Silent Hill 3 (PS2) Slow Loading/Freezing in Hospital

[Venom 3135]

I'm playing Silent Hill 3 on the PS2 and I'm in the hospital level. On the second floor, at the end of the corridor next to the elevator, there are two unlocked doors. When I try to go through either of them, the game freezes for a couple of minutes and then fades to black. The red loading screen shows, but it doesn't seem to end. I've been waiting now for about 10 minutes, so I know something is wrong.

So I'm just wondering, has anyone else had this problem? Does it mean I have to buy a different copy of the game?

 

[Mikejames]

I don't recall having the issue. Did you try reloading an older save or anything? Any scratches on the disk?

 

[Sniper Team 4]

I never had that problem either I'm afraid. It sounds like your save file may be corrupted, the game may be scratched, or you PS2 might be having issues. Hopefully it's just the save file, because the other two might be a bit of a pain to fix.