'm looking forward to more!

[@nickhogan3121]

These videos are always awesome! Can understand they take a lot of time to be made, but that makes them all the more better. Keep it up Rix!

[@tjuk8050]

I used to speed run when I was a kid but now I find it takes all the fun out of gaming.

[@CalculatedRiskAK]

Your production quality is masterful. These type of videos always get me excited the moment I see them in my feed. Somehow the bell icon got changed off, so I fixed it.

[@scas97]

Absolutely Ricky, I love these kind of videos and I'd love one on SH3 next halloween ^-^ The whole frame rng mechanic is super interesting! They definitely did the right choice by allowing it to become part of official runs.

[@primrose9801]

These are so nice to listen too, I only saw this came out now but I've been hoping you would do something like this again since the SH1 TAS. If you're going to do something else like this, I would be especially interested in another TAS. Either way though, great work!

[@trentsticles6198]

13:22 I love how it just went from 0 to 100 in less than 5 seconds

[@picantepollo6238]

Not really into speedrunning but I've liked your channel for your easy to digest video breakdowns. Commentary ones like this are fun, wouldn't mind seeing more of these types of uploads.

[@jkfjsfaugueyfhsdfjfafajjgu6769]

My popcorn was just done! This is a nice fit after a long day of school. Thank you!

[@BeingTheBear]

This brought back some memories. I used to watch Nubzombie when he first came onto the Silent Hill speed running scene. I’m unable to watch him much anymore since I am no longer on graveyard shift. But all the little tips and tricks from quick saving and the RNG on the clock.

[@cazadorcazado08]

This is really comfy, ty. I love these videos that have passion put into them

[@leonbasic]

Damn these videos of you and the way you speak and truly give all of you to these games is stunning. I played Jak series as a kid and I dont care about twitch and speedruns but you were the guy who explained the true story of effort put in all the games. Always watch all your videos even if you were a reporter on tv i would enjoy watching it because you give us the real feel how is it so hard to beat these runs.

[@EddieTheDamned]

So happy to see this uploaded! Can't wait to dive into this

[@marathonxman]

Glad to see this finally came out! Just recently finished this game and it has quickly become one of my favorites. Happy to know some of my best friends in speedrunning could lend a hand to this project as well!

[@meixangej]

never been interested in speedruns but im glad i found this channel randomly. these gamers got skill and also i love ur commentary 🤙🏻

[@josephmilo7093]

I hardly comment on KZbin but man I found your channel through your ratchet videos and within 2 days almost binged watched your entire your channel. Thank you for all the effort that you make into documenting speedruns and glitches. It was such a breath of fresh air. Sadly I only have a few videos left but that makes me excited for the content to come. Thank you again, you really make some exceptional content ♥️

[@natsu6156]

43:12 Love that little catjam on the bottom left

[@Tom.A.]

Awesome video, i love the commentary you added and how you fill in boring parts of the game (like item collecting) with cool facts like the RNG stuff!

[@OBZeta]

EXACTLY what I was waiting for, thanks for sticking to your plan!

[@thotthunderlegit9541]

Huge props Ricky, phenomenal video as always

[@tomasckernovotny510]

Great video, I was waiting for it and was pretty sad when it did not came out at Halooween, I thought it won´t come out anymore, but here it is and I love it

[@whalegod1056]

lmao watching the eddy fight in a speed run is hilarious for some reason XD

[@arazos9394]

It's so funny when James is running room to room in the hospital and Maria just gets dragged along and then gets left in the dust

[@bw000m]

always fascinating learning about these things

[@TheChzoronzon]

I can't thing of a more absurd game to speedrun than SH2, which is all about the mood, lol

[@lancer4224130]

You have a good voice for this and it's informative. These are all the games I grew up playing. I never knew that someone would had gone to these extents to get these times. I remember playing this game at 2 in the morning in my home in the mountains of TN. I literally pissed myself. Now looking back at this speedrun, I am thankful for this guy's dedication and yours to show it.

[@ottolehto]

Very informative and well-presented video! Definitely looking forward to more content in the future.

