Silent Hill HD Collection

I have played Silent Hill 2,3, on HD collection, and 4 on XBOX. This HD collection is simply awesome. There are so many complaints about the visuals and voices on the HDversion. I will give my opinion from someone that didn't play the originals except SH4 but that's not on the collection anyhow. When I loaded the game it updated new data and patches for a while. First the framerate issues - none at all (need I say more)? Voice acting Silent Hill 2 you get the originals and newer ones. I chose the originals no problems there. SH3 doesn't sound bad to me at all. I guess there not as good as the originals. However there is so little dialog anyhow that I can not see how this would be such a major concern. The girls sound like girls and the men sound like men, not a big deal. SH2 the fog. Well the fog is all over the HD collection. It is hard to see while exploring the town. There is a bit of the sense that the fog is rolling with you instead of engulfing you. This does not effect gameplay and it's still hard to see. Besides the fog is only when you are outside and since the dread of the game really takes place exploring the inside of the buildings this was not a concern. Most of the time when you are outside it's dark and foggy so you use a flashlight and you run from creatures from place to place. Those are the three biggest complaints that I have read from other players.There are some others like signs and stuff that changed and this has no effect what so ever on gameplay but purists say it ruins the game. The visuals in SH3 are stunning. I could not believe that I was playing an old game. The game is simply awesome and I think they look more vibrant then the originals from the youtube comparisons I have seen. SH2 still has that old school look but the feeling of dread while playing this game is second to none, and the most powerful part of the game that easily makes everything else seem so petty. The story comes together nicely as well. SH2 has the highest dread factor of anygame I have ever played. Some of them are Dead space 1 and 2, Siren, SH Downpour, SH4, RE 1, The Thing, Stalkers, Half Life, Doom3. By dread factor I mean the "oh man, I really don't want to go around the next corner." Or "I really do not want to enter this room or run into Pyramid Head again." I felt myself dreading the fact that I felt so compelled to play the game at all. It's not to bad looking back as a whole, but when your immersed in it you feel like screaming "enough already." Play the game for what it is ( a great game in HD) instead of what it is not - the original.

PLEASE NOTE: I bought this game 2 years after it came out. I don't care to purchase games when they first come out. Anyway... First and foremost: I am so glad Konami made this available for the newer consoles. Saving this most classic game from being lost amongst the nexus of "Old Game Obscurity" in the event Playstation 2 consoles become "non-existent" (or you're like me and your PS2 Disc is dying and I was NOT about to buy "SH: Homecoming" for my SH fix). I have never played Silent Hill 3 for myself but Silent Hill 2 plays just the same as the PS2 version (with the exception of the "soft-quit"). At first I was a little put off about purchasing the HD version due to what I have heard or read about it. But then again, my PS2 SH2 disc was starting to look as if it needed to be retired. So I went ahead and bought it. Man was I both relieved and surprised. I guess its because I ordered this much later after SH2 Fans rung Konami's ears with complaints into oblivion possibly... But here's my take to two the loudest complaints I heard: For one: there was a lot of *ahem* "complaining and whining" about the new voice actors for the HD version. Personally I think the new voice acting truly emphasized the level of desperation, despair, sadness and irrationality/madness each of the characters possess. (Even going so far as to highlight how pathetic each one of them is trying to grasp control or sanity upon their circumstances). Although I will say that I think they were better off sticking with the voice actors for Laura and Eddie from the Original cast. But if you enjoy the "B-Movie" quality of the original cast: there's an option provide for the "New" or "Original" at the start of the game. Secondly, if you're a SH 2+3 fan but you're not sure about purchasing the HD version because of all the complaining about the game "not looking HD": ignore these people. It's a friggin' PS2 game that came out in 2001, I'm going to assume that in order for an "overhaul update" to the graphics to happen, the whole game would've had to be redone from scratch and then there would probably be WAAAAAYYY more to complain about. I'm going to assume a crap ton of updates came out to redeem the HD Collection since it's debut. The way I see it, it could've done a lot worse. The HD Collection doesn't take away from how much Silent Hill is still one of the most fascinating and pleasantly horrifying gaming experiences of all times. I'm Just happy it's available for play on my PS3. But you be the judge for yourself.

