Am I the only one who looks literally everyday for news about this game?

@couchfrog4823

4 ай бұрын

I check very often, but daily would wear too much on my heart because of the lack of info. Plus most videos on these subjects are just retreads of info we already know with deceptive clickbait titles that make it seem like it will be new info.

@snakeeater6738

4 ай бұрын

@@couchfrog4823 yeah for sure. I try not to look daily, but there’s always the small hope some news came out. Hopefully we get some official news soon so all of these rumors and clickbaits can be put to rest

@mattedmondson6778

4 ай бұрын

No

@user-qh7wg9xg4l

4 ай бұрын

No. I check myself everyday, but the hills remain silent.

@drizzl8899

4 ай бұрын

no not really. its on my list for sure and i keep an eye out but i just recently got sh 2 out of my system for the most part by replaying the original.

This video made me so happy. You geeking out is exactly how I’ve been feeling so I was grinning the entire time. Thank you for taking your time to post this and I hope you get back on track with your health soon!

@thegamingmuse

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm getting there :D

It is sooo refreshing to hear someone talk about this remake in a positive lens for a change. It seems nearly everyone is just looking for indications that it will fail, and I can’t imagine the pressure it must be putting on the development team.

@blumiu2426

4 ай бұрын

I think you're overlooking the reasons why people are upset with how the series is treated, wanting it to fail because Konami has ignored everything said to them and always have in the past concerning the series.

@catfish_6969

4 ай бұрын

Uh . Toyama said "I think it would be harder to remake than resident evil, because the gameplay as a concept is a little older, but it’s not an action game either where you can just refine the action as in resident evil. To bring silent hill up to current standards or to polish up the graphics, the fans wouldn’t be satisfied. That’s not what it was about, how beautiful it was. I think you’d have to rethink the concept to make it interesting to fans"

@blumiu2426

4 ай бұрын

@@catfish_6969 I'm not sure what you're saying that would be in disagreement. Some things would need be changed, ad to what that is would be the issue. What Konami has changed, seemingly the lore and focusing heavy on only SH2's one theme is a mistake given the two outings so far have flopped.

@catfish_6969

4 ай бұрын

@@blumiu2426 Nope, I'm spreading my comment far and wide. Trust me, you'll find me the ultimate agree-er of your comment in this comment section

@tjbattle7920

4 ай бұрын

​@blumiu2426 . You cant be look at every screenshot, video and piece of news expecting it to fail and then think your not overlooking in the other direction. The gaming muse literally pointing out things that show it being faithful to the original and the fact that they're the only ones doing that in the sea of youtubers who claim to be silent hill lovers is telling. The series combat was always the games number 1 complaint. Now the flaw combat is perfect? Come on now.. cats mad at the camera angles like almost every horrible game doesn't have the same camera angle.. like re remakes weren't considered the definitive ways to play the games now. Let's be real.. people are hate hunting and instead of checking themselves, they're justifying it by using Konami hate. Is it perfect? No but is isn't that bad either.

YES! I can’t wait. It’s refreshing to hear someone NOT being a downer about it lol. I agree with your sentiment: screw the combat, give me puzzles

@catfish_6969

4 ай бұрын

Uh.. Toyama said "I think it would be harder to remake than resident evil, because the gameplay as a concept is a little older, but it’s not an action game either where you can just refine the action as in resident evil. To bring silent hill up to current standards or to polish up the graphics, the fans wouldn’t be satisfied. That’s not what it was about, how beautiful it was. I think you’d have to rethink the concept to make it interesting to fans"

@kellevichy

4 ай бұрын

@@catfish_6969 why are you copying and pasting the same comment?

@catfish_6969

4 ай бұрын

@@kellevichy Why doth thou spurn my comment so? Dost thou protest too much? What malignancy dost thou find in my words? Verily, I am consumed by curiosity's torment

"Because Cynthia was about to eat my ass" and "poison jizz". Haha, I immediately had to go back and listen to that to be sure I heard that right :) I do love the points you make about the camera for combat is MUCH better from a 3rd person compared to the older games. They aren't doing a HC or RE bad ass soldier style combat which is good. They are improving the combat which is what we want. Make that part "fun" as you said. Static cameras / fixed angles are fine for the occasional cinematic / non-combat moments like they were in the original games (and in The Medium as well). SH1 really was the one game that used them effectively. I truly think this is old footage / older version of the game that made up this trailer, and it was held on to for a long while. It's clear some parts were brightened (gamma set higher) on purpose. The trailer was created by Konami (not Bloober), so in regards to video / brightness / sounds used... that's not from Bloober. So who knows how much different the game looks and sounds today in actual gameplay. I think when we see this in action, and play it... most fans (with an open mind) will be blown away. I WANT to be able to see more of the town / details, etc. There is so much they could do / improve compared to the original game while keeping all the Silent Hill'ness. The monster variants look amazing. I love it! So glad to see a "positive" and excited video for this game... as Bloober really deserves to hear more of that. Thanks for this video.

