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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…

 

[mansoor1980]

way more scarier than the sequel , will be tricky to remake this

bonus gif............

 

[FingerBang]

I'd be happy to have all of them remade but yes, Silent Hill 1 is the one. I think they should have started with that one for historical accuracy, but it would make sense to remake the first one and then 3

 

[luca_29_bg]

All of them

 

[Clear]

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/

The early trailers are I think the best indication of where they wanted to go. I mean, the final version is weird in that it contains both Team Silent's most meticulous work (all the stuff in the room) and their sloppiest (burping nurses?).

The funny thing though is that more than anything else its the original template for P.T. And as such deserves way more respect than it gets.

 

[Mr Hyde]

The first one is in dire need of a new coat of paint. It's still a great game but graphically it hasn't aged as well as for example RE. After that I would like a remake of 3 & 4. Homecoming and Downpour just needs remasters.

 

[Badlucktroll]

They should do that cancelled Silent Hill 5 concept “fear in daylight”, or a direct sequel with adult laura going back

 

[Madserb2023]

Even though Silent Hill 3 is my favourite and they will likely do that one next, I think 4 could do with a remake even more than the first game. The concept was fantastic and incredibly disturbing. It was just extremely rough.

 

[genesisblock]

We'll see the sales first before Konami will think of letting them do another.

 

[killatopak]

I feel like SH1 should be it. Maybe give them creative freedom to explore more into the cult. SH2 is a more personal story anyway so it's hard to change stuff.

 

[FunkMiller]

One.

Then do three. Doesn’t matter it’s in the wrong order, because 2 has very little to do with 1 or 3.

 

[Stu_Hart]

I think SH4 is mediocre. I am not interested in that game. I don't mind a remake of SH3, but SH1 needs it the most as it is an older game.

 

[Caio]

I believe the best course of action would be to create a remake of Silent Hill 3 and release it within a relatively short timeframe. Following that, full attention should be devoted to a remake of the original Silent Hill, which would require substantial technical work and a modern overhaul of certain gameplay mechanics and dynamics.

 

[Ronin_7]

1 or 3

 

[Badlucktroll]

How i think it will go Sh2 remake>original title/sequel>sh1>sh3

 

[Bartski]

The early trailers are I think the best indication of where they wanted to go. I mean, the final version is weird in that it contains both Team Silent's most meticulous work (all the stuff in the room) and their sloppiest (burping nurses?).

The funny thing though is that more than anything else its the original template for P.T. And as such deserves way more respect than it gets.

exactly, like I said earlier I think 4 is a mix of series' best and worst ideas. I've been looking into this, and it seems like initially 4 was supposed to be very action-heavy, even akin to REutbreak where you would lead a group of NPCs...



The concept of the hub apartment is amazing, parallel worlds and time paradoxes interacting to carry the narrative of an almost detective story and the journey you have to take through a realm created in the mind of an occult serial killer and his victims... So good.

But then instead of fighting monsters inspired by the nightmare host's depraved backstory (like you'd expect from a Silent Hill game), someone thought of this fresh idea to have you fighting ghosts and evil spirits. According to that video, for commercial reasons, trying to appeal to Japanese audience using this locally popular theme and inspired by Fatal Frame. So that is your primary enemy, one you can only temporarily stun using a consumable and then immobilize with another, being a magic fucking sword.

So yeah, no remaking that one thanks, unless with a thorough conceptual rework IMO.

 

[NT80]

SH1 makes sense since that covers the origins of the town and sets up the 3rd game. SH3 is a follow on from that game so if they do a good job on 1 they could complete things with that.

 

[peronmls]

None.