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Silent Hill 2 (Classic)
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Silent Hill 2 (Classic) (2001)

by Team Silent, Konami
Platforms:
PlayStation 2
Genres:Adventure, Puzzle
Themes:Horror, Survival, Mystery, Drama
Game modes:Single player
Story:
The second entry in the Silent Hill franchise, Silent Hill 2 is a narrative-focused third-person psychological survival horror game with emphasis on combat, exploration and puzzle-solving elements which follows James Sunderland, a man who receives a letter, seemingly sent by his three-years-deceased wife Mary, in which he is beckoned to the fog-ridden town of Silent Hill at the same time as numerous other people troubled by their past.
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The original Silent Hill 2 is a cornerstone of horror video games, and one of my favorite works of art. All games deserve preservation, but one this significant in the history of games as an art form can't be allowed to disappear. The remake is fantastic, but it's a totally new take and should not be considered a replacement for the original in any way. Silent Hill 2, in its original form, is as valid an artwork now as it was when it released, and should be readily available to anyone that wants to experience it.GregzillaGT
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user avatar@GregzillaGTuser avatar@GregzillaGT
January 29, 2025
The original Silent Hill 2 is a cornerstone of horror video games, and one of my favorite works of art. All games deserve preservation, but one this significant in the history of games as an art form can't be allowed to disappear. The remake is fantastic, but it's a totally new take and should not be considered a replacement for the original in any way. Silent Hill 2, in its original form, is as valid an artwork now as it was when it released, and should be readily available to anyone that wants to experience it.
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user avatar@GamingMaster141user avatar@GamingMaster141
January 29, 2025
Theres nothing else even holds a candle to the original silent hill 2. The first time I finished this game, i was left speechless with my controller in hand. The characters, the weird awkward voice acting performances, the atmosphere, and the sound design. Holy crap this game just did what nothing else could. The game was I own a copy on PS2 but it hasn't aged too well, releasing the PC version would do wonders for the series and preserving this truly incredible title.
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user avatar@MasterDarkseiduser avatar@MasterDarkseid
April 29, 2025
This is game is my favorite game of all time.. My second favorite game of all time is... Silent Hill 2 Remake ironically. The PC version has an audio issue when using all core which required to be played with single core affinity. This issue was present since it's release on PC. However, a guy called Gemini fixed it after all those years and is present in a mod called Enhanced Edition. I hope if GOG get the right to add this game in the catalogue.. that Enhanced Edition features will be considered being added to the game as official features.
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user avatar@M00NL18HTuser avatar@M00NL18HT
April 30, 2025
A lot of reason for this to be available is for the sake of preservation. Sure the Remake exist, but for veterans this matters! It matters because it became the core of the Silent Hill PC Gaming community that rallied up to put a bunch of patch to make this game playable. Because back in the day, it sure hell to play without it. So my wish for this game to come out is that the GOG team would recruit the Enhanced Edition groups to make this game playable and easy to install.
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user avatar@NeonUwU666user avatar@NeonUwU666
January 29, 2025
I’ll say it again. This series has been my favorite series of all time it’s truly the epitome of what a survival horror game is. We just got the resident evil series back up on GOG now we need the other original horror series. Silent hill has stories worth telling and worth experiencing. The remake recently just brought many fans to this series they need a better way to play all of the originals.
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user avatar@Secretbeanserenauser avatar@Secretbeanserena
January 29, 2025
While the remake surprised many, in my mind this original remains unsurpassed. Everything about the original game just came together in this really particular way that I think makes it unforgettable. Additionally, a fan remastering effort actually turns the normally borked PC version into one of my favorite remasters - if a re-release happened I'd really like to see that set of people worked with to finally allow people an easy way to play this out of the box.
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user avatar@manthemothuser avatar@manthemoth
January 29, 2025
One of the most important horror games of all time in my opinion. I first played it last year and it helped me through a lot of grief and pain I was dealing with. Great story with very complex characters that I think everyone deserves to play. The remake is great but the original is as well <3
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user avatar@Rain-Kinguser avatar@Rain-King
April 26, 2025
Along with a relisting of "Spec Ops: The Line", this might be the game I most want to see on GOG. It is arguably the most important horror game, and one of the most meaningful narrative-driven games, of all time, and deserves to be experienced by anyone with an interest in the medium. This is all the more important now, when the remake threatens to supplant the original in public consciousness if it is not preserved in a readily accessible form. I can only hope that the foundation for this has already been laid with the listing of "Silent Hill 4".
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user avatar@the_sorr0w1997user avatar@the_sorr0w1997
April 30, 2025
Silent Hill 2 was one of the games that are more than its gameplay, it's something special, that videogames can be more than just games. A lot of people has played the remake, which is good, and also want to experience the original. So, having access to that game, will open the door for more people to explore what the original has to offer. Also, thank so much for making games available!! Silent Hill 2 has a special place in my heart, because it helped me through a difficult part of my life.
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user avatar@gulpirakuser avatar@gulpirak
May 01, 2025
This is my favorite horror game of all time, and 2nd favorite overall. I was 18 when Silent Hill 2 came out, and it was life-changing in terms of experienced fiction. I didn't know at the time games could accomplish this level of narrative and emotional complexity. The remake was really good, but this original masterpiece deserves to be preserved.
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