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- Platform: PlayStation 3
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The Silent Hill HD Collection for PlayStation®3 brings the acclaimed Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 bang up to date, with all new enhancements and high-definition graphics. The games have been completely reworked, with all-new voice talent, and the addition of PlayStation®Network Trophies.
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Silent Hill HD Collection combines two classic spine-chilling Silent Hill titles from the past and brings them to the PlayStation 3 for the first time ever. Introducing Silent Hill 2 Restless Dreams and Silent Hill 3 with enhancements including true high-definition graphics, this offering gives new fans and old fans the opportunity to experience the early era of Silent Hill as a true genre-defining experience with the added value of two games.
Silent Hill 2 Restless Dreams follows the sad story of James Sunderland as he woefully enters the sleepy town by a mysterious letter from his deceased wife. Seeking the chance to see her again beckoned by guilt and remorse, he stumbles upon his these fears manifested through unseen evil and ominous characters leading him to the asylum of another world. The fight against the truth that his wife has died, James must escape the lumbering demon Red Pyramid (a.k.a Pyramid Head) along with his mystified fears that have taken the form of living monsters within the haze that is Silent Hill.
Serving as a sequel to the original Silent Hill game, Silent Hill 3 centers on the forces of the demonic cult that spreads the insanity of the otherworld through Claudia, a cult member attempting to bring Harry Mason's daughter, Heather, into Silent Hill. With a subplot and themes involving the loss of innocence and childhood, a web of intrigue is spun by Claudia with intentions to birth a new god.
- Experience the two classic Silent Hill titles previously released on PlayStation 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams & Silent Hill 3, that defined the Survival Horror genre in its early inception
- Both titles re-mastered to HD at 720p for improved graphics on PlayStation 3
- Completely updated in-game voiceover directed by series vocalist Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and soundtrack sco
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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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This really should have been a fantastic buy; Silent Hill 2 is still by far the best best survival horror game I've ever played and Silent Hill 3 certainly has its charms.
The quality of the port though... I can't speak to SH3 (after an hour of SH2 I stopped playing and put in for a refund) but the SH2 port is pretty much unplayable. The frame rate lags badly if there's more than just James moving on screen, some of the cut scenes don't seem in synch with the dialogue, the controls are unresponsive (and not in the classic: It's SH2, the controls have ALWAYS been bad way.... they're worse). The game in general seems to glitch every now and then. It's not a fun experience. It may be less jarring if you haven't played the originals, or at least haven't played them recently. Play them close together though and the poor quality here glares at you, there's no way a ten year old game should outshine its HD re-release so completely.
I had a look about to see if / when this is getting patched, but apparently it already has in the US. And it didn't work... So I'm not holding my breath for a proper fix any time soon, if at all.
Some have said the 360 version is less buggy (not bug free...), so it might be a better bet if the option is there and you don't have the ps2 originals.
For shame Hijinx. It can't have been easy to do, but somehow you ruined a classic.
**Update: In case this is part of the problem... I played on a ps3 slim 250GB (1st gen of the slim I think). Also, there MAY be more than one version of the collection out there at present (just after launch) with one showing the bugs and the other not. In the former case: BAD PORT and maybe not fixable... or not easily / quickly. In the latter case, things may well get better once the defective stock is out of circulation. In other words maybe don't buy this for a few months or until there's word the issues are definitely resolved.
The quality of the port though... I can't speak to SH3 (after an hour of SH2 I stopped playing and put in for a refund) but the SH2 port is pretty much unplayable. The frame rate lags badly if there's more than just James moving on screen, some of the cut scenes don't seem in synch with the dialogue, the controls are unresponsive (and not in the classic: It's SH2, the controls have ALWAYS been bad way.... they're worse). The game in general seems to glitch every now and then. It's not a fun experience. It may be less jarring if you haven't played the originals, or at least haven't played them recently. Play them close together though and the poor quality here glares at you, there's no way a ten year old game should outshine its HD re-release so completely.
I had a look about to see if / when this is getting patched, but apparently it already has in the US. And it didn't work... So I'm not holding my breath for a proper fix any time soon, if at all.
