The Silent Hill 2 remake seems like it’s shaping as much as be the devoted tribute followers are hoping for, however new gameplay wrinkles and secrets and techniques imply it received’t be only a one-to-one recreation. Based on Bloober Workforce’s inventive director, the survival horror remake will really take gamers for much longer to beat than the unique.
It nonetheless received’t by any means be an extended sport, however it is going to be longer than the 2001 PlayStation 2 sport it’s based mostly on about New England city infested with psychological terrors. “First playthrough is round 16-18 hours common,” director Mateusz Lenart posted on-line this week (by way of Eurogamer). “Should you prefer to spend your time looking for all the things that we put into the sport and issues we’ve hidden for you, it’ll take you greater than 20 [hours] for certain.”
The unique Silent Hill 2 takes round eight hours to complete, in response to participant surveys on HowLongToBeat, with completionist runs taking nearer to 16 hours. The sport has six completely different endings, which Lenart alluded to in a separate publish, however the remake apparently has much more alternate endings. “I’m not counting the brand new sport plus and all endings after all,” he added, replying to a fan. “I’m curious how briskly will you get all of them.”
It’s good to know that longtime followers received’t simply be handled to a cinematic refresh of considered one of their favourite video games, however a doubtlessly meatier survival horror expertise total, together with some new fight mechanics and new hidden issues to discover and uncover alongside the way in which. Silent Hill 2 remake can be $70, even on Steam the place most video games are nonetheless simply $60. Hopefully every of these additional hours feels as significant as the remaining and isn’t simply backtracking filler.