So I'm a major die-hard Silent Hill fan, as many of you guys are as well. Anyone who has looked into the HD Collection knows that this game has had some...shall we say harsh reviews. When I first discovered this Remaster I was so excited to buy it as soon as I saw it, but before I did I researched it and came to find that it was notoriously a broken piece of trash. This crushed my heart, as it did so many others. When this game was first released there was a day one patch, which says a lot. I mean, if a game comes out and it AUTOMATICALLY has an update patch before you can play it that's when you know something's wrong. Turns out this game was released out of pure laziness. It came with lots of freezing, sound glitches, subtitle/dialogue lag, bugs, and errors galore! After hearing about all of its faults I waited more than a year before I broke down and bought it. I bought this December 2014, and it got here very early and after reading that it was improved I had high hopes! After admiring the beautiful artwork of the cover, I popped in in my PS3 and booted up Silent Hill 3, my personal favorite game out of the SH series. Let me tell you something, it works (for me) almost flawlessly. I am almost 6 hours into the game (only at the hospital right now because I take my SWEET time in games like these, especially because every corner of this game is nostalgic for me and I am greedy and want every single door opened and every supply found) and so far it has ran almost perfectly. I will not lie to you and say that it's 100% flawless, though. So far the errors I've occurred have been: - Froze twice, both at the Dance Academy for some reason. - The voice dialogue has lagged for me one time, which isn't an issue to me personally. I don't fuss over stuff like that, I fuss over errors that BREAK the game. This game is 12 years old so I will give Konami a break. - Subtitles occasionally are different than the dubbed voice, but seeing as though there are new voice actors (I prefer the original SH3 cast personally but again the change isn't game-breaking!) the script is a little bit different. I have not played through Silent Hill 2 yet but I have heard that it has virtually no problems. There are new voice actors in SH2 also but unlike SH3 you can choose between the new and old voice actors. But Troy Baker is in the new SH2 so hey, his smooth voice is nicer to hear than the awkward sooo-ries/aboots from the original. (Still love the original actors, though!) Overall, as broken as this game once was the Playstation 3 release of it has been mended enough to where your experience will be pleasant and you will not encounter too many problems. If you wanna be safe, just try and get your hands on the original copies of Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3, but otherwise have fun exploring the streets of hell and remember kids: " In my restless dreams I see that town; Silent Hill. I'll be waiting for you...in our special place."

