Konami has dropped a brand new story trailer for its highly-anticipated Silent Hill 2 Remake.

The teaser essentially matches the original's acclaimed 2001 E3 trailer, and the script is almost identical, too, all set against a fabulous reimagining of (one of) Silent Hill 2's end themes, Promise.

The Remake trailer is below. For comparison, here's the 2001 E3 trailer for Silent Hill 2:

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Silent Hill 2 remains one of the all time survival horror greats - and its story of grief, framed by fogged streets and flashlight lit corridors, remains as haunting today as on its initial release. All of which is to say, there's a lot riding on developer Bloober Team to nail the details of its remake's atmosphere when it arrives on 8th October. To be blunt, the team has had an uphill battle to inspire confidence in long-time Silent Hill fans, not helped by a poorly pitched 'combat trailer' at Sony's State of Play in January that completely missed the brief. Since then, later gameplay showings have put the remake's intentions in much better light. And thankfully, in playing its opening three hours at a recent Konami event - from the start right up to the first Pyramid Head boss - I am now much more positive about it. Despite my worries going in, I'm glad the remake does even dare to make key changes to the game, complete with new puzzles, updated combat, plus the promise of new, additional endings.

Before we get to that, a quick Digital Foundry-style aside. On booting the game there were two graphics modes on PS5: a 30fps quality mode, and a performance mode that targets 60fps. Dynamic resolution appears to be used more aggressively for the latter, but I happily stuck with the 60fps option, which ran Silent Hill's south vale region and later Wood Side Apartment block smoothly. The only problem spot was an early graveyard area - with its obvious sub-60 drops in the build shown - but that might improve by release.

Speaking with the team at Bloober directly, it's also confirmed that both modes use Unreal Engine 5's Lumen technology on PS5 - enhancing its reflections with a software-based approximation of ray tracing. The result being that the rain-slicked streets reflect every shop sign crisply, even if they're out of your camera's view (a problem for the SSR method, which is still used as a fallback behind Lumen here). Added to this the team confirms that Lumen is also used for ambient occlusion, albeit only on the 30fps quality mode. Also, for a bit of fun, an additional 90s filter toggle is included in the remake's menus to change its colour grading to more closely match the fade of the PS2 original's - if you're that way inclined.

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Silent Hill has a messy, up-is-down relationship with time and history, so let's go about this hands-on with the Silent Hill 2 Remake in a messy, up-is-down way. Developed well over two decades ago, the original Silent Hill 2 is the magnum opus of Polish horror stalwarts Bloober Team. Running on then-innovative "Unreal Engine 5" technology created by Jazz Jackrabbit publishers Epic MegaGames, it's a wonderful abyss of a game that remains perfectly playable today, given a certain amount of tolerance for the quirks of the era.

It begins with your character, James Sunderland, descending from the road towards the eponymous Midwestern nowhere-town. Like many games of the period, Silent Hill 2 uses a third-person, over-the-shoulder manual camera, which allows you to glance fearfully up at the monstrous pine trees that fringe the path - each rising from a bulging tide of fog that menaces with the suggestion of approaching figures. There is moisture everywhere, gushing from drain pipes and dribbling down concrete barriers. As you amble into the murk, deathly chords and groaning, unmechanical motifs reverberate from somewhere deep underground.

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When Bloober and Konami announced that they were remaking Silent Hill 2 as part of a comprehensive series reboot, it made immediate if slightly deflating sense to me. Silent Hill 2 is the more feted of the Hills - if I were a calculating franchise custodian tasked with 'bringing back' one of the acclaimed original trilogy, that's probably the instalment I and my spreadsheets would fix upon. I mean, it's the game with Pyramid Head in it - the nearest thing Silent Hill has to a mascot, and it's not like there's an issue of cutting out plot material: each game in the Silent Hill series is, on some level, a distinct story with a distinct protagonist.

Still, the decision to 'skip' the first game in the series, whose world, narrative themes, music and art direction set the parameters for all the rest, made my brain itch a bit, and when I ran into Bloober's creative director Mateusz Lenart and lead producer Maciej Głomb at a Konami event, I had to ask about it.

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Silent Hill has a messy, up-is-down relationship with time and history, so let's go about this hands-on with the Silent Hill 2 Remake in a messy, up-is-down way. Developed well over two decades ago, the original Silent Hill 2 is the magnum opus of Polish horror stalwarts Bloober Team. Running on then-innovative "Unreal Engine 5" technology created by Jazz Jackrabbit publishers Epic MegaGames, it's a wonderful abyss of a game that remains perfectly playable today, given a certain amount of tolerance for the quirks of the era.

