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[Draugoth]

Bloober Team creative director and lead designer for Silent Hill 2 Remake has confirmed the psychological horror game will take 16-18 hours to complete on average, but teased that it will take "more than 20 hours" for players to find "everything that [the team] put into the game and things we've hidden for you".

In a message posted to X/Twitter, Mateusz Lenart hinted that even that kind of run time would likely not include "the new game plus and all the endings".



Asked what he was most proud of later in the same X thread, Lenart said:

"I'm proud of everything truly. But if I would need to chose I think the general flow of the game and new level design/puzzles approach. I believe we've been able to find a nice balance between the memory of the original locations and new content that will be able to surprise even the long time fans of SH2."

via Eurogamer

 

[adamsapple]

If you like to spent your time searching for everything that we put into the game and things we've hidden for you.

Draugoth -ed.

 

[killatopak]

Will these have potential side quests like that one western made SH?

I would love if they could somehow explore more into the cult and Walter Sullivan

 

[MagiusNecros]

Translation: The game is only 8-10 hours long. 6 hours if you are really good. 12-20 if you want to collect all the things.

And let's be honest. All the endings will be revealed on day 1. And then gamers who buy SH2R will just make multiple saves to get them all in one go.

killatopak I doubt there will be much if any expansion on Silent Hill lore. My Uncle and I used to speculate that Silent Hill was a supernatural place and that it's influence would grow and spread through the resentment, trauma and misery of others. That Silent Hill the town itself was an entity and very much alive. A cursed place that lures in cursed souls and only thrives and survives because of them.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

smells like *sniff* *sniff*

bloat.

 

[adamsapple]

Translation: The game is only 8-10 hours long. 6 hours if you are really good. 12-20 if you want to collect all the things.

And let's be honest. All the endings will be revealed on day 1. And then gamers who buy SH2R will just make multiple saves to get them all in one go.

I wonder how faithful they'll be to how to get the different endings.

I won't be surprised if it's been changed into binary choices at random points in the game, instead of the game calculating how much time you spend doing different things ala OG SH2.

 

[Johnny Concrete]

Translation: The game is only 8-10 hours long. 6 hours if you are really good. 12-20 if you want to collect all the things.

And let's be honest. All the endings will be revealed on day 1. And then gamers who buy SH2R will just make multiple saves to get them all in one go.

killatopak I doubt there will be much if any expansion on Silent Hill lore. My Uncle and I used to speculate that Silent Hill was a supernatural place and that it's influence would grow and spread through the resentment, trauma and misery of others. That Silent Hill the town itself was an entity and very much alive. A cursed place that lures in cursed souls and only thrives and survives because of them.

Sounds good to me.

 

[RagnarokIV]

G O T Y
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[MagiusNecros]

I wonder how faithful they'll be to how to get the different endings.

I won't be surprised if it's been changed into binary choices at random points in the game, instead of the game calculating how much time you spend doing different things ala OG SH2.

Narrative will be modernized but I'd expect that it should mostly be the same. It's a retread of an old game so veterans will have an advantage I think.

 

[FeralEcho]

More padded modern garbage to ruin the flow and pacing of classics.

To all the devs that do this shit:

 

[Swagballs717]

I wonder how faithful they'll be to how to get the different endings.

I won't be surprised if it's been changed into binary choices at random points in the game, instead of the game calculating how much time you spend doing different things ala OG SH2.

I will bet money right now that we'll see Harry Mason in some form in one of the new endings

 

[Arachnid]

Translation: The game is only 8-10 hours long. 6 hours if you are really good. 12-20 if you want to collect all the things.

And let's be honest. All the endings will be revealed on day 1. And then gamers who buy SH2R will just make multiple saves to get them all in one go.

killatopak I doubt there will be much if any expansion on Silent Hill lore. My Uncle and I used to speculate that Silent Hill was a supernatural place and that it's influence would grow and spread through the resentment, trauma and misery of others. That Silent Hill the town itself was an entity and very much alive. A cursed place that lures in cursed souls and only thrives and survives because of them.

If it's as convoluted as SH2 OG, you wont be able to reload for other endings. It'll take multiple playthroughs for that.

The rest of that is spot on though. I seriously doubt a full minimalist playthrough will be double the OG game.

 

[Badlucktroll]

Lord willing, this shall be GOTY

 

[Hrk69]

Lord willing, this shall be GOTY

 

[adamsapple]

Lord willing, this shall be GOTY

 

[Clear]

I wonder if they will try and integrate the "Born from a wish" storyline into the main game? If they are expecting that amount of playtime it sounds like they've embellished on the original quite a bit.