Muse, you are the voice of sanity in this appropriately insane community

Oh, no, a nuanced take? No way?! Great video. SH fandom is writing some serious revisionist history in regard to SH games as the combat in these games sucks arse. I hope they improve on it greatly.

Shattered Memories mechanic was fun and that was a wii game they should definitely do something similar, have the game read your every move, and adapt to how you play that be nuts to see on a next gen system

Cheers and thankyou so much for sharing this silent hill update muse xo

Thank you for your nuanced analysis!

I love your voice. It always calms me down.

I dont play SH for combat either: it's about TONS of other stuff !! -Jill

My only complaint with the trailer is that the gore looks terribly dated from a technical standpoint. In 2008, Homecoming was able to pull off by giving enemies slashes, bullet wounds, and dismemberments. There is none of this in the trailer, even when a nurse takes a shotgun to the face point-blank. I'm not expecting Doom-levels of bloodbaths from a Silent Hill game, and this isn't exactly a dealbreaker for me, but again, it just looks horribly dated for a 2024 game. I originally suspected that they simply toned down the violence for the trailer, but there are also those claims/rumors that the footage in the trailer is actually from an earlier build of the game that was around a year old. Either way, it's not a dealbreaker for me and I'm still excited for the remake!

Remember, if the remake is bad, we still have the original. The remake is definitely something I'm going to be looking forward to, even if I don't end up playing it myself. Just looking forward to the conversations about silent hill.

It’s really nice to hear someone actually excited for this game and not calling it bad for something stupid like James’ nose hair being a shade darker than the OG. I also seen James was bloody and hoped the Downpour stains would be in this too. James is taking damage and dying so of course it’s only normal that he bleeds just cuz it wasn’t in the original doesn’t mean it’s a bad addition it’s a remake after all. AND YESSSSS THANK YOU the reap what u sow line DOESNT spoil anything especially when there’s literal HELL messages 😭😭😭💀ppl just band wagon the hate without actually thinking just to poop on this game bc it’s by bloober

@keip4568

4 ай бұрын

All I got from gamingmuse and you right now is: ignorance is bliss throw away the old for the overhyped of the new. No matter how bad many remakes are they are censored for the easily triggered sensibilities of the modern generation to over simplified for the ignorant audience to understand a non horror example or this is Persona 3 Reload pretty looking but not the same artistic view of the original for as I said temporary hype.

@keip4568

4 ай бұрын

Your whole comment is very narrow minded disguised and sugar coated as opened minded and poop in a sense. Konami is not listening for once with the great example of "Silent Hill Ascension" they need money and pulling from one of their greatest sellers to do that.

@danielclayborne5734

4 ай бұрын

​@keip4568 The vitriol...sounds like you're having a bad day or week. If you want to talk about it, I will listen.

@ariz2578

4 ай бұрын

@@danielclayborne5734lmaoo right??! Like is tho is dude having a bad day or something? Such a cynical look on this 😂

@ariz2578

4 ай бұрын

@@keip4568if that’s what you got from my comment then you’re wrong. I’m fully aware of how crap Konami is and how some remakes/reasoning for remakes is uninspired or for the sake of money. But what can I do about it? If I don’t like this game then I won’t buy it but I do and I’m looking forward to the new coat of paint. Yes most remakes r bad or unnecessary but I am NOT narrow minded in fact that sounds like YOU. I played persona 3 which I had never gotten the opportunity and I know a lot about the original and I still enjoyed tf outta it. Dead space RE, RE2-4 remakes (yes even what 3 had to offer). I do get the censor things that were included in the ogs back when ppls feelings weren’t hurt for sneezing wrong but damn im still going to play this game OPEN MINDEDLY so if u think I’m sugar coating or ignorant then ur sorely mistaken friend and U need to draw wisdom from opening ur mind.