It begins with your character, James Sunderland, descending from the road towards the eponymous Midwestern nowhere-town. Like many games of the period, Silent Hill 2 uses a third-person, over-the-shoulder manual camera, which allows you to glance fearfully up at the monstrous pine trees that fringe the path - each rising from a bulging tide of fog that menaces with the suggestion of approaching figures. There is moisture everywhere, gushing from drain pipes and dribbling down concrete barriers. As you amble into the murk, deathly chords and groaning, unmechanical motifs reverberate from somewhere deep underground.

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When Bloober and Konami announced that they were remaking Silent Hill 2 as part of a comprehensive series reboot, it made immediate if slightly deflating sense to me. Silent Hill 2 is the more feted of the Hills - if I were a calculating franchise custodian tasked with 'bringing back' one of the acclaimed original trilogy, that's probably the instalment I and my spreadsheets would fix upon. I mean, it's the game with Pyramid Head in it - the nearest thing Silent Hill has to a mascot, and it's not like there's an issue of cutting out plot material: each game in the Silent Hill series is, on some level, a distinct story with a distinct protagonist.

Still, the decision to 'skip' the first game in the series, whose world, narrative themes, music and art direction set the parameters for all the rest, made my brain itch a bit, and when I ran into Bloober's creative director Mateusz Lenart and lead producer Maciej Głomb at a Konami event, I had to ask about it.

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Silent Hill 2's original creators "didn't want to make the same thing again" when it came to Silent Hill 2 Remake, causing Remake developer Bloober Team to push back on some of their suggestions.

In an interview with Famitsu, Silent Hill 2 Remake producer Motoi Okamoto – who joined Konami in 2019 to revive the dormant horror series – discussed how Konami and the original developers worked alongside Bloober to find the right "balance" between remaking and reimagining the revered game.

"The Japanese staff who worked on the original version said, 'I want to change this'. But on the other hand, Bloober Team had a lot of opinions like, 'No, I don't want to change this!'" Okamoto said, as translated by Google.

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At this evening's State of Play, we got another look at Bloober's upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake.

Perhaps learning from its previous combat-focused tease, the Silent Hill 2 Remake team went down the more atmospheric route for this trailer. Gone were the parkouring nurses from yore, and in its place we got crumbling gravestones, creaking floorboards and plenty of fog. After all, this is Silent Hill!

The trailer gave us all a closer look at James, the game's protagonist. He is trying to get to Silent Hill, having received a letter from his deceased wife. "James heads to where they shared so many memories, in the hope of seeing her one more time," the trailer description reads. You can check it out below.

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Konami has announced a second Silent Hill Transmission show.

This show will cover game updates, another look at the Return to Silent Hill film adaptation, and merch, Konami said.

While Konami has kept further specifics for the show under wraps, I have a few ideas for what we can expect. First of all, I am sure we will see more of the Silent Hill 2 Remake, and perhaps even get a release date. Back in January, a promotional video from PlayStation appeared to suggest the remake would be released at some point this year.

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Immediately after a jam-packed PlayStation State of Play, Konami aired a Silent Hill Transmission livestream, where the publisher shared a slew of details on the multiple Silent Hills projects currently in development.

Although we did not get any details on Silent Hill f and Silent Hill: Townfall, fans …

Bloober Team says it is "very confident" and "excited" about Silent Hill 2 Remake.

In the studio's annual report to shareholders, as translated by @pl_evil, the team expressed its excitement about the highly anticipated remake, stating that it was "very confident about the final result", and acknowledged the success of Silent Hill 2 Remake will be "the most important test" the studio has faced.

"We do not hide it internally or externally - this is the most important test of our actions," the team reportedly said.

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Twitter user pl_evil has helpfully translated a recent letter to shareholders from Bloober Team, showing that their new game "Project C" will be revealed later this year. This will be the studio's next original game, after they wrapped up Layers Of Fear last year with, confusingly, Layers Of Fear (the natural progression for a series: Layers Of Fear, Layers Of Fear 2, and then Layers Of Fear again, although it was going to be called Layers Of Fears at one point).

