ShaiKhulud1989
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I have very little nitpicks in motion tbh.
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Silent Hill 2 |OT| You promised you'd take me there again someday...
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Chuck Berry
Gold Member
First trophy I got lol Didn’t even know there was one for it. Was just doing my usual OCD explore every inch thing and it popped.
Finally about to sink my teeth in. Didn’t even make it to town last night.
DavidGzz
Member
I haven't seen her in game yet but going by how good I think the first girl(graveyard girl) looks in game vs. those awful screenshots, I am guessing she looks pretty hot.
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Dusktildawn48
Member
Gaf hates AW2 so this probably isn't the place to ask
delfrickintree
Banned
She's hot but they removed the ability to beat her to death. Now it just acts like she's thin air.
Saturn Dragon
Member
As much as I like the original games. I think I'll pass for now. Don't wanna get scared.
Might as well play some Astrobot.
Might as well play some Astrobot.
Grildon Tundy
Member
I bought, played, and liked Alan Wake 2 on release. This game holds the unsettling atmosphere way better than Alan Wake 2 did. Like if Alan Wake 2 had kept up the tension from that very first scene (where you play as the injured guy lost in the woods), THAT would be my ideal survival horror game.
SH2's combat isn't quite as good as AW2's. And it's more frequent that I was expecting going in. But it's serviceable and conveys desperation pretty well.
I'm three hours in SH2 remake so far, and I think it's better than AW2. But not by too much.
JusticeForAll
Gold Member
Back in the day, i didn't really find the game all that scary, but now that I'm older, I do somehow. Very good remake!
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Watching paint dry is better than AW2
DavidGzz
Member
Breh, I am playing at my standing desk, I pulled the shades so it's dark in my office, the radio is emitting static, the creepy music and sounds are playing, and then my wife stomps in the room behind me giving me haptics from behind I didn't expect. Let's just say I paused, took my headset off, and walked away for a moment. I'll be back.
Edit: It appears I was given Neogold. I didn't see a notification so maybe it was anonymous. Thanks to whoever it was!
I went back and checked, thanks
John Marston
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Chuck Berry
Gold Member
The sound design is fucking phenomenal. Already jumped twice. Overall feeling very uneasy already playing this which is awesome 
Bringin back a lot of PT feels (which was damn near nightmare inducing to me).
Bringin back a lot of PT feels (which was damn near nightmare inducing to me).
bender
What time is it?
Played up to the second save point but I think I'll save this for Halloween. My only two minor gripes is that I wish the fog were a little more encompassing and I'm not sure why the water level is so high on the first save point (peering down into the well is a little more forbidding).
It's also been a while, but weren't there growling dogs during the intro to the original? I'm not sure I heard them in the remake.
It's also been a while, but weren't there growling dogs during the intro to the original? I'm not sure I heard them in the remake.
Big Baller
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Dogs in SH2? I only know of one
GHG
Member
Beware of the dog was the first silent hill.
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Deleted member 1159
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Yeah, do yourself a favor and play with headphones like it suggests. It’s unsettling as hell, just phenomenal sound design
bender
What time is it?
I don't think you ever saw them but it sounded like growling dogs near the farm. I could be a bad memory but I think that's when I nope'd out the first time when I got the game at launch. It was very, very early on so somewhere near the farm.
Anthony Soprano
Member
Why doesn't this game do shader compilation on launch rather than on the fly while the game is running? I've read that the shader compilation stutter is present when entering new areas.
Kacho
Gold Member
Not even Vedder approved? Damn. It must be bad.
Nankatsu
Member
bender
What time is it?
Remedy games have been boring since Max Payne 2.
Vick
Member
You're almost correct. There's off-screen growls, very scary ones, right at the beginning of the game on the road to SH.
Kacho
Gold Member
I agree. Control was aggressively ok, if not borderline bad.
Revolutionary
Member
Looking forward to the Game Developer Apology Image™ from BlooberUnusual colour for trash
LaughingStock
Member
This a game I'll only play after midnight with hradphones on.
