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Silent Hill 2 |OT| You promised you'd take me there again someday...

bender

What time is it?
Played a tiny bit more today and got the key to success for the jukebox puzzle. I'm pretty disappointed no haptics were involved which seems like a missed opportunity and something I've been hoping for since playing Astro's Playroom. Like, how do you not?

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SlimySnake

Flashless at the Golden Globes
Trying not to read anything cause I forgot mostly everything about this game since I played it more than 20 years ago.

I love, like I remember loving it on the PS2, but I need to say this: the visuals suck, it looks like a PS4 game with some improvements on textures here and there, this is not detrimental to my enjoyment, it’s just that I would have like Konami to give this the RE2R/RE3R/RE4R treatment…

I guess they just don’t care or don’t have the money. Anyway, I’m glad they made it.
what are you talking about? the visuals are leagues ahead of the re remake. this is a UE5 stunner.

what mode are you playing in? performance? pc or ps5?
 

solidus12

Member
Reposting here since I thought I was on the OT while I posted on the review thread...

I'll finally be getting the game in 2 or 3 days. Any word on performance patches on PS5? how is the game currently?
 

MiguelItUp

Member
Trying not to read anything cause I forgot mostly everything about this game since I played it more than 20 years ago.

I love, like I remember loving it on the PS2, but I need to say this: the visuals suck, it looks like a PS4 game with some improvements on textures here and there, this is not detrimental to my enjoyment, it’s just that I would have like Konami to give this the RE2R/RE3R/RE4R treatment…

I guess they just don’t care or don’t have the money. Anyway, I’m glad they made it.
Uh, I'm not sure what footage you were looking at but the game looks beautiful, and that's not some hot take. But to each their own!

Reposting here since I thought I was on the OT while I posted on the review thread...

I'll finally be getting the game in 2 or 3 days. Any word on performance patches on PS5? how is the game currently?
I played on PC so I can't really say. I'll leave it to others with hands on experience. But they did say patches with improvements were on the way.
 
Finished it last night. I played the OG around the time it originally came out but lucky me I had forgotten everything about it except for the premise so everything felt "new". It really surprised me and loved almost every moment of it.
 
Yep. Akira Yamaoka is legit a fucking genius. His music leaves all sorts of fucked up! It's why I can tolerate the later Silent Hill games- his music alone makes them scarier than they have any right to be!
And the bloody radio. The static makes everything 2× more scary than it should. I turned it off halfway through and the game is now Evil Within levels of horror.
 
Trying not to read anything cause I forgot mostly everything about this game since I played it more than 20 years ago.

I love, like I remember loving it on the PS2, but I need to say this: the visuals suck, it looks like a PS4 game with some improvements on textures here and there, this is not detrimental to my enjoyment, it’s just that I would have like Konami to give this the RE2R/RE3R/RE4R treatment…

I guess they just don’t care or don’t have the money. Anyway, I’m glad they made it.
That's crazy. What? Opinions and all but the "they just don't care" part is absurd. It looks fantastic in motion and the dungeons/interiors especially look almost tangible. The greasy, wet wallpaper in the apartments, tiny details like paper flyers flapping in the wind.

REmake games alao look fantastic but this game is often flat-out impressive despise the performance issues in my opinion.
 