Hope you are feeling better. Also, any plans on a video summarizing your thoughts about “the short message”?

@thegamingmuse

4 ай бұрын

Currently working on it! :D

@swat6296

4 ай бұрын

@@thegamingmuse Yay!!!

Hey guys! not related to the video but Since I made the mistake when I first found Muse’s channel late last year- I wanted to let everyone know that Muse is a guy and uses he/him! Much love, friends!

@TobyRossi

2 ай бұрын

They better respect our king. You know how the gaming community can be.

So happy to hear your optimism, the original game will still exist and be amazing I don't get why any change is taken so awfully

@catfish_6969

4 ай бұрын

Uh Toyama said, "I think it would be harder to remake than resident evil, because the gameplay as a concept is a little older, but it’s not an action game either where you can just refine the action as in resident evil. To bring silent hill up to current standards or to polish up the graphics, the fans wouldn’t be satisfied. That’s not what it was about, how beautiful it was. I think you’d have to rethink the concept to make it interesting to fans"

@kellevichy

4 ай бұрын

@@catfish_6969 why are you copying and pasting the same comment?

@re-settt

4 ай бұрын

@@kellevichycus they can

@re-settt

4 ай бұрын

@chandllerburse737 Emulation

@catfish_6969

4 ай бұрын

@chandllerburse737 aethersx2

Its so refreshing to see someone with a nuanced viewpoint on this. The negativity surrounding this trailer has hit almost cartoonish levels of irritation.

A fresh and positive perspective. Thank you!

I have hope that this game will be good❤. They're taking their time to make the game

your reviews and analysis of SH are the only ones that I can watch.

@snakeeater6738

4 ай бұрын

Her videos come from such a genuine place. Everyone else just feels pretentious and fake to me.

@isoladellerosetv

4 ай бұрын

@@snakeeater6738 I agree with you. And she is very clever, she knows for real silent hill. She studies before talking.

@AsterisSleeping

4 ай бұрын

Hey yall, just so you know, Muse uses he/him!

@isoladellerosetv

4 ай бұрын

@@AsterisSleeping thank you. Maybe you wanted to be nice but this is for my opinion an invasion to muse privacy. I don’t want you to tell me how she wants to be called. She has to tell me and I will be more than happy to respect that. You fan or friend have nothing to do with that. It is very, how to say, paternalistic, if you talk for her.

@Kagomai15

4 ай бұрын

​@@isoladellerosetv No, it isn't? It's just informing you of his pronouns, because he came out a while ago but it doesn't say on his profile what his pronouns are, so if you don't know you can't know unless you're told. Ergo, fans being courteous enough to tell you his pronouns so he doesn't have to correct you himself, which he won't do because he has other things to worry about, for example, his chronic anemia, as stated in this video. It's not "paternalistic", it's just being helpful. You're just misgendering him on purpose now.

I can always count on your takes, Muse- I really appreciate your perspective and I continue to be intrigued and ready to see the remake!!

konami is doing metal gear remake correctly give people the o.g mgs3 on modern platforms first then no one will care if mgs3 remake is trash but silent hill 2 there is no port of the o.g game and this remake comes across as trying to replace out right the o.g game...i dont get how they are doing metal gear right and silent hill so wrong

@thegamingmuse

4 ай бұрын

It's likely they don't have a copy of SH2's source code, as seems to have been the case back during the botched PS3 port.

@wakba6038

4 ай бұрын

@@thegamingmuseSH2 enhanced mod wasn't made with a copy of the source code. Hire the team behind it, contract another team who know how to reverse engineering (like the nightdive team) and it can largely be done. The "source code is lost" excuse isn't a valid one now. Hell, Mario 64, Perfect Dark, Ocarina of Time, Jak 1 have been ported to pc without reusing a single line of the original source code. And there is a ton of decompiled projects like theses one, made without a corporation providing funding for them.

@edmac8212

4 ай бұрын

How did the have code for older games than the silent hill ones like mgs1? If they were losing code....unless kojima saved everything while team silent didnt for some reason I can see kojima being asked to get rid of everything but secretly backing it up lol

I really like your channel! Love from Mexico and thanks for uploading soooo interesting videos.

Babe hurry! A new thegamingmuse video just dropped! 🍿🥂

Great review!

