Hot on the heels of the latest PlayStation State of Play, the Silent Hill Transmission showcase offered an extended look at Bloober Team’s highly-anticipated remake of Silent Hill 2. The game is confirmed to release this 8 October, with a short teaser highlighting the environment, the various monsters, more combat action, and of course, protagonist James Sunderland and Angela’s appearances.
Picking up the pace, a separate 13-minute gameplay trailer unveiled familiar scenes and some slight changes. In it, James begins exploring the titular town and heads inside a building, only to be attacked by a monster after picking up a radio (instead of outside in an ally). He defeats it with a wooden board pried off a nearby window, and continues his search for Mary, before crossing paths with Laura.
Later, he is seen traversing the dimly-lit premises of Brookhaven Hospital with Maria, encountering a nurse enemy along the way. The video ends with James trapped in a locked room, as he prepares to confront a creature crawling down from the ceiling.
From the look of things, the Silent Hill 2 remake is shaping up to be a cautiously optimistic return to a beloved classic. The upcoming title has very big shoes to fill, and it won’t be easy pleasing longtime fans, but at least the environmental and creature designs look polished enough to warrant some attention.
Alongside the gameplay trailer, Konami also shared the pre-order and Deluxe Edition bonuses that will come with the title. Here’s what players can expect for each bundle:
- Standard Edition Pre-order
- Base game
- Mira The Dog Mask
- Robbi the Rabbit Mask (PS5 exclusive)
- Deluxe Edition
- Base game
- Digital artbook
- Digital soundtrack
- Pyramid Head Mask (pizza box)
- Deluxe Edition Pre-order
- Base game
- Digital artbook
- Digital soundtrack
- Pyramid Head Mask (pizza box)
- Mira The Dog Mask
- Robbi the Rabbit Mask (PS5 exclusive)
- 48-hour early access
The Silent Hill 2 remake comes to PC and PS5 on 8 October.
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