 

[Bartski]

perfect. I wonder if it's still required to beat the game 6 times for the plat

 

[Badlucktroll]

I wonder if they will try and integrate the "Born from a wish" storyline into the main game? If they are expecting that amount of playtime it sounds like they've embellished on the original quite a bit.

i remember seeing a rumor that stated that james’s walk to silent hill would take like an hour

 

[March Climber]

The crazy thing is, there was honestly no need to clickbait this title lol. Most of GAF love to discuss and debate SH2 anyway.

 

[DeepSpace5D]

I’ll put at least 40 hours into it, guaranteed. Assuming it still has multiple endings.

 

[Badlucktroll]

I will bet money right now that we'll see Harry Mason in some form in one of the new endings

I want to see how they handle the walter sullivan references

 

[McCarth]

My memory of this game is one of the best videogame narratives of all time. It's been 23 years, but I'm all in again. I forget just enough to re-experience it without overly comparing it. Hopefully that's a sweet spot!

 

[adamsapple]

i remember seeing a rumor that stated that james’s walk to silent hill would take like an hour

uh .. I hope that's not the case.

 

[balls of snow]

smells like *sniff* *sniff*

bloat.

If it was 8 hours would you spent full price on the game?

 

[K' Dash]

20 hrs is pretty long for a SH game.

 

[Arachnid]

Lord willing, this shall be GOTY

This would make my decade. Put survival horror back in the map, please. RE did for one entry and then quickly abandoned it (not to disparage the action horror entries, they're great).

 

[GrayChild]

Quality > quantity, Bloober. None of the OG Silent Hill games were longer than they needed to.

 

[Negotiator101]

Maybe the frame rate is so bad it's takes 20hrs to get to the end?

 

[Badlucktroll]

we must understand that if this game is very successful silent hill will then likely become bloober hill

 

[March Climber]

we must understand that if this game is very successful silent hill will then likely become bloober hill

If this ends up good they can remake 3, 4, and fix Downpour.

 

[analog_future]

smells like *sniff* *sniff*

bloat.

More padded modern garbage to ruin the flow and pacing of classics.

To all the devs that do this shit:

I wonder if they will try and integrate the "Born from a wish" storyline into the main game? If they are expecting that amount of playtime it sounds like they've embellished on the original quite a bit.

20 hrs is pretty long for a SH game.

Quality > quantity, Bloober. None of the OG Silent Hill games were longer than they needed to.

Maybe the frame rate is so bad it's takes 20hrs to get to the end?

"If you like to spent your time searching for everything that we put into the game and things we've hidden for you."

Ya'll gotta work on your reading comprehension.

 

[Alebrije]

Being honest every new video or news the Game looks more polished, played the original one I know a new versión won't surpass the feeling I had but it does not means this new versión won't be enjoyable. being on SH with those graphics (compared to original one) Will be great. The fog looks fine , the setup Also and we all know the music Will be great..

After all is Nice to have Silent Hill again.

 

[Northeastmonk]

I smell redemption.

 

[GrayChild]

Ya'll gotta work on your reading comprehension.

Yeah, because even with looking over every nook and cranny in the original SH2 took more than what... 10, 12 hours at most even on the first try?

"If you like to spent your time searching for everything that we put into the game and things we've hidden for you."

So basically, lots of irrelevant crap that's just there to prolong the game? How does that contradict what me and other said?

 

[CityHunter1981]

That’s just not possible, from everything we have seen it’s just a copy of the first game with better graphics and mechanics.
The original game was under 10 hours long on average. They could only reach longer numbers if they added some stuff, but until now I haven’t seen a single thing not in the original game.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

That’s just not possible, from everything we have seen it’s just a copy of the first game with better graphics and mechanics.
The original game was under 10 hours long on average. They could only reach longer numbers if they added some stuff, but until now I haven’t seen a single thing not in the original game.

They apparently added more to the levels and puzzles

 

[JaksGhost]

That’s just not possible, from everything we have seen it’s just a copy of the first game with better graphics and mechanics.
The original game was under 10 hours long on average. They could only reach longer numbers if they added some stuff, but until now I haven’t seen a single thing not in the original game.

New stuff was mentioned in the PlayStation blog from this week:

Silent Hill 2 hands-on report

Silent Hill’s foggy, sinister town comes to life with enhanced gameplay and realistic graphics.

blog.playstation.com

The more explorable buildings add more fun​

As I was exploring the town, I was surprised to find that the remake boasted more buildings James could go into compared to the original. In some instances, he had to smash window panes to break into the building. Ammunition and recovery items were hidden inside, making exploration vital and, at the same time, more rewarding. However, the monsters lurking inside these buildings meant I had to stay vigilant and engaged, adding an extra layer of challenge to the game.

