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Silent Hill 2 |OT| You promised you'd take me there again someday...

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"There was only one answer to the fury that tortured him. And so he committed his first act of murder. He had broken the most deep-rooted taboo, and found not guilt, not anxiety or fear, but freedom. Every humiliation which stood in his way could be swept aside by the simple act of annihilation: Murder."

Text from Tenebre, Dario Argento's movie from 1982
 
Hunter 99

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Northeastmonk said:
I didn’t know this originally but you can shorten that fight by
shooting flesh lip’s hand each time he hangs. You don’t have to empty all your ammo. Plus I read where melee takes bosses down fast
unless you already knew that.
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Nice one,it wasn't too bad in the end but i didnt know that so thanks for the tip.
I struggled on the final boss more,I literally ran out of all health (after picking up during fight too)managed to finish off with 3 melee hits straight to the face haha
 
FUBARx89

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So if this hasn't got a Pro patch yet (I think it's implimented. Just really badly), what are you all hoping for? Bar fixing the minging visuals in performance.

Personally I hope they use some actual hardware raytracing rather than software based raytracing and PSSR cleans up all the ghosting.
 
Bartski

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but apparently fixes nothing about PS5 Pro shimmer. Has anyone tested?

Edit: I went in and tested myself. The starting area is perfect for this as it had really bad shimmering and what looked like broken SSR on base PS5. It's still awful across the board and now it's somehow much worse in quality mode due to higher base res I reckon... I truly feel for people putting the game on hold for the pisser.
 
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Nankatsu

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Finally got back to the game after finishing Metaphor.

Arrived at the part where James gets head to head with pyramid head at the closet, and he basically ignores him and goes through the door.

I was like: cool, go away, go go go.

It didn't cross my mind he went to the other side and right after James follows him.

The otherside is more savage in jump scares. I swear to god, those fucking mannequins seem to be playing hide and seek you just to scare the player.
 
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Nankatsu

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Anyone on PC had the UE SHproto crash error?

I can't even start the game now. As soon as it starts to open I get a Unreal Engine window with that error.
 
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Giallo Corsa

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OK boys, this is on sale at 51 Eurodollars for the next couple of hours (PS store) and I still don't know whether I should get it or not - was about to buy it during the previous sale a couple of weeks ago but after seeing that the latest patch didn't fix its problems I decided against it.

What's the latest news ? Has Bloober made any recent comments ?
I'm afraid that this is yet another case like Alan Wake 2 where either due to dev incompetency or the hardware being what it is the game is gonna get stuck in patch limbo and the only way to properly enjoy it (as in, no awful shimmering etc) will be to play it on a next gen console (Xbox whatever/PS6).

I mean, I could buy it now and wait for an eventual patch but...that seems counterintuitive, not to mention, I don't like to reward companies that put out stuff like this.
 
Danjin44

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Bartski said:
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It was great remake, what makes this even more impressive is that this not Demons Souls type of remake that used original code and only graphics changed, no this RE2R and RE4R level of remake.

For that reason I can actually willing to trust Bloober team to make next mainline entry to Silent Hill game.
 
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Barakov

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Just beat it and I thought it was pretty great remake. Apart from the performance issues(even got a lag spike during the credits) and those mannequins that climb on the walls(fuck those things:messenger_pouting:) I don't have much to complain about.
 
Badlucktroll

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bloober made a good silent hill 2 remake, and i trust them to make an original silent hill title if they stick to the series fundamentals and not make it some weird shit like the medium. i still think we will get a homepour out of them that will star a chick
 
Nankatsu

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Finally got access to the historical museum, and I was expecting to be close to the end...and the game throws me into a fucking prison of all things..

I really like how the game gets darker and darker. The prison area is scary as hell, with all those light switches and doors that need to be opened.
 
Chuck Berry

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Nankatsu said:
Finally got access to the historical museum, and I was expecting to be close to the end...and the game throws me into a fucking prison of all things..

I really like how the game gets darker and darker. The prison area is scary as hell, with all those light switches and doors that need to be opened.
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Ah the prison. The most genuinely exhausting area of any game Ive ever experienced in my life, between the tension and lack of light.

