I recently sat down for an extended hands-on with the first three hours of Silent Hill 2, the upcoming remake of the seminal survival horror classic helmed by developer Bloober Team. Venturing back into the mysterious town of Silent Hill as protagonist James Sunderland, there was a lot to like in what I saw.
The world of the 2001 title has been painstakingly recreated in absolutely stunning detail. From the opening scene where James arrives at the outskirts of the town to the derelict rooms of the Wood Side Apartments building, everything is simply beautiful to behold. Although graphically overhauled, the foreboding, somber atmosphere of the initial release is completely intact. Thick fog obscures the abandoned streets, sparsely populated by shuffling horrors and the occasional rotting corpse that looks suspiciously reminiscent of our protagonist.
