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Silent Hill 2 Remake is an upcoming remake of the 2001 psychological horror video game Silent Hill 2. Announced in October 2022 and developed by Bloober Team, the game became a subject of viral discussions online.

History

On October 16th, 2022, KONAMI^[1] announced upcoming news regarding its psychological horror video game series Silent Hill. On the same day, information that a remake of the critically acclaimed 2001 video game Silent Hill 2 was in development by Bloober Team was leaked.

On October 19th, 2022, the game was officially announced, with the announcement trailer released. The trailer for the game was released, gaining over 2.1 million views on Twitter^[2] and over 2.3 million views on YouTube^[3] in two days (shown below).

On January 31st, 2024, a combat trailer for the game was revealed, gaining over 879,000 views in one week (shown below). However, the game did not receive a release window.

Online Reactions

The announcement of the game was met with mixed reactions from fans of the original. In particular, some fans were not enthused that the remake would be handled by Bloober team. Some fans voiced that Bloober's history shows they are competent at making atmospheric horror but are not equipped to handle the psychological and complex elements that made the original so beloved.^[4] After the release of the first trailer, Twitter user NitroRad^[6] wrote, "RIP Silent Hill," gaining over 740 retweets and 7,100 likes in over a year (shown below, left). User @Thafnine^[7] posted a similar meme expressing disappointment, gaining over 20 retweets and 520 likes in a similar timeframe (shown below, right).

James @Nitro Rad rest in peace silent hill DEVELOPED BY blooder 5:02 PM Oct 19, 2022. Twitter Web App team ...

T9 @Thafnine it's a game team SILENT HILL Silent Hill Official @Silent Hill Oct 16 In your restless dreams, do you see that town? The latest updates for the SILENT HILL series, will be revealed during the #SILENTHILL Transmission on Wednesday, October 19th, at 2:00 PM. PDT konami.com/games/silenthi... by bloober 5:58 PM Oct 16, 2022. Twitter Web App :

After the release of the combat trailer, Screenrant^[5] published an article expressing concern about Bloober's handling of the upcoming game. The article noted that the third-person shooter feel displayed in the trailer was not in line with the less-combat-focused original, and they expressed fear that the game could be headed in a generic direction. Dexerto^[8] posted an article about Bloober's design for protagonist James Sunderland, writing they made him "too hot." They felt it indicated Bloober was trying to fit Silent Hill 2 into the Resident Evil 4 mold, which would not be the right fit for the game.

Search Interest

External References

^[1] Twitter – @SilentHill

^[2] Twitter – @SilentHill

^[3] YouTube – Silent Hill 2 – Teaser Trailer | PS5 Games

^[4] Reddit – /r/silenthill

^[5] Screenrant – Silent Hill 2 Remake Doesn’t Understand Why We Love The Original

^[6] Twitter – NitroRad

^[7] Twitter – Thafnine

^[8] Dexerto – They made James hot in Silent Hill 2 remake and it’s a big red flag

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VeteranAdventureHobo

Oct 21, 2022 at 08:38PM EDT

I've seen a lot of confusion of why people are so concerned that bloober team is handling this remake, since their past games had competent gameplay.

The issue with bloober team is their story content. They have consistently shown an awful understanding of mental health themes in their games, despite making it seemingly their main goal to have horror games that involve them

In their blair witch game, the main character was an ex soldier, and the ptsd he gained from the war he was in is portrayed as dooming him to either commit suicide, the "good" ending, or become a crazed forest murderer

In the Medium, the main villain is a creation of the trauma of a young girl who was raped as a child, and the game goes into great lengths to sympathize with the rapist while saying the girl has to die so her trauma doesn't hurt anyone else. That's the only solution presented. The achievement for finishing the game is "You can't save everyone"

It should be apparent from how poorly they handled those themes that they really can't be trusted to handle the themes of silent hill 2 well.

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Mr. J

Oct 23, 2022 at 11:22PM EDT

I still remember how the plot to the Medium was handled. Bloober team basically said that victims of child abuse will continue the cycle of violence and pain as long as they live and if they don't kill themselves, someone else needs to kill them to make the world a better place.

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