Some have said the 360 version is less buggy (not bug free...), so it might be a better bet if the option is there and you don't have the ps2 originals.
For shame Hijinx. It can't have been easy to do, but somehow you ruined a classic.
**Update: In case this is part of the problem... I played on a ps3 slim 250GB (1st gen of the slim I think). Also, there MAY be more than one version of the collection out there at present (just after launch) with one showing the bugs and the other not. In the former case: BAD PORT and maybe not fixable... or not easily / quickly. In the latter case, things may well get better once the defective stock is out of circulation. In other words maybe don't buy this for a few months or until there's word the issues are definitely resolved.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I had read reviews on how bad the game was in terms of graphics and the port job. Don't get me wrong like most other people who have reviewed and played on these games before it's a brilliant horror game. I used to play on it time and time again on PS2. But after I read reviews I decided to give it a go as it couldn't be as bad as people were saying right? Wrong.
SH2 the fog is only bad on cut scenes other than that it was fine, the frame rate was awful as soon as more than one enemy came on screen James started moving in slow motion which is terrible. But I kept on playing but it just got worse to the point I had to wait to move James and by that point I had already got Game Over!
SH3, well it's just unplayable to the point where I switched it off 10 minutes into the game. It's just that bad!
Silent Hill fans, wait until they release something to patch it up or just don't bother. Take out your old PS2's and just play the originals otherwise you'll be dissapointed.
SH2 the fog is only bad on cut scenes other than that it was fine, the frame rate was awful as soon as more than one enemy came on screen James started moving in slow motion which is terrible. But I kept on playing but it just got worse to the point I had to wait to move James and by that point I had already got Game Over!
SH3, well it's just unplayable to the point where I switched it off 10 minutes into the game. It's just that bad!
Silent Hill fans, wait until they release something to patch it up or just don't bother. Take out your old PS2's and just play the originals otherwise you'll be dissapointed.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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It's a shame i can't put as much effort into this review as the people who worked on the HD remastering of this collection.
If i could it would be two words long...
That'll do.
Don't get me wrong, i can play games with minor issue with no problem, i have played games where people have been complaining on the internet and i've played the game and have barely even noticed them, or they were so minor they didn't effect my enjoyment of the game. The same can't be said of this HD collection.
We all know how good HD collections can be, just look at the Metal Gear Solid Collection or Ico/Shadow of the Colossus, they look stunning on the PS3. Silent Hill deserved no less. The bare minimum standard for this collection should be, 'at LEAST as good as the original'... sadly they could't even keep to this standard.
I appreciate the effort made on the new voices, from what i have heard they are better than the originals, HOWEVER they even messed this up, they spent all that money on the new voices yet somehow allowed an obvious glitch into the game to make them unusable. Every time James stops running, which is often, there is a godawful metallic scraping noice... supposed to be an out of breath sound effect. Fortunately this glitch isn't on the original voices track.
For fear of this review just turning into a long rant and list of problems with the games I will just point out major issues. I am referring to the first 10 minutes of Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3 is supposedly much worse.
Fog has been thinned out to the point where you can see the edge of the game world.
Fog effects are now literally rectangle blocks of light grey floating around. I don't remember stopping in the fog in the original to laugh at the fog effects.
James moonwalks in the fog.
Framerate slows down for no reason, this is an old PS2 game for crying out loud.
Delay on attack moves.
Stretched, standard res cutscenes.
Controller input interrupted so a lot of stop start running.
Haven't ran into it yet but people report they have removed the siren/fog horn sound from the game, yes the iconic sound that everyone who has played Silent Hill would remember... they removed it, or forgot to put it in, not only that they forgot the water textures!!! Yes, really, if you want to see the worst water effects in a game look no further... sorry this is turning into a rant, i will stop here.
For a game that relies on atmosphere these glitches are even more glaring than they would be in an action game. At least they didn't add Korn to the soundtrack.
I have contacted Konami customer support but no reply as of yet, not even an announcement that they are working on fixing these issues.