Enjoy fam!
 
Nankatsu

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Chuck Berry said:
Ah the prison. The most genuinely exhausting area of any game Ive ever experienced in my life, between the tension and lack of light.

Enjoy fam!
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I didn't play the original and must have spent a good 45 minutes going back and forth trying to guess how I would open those doors.

But then it hit me. The weights.
 
Bojji

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Finally completed it few days ago, great game. Looks and sounds amazing, playing it at night with headphones is something worth doing.

Gameplay is much better than in original SH2 (I completed it few years ago on my original Xbox) and game has 1:1 atmosphere.

They fucked up on some technical things but overall I think they did amazing job.
 
James Sawyer Ford

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Bojji said:
Finally completed it few days ago, great game. Looks and sounds amazing, playing it at night with headphones is something worth doing.

Gameplay is much better than in original SH2 (I completed it few years ago on my original Xbox) and game has 1:1 atmosphere.

They fucked up on some technical things but overall I think they did amazing job.
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Just started it and so far so good.

Playing quality mode on ps5 pro.

Performance mode lighting completely ruins interiors
 
Giallo Corsa

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Sorry to be that guy boys but, for the moment I've shelved it...

Played it for a couple of hours when I got it a couple of days ago but between the shimmering, not so good performance, visual glitches etc etc i decided to wait for an eventual, "proper" patch.

If I was playing it on base PS5 i would have understood and just accept the facts but on the Pro where it's actually worse than the base console ? Not a chance...

And THIS is exactly why I wasn't jumping from joy/was sceptical when it was announced that Bloober would be in charge of the project, I just KNEW that something like this would eventually show up since these guys can't properly manage the technical aspects in their games to save their lives, they're THAT incompetent, EVERY game they've released on consoles has been a technical mess from the get-go.

It's been - what now - 1+ month with no communication whatsoever nor patch on their part ? It's literally inexcusable especially if you take into consideration that this was a very well received game and also sold well.

One of the most technical incompetent companies out there, that's why I could never get hyped about their upcoming projects.
 
Nankatsu

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Finally watched the tape and:
vince mcmahon wrestling GIF by WWE

The labyrinth level area is fucking amazing and terrifying. The way they casually throw you pyramid head on a pretty random and low-key moment completely got me "Ohhhhh shhhhiiiiittttt".

Also abstract daddy, yeah...I'm gonna have nightmares with that one.

Currently on the other side on lakeview hotel, and game keeps on giving. Truly a remarkable game and horror experience.
 
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Nankatsu

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Just finished the game, got the water ending, and holy shit, game is dark. Very dark. And the way it touches very human nature themes is phenomenal.

Loved every bit of it and it's kind of poetic that the last game I decided to start playing in 2024 is the one that ends up being my GOTY.

Sorry FFVII Rebirth, I played you for over 150+ hours, but these 25 hours with Silent Hill 2 Remake were so fucking good and intense that it deserves my total recognition.
 
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dok1or

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James Sawyer Ford said:
It’s not worse?

Performance mode is better
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Yeah, I got PS5 PRO to play in performance and not quality mode?! Yap, that is solution and not to fix fucking game. Enable PSSR toggle in quality mode also if you are incompetent to FIX your game!
Worst PS5 PRO title! And ZERO communication from team! Only "vote for this", "vote for that", "we won this"...
 
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Nankatsu said:
Finally got back to the game after finishing Metaphor.

Arrived at the part where James gets head to head with pyramid head at the closet, and he basically ignores him and goes through the door.

I was like: cool, go away, go go go.

It didn't cross my mind he went to the other side and right after James follows him.

The otherside is more savage in jump scares. I swear to god, those fucking mannequins seem to be playing hide and seek you just to scare the player.
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This is exactly where I am at now. As soon as I realized the next goal, I had enough for the night! Got to keep pressing on though, as this is the second time I played up to this point!
 
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Nankatsu

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The leave ending is also so damn savage.

The truth is hated you. I wanted you out of the way. I wanted my life back.

If that's true...why do you look so sad?

The deliver and the impact of these words. Holy shit.

Been gaming for years and this one is gonna stick with me for a very long long time.
 
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