Got into your channel for SH2 Remake info a while back, but only just started going down the rabbithole with your books and other videos. Can't wait for your channel to blow up!

I love your take on the trailer. Much more grounded.

1:16 lets not forget alone in the dark which started 3D fixed camera horror!

I love and appreciate your optimism! And I think it’s completely reasonable. People came in biased to detect flaws. I hadn’t even considered how scary it is that monsters can open doors-and especially intelligently using their hands to do so. It makes me think of Mr. X in RE2 remake. It’s scarier than the zombies in the RE remakes beating on doors until they smash open… imagine a SH2 nurse simply turning the knob and walking in and continuing its pursuit. So scary

This was very refreshing to hear. I get concerns, but some people want you to dive down that same rabbit hole of criticizing a game that is yet to even have a demo yet. Difference of opinions is what makes us so great, but when it turns into a mob, it begins to intrude on other people's excitement. I've played survival horror games all of my life (Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Siren, Clock Tower, Fatal Frame, etc.) and I'm super stoked for this Remake.

@thegamingmuse

4 ай бұрын

Concerns are def valid. I think the catastrophizing (did I spell that right lol) is a little much but eh. Some folks just really become attached to things and can't help but be negative about them... I learned long ago to just not engage with anything that seems to disappoint me, so I just let those things go. (IE, why I never play/engage with Mass Effect anymore... le sigh)

@ankurbhaskar4634

4 ай бұрын

@@thegamingmuseYuuup with Mass Effect, 1 & 2 were masterpieces but 3 & Andromeda were 🚮🚮🚮

I hope we get more references to judaism with the puzzles, I do wish James' hair was more dirty blonde, I feel like the green goop that is on screen could be just a bit darker. I also hope they add a darker filter, just some nitpicks.

what is this background music?! it’s hard to hear you over it and it’s very distracting for an opinion video the point is to listen to you…

Hiya muse and everyone here xo

I only hope Silent Hill 2 retains itself instead of modernising too much as a remake. 4 The Room was definitely where things started going wrong - though it still passed as an entry. Following that, came the worst times and Konami clearly didn't care.

@JC-kl3uc

4 ай бұрын

Nah, The Room was moving in the right direction. The series was stagnating at that point and needed drastic changes to remain relevant.

@The_Phoenix_Saga

4 ай бұрын

@@JC-kl3uc Stagnating? The first fame nailed it in terms of exploration of the town to get the full story, the second nailed it in terms of making it be up to the player how things turn out and the third tied up the loose ends of the first. The fourth by comparison was rather bland and became less psychological and more cliché in terms of horror style and the series just went worse after that.

@catfish_6969

4 ай бұрын

Uh.. Toyama said, "I think it would be harder to remake than resident evil, because the gameplay as a concept is a little older, but it’s not an action game either where you can just refine the action as in resident evil. To bring silent hill up to current standards or to polish up the graphics, the fans wouldn’t be satisfied. That’s not what it was about, how beautiful it was. I think you’d have to rethink the concept to make it interesting to fans"

@kellevichy

4 ай бұрын

@@catfish_6969 why are you copying and pasting the same comment?

@catfish_6969

4 ай бұрын

@@kellevichy why not

Unlike most people I thought the trailer actually looks pretty good. Maybe slightly too stiff at times, but overall it seems pretty competent

if combat doesn't matter, why make the decision to make cameras specifically for combat? Game main focus should be atmosphere not combat ... its just showing the Focus

@billjones9056

4 ай бұрын

They put out a gameplay trailer because the majority of SH fans questioned what the gameplay would be like after the first trailer.

It's so nice hearing a positive and hopeful perspective on SH2 remake. Especially since you're a hardcore fan of the series.

Hospital fights with nurses and the flashlight swinging around while die patient played was the best. The camera couldn’t see hardly anything due to the lights.

What most concerns me about SH2RE is how the camera affects the indoor environment design. They were made gigantic to compensate for the camera and the combat. The areas are meant to be claustrophobic in the games, and is part of where the horror comes from. Also, the music in this video is horrible. The mixing is too loud against your voice and it just doesn't fit the subject and tone of speaking at all. This isn't a rave. 8:24 thank god they're TRYING to fix the face. All these western remakes of japanese games (Bluepoint's two games) have fucked up faces. Always. 10:50 now the video is in a reaction section. Chapters would've been nice.

