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Silent Hill HD Collection sparks yelp of protest | Chronicle Herald Review

This game is neither truly HD nor a collection.

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DigitalRaptor4416d ago (Edited 4416d ago )

This is a disappointment indeed. Not bothered by the fact that it's only 2 games. I've been satisfied with the God of War and Team Ico Collections. But the point of an HD remaster is to increase the resolution, touch up the textures and improve the visual clarity. It seems that they've f-ed it up in this regard. They removed the goddamn fog!? Why?

It apparently hasn't even been remastered - just boosted to HD, like Resident Evil 4 HD. Kinda pathetic really. Sounds like a really cheap port from a technical standpoint. And a clunky frame rate to boot. Great games, but I don't think I'll be getting this one. Doesn't deserve my money.

TheFirstClassic4416d ago

Too bad really, I've really been looking forward to this hd collection. :( I'm glad the original will be free for ps+ this tuesday, I'll be getting that. I may end up getting the hd collection later anyway, maybe they will patch some things in?

jc485734416d ago (Edited 4416d ago )

I think that's far from being the worst premise of this game. They haven't even fixed the frame rate and lip sync problems of this game. And yes, they are bad....I mean bad..I can tolerate small frame rate issues, but this game is like you're playing Frame Rate the HD Collection.

Megaton4416d ago

...what? Removed the fog? Is that true?

Khronikos4416d ago (Edited 4416d ago )

AFAIK it is still there just scaled back. IDK it could be gone in certain places but it did not look good either way. Textures are too clean from what I here and there are effects missing in certain places but there usually are. This game simply was probably hard to port. It doesn't look bad but it don't look good. I heard the grain filter was gone or toned back too. Not cool.

n4gisatroll4416d ago (Edited 4416d ago )

I honestly don't think its so bad. Sure it could be better, but if you want to get trophies, wait until it drops in price a bit.

theeg4416d ago (Edited 4416d ago )

Play it on pc, you can play part 4 there as well, in real 1080p
with anti aliasing for free if you own the originals, you just download pcsx2 and pop the ps2 dvd in your drive and select "boot from dvd"

done, 1080p, 60 frames on pc , looks way better than the 720p "hd" ps3 "remaster" that only runs at 30 frames or less and they want $40 for.

Khronikos4416d ago (Edited 4416d ago )

Very Very true. Unlike the job they did with Shadow and such where they added and optimized things.

It is up for debate how deserving these games are of 1080p. Sometimes it just makes them look too sharp and awful. But I guess I would take native over 720p any day. It makes me pissed they cannot ever get 1080p for any of these games. Might as well wait for the PS4 whole series remasters lol. I do wish they would have gotten Shadow running 1080p but I don't think the textures would hold up to such clarity. Ico was always hazy and I am not sure about the 1080p there either.

rodiabloalmeida4416d ago

Shadow of the Colossus and Ico HD runs at 1080p. Just so you know.

HarryMasonHerpderp4415d ago

There are so many problems with that,the graphics
look great but there are so many bugs.
I tried playing SH4 with pcsx2 yesterday because
i was so disappointed with the HD collection and
its just not worth playing.
The very first scene when you wake up in your room
the furniture was all messed up and weird (hard to explain).

VirtualSamadhi4416d ago

THANK YOU. The reviews for this game were as awful as the remasters, giving them top scores, even though Pyramidhead was censored and the visuals, vocals, and everything were sloppily remade. I won't even mention the lagg on PS3! Thanks, that was the native system these guys were released on! Screw publishing.

Silly gameAr4416d ago

I wonder why some companies half ass their HD remakes. If you're going to do them, do them right.

Awesome_Gamer4416d ago

Its all about the $$$ money mate..

DigitalAnalog4415d ago (Edited 4415d ago )

If that's the case, then it must be the most underwhelming cash-grab I've ever seen. Heck, even Amazon.com has flagged it due to the amount of callbacks.

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The Complete Ranking of Silent Hill Games from Worst to Best

The sirens are sounding again, beckoning you back to the foggy ghost town as we rank all the Silent Hill games, from the chilling classics to the misguided missteps.

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Vits192d ago

I mostly disagree with Downpour's position. Yeah, the game is not amazing by any stretch of the imagination but is much better than the HD Collection and Homecoming. The main issue is the performance, but that was mitigated by the patches, especially on the PS3. Personally, I put it a little behind Origins and The Room.

Having Restless Dreams as a different entry from Silent Hill 2 is also a choice.

bfrye26192d ago

Normally, we would not consider it a different game (Restless Dreams), but since it had a very different critical reception and had new content, it was allowed. As for Downpour, I would agree, but since that one is subjective, we let him make his case for the placement.

gold_drake192d ago

silent hill 2 is definitely the best one out of those.

for me personally, the whole ritual/cult stuff was always so weird to me in all the other games.

CrimsonWing69191d ago

No disrespect but I put SH2 over 1. 1 is fantastic, but 2 took it all up a level.

bfrye26191d ago

We agree, that is why the writer put it in top place!

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Why Silent Hill 2 is one of the best survival-horror games of all time

GF365: "Silent Hill 2 is the sequel to 1999's Silent Hill, and it was released in 2001 by Konami. Here's why Silent Hill 2 is one of the best survival-horror games of all time."

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FTLmaster354d ago (Edited 354d ago )

100% agree! SH2 is undoubtedly a stone cold classic.

gold_drake354d ago

i played a couple of months ago for the first time.

i agree that its a great survival game, but i think the minute u realise you can "kill" them, its takes alot of the initial fear out of it.
the same thing happened to me in Siren Blood Curse.

but its definitely one of the best games, when you start looking into the lore and the symbolism

1nsomniac354d ago

Never played it. I had moved on from PlayStation since then. So looking forward to the remake. Hope it’s not too cheesy tho.

P_Bomb354d ago

Pyramid Head or Red Pyramid. Which do you guys call him?

Pickledpepper354d ago

I've just brought the silent hill collection for the ps2 and absolutely loving it

Knushwood Butt353d ago

Nice.

I have the games, just no PS2.

Pickledpepper353d ago

I have a ps2 for sale and a n64 lol

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5 Worst Video Game Remasters That Ruined The Original

Here are five worst video game remasters that ruined its original material or at the very least, contributed to tarnishing its good name.

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Chard740d ago

how is it after the patches? Aren't there also more to come?

Amplitude740d ago (Edited 740d ago )

Did people not like the Mafia 2 remake? I got so into it. Thought it was amazing. Never played the original.

Some of these are fitting but I can't help but feel like the author just has nostalgia for the original Mafia 2 here. Dmc Collection on PS4 is fiiiiine its just a collection of PS2 games and the PS3 performance was not amazing. The point is to just have the PS2 games for a new gen of people. Crysis Remastered is also totally fine and has been patched and updated to death since launch. The original version essentially ran on one CPU core and they couldn't fix it let alone get that running on console/switch so they had good reason to do what they did to boost interest in Crysis before the Crysis 4 announcement

Lots of way worse remasters out there lol GTA, THPS HD, that Mario 3D All Stars trash, etc

jeenyus740d ago

That's the issue, you haven't played the original.
The new one is slightly better looking but it's bugged af by comparison.

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monkey602740d ago

So in essence ... 2020 the year of bad remasters

Army_of_Darkness740d ago

Sounds like a case of quick cash grabs during the pandemic.

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