Current Events > Silent Hill 2 is still the best game of all time IMO

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Nothing will touch it. The graphics (at the time) were groundbreaking, the soundtrack is amazing, the feeling of isolation and despair. It's one of the only games I've ever played that actually made me feel uncomfortable (especially in the Toluca Prison parts)

It is the perfect survival horror game, and IMO is an example of perfection in its genre. Other games in different genres can be improved on, but Silent Hill 2 stands alone.

one of the best games ever made
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is in water the canon ending
or did james leave his car here
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The beginning is difficult if your TV's default brightness is low. The first hour of the game has you running you around blindly in the dark in search for a flashlight.
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YukihoHagiwara posted...

is in water the canon ending
or did james leave his car here

In water is canon and Mary's corpse is in the car

Sadly as I don't like that ending
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Anisoptera posted...

The beginning is difficult if your TV's default brightness is low. The first hour of the game has you running you around blindly in the dark in search for a flashlight.

Exactly why the game is so fucking scary.

There's dark then there's running around unsure if your character is stuck .
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it's got nothing on illbleed

I like Silent Hill 2 alot but Silent Hill 3 is my favourite.

The atmosphere is more in your face compared to the subtleties of Silent Hill 2. But I do love the surreal hellish red and orange, gory atmosphere of 3's locations. Heather is a great protagonist and I love how the music is darker. Whereas Silent Hill 2 went more for melancholy.

But mainly the enemies are pushovers in Silent Hill 2. Maybe that was the intent but no enemy in Silent Hill 2 is a threat. Even in Silent Hill 3 the enemies aren't even that bad. And Silent Hill 3 is more stingy on supplies which helps the survival horror atmosphere. Whereas in 2 and 1 you'll pretty much have 100 handgun bullets and 20 health drinks at all times.
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If you like Silent Hill 2 you might like Wetrix for the Nintendo 64.

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