Silent Hill 2 PC

mrk · 20 Oct 2022 at 09:10

Pre-purchase SILENT HILL 2 on Steam

Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

store.steampowered.com

The interesting thing is the system reqs :eek:

System Requirements

Minimum:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 x64
Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
Memory: 12 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 50 GB available space
Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device.
Additional Notes: Playing on minimum requirements should enable to play on Low/Medium quality settings in FullHD (1080p) in stable 30 FPS.

Recommended:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 11 x64
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® 2080RTX or AMD Radeon™ 6800XT
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 50 GB available space
Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device.
Additional Notes: Playing on recommended requirements should enable to play on Medium quality settings in 60 FPS or High quality settings in 30 FPS, in FullHD (or 4k using DLSS or similar technology).

Edit*
Ah just found out it's Unreal Engine 5, this makes more sense now.

Amatsubu · 20 Oct 2022 at 09:37

OMFG, YES!

mrk · 20 Oct 2022 at 09:43

I loved the music from SH2 back in the day, it was really calming but eerie at the same time. Can't wait.

Amatsubu · 20 Oct 2022 at 09:51

Ok, my fellow countrymen are handling this absolute classic (actually from my hometown) so I'll hold my excitation for now

Roll on CyberHill 20(TBA), hopefully doesn't turn into CBA (can't be ****d)

Yes, Akira Yamaoka made amazing soundtracks for these games and the series is very special for me, lots of good memories. I really hope they don't mess this up.

Tried SH3 recently and it holds up so well graphically, was very surprised.

ZXSpectrum · 20 Oct 2022 at 11:03

Strange, its supposed to be a PS5 Exclusive.. :confused:

Maybe its just console exclusive.

mrk · 20 Oct 2022 at 11:05

Sony are now attuned to the PC community, this is all fab news :cool:

Also, here's OG vs Remake:

Amatsubu · 20 Oct 2022 at 11:57

What I really liked about these games was the excellent soundwork, you were constantly bombarded by those oppressive, cacopohonous and mentally draining sounds so the horror was effectively enforced upon you without anything terrifying actually happening.

It worked really well with the locations and significantly elevated the overall atmosphere.

ic1male · 20 Oct 2022 at 12:55

I remember playing the PC version of this many moons ago. Looked glorious in 1280x1024 compared to the PS2. That pyramid head monster gave me the willies.

Yaayuh! · 20 Oct 2022 at 13:10

As I said in the console thread. Silent Hill 2 is my favourite of the series. The trailer doesn't sell it to me, but i'll keep an eye out.
It's a delicate game to remake IMO, they could easily mess this up.

mrk · 20 Oct 2022 at 13:19

Good thing it's not a remaster then but instead a full remake!

Yaayuh! · 20 Oct 2022 at 13:24

mrk said:
Good thing it's not a remaster then but instead a full remake!

Edited for your convenience

Amatsubu · 20 Oct 2022 at 13:31

Could easily go both ways but I'll remain cautiously optimistic because I really want it to be good, though I did jokingly say I won't hold my breath when I learned who's handling it. Bloober have a monumental task in front of them, that's for sure, and their track record isn't super stellar.

Yamaoka is back for the OST so they better pull this off.

Parky · 20 Oct 2022 at 13:47

Loved it back in the day, the giant execution room in the prison absolutely ruined me on the first play through, terrific atmosphere and tension.

I'll hold off on excitement yet though, I seem to remember the effort levels on a HD remaster being awful a few years back.

neoboy · 20 Oct 2022 at 13:48

Colour me interested, but think it's 12 months for PC release after PS5 so quite a wait?

GlitterBalls · 20 Oct 2022 at 13:49

Came here to post this as just saw it on Google. Holy ****!! Silent Hill 2 was amazing. Can't wait!

SpudMaster · 20 Oct 2022 at 14:53

mrk said:
Sony are now attuned to the PC community, this is all fab news

Also, here's OG vs Remake:

Thankfully those images tell me which is which, wouldn't have been able to distinguish the two otherwise

GlitterBalls · 20 Oct 2022 at 15:22

Just installed the enhanced edition on my Steam Deck. Not played it for years so going to give it a blast on this.

Spikey · 20 Oct 2022 at 16:56

Brilliant game, can't wait for this!

AWPC · 20 Oct 2022 at 22:03

Looks fantastic cannot wait. Still have my 5 (count em!) x cd's PC Retail circa 2002 SE

AWPC · 20 Oct 2022 at 22:21

Silent Hill is coming back in a big way actually!

Silent Hill movie based on this remake game is also coming & under development now!

New Silent Hill Movie With Returning Director Christophe Gans On The Way

The videogame franchise is set to get a new movie instalment. Read more at Empire.

www.empireonline.com

Then 2 brand new Silent Hill games also

(in addition to this remaster!)

Silent Hill f. (set in japan looks pretty good)

SILENT HILL f Teaser Trailer (4K:EN) | KONAMI

SILENT HILL f – will be a completely new story set in 1960's Japan featuring a beautiful, yet horrifying world. Written by Ryūkishi07, famed for Japanese vis...

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Silent Hill Townfall

SILENT HILL: Townfall Teaser Trailer (4K:EN) | KONAMI

SILENT HILL: Townfall, a co-production with Annapurna Interactive (Stray) and multiple BAFTA award winning No Code Studios (Stories Untold, Observation). - S...

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