THANK YOU for being the most vocally positive SH fan over the SH2 remake. As someone who’s only watched 2 on KZread (& Downpour the year it came out) & have never played any of the games, I am HYPED for this remake & one of the FEW PS5 games I’m excited to buy the console for either this year or next year (GTA VI, KH4, & the FF’s to name some of the others). Even if Bloober Team hasn’t had the best track record of games it seems like this will be their big break, though it will S U C K to see the internet act like it’s an abomination no matter WHAT they do. You did such an articulate job of explaining how the combat trailer is faithful to the SH games + original SH2 whereas the majority of people b*tching about it are like wAh It’S DiFfErEnT like no duh Sherlocks 🤷🏽🤦🏽 Hope you get better soon & take things one step at a time, TGM! 💜❤️‍🩹

Its funny cuz if those people have ever played the original, they'd know that it had HELLA combat ESPECIALLY near the ending of the game! AND you also had to mash a button to break free from monsters in the OG too....I mean come on it takes 2 hours of gameplay to see this. God I hate mainstream youtubers for shitting on a game they know NOTHING about.

@remakestation573

4 ай бұрын

Agree with everything you said. It baffles my mind when I see people saying ''Silent Hill 2 was never about the combat'' when the game gave you a variety of weapons and ton of ammo/health packs when dealing with enemies. Don't forget the multiple boss fights as well, I swear the people complaining never actually played the game.

this was such a great video!!! your work is always so well thought out and wonderful. thank you for putting all the effort you do into your videos. i hope that your treatment works out well for you!

Tbh, SH4 is my most favourite and I wish they did a remake for it, enhancing the hauntings and removing the 2nd half of the game for some new areas. The game would be the scariest in the series. But, I highly doubt there are people really that much hungry for this one than they are hungry for SH2 remake.

Something I really hope is a design choice and not just something to make the trailer pretty is, I notice no targeting reticle when aiming. I always thought it was cool the early silent hills made it a point that the main characters weren’t super awesome crack shot action hero’s, they were normal people who probably wouldn’t be amazing with guns. And I think a lack of targeting reticle would lean into that. As a player you still know if you have the enemy roughly in the middle of the screen you’ll hit it, but you won’t be able to go through and head shot every enemy like you’re Leon or something.

❤🎉SILENT HILL IS COMING BACK!...

I'm so happy you shared your take on the combat trailer with us. I just couldn't believe that the overwhelming majority is so incredibly negative about it and nitpicking on each detail. I wholeheartedly share your view, and I'm also super excited. I don't mind if it's a disappointment in the end. I'm also confused about what people mean by the original not hinting at the end as much. I recently re-played it with my boyfriend who is not interested in horror games (I can't play horror games alone) and he figured the end out probably before I reached halfway into the game, just by listening to the conversations James had up until that point. My younger and more innocent self probably never picked up on these hints, if I first played it as an adult, who knows how I'd experience it.

take away most of his guns and ammo and it would help with the fear and atmosphere. Sometimes I wonder if a first person view Silent Hill game would capture the spirit of the original best since your vision is obscured the most. PT did it the best.

17:40 just look at the logo on the shopping cart

To play devils advocate, my favorite game ever is SH1, and if i saw a "combat trailer" before I played it in 99, I probably would have thought less of it. Or on other words, i wouldnt have given my favorite game a chance if i saw its jankt combat first.

@GMOTP5738

4 ай бұрын

The combat isnt that bad thats such a crybaby excuse and it clearly isnt your favorite game if you think that just like the people who want remakes for good games yet it seems like they never really liked the game in the first place if they beg for a remake of it every time its brought up

@devanloveland9515

4 ай бұрын

@anti-bs3844 ^is the type of SH fan that brought us ascension. Is it trauma? Is it? Bruh, miss the point much? *internet troll tells me what my favorite game isn't. That's an interesting take. Some peoples kids SMH

I love your content!

Wow! I didn't expect this from you!

Appreciate the positive energy in this video. Thank you!

Silent hill was never about combat it's about the compelling storytelling

Love that voice!

It is always such a joy when I see a new video of your drop on my feed! Absolutely love your analysis and insight regarding the look and feel of the current footage shown and I couldn't agree more with your take on the combat! Combat has always been an after thought for me with SH, only the third game felt "right" from a combat perspective, but I've always gotten more enjoyment and tension from the atmosphere, narrative, and puzzles. Hope all is well with you and look forward to more videos and hearing more of your voice!✌💙

It's fascinating how two fans of Silent Hill like thegamingmuse and Under The Mayo can have such differing interpretations of the franchise's use of camera style and its value.

