SILENT HILL 2 News

Silent Hill 2 devs explain how they were able to stay true to James' character, 'he had to be not too cool and not too good-looking'

The Silent Hill 2 remake managed to surprise a lot of dedicated fans with a faithful retelling of a much-beloved story, and to celebrate the game's release, Bloober Team shared a behind-the-scenes video that demonstrated how much thought went into creating not only the remake, but also its protagonist...
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Silent Hill 2 got an emergency patch after a 'huge translation mistake' spoiled the whole game for Italians

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V used Spanish to speak to God, French to speak to men, and German to speak to his horse. Italian, however, he reserved for spoiling videogames, and it delights me to say that Bloober Team's quite good Silent Hill 2 remake keeps that tradition alive: The devs had to release an emergency patch to stop Italian-language players from having the entire game unveiled for them right at the start. Che brutta figura...
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Silent Hill 2 remake clock puzzle solution

How do you solve the Silent Hill 2 clock puzzle? This striking grandfather clock makes a reprise from the original Silent Hill, though the puzzle it entails is slightly different in Bloober Team's remake. While the puzzle and its answer remain more or less the same, the hands of the clock are missing, and it's up to you to track them down before you can solve it.

The clock puzzle in Silent Hill 2 takes you through multiple floors of Blue Creek Apartments, so keep your weapons and healing items to hand. While the horror game has plenty of spooks, its puzzles are the biggest roadblock to progress. With that in mind, let us walk you through every part of the clock puzzle, including all clock hand locations and the solution to its fiendish riddle.

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How to beat Abstract Daddy in Silent Hill 2

How do you beat Abstract Daddy in Silent Hill 2? Silent Hill 2 is a story of horror and grief embodied in the lonely, creepy town of Silent Hill, and nothing personifies the fear quite like the varied monstrosities waiting to go in for the kill, from the nurses and mannequins, to terrifying bosses.

The bosses are one of the greatest part of the horror game, and it's not just Pyramid Head who should get all the attention. In fact, the other Silent Hill 2 enemies are perhaps more intense and meaningful. Arguably the most important to the story is Abstract Daddy, so here's our walkthrough of the Silent Hill 2 Abstract Daddy boss fight if you're struggling to defeat him.

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Silent Hill 2 players are modding away the fog and freeing the camera to discover hidden detail in the remake

Silent Hill's fog was famously inspired by a hardware limitation. The short draw-distance of the original PlayStation, combined with a fondness for Stephen King's The Mist, led to a town covered in clouds of fog that hid distant detail. This handily masked the limitation, but also meant that you heard monsters before you saw them—footsteps or wingbeats suggesting their presence before they appeared. The designers leant into this, adding a radio that buzzed with static when the reality-defying monsters were close, and cementing a formula for effective dread that carried over multiple sequels...
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