Luipadre
Gold Member
3 hours flew by. First time playing silent hill and this is top notch so far. Atmosphere is off the charts and the audio is god tier. Sadly the image quality is messy even in quality mode, this one really needs PSSR man and the HDR is weird. I used the settings from that HDR video but still feels like its crushing blacks and even has elevated black levels at some places. Anyway cant wait to continue this tomorrow. What an awesome game so far
DavidGzz
Member
That was my hang up with it. Sure, it's neat, but damn, my X button is going to fall off. I like the icon it uses instead of a button symbol. It's fine with the default imo.
Ok, stopped before going into the music store. Still no guns but that's fine. I have been finding ammo. 7.2 hours in and feel like I am scratching the surface. Heading to the gym. Hey guys, take a break like me I don't want you getting too far ahead. (j/k!)
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Luipadre
Gold Member
Yeah i just watched some sdr footage and HDR is black crush galore. I need to fix this tomorrow
Kacho
Gold Member
Nah. No icon prompts at all is too much.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
It was great.
Kacho
Gold Member
I trust your judgement. Still might try it on a deep sale.Don’t get me started. Don’t wanna derail the thread
DavidGzz
Member
Oh shit. PC gaming baby. Thanks for the heads up. I hope so. I'll try it later.
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
You know the part where James jams his hand/arm basically elbow deep into a toilet filled to the brim with shit to pull out the item he needs to progress the game but his hand is still covered in stink nuggets?
That’s what it is like being a gamer nowadays. You have to sift through a mountain of shit to find the diamonds like silent hill 2 remake.
That’s what it is like being a gamer nowadays. You have to sift through a mountain of shit to find the diamonds like silent hill 2 remake.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Definitely give it a shot when it’s cheap
Bartski
Gold Member
I wasn't expecting how huge this is, both hospital chapters took over 5 hours and I just arrived at the next location which looks +50% the size by map alone. This is easily RE2R tier work and I'm sure it will win some GOTYs.
On the downside there is a bug I keep seeing - when close to a boundary, camera position tends to break/jitter for lack of a better term. I hope they know and it's in patching. I've seen one instance of an enemy stuck in an animation and some ammo pickups with broken prompts, minor stuff other than that the game feels really polished
On the downside there is a bug I keep seeing - when close to a boundary, camera position tends to break/jitter for lack of a better term. I hope they know and it's in patching. I've seen one instance of an enemy stuck in an animation and some ammo pickups with broken prompts, minor stuff other than that the game feels really polished
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Holdfing
Member
Yes.
I just got the keys to 201 in the apartment building, so not too far in. The atmosphere is great, the expanded map, reworked puzzles, extra puzzles are nice. Playing on normal, I hope hard puzzles are crazy for my next playthrough.
Combat is not great, but way better than the original. You can't mindlessly whack enemies anymore, have to be on your toes.
VeganElduderino
Member
Anyone playing with a 5800X3d, 4070ti 32gb ram? How is it for ya ?
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Chuck Berry
Gold Member
The level design of Woodside Apartments is fucking amazing.
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DavidGzz
Member
i9, 4070ti, and 64gigs and it's amazing. 1440p, Ray tracing, maxed graphics, DLSS balanced, and I average 100 fps.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
As someone that’s never seen the Pyramid Head intro scene that was some of the scariest most fucked up shit I’ve seen in a long time. Completely rattled me. The comparison that immediately came to mind was Piggsy from Manhunt (who also freaked me the fuck out)
Also really impressed with how the guns feel and sound. Proper enemy hit reactions too. Feels great to cap in the knee and then run up and smash with the plank. Combat overall is super cool. Can’t wait til I get the shotty
Also really impressed with how the guns feel and sound. Proper enemy hit reactions too. Feels great to cap in the knee and then run up and smash with the plank. Combat overall is super cool. Can’t wait til I get the shotty
DavidGzz
Member
I haven't updated driver's but I enabled that frame gen trick and idk if it's placebo, but I haven't seen any stutters in an hour of gameplay.
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Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
What’s the frame gen trick?
I gave up on 4k and ray tracing altogether.
Doing 1440p, max settings but no ray tracing, balanced dlss, 100% scaling, and that’s on my 3080. 60 fps locked.
I honestly think the reflections in this game are so well done that ray tracing is pointless.
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