Bloober Team are currently doing a lot of IP work for other people, with the Silent Hill 2 remake due out later this year, and a game codenamed "Project R" in concert with Skybound Entertainment. Skybound are The Walking Dead company, so I wouldn't give you long odds for a bet on what Project R is about. Neither would I be surprised if Project C is unveiled this summer by a man named Geoff with shiny shiny trainers. I'm interested to see what it is, and honestly I'm hoping it's a brand new standalone thing, rather than a forced sequel to Observer or 2021's The Medium (where I got the header).

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Bloober Team has seemingly amended the face of James Sunderland in its highly-anticipated Silent Hill 2 Remake.

The switch came to light via an updated icon on SteamDB, leading some fans to speculate that the studio revised James' face in response to community feedback.

Whilst it's not been confirmed by Bloober itself – or been replicated on any other of the game's storefront assets or screenshots – James' haggard, grief-soaked face has been smoothed out to make for a less tense, more youthful, look.

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Bloober Team has seemingly amended the face of James Sunderland in its highly-anticipated Silent Hill 2 Remake.

The switch came to light via an updated icon on SteamDB, leading some fans to speculate that the studio revised James' face in response to community feedback.

Whilst it's not been confirmed by Bloober itself – or been replicated on any other of the game's storefront assets or screenshots – James' haggard, grief-soaked face has been smoothed out to make for a less tense, more youthful, look.

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Na začátku tohoto roku jsme se na akci State of Play poprvé od oznámení remaku Silent Hill 2 podívali na jeden trailer, a přestože se našlo mnoho lidí, kteří nebyli spokojeni s tím, jak trailer dopadl (včetně samotného vývojáře hry), vypadá to, že se Konami chystá předvést remake survival hororu znovu.

Vyplývá to z vyjádření novináře Jeffa Grubba, který v nedávném díle Bombcastu, podcastu serveru Giant Bomb, uvedl, že společnost Sony plánuje na květen další akci týkající se PlayStation a že na ní bude předveden remake Silent Hill 2.

Silent Hill 2 byl nedávno také ohodnocen ESRB, stejně jako v Jižní Koreji. Mezitím na začátku tohoto roku PlayStation naznačil, že hra vyjde někdy v letošním roce.

Grubb neupřesnil, zda půjde o další měsíc akce State of Play, nebo o PlayStation Showcase. Loňská akce PlayStation Showcase proběhla v měsíci květnu, takže je možné, že Sony má podobné plány i pro letošní rok.

Článek Silent Hill 2 Remake bude představen na květnové PlayStation akci se nejdříve objevil na GAME PRESS.

It looks like publisher Konami and developer Bloober Team have redesigned the main character in their Silent Hill 2 remake, and fans are taking the news pretty well.

Some Silent Hill fans took notice of the change thanks to an update to the project’s Steam page (via SteamDB). …

SteamDB noted that the icon for the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake changed on April 19, 2024, which includes a potential new look for protagonist James Sunderland. It suggests the character model for him may be different than in earlier screenshots and trailers. [Thanks, Projekt Parasol!]

To help compare, here’s a side-by-side comparison of the Silent Hill HD Collection version of the opening scene of James, the initial Silent Hill 2 remake screenshot of the moment from Steam, and the new icon shared via SteamDB. 

Here's a closer look:

Horror Game Central’s Will also shared a comparison of the character’s possible appearances on social media. 

We’ve seen a few updates on the game leading up to its eventual debut. For example, the January 2024 State of Play included a new look at the remake’s gameplay. The ESRB also shared its rating for it in early April 2024.

The Silent Hill 2 remake is in development for PS5 and PC, and Konami hasn’t released a release date yet. Official store pages for the game suggest that the game is "coming soon."

The post Silent Hill 2 Remake Steam Page Icon Changed appeared first on Siliconera.

Konami zatím oficiálně neoznámilo datum vydání remaku Silent Hill 2 vyvinutého Bloober Teamem, ačkoli PlayStation dříve v tomto roce navrhl, že by hra měla vyjít někdy v roce 2024. 

Jako takové, když datum vydání nebo okno hry zůstalo v nedohlednu, i když byl minulý měsíc představen nový trailer, znovu se objevily otázky, jak daleko jsme od spuštění hry.

Poslední vývoj by však mohl naznačovat, že se skutečně blíží do cíle. Jak si všiml server Gematsu na Twitteru, remake Silent Hill 2  byl nedávno hodnocen Výborem pro hodnocení a správu her v Jižní Koreji. Vzhledem k tomu, že věkové hodnocení her se obvykle objevuje, když jsou na konci produkce a blíží se vydání, mohlo by to znamenat, že se Silent Hill 2 konečně připravuje na spuštění.