Vick

Gold Member

PS5 PATCH NOTES​

  • Fixed some rare crash in AI.
  • Fixed some rare crash with texture binding.
  • Fixed some rare crash in streaming.
  • Fixed some rare crash in audio portal update.
  • Fixed an issue with the option of switching In Game Motion Blur.
  • Fixed an issue with translation for UI “High” preset not being translated and displayed correctly.
  • Fixed an issue with Wooden Plank appearing during James’ death animation.
  • Fixed streaming issue where staring at the walls inside the Grand Market caused problems with loading all of the environment around James.
  • Fixed an issue where interacting with the wrong side of the peephole in Brookhaven Hospital teleported James to the other side.
  • Fixed an issue where breaking windows near Neely’s Bar got James stuck in the window frame.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed James to access the inaccessible balcony in Blue Creek Apartments.
  • Fixed an issue with Abstract Daddy’s behavior during boss fight where the enemy was not hitting James properly.
  • Fixed multiple issues with Abstract Daddy’s 3rd TV – it should now have the correct audio, and the wall won’t interfere with its position.
  • Fixed an issue with a question mark from the Conference Room not disappearing after obtaining Cinderella figurine in Lakeview Hotel.
  • Fixed an issue with collision detection with the Dayroom walls in Brookhaven Hospital.
  • Fixed an issue where James was falling under the map when approaching Laura entering Brookhaven Hospital from the bushes on the left.
  • Removed debug numbers displayed behind wallpapers in Blue Creek Apartments’ Clock Room.
  • Resolved an issue with James not being able to leave the 3F corridor in the Lakeview Hotel.
  • Fixed an issue with the lightbulb on the 3rd floor of Blue Creek Apartments constantly switching on and being impervious to destruction.
  • Resolved an issue with the small coffee table blocking James in the corner of the room located in Woodside Apartments.
  • Fixed an issue where after completing the Disgust Path in Labyrinth, the player was forced to do it all over again.
  • Fixed an issue with Spider Mannequins getting stuck when attacking James while he is going through squeeze traversal.
  • Fixed an issue with James getting stuck in the window frame while attacking Lying Figures located outside of the window.
  • Added more natural movement for James when switching weapons while aiming.
  • Fixed an issue with triggering Spider Mannequin event on Fear Path in the Labyrinth multiple times.
  • Improved the ability to pick up items during the final boss fight.
  • Fixed an issue with picture frames overlapping in the Moth Room.
  • Improved the deformation of Nurses’ skirts.
  • Fixed an issue occurring when displaying the information about unlocking NewGame+ which didn’t appear in the player’s chosen language.
  • Fixed visible unloading of the door of an abandoned garage in the west side of South Vale.
  • Fixed question mark on the map during Chute Puzzle in Woodside Apartments.

Steam Patch Notes​

  • Reduced visual glitches when using the latest version of NVIDIA DLSS.
  • Added an option to enable DLSS frame generation in the menu when using DLSS for supersampling.
  • NVIDIA Reflex is now active when DLSS frame generation is enabled.
  • Added support for AMD FSR 3.1.1.
  • Added an option to enable AMD Fluid Motion Frames in the menu when using FSR 3.1 for supersampling.
  • Updated Intel Nanites to support upcoming driver updates.
  • Improved performance and optimization for Steam Deck.
  • Fixed stuttering issues related to sky map generation.
  • Added an option to enable/disable HZB culling to fix stuttering on some AMD/Intel GPUs.
  • All graphic settings should be saved locally.
  • Fixed an issue with translation for UI “High” preset not being translated and displayed correctly.
  • Fixed an issue with Wooden Plank appearing during James’ death animation.
  • Fixed streaming issue where staring at the walls inside the Grand Market caused problems with loading all of the environment around James.
  • Fixed an issue where interacting with the wrong side of the peephole in Brookhaven Hospital teleported James to the other side.
  • Fixed an issue where breaking windows near Neely’s Bar got James stuck in the window frame.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed James to access the inaccessible balcony in Blue Creek Apartments.
  • Fixed an issue with Abstract Daddy’s behavior during boss fight where the enemy was not hitting James properly.
  • Fixed multiple issues with Abstract Daddy’s 3rd TV – it should now have the correct audio, and the wall won’t interfere with its position.
  • Fixed an issue with a question mark from the Conference Room not disappearing after obtaining Cinderella figurine in Lakeview Hotel.
  • Fixed an issue with collision detection with the Dayroom walls in Brookhaven Hospital.
  • Fixed an issue where James was falling under the map when approaching Laura entering Brookhaven Hospital from the bushes on the left.
  • Removed debug numbers displayed behind wallpapers in Blue Creek Apartments’ Clock Room.
  • Resolved an issue with James not being able to leave the 3F corridor in the Lakeview Hotel.
  • Fixed an issue with the lightbulb on the 3rd floor of Blue Creek Apartments constantly switching on and being impervious to destruction.
  • Resolved an issue with the small coffee table blocking James in the corner of the room located in Woodside Apartments.
  • Fixed an issue where after completing the Disgust Path in Labyrinth, the player was forced to do it all over again.
  • Fixed an issue with Spider Mannequins getting stuck when attacking James while he is going through squeeze traversal.
  • Fixed an issue with James getting stuck in the window frame while attacking Lying Figures located outside of the window.
  • Added more natural movement for James when switching weapons while aiming.
  • Fixed an issue with triggering Spider Mannequin event on Fear Path in the Labyrinth multiple times.
  • Improved the ability to pick up items during the final boss fight.
  • Fixed an issue with picture frames overlapping in the Moth Room.
  • Improved the deformation of Nurses’ skirts.
  • Fixed an issue occurring when displaying the information about unlocking NewGame+ which didn’t appear in the player’s chosen language.
  • Fixed visible unloading of the door of an abandoned garage in the west side of South Vale.
  • Fixed question mark on the map during Chute Puzzle in Woodside Apartments.
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Patch is out finally!