I am hoping for a patch, but with the long list of problems it has it could be a while.
UPDATE
Official word from Konami, patch IS being worked on.
If i could it would be two words long...
That'll do.
Don't get me wrong, i can play games with minor issue with no problem, i have played games where people have been complaining on the internet and i've played the game and have barely even noticed them, or they were so minor they didn't effect my enjoyment of the game. The same can't be said of this HD collection.
We all know how good HD collections can be, just look at the Metal Gear Solid Collection or Ico/Shadow of the Colossus, they look stunning on the PS3. Silent Hill deserved no less. The bare minimum standard for this collection should be, 'at LEAST as good as the original'... sadly they could't even keep to this standard.
I appreciate the effort made on the new voices, from what i have heard they are better than the originals, HOWEVER they even messed this up, they spent all that money on the new voices yet somehow allowed an obvious glitch into the game to make them unusable. Every time James stops running, which is often, there is a godawful metallic scraping noice... supposed to be an out of breath sound effect. Fortunately this glitch isn't on the original voices track.
For fear of this review just turning into a long rant and list of problems with the games I will just point out major issues. I am referring to the first 10 minutes of Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3 is supposedly much worse.
Fog has been thinned out to the point where you can see the edge of the game world.
Fog effects are now literally rectangle blocks of light grey floating around. I don't remember stopping in the fog in the original to laugh at the fog effects.
James moonwalks in the fog.
Framerate slows down for no reason, this is an old PS2 game for crying out loud.
Delay on attack moves.
Stretched, standard res cutscenes.
Controller input interrupted so a lot of stop start running.
Haven't ran into it yet but people report they have removed the siren/fog horn sound from the game, yes the iconic sound that everyone who has played Silent Hill would remember... they removed it, or forgot to put it in, not only that they forgot the water textures!!! Yes, really, if you want to see the worst water effects in a game look no further... sorry this is turning into a rant, i will stop here.
For a game that relies on atmosphere these glitches are even more glaring than they would be in an action game. At least they didn't add Korn to the soundtrack.
I have contacted Konami customer support but no reply as of yet, not even an announcement that they are working on fixing these issues.
I am hoping for a patch, but with the long list of problems it has it could be a while.
UPDATE
Official word from Konami, patch IS being worked on.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good
This videogame is good. Really enjoy it since I loved the original. The only problem is the lags but overall it's an amazing game.
Published 7 days ago by Daniela Sofia
Fun but wait for the price to go down.
Games are amazing but for 20 there are way better choices out there. Unless you know are crazy about silent hill or horror games, i would wait. Read more
Published 28 days ago by arthelinus
Ps3 game
I bought this game for my son for his birthday and he loves playing on it and I would recommend it
Published 1 month ago by 'Putman'
Depends on what you're prepared to live with
It's playable but has several small problems:
1. Frame rate shifts between 30fps and 60fps
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1. Frame rate shifts between 30fps and 60fps
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Published 1 month ago by Mr. J. Hill
NO GLITCHES IN EUROPE VERSION
I brought this game a few days ago and have not come into any really bad problems only slight frame rate this HD collection on the PS3 is amazing a real must buy its not perfect by... Read more
Published 1 month ago by THE_HOUSEWIFE
Disappointing ports of awesome games
First of all, why on earth did Konami give the go ahead to Hijinx Studios to work on these ports?. They have a terrible track record and seem like an incompetent, unqualified bunch... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Steve
Looks so good!
I Haven't actually played this HD collection yet, it arrives in a few days but by seeing the HD collection gameplay clips, and seeing how the Graphics had been improved etc it... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lost27
Fantastic
I had been looking forward to picking up this collection since the day it was announced and now, after several delays, it is finally here and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by C. Simmonite
What a shame
This is a real shame. I loved playing SH2 on the PS2 (SH3 less so - I'm not bothered about that too much). Read more
Published 1 month ago by Phill
At last the best to play on the PS3
I got this item through the post last week and was surprised to see that the old voices and new voices were included on Silent Hill 2,I did not know this. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Professor Chaos
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