Minulý měsíc Motoi Okamoto, producent série Silent Hill ve společnosti Konami, uvedl, že hra je v závěrečné fázi vývoje, což zopakovalo podobná předchozí prohlášení vývojáře Bloober Team.

Upoutávka na Silent Hill 2 v únoru vyvolala určitou reakci, přičemž kritika směřovala mimo jiné i na přílišné zaměření na boj. Krátce poté generální ředitel Bloober Team Piotr Babieno řekl, že má pocit, že trailer „neodráží ducha hry“ a že Konami je plně zodpovědná za marketing hry.

Silent Hill 2 je ve vývoji pro PS5 a PC.

The Silent Hill 2 remake has been rated in Korea: https://t.co/XVKse4HmAY

Gematsu page: https://t.co/Sl4FDxNg5g

Thanks, @the_marmolade! pic.twitter.com/W2ZqBjrKQA

— Gematsu (@gematsu) March 8, 2024

Článek Remake Silent Hill 2 byl ohodnocen v Jižní Koreji se nejdříve objevil na GAME PRESS.

“Myslím to docela vážně, že nejsme zodpovědní za marketingovou stránku. Je to odpovědnost našeho partnera,” řekl Piotr Babieno.

Silent Hill měl na posledním State of Play společnosti Sony silné zastoupení, od skrytého vydání Silent Hill: he Short Message až po nový trailer na remake Silent Hill 2 od Bloober Team. Zatímco první z nich překročil navzdory smíšeným recenzím hranici dvou milionů stažení, druhý si také vysloužil svůj díl smíšených reakcí.

Zajímavé je, že i generální ředitel Bloober Team Piotr Babieno má pocit, že trailer “neodráží ducha hry”. V rozhovoru pro server investor.tv v nyní již soukromém videorozhovoru (přepis Eurogamer) vtipkoval o tom, že k traileru napsal negativní komentáře. Nicméně dodal: “Zcela vážně říkám, že za marketingovou stránku nejsme zodpovědní. Za tu je zodpovědný náš partner [Konami]. Tento trailer rozhodně neodráží ducha hry.

“To není duch toho, co bylo kdysi, ani duch toho, co vytváříme nyní. Snažíme se plně odrážet tuto romantickou vizi hry, která debutovala před 22 lety. Myslíme si, že až hráči uvidí skutečný gameplay, skutečnou hru, budou ji hodnotit úplně jinak.”

Ačkoli se objevily pochybnosti o projektu ze strany fanoušků, někteří se ozvali i s pozitivními zprávami. Co se týče vizuální stránky, Babieno řekl: “Myslím, že si můžete být jisti, že využíváme všech možností Unreal [Engine] 5.”

Silent Hill 2 je ve vývoji pro PS5 a PC, ačkoli datum vydání není známo (PlayStation uvedl uvedení na trh v roce 2024). Producent série Silent Hill Motoi Okamoto uvedl, že se nachází v “závěrečné fázi vývoje”, takže datum vydání bude možná oznámeno ještě letos. Mezitím zůstaňte naladěni na další aktualizace.

Článek Trailer na remake Silent Hill 2 neodráží povahu hry, říká Silent CEO Bloober Teamu se nejdříve objevil na GAME PRESS.

Bloober Team's CEO has said he understands the critism around the recent Silent Hill 2 Remake trailer, which didn't "capture the spirit of the game".

The trailer in question was a combat-focused marketing beat by publisher Konami, and as Matt said at the time, combat is not exactly the first thing you think of when you think of Silent Hill 2. It probably isn't even the second or third. And yet, this was what Konami decided to hone in on during PlayStation's recent State of Play.

However, reactions afterwards weren't exactly enthusiastic. "The nurse vaulting over the wall like it's a tactical shooter is hilarious," one comment under the original trailer reads. Another remarked the game looks more like it's from 2014, than 2024. Others said it looked more like a fan-made remake.

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The Silent Hill 2 remake's State of Play trailer doesn't give a full and proper representation of the game, Bloober Team's president Piotr Babieno has observed in an apparent swipe at publisher Konami, who Babieno portrays as responsible for the upcoming horror game's marketing. If you missed it, the trailer in question focuses on the "modernised" combat. It shows alleged "everyman" protagonist James Sunderland getting all Gears of Warry with some maggoty marionettes and rancid demon nurses.

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