  • Fixed an issue with the option of switching In Game Motion Blur.


I ... don't even remember there being a motion blur toggle in the game (?)


I’m playing performance on PS5.


Consider switching to the Quality mode, not only will it give you a much better image with a lot more visual effects that are stripped in Performance, it will also give you a more consistent experience. Performance has way too many drops and below the VRR to be viable. Quality is a mostly consistent 30 with only rare drops.
 
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K' Dash

Member
  • Fixed an issue with the option of switching In Game Motion Blur.


I ... don't even remember there being a motion blur toggle in the game (?)





Consider switching to the Quality mode, not only will it give you a much better image with a lot more visual effects that are stripped in Performance, it will also give you a more consistent experience. Performance has way too many drops and below the VRR to be viable. Quality is a mostly consistent 30 with only rare drops.

Ok, I’ll do that.
 
Wow. Is this PS5 performance/quality comparison? If yes, that’s like the biggest difference between the 2 options ever. As I’m a graphics whore I’m playing in quality mode of course and didn’t even check performance, so honest question. Why is there such a big difference in lighting? Is quality mode ray-traced, while performance mode is not?
 
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tommib

Banned
Wow. Is this PS5 performance/quality comparison? If yes, that’s like the biggest difference between the 2 options ever. As I’m a graphics whore I’m playing in quality mode of course and didn’t even check performance, so honest question. Why is there such a big difference in lighting? Is quality mode ray-traced, while performance mode is not?
SlimySnake SlimySnake to answer.

But yes, they’re massively different with significant mood changes. Knowing that some people were playing performance was triggering me a lot.
 

Flabagast

Member
Wow. Is this PS5 performance/quality comparison? If yes, that’s like the biggest difference between the 2 options ever. As I’m a graphics whore I’m playing in quality mode of course and didn’t even check performance, so honest question. Why is there such a big difference in lighting? Is quality mode ray-traced, while performance mode is not?
Yes kind of, lumen settings are much higher in quality than performance
 

yogaflame

Member
  • Fixed an issue with the option of switching In Game Motion Blur.


I ... don't even remember there being a motion blur toggle in the game (?)





Consider switching to the Quality mode, not only will it give you a much better image with a lot more visual effects that are stripped in Performance, it will also give you a more consistent experience. Performance has way too many drops and below the VRR to be viable. Quality is a mostly consistent 30 with only rare drops.
I agree, it still looks decent and performance was fine with quality mode for my ps5 slim.
 
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GrayChild

Member


Almost submitted a separate thread for this, but oh well... Some of these changes are rather substantial (just check the cutscenes with Angela and the Dog ending), but because according to Kempy himself, v .1.00 dates back to April 2024... 6 months before the actual release of the game.
 
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Almost submitted a separate thread for this, but oh well... Some of these changes are rather substantial (just check the cutscenes with Angela and the Dog ending), but because according to Kempy himself, v .1.00 dates back to April 2024... 6 months before the actual release of the game.

Some interesting changes in there. I wish they kept there new version of the dog ending instead of editing it to be more like the original. Without the actual meme credits (only including the song) making it like the original lost a lot of its charm.