Newly renovated apartments​

Remember the Wood Side Apartment and the Blue Creek Apartment from the beginning of the story? Well, their layouts have changed significantly from the original version. While the overall story remains the same, the locations where James finds items and puzzles and encounters enemies are entirely different, consequently challenging returning players to come up with a new approach for the remake.

Also in other previews from this week the team said it takes an average of 12+ hours to beat the game without doing everything which aligns somewhere near the original.

 

[Clear]

Ya'll gotta work on your reading comprehension.

If you've played the game you'd know that it was never a fast-paced title. Its also extremely linear in that you move basically from set-piece location to location. Meaning that there never was a way to really extend out its 4-6hr playtime aside from doing multiple playthrughs!* If they are saying 20hrs, they are adding significantly to the original.

What I'm thinking is they'll probably build-out from the connective sequences, but objectively I'm not sure exactly what they can add without really disrupting the story and pacing. Given the extremely limited cast, they can hardly start adding new NPC's after all.


*including REALLY dawdling through the Maria sequences so you can trigger her ending.

 

[March Climber]

New stuff was mentioned in the PlayStation blog from this week:

Silent Hill 2 hands-on report

Silent Hill’s foggy, sinister town comes to life with enhanced gameplay and realistic graphics.

blog.playstation.com

The more explorable buildings add more fun​

As I was exploring the town, I was surprised to find that the remake boasted more buildings James could go into compared to the original. In some instances, he had to smash window panes to break into the building. Ammunition and recovery items were hidden inside, making exploration vital and, at the same time, more rewarding. However, the monsters lurking inside these buildings meant I had to stay vigilant and engaged, adding an extra layer of challenge to the game.

Newly renovated apartments​

Remember the Wood Side Apartment and the Blue Creek Apartment from the beginning of the story? Well, their layouts have changed significantly from the original version. While the overall story remains the same, the locations where James finds items and puzzles and encounters enemies are entirely different, consequently challenging returning players to come up with a new approach for the remake.

Sounds like people will have to update the classic meme:

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

If it was 8 hours would you spent full price on the game?

Yes, and I frequently do pay full price for shorter games. I want a tightly-designed game that doesn't waste time with dumb shit. That, to me, is far more valuable than a 20+ hour game that's too filled with random timesinks that add nothing and worsen replayability.

 

[Swagballs717]

we must understand that if this game is very successful silent hill will then likely become bloober hill

Remember, we're still getting Townfall from No Code and f from NeoBards, and there have been rumors of an internally developed Silent Hill game at Konami. If the remake of Silent Hill 2 does well, Konami will more than likely put Bloober to work solely on remaking other games in the series.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Silent Hilllll Twooooooo confirmed.

 

[Roni]

About the length of Alien: Isolation, which a bunch of people complained was way too long way back when. I think 20 hours is OK if there's good pacing.

 

[Matsuchezz]

IF they are adding places to visit as new rooms or doors that were previously closed or inaccessible I think that could expand on the game length, and at this graphic fidelity I want to visit and admire the rooms. This is what excite me about UE5 the level of detail within enclosed spaces must be incredible.
I hope Masahiro Itoh designed at least a couple of new monsters, that would be great.
I hope you can at least walk in the shore when James gets off the boat on the other side. I don't remember that part very well, I will revisit the OG before the Remake is released.

 

[Knot3D]

Sounds great.
Remakes of games that originally relied on story & atmosphere more than gameplay will always be in a difficult situation.
Once the nostalgia factor and graphics awe subside, a pure 1:1 remake would quickly run out of steam and it would feel as
fucking stale as the original game by now to us veterans (us gamers of age 40 and up). Pacing worries?
I'd be worried if it has 1:1 pacing. Because that's sooo ingrained by now, like story beats in a movie. So this new one will have its own
organic way of establishing its pacing.
Inherently, they can't shake up the nature of the gameplay either, so that leaves few ways to achieve the one KEY element
a remake of a story-heavy game like SH2 can do:
Which is to add depth & more exploration to its world. That is how such a remake achieves true value.

 

[Cao Cao]

Silent Hill 2 Remake takes over 20 hours to complete, says Bloober Team​

Yeah sure m8, turn a wonderful 8 hour experience into a slog full of filler and padding. Gotcha!
Disgusting.

 

[angelgs90]

Yes! let's put collectables and silly side quests to ruin the pace and atmosphere of the game!

 

[NuclearDiarrhea]

One of the side quests in the game is a boring ass fetch quest, in which Eddie asks you to fetch him a slice of pizza from the pizza restaurant.

 

[BacklashWave534]

If it was 8 hours would you spent full price on the game?

Are we talking 8 hours of an amazing narative, excellent gameplay, etc... then yes! Way better than 20 hours of bloat.

 

[Big Baller]

Ill be playing this till the end of the year!