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Post by Jambowayoh on Oct 3, 2024 21:22:36 GMT
Yep for lack of a better word VA was truly dogshit back then.
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Post by FlexibleFeline on Oct 3, 2024 21:29:00 GMT
I agree, but there are some exceptions - Soul Reaver being one. The script is incredibly overwrought (which is part of its charm, I guess) but the main cast just lean into it so hard it works. From SR2 (you only need to listen to the first 30 seconds or so):
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Post by Aunty Treats on Oct 3, 2024 23:24:45 GMT
Mental. The original voice acting and cutscene are way better. It's stilted, yes, but that adds to the surreal feeling of the whole thing, like a David Lynch film
It's pretty much what I expected of the remake- making everything normal and boring
Also, Maria is suppose to be sexy, that's literally the point. If you don't feel like knocking one out whenever she's on screen, they've fucked it
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Post by dangerousdave on Oct 4, 2024 4:55:11 GMT
If Kojima was a game developer wanting to make films, David Lynch is a Director that wants to make 90s Video Games.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Oct 4, 2024 6:03:23 GMT
It might have accidentally evoked Lynch but I just don't think the stilted voice acting was an intentional choice.
I do think there's a few bits of animation in the original cut scene that work better.
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Post by Aunty Treats on Oct 4, 2024 6:23:19 GMT
Intentional or not, it still adds immensely to the atmosphere. Plenty of great things come from happy accidents or limitations and are extremely difficult to recapture
I guess they solved that by not even trying
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Post by Aunty Treats on Oct 4, 2024 6:24:57 GMT
David Lynch is a Director that wants to make 90s Video Games. Didn't he make Deadly Premonition |
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Post by dangerousdave on Oct 4, 2024 6:51:37 GMT
Nah. That was a David Lynch fan. One of those fans that think Lynch is peak art and that their extensive knowledge of him makes them an elite film critic and creator of art.
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Post by Dgzter on Oct 4, 2024 7:22:50 GMT
The rarely spotted 5/5 from EG? Say it ain’t so!
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Post by wunty on Oct 4, 2024 7:25:32 GMT
I knew it!!
9/10 from PushSquare too.
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Post by zisssou on Oct 4, 2024 7:30:49 GMT
A lot of people eating their own words. I’ve seen even recently on hotukdeals saying it’ll be shit. Beautiful.
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Post by JonFE on Oct 4, 2024 7:35:59 GMT
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Post by Ulythium on Oct 4, 2024 7:38:14 GMT
9 from GameSpot and 8 from IGN.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Oct 4, 2024 7:42:52 GMT
Signs are good so far then
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Post by FlexibleFeline on Oct 4, 2024 7:47:00 GMT
Signs are so good that blood has flowed into places it has not flowed into in years. Is it wrong to be aroused by a Silent Hill game?
No need to answer. Let's just move on.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Oct 4, 2024 7:52:10 GMT
By making you engorge it feeds into the psychosexual nature of Silent Hill 2s themes.
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Post by FlexibleFeline on Oct 4, 2024 8:04:07 GMT
Exactly. That was, um, precisely where my id was going with this.
/chases nurse into dark hospital corner/
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Post by wunty on Oct 4, 2024 8:16:03 GMT
Only two days until I can finally play it. To be fair I never actually expected it to review this well. I thought it would be a solid 7 across the board but knew I'd still like it as I've liked most of Bloober's output and it's, well, Silent Hill 2 innit. But crikey it looks like they've surpassed themselves here.
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Post by dfunked on Oct 4, 2024 8:19:03 GMT
Blimey... A Konami game that I actually want to play! It's been a while...
Kicking myself a bit for selling my PS5 now.
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Post by Frog on Oct 4, 2024 8:26:37 GMT
4 days isn't it Jambo?
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Post by Jambowayoh on Oct 4, 2024 8:28:16 GMT
No. No. No. Obviously BIG KONAMI has paid everyone off. Can't you see?!
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Post by wunty on Oct 4, 2024 8:34:06 GMT
No. No. No. Obviously BIG KONAMI has paid everyone off. Can't you see?! Silent Shill |
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Post by wunty on Oct 4, 2024 8:34:59 GMT
2 days if you were an overconfident twat like me and bought the deluxe edition. |
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Post by harrypalmer on Oct 4, 2024 8:37:02 GMT
Fuck. My October looks pretty damn spooky! Alan Wake 2 and this, lovely stuff.
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Post by Derblington on Oct 4, 2024 9:00:19 GMT
Pleasantly surprised about the scores for this and the uptick of output from Bloober. Good for them!
I’ve never played more than demos for both SH 1&2, so this has gone from “probably not” to “looks like a great Halloween game”!
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Post by wunty on Oct 4, 2024 9:05:28 GMT
I just always assumed that everyone must have played Silent Hill 2. Yet there's comments everywhere from gamers that have never played it (and not just because they were too young / not born). If this means more people get to experience what is one of the most depressing / surreal / melancholy / terrifying / claustrophobic / iconic games ever in a modern format then that's just a win all round.
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Post by trafford on Oct 4, 2024 9:16:10 GMT
Yeah I never played the original, so am nicely whetted. Will pick this up next week for sure.
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Post by dfunked on Oct 4, 2024 10:09:51 GMT
Yeah, add me to the list. Played the original back in the day, then for whatever reason skipped 2 completely and didn't play another one until 3 launched on the PC.
Absolutely no idea why I've never bothered trying it. It's probably been spoiled numerous times over the years, but I've got a shit memory.
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Post by wunty on Oct 4, 2024 10:16:59 GMT
One of the reasons I love 2 the most is that it doesn't have any of the more sillier elements that plague the other SH games. Not that they are ever RE levels of silly, but I just never get on board with certain horror tropes and I always feel they're out of place in SH. 2 is just a fucking masterpiece on every level. Still one of the most harrowing, nuanced and layered narratives not just in horror gaming, but gaming in general. There's a reason it was always held in such high regard.
Genuinely hope all you chaps coming to it for the first time in the form of what looks to be a fucking excellent remake enjoy it. It's only SH2 and Soma that I still think about randomly.
I'll shut up now as I'm frothing and gushing.
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Post by pierrepressure on Oct 4, 2024 10:20:48 GMT
I played and completed it back when it came out but as I was just a stupid 17 year old (actually I'm still just as stupid) I did not appreciate the nuance of the plot so looking forward to revisiting after all this time.
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