@tristenatorplaysgames6833

4 ай бұрын

I think under the mayo doesn’t have much a different opinion as much as one feels like it should return and other feels like its okay if it doesn’t.

Great video. I am really looking forward to this remake, being that I never completed the game on PS2.

Love you muse ❤❤

Man... I just know I'm gonna cry my eyeballs out watching Angela in this remake. Can't wait to get my heart ripped apart from my chest in 4K

As so many others have written in the comments, so glad to hear some positivity and excitement for this game. Am I cautious regarding anything Konami? Yes, but I thought The Short Message was fantastic, and against popular opinion, I've enjoyed quite a few of Bloober Team's games (especially Observer) for their stories and environmental storytelling. You pointed out a lot of great aspects I didn't catch when watching the trailer. Didn't even realize that they changed the look of James' in this trailer until you pointed it out. He does look so much better now. Looking forward to seeing more of this game as we approach its unknown release date (thanks Konami marketing) and your insight on it. Hope your treatment goes smoothly!

I understand that this is a subjective opinion from an artist's perspective. We will see if those opinions are shared when the game releases. I've never felt Silent Hill should be "fun" in any way but that's my opinion and it may also be wrong.

As someone who don’t consider myself a fan of silent hill 2 og, I still play it only for the details, the ambience and just the whole concept with how the game is portrayed as an art form. But…unfortunately the shape of every characters MOUTH is just off putting. Its so bothersome for me that I can’t help but make fun of it especially when the camera zooms in on their face during cutscenes. My other probs with the original is that you have to bring up the map if you don’t want to get lost and end up walking for so long. It gets insanely repetitive. I don’t know really I don’t think any reliable company/studio could screw this up unless its konami and I know how they unashamedly ruined mgsv by pressuring the creative team behind the series. A franchise I am fan of since mgs 1 back in 1999.

It's kinda hard to be spooked though when James is combat rolling and headshotting enemies like a commando.

Excellent analysis as always. I definitely don't think the game will be the best ever BUT SH fans are wayyy too harsh on it. It looks fun!

at 14:46 a dev confirmed its of the prison section seems the game is further along than we think

I love your channel and this video is absolutely awesome but I have to join the crowd, this BG music did not adds up. We love your voice and the things you say, we want to focus purely on that

I like how when James hits the nurse in the shoulder at 7:26 blood comes out of her leg

The trailer we saw was a last year build of the game so im sure any issues that game had is fixed plus even bloober team had a issue with the trailer since many people just wanted to hate on the game plus i wonder how they will handle having Maria follow us

They just released some more content for the remake and I’m awaiting your coverage.

appreciate you for making this video , been wanting to say all the same myself . Feels so hype to hear im not alone on that island .

Just to add please Silent Hill fans support the games. Please dont be like Sonic fans who love to complain but when a really good Sonic game is released they dont support it. Unless Silent Hill fans just want to keep the Silent Hill franchise a dead franchise.

Disagree, I think the behind the shoulder camera will risk taking away some of the dread. Restrictive camera angles made it more scary entering rooms the were occupied by monsters cause you couldn't really get a good look at them, and things you can't see are more scary than anything else. If they do more actiony combat angles they hopefully take notes from Dead Space and Doom 3. Those games did that excellent, with having a controlled camera but still clunky to turn the character and very dark.

@CutthroatPro402

4 ай бұрын

Gaming Muse gets it.

Finally the muse the speaks , Ive Been waiting for this.. Honestly? SH 2 was meant to be made only once. My personal opinion . Rape, Incest, Suicide, Depression, Anxiety, Murder, Lust, Guilt, Shame, Child Abuse , purgatory, Sin.. Blooper: Yeah let's make a remake about those themes!! Me: Are you sure about that? Blooper: Hey don't blame us , blame Konami, they're the ones who wanted to remake SH 2. Me: But Why? Blooper: Because they hopped on the remake train 7 yrs too late . To add insult to injury they cancelled P.T., fired Kojima San. Let Capcom slide in through the cracks and monopolize on the 1st person view gameplay. In doing so RE 7 was born , and Capcom has been laughing to the bank ever since. Now Konami wants to play catch up before they file for bankruptcy , obviously the panchinko machines aren't doing so well. To add even more insult to injury Konami is remaking MGS 3 " out of desperation " , and guess who they didn't invite back to the developer studio in Japan, not even as a consultant or advisor. It's ironic, that Kojima is still keeping Konami relevant even after his departure.. almost 9 yrs ago...

