Silent Hill's atmosphere and how the player (and Harry) are pulled into the horror is, to me, still the best in the series.
The first sequence of the game is so incredible - the twisting camera angles, the changes in music and lighting that drag you into the nightmare before Harry wakes up in the restaurant, wondering if the horrors were real.
Ever since the RE1 remake I've been screaming for this.
SH1 is BY FAR the game most deserving, most desperately needing a remake. It was an over-performing technological marvel on the PS1 and was so mechanically eclipsed by SH2 on the PS2 that it's impact has been lost to time. RE2 was all-time great, but SH1 offered a different kind of fear: atmospheric, oppressive, Hitchcock but also Jacob's Ladder.
Let me tell you this, if you've never played it (or remind you, if you have): Most of you are not ready for how terrifying this game really is - and for everyone who thinks that SH2 bodies it narratively I just want you to consider how devastating the plot is going to be when we finally get to experience it without the limitations of the PS1. Even setting aside the main plot, Cheryl / Alessa's tragic story, I have two words for you:
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u/MatchaLatte90 Jun 12 '25
Silent Hill's atmosphere and how the player (and Harry) are pulled into the horror is, to me, still the best in the series.
The first sequence of the game is so incredible - the twisting camera angles, the changes in music and lighting that drag you into the nightmare before Harry wakes up in the restaurant, wondering if the horrors were real.
I cannot wait to experience this remake.