[@MasterLego316]

I was so excited to see this one, Ive watched the SH1 TAS more than a few times cause its damn interesting.

[@nickofthelivingdeadgaming8680]

So glad I found your channel. Excellent work my dude.

[@toddathorne2938]

Just found your channel out of random and im addicted love the way you explain everything not just the big stuff awesome content and ill be watching all your videos

[@Omonja]

You're killing it with the vid ideas recently, keep it up man✌🏾

[@Miltypooh2001]

as a silent hill fan it's amazing that there's still plenty of people who talk about this game I love it

[@huyphan7825]

Only in the video game community would there be a group of people actively hunting down the fastest way a man can experience the worst traumatizing horror

[@DrippyFr0g]

This guy is crazy, the quick turns around corners are near perfect

[@IzumiChenmeiru]

Ricky, you've bleesed me. This is exactly what I needed to finish my own WR history video.

[@kince7629]

Love the content man. Keep up the great work!

[@daniku3]

Nice video man, well edited and entertaining to watch

[@cabdriver27]

I forgot your first Silent Hill video was how I found your channel. Was glad to see this on my feed.

[@izooah2691]

I've begun learning to speedrun this game and while I'm far from good at it, I can't recommend it enough. It's such a fun experience and getting my first time-saved splits after all these years of watching speedruns feels unreal.

[@gregorymifsud5389]

amazing mate :) keep it up. Congrats to Aaron on the speed run.

[@fabiank.2919]

I just realized, that I‘ve seen the video on the first one. I was confused how I recognized a video from just a month ago without having watched it. Great narration again, very well done.

[@xxunoriginalgamingxx9046]

43:10 the cat is also vibin to the music

[@oddisss]

I just wanted to say I appreciate you adding closed captions despite video being lengthy:)

[@ThaRixer]

[@ibilesfighter3.16]

So glad this came out, loved the 1st one and was nearly dossapointed there was no 2nd one, so glad it came out, looking forward to it

[@Edlandish]

I've had this video on my watch later for months. At home sick and decided to finally watch it. Really liking this style, often I watch speedruns and I'm like wtf is going on. I've never even played Silent Hill.

[@labousi1684]

Just found your channel and i've binged so many vids , keep it up mate love your content !

[@jevonp]

YAY! So happy I subbed/found you a few vids ago.

[@oakroot2586]

I realy want more videos like this, good commentary above good runs! Please more then ones per year!

[@TechnoKillerPro]

Awesome video, very well prepared! Congrats!

[@dixonmayaz144]

I love these types of vids. Please bring more

[@VoidGirlfriend]

Love these vids, silent hill 3 next year would be great! So would other videos like this :)

[@oliverjones2418]

I love your videos, I’ve watched the spyro, touval video so many times, helps me sleep

[@sintreasy]

All your videos have been great, love the content keep it up:)

[@aaronrobinson8394]

Great video dude ! As always hope your well

[@user-gl7je2os7c]

masterpiece commentary as usual, Rix =]

[@thenetgamer2]

Watched dark and loud, outstanding content as always.

[@death112_]

enjoyed listening to you explain stuff. keep up the good work ricky !

[@disfiguringthegoddess-sh5wf]

Always a great time listening to these. I wonder what game is next

[@VictorXD44]

Great Video as always Ricky continue your great work.

[@aeterna8505]

Great video, hoping for sh3 next year!

[@miecraftandmoregames]

13:26 the humiliation here is inmense. Kinda feel bad for him :(

[@ItsJabo]

Banger video my dude

[@aski9314]

i love ur voice, i love how u explain stuff, i love those kinds of vids. U a fking real one rixer

[@RR-sv3so]

man I never really knew anything about the speed running community until now, and all of there videos are epic and hold a lot of info.

[@itsmac9931]

'2nd floor innit' you're spot on there 😅 great vid man👍all the way from UK 🇬🇧

[@clinto32]

loved the vibing cat during the music box section

[@ward9962]

Nice job in the vids Ricky keep it up man