My gut feeling is that the studio had no idea that the footage they gave Konami was going to be compiled into a “combat trailer”. And then, once it was released, suddenly every fan and their human headed dog creature confirmation biased that suddenly Silent Hill 2 was becoming combat oriented. I’m hoping that the outcry from the studio after the backlash was: “we aren’t really focussing on doing ANYTHING with the combat system except putting one into place as it is needed. No particular thought or emphasis. No revolutionary reimagining or rehashing. The gasps at James vaulting over cover are overblown because EVERY combat system has some kind of cover and vaulting mechanic. The backpedalling at the studio was caused because suddenly the focus was on something they saw, rightly, as a secondary system in a game where combat was only remarkable in either being frustrating or goofy. It would be like if Tears of the Kingdom released the “Fishing Trailer” and suddenly everyone started screaming that you had to defeat Ganandorf with a fishing rod! Imagine! 😅

@catfish_6969

4 ай бұрын

It's called damage control by blaming konami

@wakba6038

4 ай бұрын

@@catfish_6969 And Konami is an easy target. Do they suck ? Yeah. Do bloober also suck ? Also yup. A real dream team.

hey muse, i hope u are doing well. i remember finding your channel years ago during the pandemic and loved your streams. it was always great to see your kitties make a cameo, as a fellow cat owner and lover. hope your channel and your life continues to grow and prosper 🙏

Really hoping it ends up being great, my interest in going into the series happened to be around when they revealed the remake so this’ll be my first time playing. I’m hoping you can give a consensus/review once it’s out to say whether it’s “worth playing for first timers/fans of the original” or “just serviceable, kinda whatever” or a “don’t bother”. Glad to see another video of yours though, and hope you’re well in health!

Thank you for this! All I see all over the internet is people nitpicking every little detail and bashing the game based on limited footage from two short trailers. It’s a WIP people and it’s not out yet! It’s nice to hear a fairly positive analysis for a change, great content as always muse.

@snakeeater6738

4 ай бұрын

I know right. Muse is such a breath of fresh air

@FocusedFighter777

4 ай бұрын

100% I'm sick of this repeating. It's not a SH fan problem but a people problem. We get annoying people like that on all the games, about everything in life. 100% impossible to please everyone. I am fed up with people complaining about everything, lately it has been a lot of crap dumped on tomb raider remastered, lots of thumbs down on Steam etc too. So I will wait until this comes out, been a fan of SH since I was a kid back then. I'll make my own opinion.

Agreed. The environments look great so the combat looked fine to me and wasn’t what I was worried about for this remake.

I'm not concerned of what the combat looks like, as much I'm more concerned if they will make it scary as the original. If the gameplay delivers that execution for a horror experience. Then I say good job old boy.

@Kagomai15

4 ай бұрын

I can't wait to find out how much more unsettling they can make the prison section, omggggg

15:13 it doesnt ruin the ending, it's just hammy and bland (especially the presentation). like this is one of their additions to match up against the bangers we know from the og (sorry for the multiple comments btw ill delete them if its too annoying)

The Trailer shown at the State of Play was probably material from early 2023. We know that because we also know that The Short Message was slated to release after the Silent Hill Transmission in October 2022. Only Konami knows what they are doing here but the game is probably finished for quite some time. They are holding it back on purpose to release it with or in range with at least another Silent Hill project. Bloober Team has no control over anything regarding marketing. I do think they wanna proof themselves that they can also do real action instead of chase sequences. But we have to wait and see. The Trailer unfortunately shows the game in a very bad light when it comes to the action. It looks like some janky PlayStation 3 game with button prompts and overall Quick Time Events and a completele emersion breaker: The green blood splatter on the screen. I can see why people are concerned here. Fighting in the older games was always avoidable with the exception of bosses. But the Remake looks like that you have to fight your way through. I can only hope that if this really was an old build, the game is more refiined now. We know that the game looks quiet impressive judging by the short clips Konami and Sony uploaded after the State of Play. This is what I don't get: Why showing a Trailer that was planned to release way back? Is Konami really that incompetent? It's baffling.