Not sure why they changed flesh walls from the Daddy fight.
 
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ikbalCO

Member

PS5 PATCH NOTES​

  • Fixed some rare crash in AI.
  • Fixed some rare crash with texture binding.
  • Fixed some rare crash in streaming.
  • Fixed some rare crash in audio portal update.
  • Fixed an issue with the option of switching In Game Motion Blur.
  • Fixed an issue with translation for UI “High” preset not being translated and displayed correctly.
  • Fixed an issue with Wooden Plank appearing during James’ death animation.
  • Fixed streaming issue where staring at the walls inside the Grand Market caused problems with loading all of the environment around James.
  • Fixed an issue where interacting with the wrong side of the peephole in Brookhaven Hospital teleported James to the other side.
  • Fixed an issue where breaking windows near Neely’s Bar got James stuck in the window frame.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed James to access the inaccessible balcony in Blue Creek Apartments.
  • Fixed an issue with Abstract Daddy’s behavior during boss fight where the enemy was not hitting James properly.
  • Fixed multiple issues with Abstract Daddy’s 3rd TV – it should now have the correct audio, and the wall won’t interfere with its position.
  • Fixed an issue with a question mark from the Conference Room not disappearing after obtaining Cinderella figurine in Lakeview Hotel.
  • Fixed an issue with collision detection with the Dayroom walls in Brookhaven Hospital.
  • Fixed an issue where James was falling under the map when approaching Laura entering Brookhaven Hospital from the bushes on the left.
  • Removed debug numbers displayed behind wallpapers in Blue Creek Apartments’ Clock Room.
  • Resolved an issue with James not being able to leave the 3F corridor in the Lakeview Hotel.
  • Fixed an issue with the lightbulb on the 3rd floor of Blue Creek Apartments constantly switching on and being impervious to destruction.
  • Resolved an issue with the small coffee table blocking James in the corner of the room located in Woodside Apartments.
  • Fixed an issue where after completing the Disgust Path in Labyrinth, the player was forced to do it all over again.
  • Fixed an issue with Spider Mannequins getting stuck when attacking James while he is going through squeeze traversal.
  • Fixed an issue with James getting stuck in the window frame while attacking Lying Figures located outside of the window.
  • Added more natural movement for James when switching weapons while aiming.
  • Fixed an issue with triggering Spider Mannequin event on Fear Path in the Labyrinth multiple times.
  • Improved the ability to pick up items during the final boss fight.
  • Fixed an issue with picture frames overlapping in the Moth Room.
  • Improved the deformation of Nurses’ skirts.
  • Fixed an issue occurring when displaying the information about unlocking NewGame+ which didn’t appear in the player’s chosen language.
  • Fixed visible unloading of the door of an abandoned garage in the west side of South Vale.
  • Fixed question mark on the map during Chute Puzzle in Woodside Apartments.

