Silent Hill 2: Directors Cut (ps2) (Konami) (2001)
Why the hell am i even writing this.
If you don’t even have this title, there really isn’t much anyone can do for you.
This game has been reviewed to death and given better justice than i could ever do for it. Skip to the shorthand now…Seriously.
This games start with our heartbroken hero James Sunderland receiving a letter from his wife stating that she is waiting for him…in Silent Hill.
This wouldn’t normally be such a big deal apart from the fact she’s been dead for about 3 years at this point. So our brave (stupid) James Sunderland hops in his car and goes to Silent Hill in search of his ‘wife’.
With the roads being closed James can only get so close in the car before travelling on foot. This is where Silent Hill really shows its merit. It’s not a short trek to Silent Hill from where the car is parked, the game makes you do the entire journey through the woodland filled with eerie sounds baying at your every step and once you reach Silent Hill you really feel the distance you’ve travel and gazing round the desolate town with the telltale fog your only wish is your sudden fear…being alone.
Someone once said Silent Hills greatest trick was being able to tell the tale without words, never has there been a more accurate description.
It’s one of those games i don’t want to write about…because everyone should experience this game. The first sight of pyramid head still makes me smile.
In fact … i will say no more.
Shorthand
If you don’t have this then buy it now.
Recommendations for gaming
Play it yourself and play it alone