@2ksnakenoodles

4 ай бұрын

Yeah Bloober team seemed to be at odds with Konami when it came to the marketing material.

@blairfujin

4 ай бұрын

is konami incompetent? yes, yes it is and has been for a while

Hey Muse, I really love your work and the analysis here is great as per usual, but the music here was so distracting for me. Keep up the good work though!

Love you and your videos Muse but the music in this video is too distracting and does not fit the tone. Didn’t keep me from watching but I wanted to give some feedback

james looks exactly like my dad

I was missing you, thanks for the new video 🤘. What do you thinked about Alan Wake 2?

Silent Hill fans are impossible to please: if the combat is efficient, "NOOO, JAMES IS NOT SUPPOSED TO SWING A STEEL PIPE AND SHOOT A GUN EFFICIENTLY!" , if the combat is janky: "NO, THE COMBAT IS JANKY, THEY RUINED IT!" And here I am, thinking that the game looks gorgeous and not giving a crap if the combat is efficient or janky! I played all the originals, this is not my priority... I want the mood and the atmosphere. P.s.: the original SH2 had a combat trailer at E3/TGS 🤷🏽‍♂️

@FocusedFighter777

4 ай бұрын

Yeah but it's not a SH fan problem but a people problem. We get annoying people like that on all the games, about everything in life. 100% impossible to please everyone. I am fed up with people complaining about everything, lately it has been a lot of crap dumped on tomb raider remastered, lots of thumbs down on Steam etc too. So I will wait until this comes out, been a fan of SH since I was a kid back then. I'll make my own opinion.

@ancientandbored

4 ай бұрын

That's the right state of mind, I am the same. ​@@FocusedFighter777

RE2 Remake is a good enough basis for combat in a Silent Hill game. An over the shoulder camera works just fine for horror as long as the combat something that impedes it. A slow to be accurate reticle and stiff movement speed penalty when aiming is enough to sell James being a disempowered protagonist. What worries me most is the combat being too fluid and easy to where it becomes the skeleton key for all problems.

Not trying to be a downer, I’m just genuinely not impressed by the graphics and engine. But I can acknowledge it’ll just be different and at least new SH content, so I’ll probably play it anyways.

Always I wished for silent hill revival and I always imagined that if such thing ever takes place it must become influenced from resident evil 4 point of action and gameplay there's no shame in that and in fact it is the best kind of modern point of third person gameplay

Thanks for this.. TBH, I watched the trailer before I read any comments and I thought it looked pretty good so I'm going with that

Notice how Bloober team take on games that talk about mental health and the horrors it causes. Layers of fear and the medium have some terribly dark subjects and peoples descent into self acceptnace, or destruction.

I’m glad that i’m not the only one that didn’t mind the combat trailer since combat was previously the worst part of the game anyway. Still skeptical of Bloober’s ability to make a game, but this has actually given me a little bit of hope maybe. Though one thing that i find interesting is that those aren’t butterflies! They changed them to moths! I like this because it definitely ties the puzzle more to the one Maria ending as opposed to Alessa who actually has strong ties to butterflies.

The background electronic music is super loud

love your videos! but the background music doesn't really go with the video theme at all haha

What's about silent hill 1 or origin remake

Ironically resident evil outbreak copied sh melee combat with the introduction of iron pipes being used as primary weapons and of course David's crafting ability it's like we bastardized one over the other even tho the original one to feature melee weapons is damned whilst the copycat gets away with it 😂👌

Trailer looks great so far. I'm putting my faith in Bloober to stay true to the original. If they do it right, this would cement them as one of the best horror devs on the market. If they mess it up, it will probably destroy them as a company. I always felt like combat in Silent Hill is supposed to be simple and bad because Harry and James are just regular men, not cops or STARS agents. Being Americans, I think them handling guns well is entirely justified though. Many Americans go target shooting or hunting somewhat regularly. I'm pretty confident in my ability to handle a fire arm, and I never had pro training. Just a father who could shoot well and taught me gun safety. If James fights a little too well, that's totally acceptable as long as I still have the option to run and hide 90% of the time like any smart person would do in Silent Hill. You wouldn't risk broken bones or getting cut by nasty rusty metal and risk infection with God knows what kinda disease unless you were cornered or felt it was the only/safest way forward. Like if you need to solve a puzzle in an area with monsters.

I think the game looks awesome so far.