''I was weak. That's why I needed you... needed someone to punish me for my sins... but that's all over now... I know the truth. Now it's time to end this.''
Players find themselves placed in the role of one James Sunderland, a lonely, depressed man who was once happily married. His former wife, Mary, died three years ago to a terrible disease, and ever since, James hasn't been able... read more
Description:The player is cast in a role of James Sunderland, on first sight a normal person who got confused as anyone else would as he received a letter from his wife asking him to come to Silent Hill, to their special place. The only problem is that his wife died three years ago, and has kept the secrets surrounding her death. James decides toThe player is cast in a role of James Sunderland, on first sight a normal person who got confused as anyone else would as he received a letter from his wife asking him to come to Silent Hill, to their special place. The only problem is that his wife died three years ago, and has kept the secrets surrounding her death. James decides to honor the letter's request, wondering if this is a sick joke or if there is more to this. As James reaches the outskirt of Silent Hill, he finds that the road is blocked, and parks at an abandoned restroom. Little does he realize that this is the first step forward into the mystery of Silent Hill.
This is the original Silent Hill 2 game with no extras of any kind, and released for PlayStation 2 exclusively. A version with new weapons, new characters to play with, and new "Born from a Wish" scenario was released as Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams. These features made it to North America for the Playstation 2 in the form of the game's Greatest Hits release.
Unlike the North-American release, the PAL and Japanese releases have an extra "Making of Silent Hill 2" disc featuring lots of behind-the-scenes material, interview with developers, Konami game trailers and more.... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Konami Release date : 24 November 2001 Number of discs : 1 EAN: 4012927021101
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Pyramid Head is the personification of Jame's guilt and his shadow, or Jame's evilness he tried to separate himself from e.g. Pyramid Head is brutal to the bubble head nurses who remind him of when Mary, and how much he really hated her. He has an energy not unlike Frank Booth's but I do not know if that inspired Pyramid Head's creation.
Both protaganists rescue a disturbed and sexually abused femme-fatale like character; both try to subdue their evil tendencies by killing the uninhibited"
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“''I was weak. That's why I needed you... needed someone to punish me for my sins... but that's all over now... I know the truth. Now it's time to end ”
“''I was weak. That's why I needed you... needed someone to punish me for my sins... but that's all over now... I know the truth. Now it's time to end ”
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...what it does best - and better than any other game I know - is atmosphere, and that wouldn't work as well in an uninteractive medium... This is the oppressive, crushing dread of being truly alone. Most of the time the town feels totally devoid of life. Even the monsters feel more like wind-up toys than living things. The few humans you find are universally unreliable, behaving in subtly off ways, as if they're not seeing the same things as you are... here it's mostly just you, James, and a b"
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I could have put many of my favorite RPGs in this list, but I think Silent Hill 2 deserves this.
It's a game with a mature storytelling and good narrative techniques (and well applied). James Sunderland evolution during the game tells you that he’s for real, that he’s made of bone, flesh, and all the good and bad things that we all are made. The other inhabitants, and Silent Hill itself as a character, are creepy, and make a strong atmosphere, in many cases through weird dialogues and sce"
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