Steam Patch Notes​

  • Reduced visual glitches when using the latest version of NVIDIA DLSS.
  • Added an option to enable DLSS frame generation in the menu when using DLSS for supersampling.
  • NVIDIA Reflex is now active when DLSS frame generation is enabled.
  • Added support for AMD FSR 3.1.1.
  • Added an option to enable AMD Fluid Motion Frames in the menu when using FSR 3.1 for supersampling.
  • Updated Intel Nanites to support upcoming driver updates.
  • Improved performance and optimization for Steam Deck.
  • Fixed stuttering issues related to sky map generation.
  • Added an option to enable/disable HZB culling to fix stuttering on some AMD/Intel GPUs.
  • All graphic settings should be saved locally.
  • Fixed an issue with translation for UI “High” preset not being translated and displayed correctly.
  • Fixed an issue with Wooden Plank appearing during James’ death animation.
  • Fixed streaming issue where staring at the walls inside the Grand Market caused problems with loading all of the environment around James.
  • Fixed an issue where interacting with the wrong side of the peephole in Brookhaven Hospital teleported James to the other side.
  • Fixed an issue where breaking windows near Neely’s Bar got James stuck in the window frame.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed James to access the inaccessible balcony in Blue Creek Apartments.
  • Fixed an issue with Abstract Daddy’s behavior during boss fight where the enemy was not hitting James properly.
  • Fixed multiple issues with Abstract Daddy’s 3rd TV – it should now have the correct audio, and the wall won’t interfere with its position.
  • Fixed an issue with a question mark from the Conference Room not disappearing after obtaining Cinderella figurine in Lakeview Hotel.
  • Fixed an issue with collision detection with the Dayroom walls in Brookhaven Hospital.
  • Fixed an issue where James was falling under the map when approaching Laura entering Brookhaven Hospital from the bushes on the left.
  • Removed debug numbers displayed behind wallpapers in Blue Creek Apartments’ Clock Room.
  • Resolved an issue with James not being able to leave the 3F corridor in the Lakeview Hotel.
  • Fixed an issue with the lightbulb on the 3rd floor of Blue Creek Apartments constantly switching on and being impervious to destruction.
  • Resolved an issue with the small coffee table blocking James in the corner of the room located in Woodside Apartments.
  • Fixed an issue where after completing the Disgust Path in Labyrinth, the player was forced to do it all over again.
  • Fixed an issue with Spider Mannequins getting stuck when attacking James while he is going through squeeze traversal.
  • Fixed an issue with James getting stuck in the window frame while attacking Lying Figures located outside of the window.
  • Added more natural movement for James when switching weapons while aiming.
  • Fixed an issue with triggering Spider Mannequin event on Fear Path in the Labyrinth multiple times.
  • Improved the ability to pick up items during the final boss fight.
  • Fixed an issue with picture frames overlapping in the Moth Room.
  • Improved the deformation of Nurses’ skirts.
  • Fixed an issue occurring when displaying the information about unlocking NewGame+ which didn’t appear in the player’s chosen language.
  • Fixed visible unloading of the door of an abandoned garage in the west side of South Vale.
  • Fixed question mark on the map during Chute Puzzle in Woodside Apartments.
Yo! This patch straight up broke the game for me. There is a game breaking kinda bug where you can not progress after the first rotating cube level. Anyone having the same issue? Cus this is insane actually.

Nothing works and i am almost at the end. This is so frustrating
 

GymWolf

Member
The boss fights in this game are spectacular. Abstract Daddy is really intense and harrowing and fighting Eddie is like something out of Condemned.

It's amazing how Bloober Team turned the worst part of the original into one of the best parts of the remake.
I thought abstract daddy was incredibly easy, dude has only one move that is extremely easy to avoid.

Eddie was much better but i would not call any of these boss fights spectacular, they are all super basic mechanically, but i haven't played the original that much so i don't know how bad they were (i can imagine tho).

Unless you meant atmosphere etc. And not gameplay wise.

Btw, i only have the last boss left so tonight i'm probably gonna complete the game, i think i'm gonna clock around 30 hours :lollipop_grinning_sweat:
 
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Yo! This patch straight up broke the game for me. There is a game breaking kinda bug where you can not progress after the first rotating cube level. Anyone having the same issue? Cus this is insane actually.

Nothing works and i am almost at the end. This is so frustrating
Yep its an issue for everyone. Soft lock the game and cant proceed. Gotta wait for a patch.
Its right after the
Rotten Room in the Labyrinth.
 
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Roufianos

Member
Just beat Abstract Daddy, which was a piss easy boss fight.

Still loving it, this is easily the best horror game since the original RE4.

Played about 10 hours so far, and I'm amazed that it's managed to remain creepy the whole time, though I've read it's another 7 hours? Seems a bit too long for a game like this.

Also fuck accidentally pressing triangle and loosing a heal.
 
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GymWolf

Member
Just beat Abstract Daddy, which was a piss easy boss fight.

Still loving it, this is easily the best horror game since the original RE4.

Played about 100 hours so far, and I'm amazed that it's managed to remain creepy the whole time, though I've read it's another 7 hours? Seems a bit too long for a game like this.

Also fuck accidentally pressing triangle and loosing a heal.
100 hours?

