TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
Uhhh
For those unfamiliar
If true, you guys are gonna take your moved tramp stamp and covered midriff and thank the God's it stopped there.
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Silent Hill 2 Remake releases October 8th 2024! | State of Play
Uhhh
For those unfamiliar
If true, you guys are gonna take your moved tramp stamp and covered midriff and thank the God's it stopped there.
Everything you said in the bolded here, fits the new design to a tee. She looks exactly like a frumpy, stereotypical dumpy chick you'd pass over and not give a second glance at.
Like, get someone who's never even heard of the character or of SH2, pitch them a character based on what you said, and show them the two designs of Angela and which one do you think they would pick as a more appropriate design based off that?
I'm not even defending the design, it's just funny to me people dumping on it for her background reasons, changing her look to being more attractive than her redesign, and then you say what you said, which actually fits the resdesign more.
Right now I'm more concerned with Maria's toned down sexualization, as that is an actual palpable change to the narrative and design and I'm wondering how far they've gone with this. Because there are a couple other moments of sexualization in the theme of the game and narrative that may be toned down or stripped out which can affect the feel. So them adding 'chubby cheeks' Angela is immaterial to me on a whole. That, and I really dislike the jank animation.
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
Suzi is chill. I get you have a hate boner for anything trans related, but you need to pick your battles better.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
community managers, a title already fucking mental, has become the bane of our existence as we know it.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
GrayChild
Member
Lots of negativity let's refocus a little bit
The game does look good minus the stuff we and everyone else is talking about
On that topic... where's my noise grain filter? Most of the stuff shown so far looks too... clean and lacking in grittiness?
The hospital in particular doesn't feel nearly as oppressive and claustrophobic as the original.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
It's there but due to the higher resolution it's not as noticeable.On that topic... where's my noise grain filter? Most of the stuff shown so far looks too... clean and lacking in grittiness?
The hospital in particular doesn't feel nearly as oppressive and claustrophobic as the original.
It would have to be really thick grain to get the same result
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TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
Lmao, Suzi is a retard, and I'm allowed to think so.
Also, find me evidence that I have "a hate boner," for trans stuff. Based on memory, the last thing I said related to trans people on GAF was related to that cringe Dead By Daylight shit. Which, even divorced from social justice, was a prime comical misunderstanding to the extent I was expecting Don Knotts to pop out.
I'm against woke Paint by numbers tokenism, censorship, and the overall sanding down of any edge or point most contemporary media has.
If you're trans, hurray.
If you're not trans, hurray.
If you agree with trans, hurray.
If you don't agree with trans, hurray.
If it doesn't impact *me* I don't care. If it does impact me, I do.
semiconscious
Gold Member
reminder: the remaster (yeah, i know - sacrilege!) is still available on the series x/s. under the circumstances, it might just be the lesser of 2 evils...
Moriarty1889
Member
She, my friend, had been wokeified to make sure she is acceptable for proper modern audiences. Cant have a pretty faced girl running around in games today can we?What the fuck have they done to Angela !!!!
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Nah she really does look like the actress
Although you could probably still say that, but they haven't Mary Janed her
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Hopefully the rumours of a Master Collection like thing for Silent Hill is correct.
Can't get over how inferior the new scene looks compared to the original.
Also, Angela's hair physics in the remake apparently have their own will.
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
Barakov
Gold Member
Deerock71
Member
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
You're right, I'm actually a Nazi and I throw rocks at birds.
Irrelevant, anyway, since Sphere Hunter was just taking the piss.
standing up, probably, ayyyyy
Needlecrash
Member
Bitch looking like John Oliver and shitWhat the fuck have they done to Angela !!!!
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proandrad
Member
xrnzaaas
Member
Who knows, maybe they'll still add it as a paid add-on. Ubisoft already had the balls to lock the red filter in AC Shadows.
cortadew
Member
Bro wtf she is an abused 19 year old girl, she should not look like a supermodel
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
I was critical of the short trailer, but can't deny the game looks visually good in the longer gameplay trailer.Lots of negativity let's refocus a little bit
The game does look good minus the stuff we and everyone else is talking about
Of course it's Bloober and we should all be cautious. But I can see reasons to be somewhat optimistic it could be a good game and experience too.
Let's see how it turns out. I'll keep an open mind until then.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Looks a "PS3" game apparently
As I said Maria redesign aside the game looks fantastic
Unknown Soldier
Member
I guess it's weird that they are skipping Silent Hill 1 but then again Shattered Memories exists so I dunno?
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
SH2 is Team Silent's magnum opus to most people, it makes financial sense. At least back then it probably did.
Chronicle
Member
Me too. Lol. I didn't even see the first trailers so this looked great!
Draugoth
Gold Member
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I guess they didn't get the "modern audiences" memo like the spineless saps in gaming kowtow to and follow.
From a Polish dev studio at that. For shame.
Konami should have rejected the designs when submitted.
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Power Pro
Member
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I was trying to be sarcastic. I failed.
This whole Silent Hill fuckery definitely gives me restless dreams.
AtomicStarving
Member
Watched the gameplay in 4k. People are insane.... this looks really good, imo.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
....Mister Baldwin?!
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
She's not really play her, they was joking
As I said earlier
Wait Hannah Emily Anderson is playing Mary/Maria
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And this was taken on set
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Hugare
Member
As seen here, she was just joking
Wait Hannah Emily Anderson is playing Mary/Maria
And this was taken on set
And holy fuck, I didnt know Sphere Hunter was trans. My mind is blown right now.
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kunonabi
Member
There are some really strange lighting changes in the remake so things feel very different in spots.On that topic... where's my noise grain filter? Most of the stuff shown so far looks too... clean and lacking in grittiness?
The hospital in particular doesn't feel nearly as oppressive and claustrophobic as the original.
MiguelItUp
Gold Member
TerribleAtThisGame
Member
lifa-cobex
Member
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
J3nga
Member
I was the one who criticized bloober for their previous titles but this improved in my eyes since last trailer, I'm willing to give a benefit of a doubt. Saying as someone who loves OG SH2 and played it multiple times. Some of you folks really need to chill out and take a vacation from internet.
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Radical Dreamer
Member
Bloober has to be one of the worst devs out there, makes me kinda ashamed of being polish xdd
genesisblock
Member
I don't get responses like this. Silent Hill 2 is known for its oppressive/claustrophobic atmosphere not for AAA TLOU visuals showcase. This looks like something that was pulled out from another zombie/apocalyptic survival game with UE5 jank-polish.
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ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
Unlike you, some of us are really familiar with Bloobers output.
Denton
Member
Layers of Fear and Observer were great
Blair Witch was pretty good, except for overly drawn out ending
Medium was decent
Not a perfect record, but good enough for me to give them benefit of the doubt
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Looks good to me. I'll pick it up. It may have already been said but who's doing the music? Is it just the og soundtrack?
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Bloober aren't specifically the problem, but handing Silent Hill to a western developer most certainly is. There's some quintessentially Japanese about the series, in terms of the way the horror is presented. It comes from the same creative place as movies like Ringu and Ju-On. The Japanese have a uniquely psychological approach to horror that we aren't good at copying here in the west. Our horror tends to be a lot more straightforward.
The reason why this remake is likely to fail is that they will not manage to capture the tone, aesthetic and storytelling style of the original game, simply because they developer comes from a very different horror tradition.
Konami should have done their best to reunite Team Silent, or at least keep the remake development in Japan, instead of fostering it off to Bloober, most probably because they were cheap. It's been well documented how low wages are in Poland.
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