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[RetroGamingUK]

So Silent Hill 2 remake reviews are in and they’re good.

Despite a few niggles, the consensus is that Bloober were the right choice to bring back this great series for a new generation.

The question now is, which game should be the next to get this treatment?

 

[mansoor1980]

silent hill 1

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

New to the series... which one is considered the most loved after SH2?

 

[GHG]

The first one, no question.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

The first one, no question.

That’s the one I went with.

Obviously SH2 is the most popular and that’s the one Konami wanted to remake to get the most attention.

I love the story, setting and music of the original, but it’s aged quite badly.

I’ll give Bloober the green light to take that one on next.

 

[tommib]

Silent Hill 2

Hey, it’s working for Herman.

 

[GHG]

Silent Hill 2

Hey, it’s working for Herman.

Silent Horizon - Shattered Aloy

 

[a'la mode]

Remaking hits is one thing, but why not remake something that could use a second chance? Silent Hill 4.

 

[Camreezie]

Silent Hill 2

Hey, it’s working for Herman.

LEGO Silent Hill and Silent Hill 2 2024 remasters incoming

 

[Bloobs]

SH1 because I only played it for 5 minutes in a video store back when I was little.

 

[tommib]

Bartski so if I pre-order the early access what time am I playing this on Saturday here in NL?

 

[Clear]

The Room, especially if they update it to be closer to what was originally intended than the rushed , compromised version that was first released.

 

[RagnarokIV]

Silent Hill because it’s aged the worst and would benefit massively.

Then Silent Hill 3 as it’s a continuation and being the third remake released can still be “Silent Hill 3” lol

 

[Bartski]

Bartski so if I pre-order the early access what time am I playing this on Saturday here in NL?

yep Sunday midnight afaik

 

[GrayChild]

Silent Hill: Homecoming.

Now with even more forced Pyramid Head cameos, human enemies, QTE's and Hostel rip-off scenes.

 

[Itchy Tickles]

New to the series... which one is considered the most loved after SH2?

It can vary quite a bit. Personally, Silent Hill 1 is my overall favourite. Out of these 4 games I would go Silent hill 1,2,4,3, but a lot more people would probably pick 2 over 1 and 3 before 4. In other words, you can't really go wrong. Only Silent Hill 1 and 3 are related, as in 3 is a sequel to 1. Silent Hill 4 has some passive connections to Silent Hill 2, but it definitely not a sequel or anything.

 

[Bartski]

I beat both SH3 and SH4 for the first time last week, and IMO neither of those.

SH3 aged pretty well, but the sassy edgy teenage lead ruins it for me, both in writing and performance. The ending sucked. Material for a great game only with a great deal of rewrites.
The Room of the other hand feels like a weird mix o both great and terrible ideas, narratively and gameplay wise. The mistery of the room and otherworlds born form the mind of a serial killer has an amazing potential but would IMO require ditching the retarded haunting and ghost enemy mechanics, and a thorough rework the latter half, escort mission part of the game.

So for a remake faithful to the source material my vote goes to SH1, which btw runs like charm on PC via duckstation and I plan to paly it tonight.

 

[Kacho]

If they don't do the first game I'mma drop the leg on Bloober

 

[DeepEnigma]

The first one, no question.

This. And then 3 for sure!

 

[Perrott]

SH1, then SH3.

 

[adamsapple]

Silent Hill 2

Hey, it’s working for Herman.

Silent Hill 2 Part 1 Remastered

 

[begotten]

Silent Hill 4 and it's not even close - 1 and 3 will just mostly be built from the bones of 2 and are objectively not as interesting, especially 3.

But 4....

If they expanded on 2, imagine 4 modernised where it's actually released feature complete, is improved and expanded upon. It'll be the closest thing to what P.T could have been.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

let see if this game is a financial success first.

 

[NeverYouMind]

The game is not even out yet for anyone that does a deep dive into these things. It might be a one off.

 

[March Climber]

1 and 3 will just mostly be built from the bones of 2

This is exactly why it's a good idea. They can at least develop 3 in a pretty timely manner. For 1 it depends on if they want to build upon Shattered Memories or not.

 

[Trilobit]

Concord.

 

[bundylove]

Silent hill 3 would be the easy choice but if they could remake the room and change the combat and the enemy respawn and everything else then maybe that.

SIlent hill one would be a big step back

 

[GudOlRub]

I think you may be jumping the gun a little bit, Dead Space was also well received and yet the franchise was once again canned due to disappointing sales. Don't get me wrong, I hope this sells well and we have a new resurgence of AAA horror games, but so far only Resident Evil has managed to do well in the current gaming landscape, so if I were you I'd wait for the sales numbers of this game before I start huffing hopium for more remakes.

 

[Badlucktroll]

imagine the puppet nurses and doctors, grey children, ect, all brought to life in unreal engine 5

 

[Bartski]

The Room, especially if they update it to be closer to what was originally intended than the rushed , compromised version that was first released.

Can I look up this original intended cut design somewhere? Genuinely curious, can't find anything of substance on google or https://www.silenthillmemories.net/sh4/

 

[Sooner]

Definitely NOT a new game. Bloober has proven now they can remake an existing great game. They've also proven themselves incapable of making their own good game.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Definitely NOT a new game. Bloober has proven now they can remake an existing great game. They've also proven themselves incapable of making their own good game.

They’re the ideal Silent Hill remake factory then, let’s hope they continue this work over the next decade.

 

[Kacho]

I think you may be jumping the gun a little bit, Dead Space was also well received and yet the franchise was once again canned due to disappointing sales. Don't get me wrong, I hope this sells well and we have a new resurgence of AAA horror games, but so far only Resident Evil has managed to do well in the current gaming landscape, so if I were you I'd wait for the sales numbers of this game before I start huffing hopium for more remakes.

I may be preemptively coping but that’s EA for you.

I will say that Silent Hill has a more dedicated following that will turn up for a quality games.

However, the fans that deify the older titles, like Cao Cao , may end up being the difference maker in terms of satisfactory sales numbers so we’ll see…