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Silent Hill 2 James Sunderland arrives at the outskirts of Silent Hill. He looks over the letter he recently received from Mary, his wife, telling him to go to their "special place." But how can this be? She died three years ago! With road entry made inaccessible by a huge rust-covered gate, you hike in on foot down a wooded path, the fog getting thicker as strange sounds are heard off in the distance and the ominous soundtrack starts in. This sets the stage for what is easily one of the best survive horror games I've played. "Silent Hill 2" gets just about everything right, from the stylized film grain visuals, to the off-putting characters, who never seem altogether there, to the way tension mounts the further you fall into the game's maddening world. There are great moments too, as when you first encounter the now infamous Pyramid Head, or when you first come across a radio emitting static noise, or when you find yourself wandering through eerie catacombs deep beneath the town. One of the strange characters you meet is Maria, who James sometimes confuses for Mary since they apparently look so alike. Is she a version of Mary? Maybe she's a projection from his subconscious. You also run into a little girl, Laura, who seems to know a lot more than she's willing to share. Not only are the environments well-designed, the nightmarish atmosphere pitch-perfect, and the mood and pacing right on the money, but the story genuinely makes you interested to learn what truths may be buried away, forgotten but soon remembered. One thing I've learned is that you never end up in Silent Hill by accident. I also like how the ending(s) is ambiguous. I would be remiss if I didn't emphasize how great the dreamlike OST is as well. Of all the games in the series, "Silent Hill 2" is the one to make absolutely sure you don't miss. Silent Hill 3 There's a breathless moment in "Silent Hill 3" where, as Heather, the main character, you enter a room with a giant mirror facing towards you, the contents of its reflection beginning to morph into something horrifying as the door behind you locks shut. The "Silent Hill" series is always superbly effective at knowing just how to crawl under your skin and create that intense feeling of unease. Your flashlight always provides just enough visibility so the creatures lurking ahead look like shadowy silhouettes. The static from the radio, which gets louder as creatures get closer, gives the kind of ear-piercing, hair-raising noise that only increases the tension. The soundtrack knows when to be dead silent, giving each footstep a loud echoey thud, and when to kick into gear. "Silent Hill 3" is a great example of how to build ominous dread over an extended period of time. The longer you play, the more effective the game is. While not quite as great or original as the first 2 (and shorter at about 6 hours), it's still one helluva survival horror game. You start out finding yourself in a creepy amusement park, then an abandoned hospital, a church, apartment complex, mall, and so on, with `alternate' versions that look as if you fell through a worm hole straight into hell. The story ties back to the first "Silent Hill" in some clever and interesting ways, always giving you clues, never spelling it out completely. The concession when playing these older games is that you have to forgive an annoying camera that doesn't always give the best view, and a very simplistic combat system. Then again, this is a series that has never been about executing precise head shots or deep combos, but about tone, atmosphere, and the sense that there `could' be something out there off in the fog. Or maybe your mind is playing tricks again. HD Remaster Before playing, I was prompted with a game update (not available on 360) that has apparently fixed many but not all of the issues with this release. First the bad: "Silent Hill 3" crashed on me once, has changed sound effects for the worse, and no option for playing with the original voice-overs (which are better), while "Silent Hill 2" has slight issues with fog and with areas looking too 'clean,' like the roads or the water when on the lake. The good news is that I haven't experienced any other real nagging issues that others have prior to getting the update, like issues with the frame-rate, sound cutting out, etc. This is clearly not the preferable HD upgrade fans wanted. A better collection would have also included "Silent Hill 4: The Room," the last game in the series made by Team Silent, and wouldn't have attempted to make changes beyond HD-ifying, including new voice-overs. It's despite its flaws that this collection remains worthwhile. Both games remain great, they both look better than previous console versions in most respects (presented in 16:9), and with the recent patch this becomes a fairly solid release. Note: "Silent Hill 2" includes the Maria sub scenario, "Born from a Wish." --- 4 STARS ---

Game is very fun. Frames can drop, but I suppose it's to be expected from a PS3 game. No crashes and it's a great way to play Silent Hill 2 on a more accessible console.

I am happy with this HD collection. I know that when it was released over a decade ago that there were many technical issues. I have had no issues playing Silent Hill 2 in 2024. I'm happy with the game and it seems to play better than the original PS2 release. Don't worry about all of the bad reviews in the past as it seems that the issues have been addressed.

The games included in this set are appropriately terrifying: At once depressing and engrossing, the symbolism and despair of Silent Hill 2 will have you wanting to play more in spite of your fear. There are moments of the game that taken out of context seem absolutely mundane, but in the setting of the game are painfully chilling. Silent Hill 3 is a completely different kind of terrifying. While SH2 builds your paranoia and dread, SH3 keeps your adrenaline up with nearly constant encounters, setting a frantic pace much more suited to its young protagonist. HD remastering- The graphics definitely look a bit more grimy, and the lighting is a tad more accurate. The camera angles are still fixed, elevating the paranoid feelings, however I was hoping they would have improved the controls so that it's easier to have James walk around. Currently he's still clumsy and oafish, which yes, makes the game all the more terrifying, but it's frustrating and at times unfair. I would have liked smother movement controls. I don't mind if he's slow or clunky but I do mind the issue that occurs where you walk into a new area and suddenly have to try to adjust the way you use your controls while monsters are attacking you. I shouldn't be thinking about game mechanics while playing- I should be completely absorbed in the horror. Still, I like having both games together and seeing the updated graphics. I have put so many hours of play into this disc that it was well worth the money.