Did you killed every enemy with bare hands or what? :lollipop_grinning_sweat:
 

DavidGzz

Gold Member
Just beat Abstract Daddy, which was a piss easy boss fight.

Still loving it, this is easily the best horror game since the original RE4.

Played about 100 hours so far, and I'm amazed that it's managed to remain creepy the whole time, though I've read it's another 7 hours? Seems a bit too long for a game like this.

Also fuck accidentally pressing triangle and loosing a heal.

Hory sheet! My daughter complained about how thorough I was being with looking everywhere for items, etc, and I beat hard mode with hard puzzles in 24 hours. 100? You sure?

Anyway, absolutely loved the game! Anyone else get a glitch and unlock the achievement for beating it in under 10 hours despite the end game clock being 20+? Weird. It's like the patch started the clock over for in game time or something. I am going to fire up New Game plus as soon as I can. Also, I am so glad they added Frame Gen. I can play in 4k with raytracing at ~70 fps now on my 4070ti.


Does anyone know how to turn off the radio sounds coming out of the PS5 controller on PC? This never happened until the latest update.

Weird, I have had the radio coming out of the controller since launch night on PC.
 
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Holdfing

Member
Hory sheet! My daughter complained about how thorough I was being with looking everywhere for items, etc, and I beat hard mode with hard puzzles in 24 hours. 100? You sure?

Anyway, absolutely loved the game! Anyone else get a glitch and unlock the achievement for beating it in under 10 hours despite the end game clock being 20+? Weird. It's like the patch started the clock over for in game time or something. I am going to fire up New Game plus as soon as I can. Also, I am so glad they added Frame Gen. I can play in 4k with raytracing at ~70 fps now on my 4070ti.




Weird, I have had the radio coming out of the controller since launch night on PC.
I've read somewhere that the timer is bugged, probably resets after 24 hours, that's why a bunch of slowpokes are getting the achievement :)

The radio static started coming out of my controller after I loaded a save during the death animation. All other sounds were also muffled a bit. I had to restart the game to fix it.
 

OmegaSupreme

advanced basic bitch
I'm nearly finished with the hospital so I might give the game a break until they put out another patch. I'm sure they're aware of it.
 

Roufianos

Member
Hory sheet! My daughter complained about how thorough I was being with looking everywhere for items, etc, and I beat hard mode with hard puzzles in 24 hours. 100? You sure?

Anyway, absolutely loved the game! Anyone else get a glitch and unlock the achievement for beating it in under 10 hours despite the end game clock being 20+? Weird. It's like the patch started the clock over for in game time or something. I am going to fire up New Game plus as soon as I can. Also, I am so glad they added Frame Gen. I can play in 4k with raytracing at ~70 fps now on my 4070ti.




Weird, I have had the radio coming out of the controller since launch night on PC.

Lmao, I meant 10 sorry 😂😂 no fucking way I'm playing anything for 100 hours
 
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Since the update, I've been getting a weird bug where previously killed legs enemies are floating in the air, giving them the illusion of being alive. Not game breaking or anything, but seriously unsettling :messenger_confounded:

I've also noticed the radio sounds are exclusively coming from the DS5 now. I'm on PC and that wasn't the case before the update. Again, not game breaking but I dislike the shitty audio quality of the controller speakers so if anyone knows how to change it back, pls lmk.
 
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ssringo

Member
Does anyone know how to turn off the radio sounds coming out of the PS5 controller on PC? This never happened until the latest update.
I've also noticed the radio sounds are exclusively coming from the DS5 now. I'm on PC and that wasn't the case before the update. Again, not game breaking but I dislike the shitty audio quality of the controller speakers so if anyone knows how to change it back, pls lmk.
I don't believe there's an in game option (if so then obviously turn it off) but I actually disabled the Dual Sense as an audio device at the system level because other games would occasionally try to use it.
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Interesting video





Angela got a somewhat notable model change from what was pressed just on the disc, a lot less Duchoveny.

Late / Ending spoilers

I like how vibrant the 1.00 Fire is, the released version look very subdued. Also the Dog ending is completely different wtf lol



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