If you’re looking for a reason to be enthusiastic about the new year, then prepare yourself because the Silent Hill 2 Remake release date might be closer than expected. James Sunderland is all set to make a return in what could arguably be one of the biggest games coming in 2024, but we’ve been left hanging about when we could see the game out, despite the noise around Silent Hill 2 Remake trailer and rumors we’ve seen so far. While a specific date still hasn’t been set, we did get a discrete announcement of the newly releasing PlayStation 5 games we could look forward to in 2024 and the appearance of Silent Hill 2 Remake did not go unnoticed, suggesting that a release window had been set, if not officially announced.
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It’s hard not to get excited about the new releases queued for the PlayStation 5 after watching the phenomenal trailer they dropped on 4 January. The long list of games arriving this year has something for everyone, and titles like Tekken 8, Rise of the Ronin, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and The Last of Us Part II Remastered are set to be some of the biggest games coming in 2024.
Silent Hill 2 Remake Is Building Up the Tension
The Silent Hill 2 and PlayStation 5 collaboration is not one to be downplayed either as the remake could see past fans returning to see what the Bloober Team has in store for them while new fans could have their curiosity piqued just enough to give the game a shot. The success of Alan Wake 2 is a clear sign that reviving old titles can result in top-selling games and we’re hoping the upcoming game lives up to its predecessor.
We got our first glimpse of the Silent Hill 2 Remake trailer way back in October 2022 when Konami held the Silent Hill transmission event and announced a full remake of the game. The ominous trailer was more than enough to set fans abuzz with talk of what we could expect from the Bloober Team, the group that had taken on the challenge of developing the game. The 3-minute Silent Hill 2 Remake trailer was brilliantly unsettling and a good indicator that the developers were fully committed to the graphics and design of the game, however little was clear about the storyline and other changes that were going to be introduced. The team announced that they were going to remain faithful to the original story, updating the gameplay and graphics to the quality we see from games today.
I’m ready for some more survival horror with Silent Hill 2 remake this year on PS5 pic.twitter.com/seXomqnHnQ
— Jay (@TrueGamer1111) January 4, 2024
The uncertainty about the game’s quality was tempered by the news that Masahiro Ito and Akira Yamaoka, the original game’s creature designer and composer respectively, will be returning to enhance the Silent Hill 2 PlayStation 5 release.
Silent Hill 2 Remake—What Did the Original Story Include?
The original that came before the Silent Hill 2 Remake was announced was released way back in 2001, designed by Team Silent, the original force behind the Silent Hill franchise. For those unfamiliar with the game or requiring a refresher, Silent Hill 2 followed the story of James Sutherland as he returned to the titular location, Silent Hill, to search for his long-deceased wife. The survival horror third-person game begins with a letter from Sutherland’s wife Mary, who had died three years ago. As Sutherland explores the town in search of his wife, he meets many strange characters who move the story forward, the worst of them being the terrifying yet iconic Pyramid Head monsters.
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A dark game that only gets more dreary as the game progresses, Silent Hill is not for the faint-hearted. The last year was a pretty decent one for horror games, and along with the Mickey Mouse Horror Game in the works, we could be seeing another great year for horror games. It is also worth noting that along with the Silent Hill 2 Remake trailer, Konami had announced three other Silent Hill games—Silent Hill: Townfall, Silent Hill f, and Silent Hill: Ascension. The first two are games that are still in the works by different teams, while the last title is a choose-your-own-adventure streaming series that should continue into 2024. There’s a lot to look forward to with the Silent Hill franchise.
I’m genuinely concerned Playstation have ran out of ideas and are creatively bankrupt at this point …
🔵 The Last of Us 2 (Remaster)
🔵 Horizon: Zero Dawn (Remaster)
🔵 Silent Hill 2 (Remake)
🔵 Final Fantasy 7 (Remake) pic.twitter.com/RbTu2IrkCX— Snap Blast PLAY (@SnapBlastPLAY) January 3, 2024
Not all fans are as excited about the list of soon-to-be-released PlayStation 5 games as a lot of them are franchise-based remakes and extensions, which is a fair point—it can get a tad bit annoying to see the same content rehashed again. It hasn’t dampened our enthusiasm just yet and there are a considerable number of new titles like Stellar Blade also coming out for those who want to try out something new. While we wait for the Silent Hill 2 Remake release date to be announced, we still have our eye on the other new releases of PlayStation 5 games to keep us engaged. The Bloober Team has appealed to fans to remain patient and await more Silent Hill 2 Remake trailers and updates and we’re doing what we can to keep our cool.
