Zero Punctuation: Silent Hill 2

[Mr. Shoggoth]

What a coincidence. A few days ago I was searching for this game in a shop that sells used games for cheap.

Unfortunately I didn't find it. Dammit.

Funny review, but it didn't have me laughing out that loud. I guess it's harder to do a funny review on your favorite game of all time.

 

[Ithos]

the whole "neo conservative imperialism" thing blindsighted me. I laughed so hard, I had to pause the damn thing because I was missing the rest of the video.

wonder if Yahtzee will review A Vampire Story. Have the impression he liked Monkey Island, he might like somewhat enjoy that one too.

 

[darmey]

After every video I get myself interested in entering the contest but Yahtzee keeps calling me a strange purse.

 

[MassiveGeek]

*Sigh* He's lost hes sting if you ask me, but good review non or less. Im going to watch some of hes older reviews now.

 

[FoolKiller]

I agree with Ben in this one - I like how the Silent Hill series' main character is the town. It's a unique approach to storytelling, not like anything else I've seen.

True. Usually when the main character is an inanimate object, or in this case a place, there isn't much that the writers can do with it. It's nice to see different concepts, back from the times when games were normally original.

The only thing I can think of close to this in movie format was The Grudge. And like any casino, the house always wins.

 

[DerpyDerpyDerp]

Funny because I JUST finished replaying this a few days ago.

Excellent review. I more than once got my ass turned around by those camera changes.

 

[incognito_me]

Silent Hill 2 is the epitome of survival horror games. It makes you sympathize with a very disturbed person. It lets you BE a very disturbed person. It's symbolism is top notch. I honestly think Silent Hill 2 (Shattered Memories) is the greatest game thingie device ever made. Period. And I also think Pyramid Head should've stayed in SH2. He (or really - they) was unique to Jaaaaameeeesss's psyche, and should've stayed that way. Instead of becoming fan-service in movies and other gaaaaaammmees. Kay, i'm done with that. Regardless, this review is spot on. The only short-coming is the combat. Which was about as interesting as getting AAAAAAAIIIDDDSS. Okay, I lied. But i'm really done with that now. Anyways, good job. Great game, best ever. Couldn't agree more about all points made.

 

[SnowCold]

Eh... this one was kinda weak, and the press X not to die joke was forced in.

Yathzee is't the funny when reviewing a game he likes.

 

[GamingAwesome1]

I only ever played SH3 and I couldn't sleep afterwards. SH2 sounds like it'd make me never want to go to bed ever again.

 

[Andaxay]

Oooh, good, I like my creepy horror, scare-the-absolute-crap-out-of-me games. I'm surprised it's taken this long for me to summon interest in the Silent Hill series, but considering how hard it is to get hold of them, lawl. I'll give it a stab, though.

 

[DJShire]

I really need to play this game..

I started playing it then stopped....I think I need to just restart it and then just keep going.

 

[incognito_me]

It's a very psychological game. The kicker at the near-end is not that expected, and the music they play during the part after it (a song called Black Fairy) in the Nightmare Hotel is some of the most disturbing, ambient music i've ever heard. The atmosphere in this track (and the setting in which it's used) work so fuggin' well with eachother it's just...disturbing. It works, really well. It actually sent a chill down my spine. If you wanna hear it, look it up on YouTube.

Anyway.

The game's not HELLA scary, it's just extremely psychological. The best kind of scary. It makes you sympathize with and be a very disturbed person. I'd tell you why he's disturbed, but then that would kill that near-end kicker I mentioned. But it's pretty cool. All the monsters in the game are representations of James' psyche which manifest into physical being while in Silent Hill.

All in all, it's an awesome psychological thrillride.
Kind of like Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy).

Which is another game I highly suggest.

 

[Velocirapture07]

The burning dolphin joke is by far some of the best random comedy I've ever heard. Bravo Yahtzee...

 

[BonerMacTittyPants]

About half way through the video Yahtzee seemed almost...Sad. Or poetic, or sympathetic, I dunno, something odd. Maybe nostalgia kicked in.

Also "like fucking a flaming dolphin".

 

[JPKooper]

This made me feel something in my shorts... My first name is James, so when Yahtzee said 'JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMES' all those times i couldnt stand up...

 

[k-ossuburb]

I hope I'm not the only one who got the "burps when he falls down stairs too" part at the end. I loved SH2, I had the directors cut version so I played through the special Maria mission as well, which was actually so depressing when you thought about it (what with the dead child falling from a window and the constant overtones of suicide hanging in the air).

I suppose one of the best things about SH2 is that you didn't actually have to go through the final boss fight to complete the game, all you needed was a key shaped like a bone, stick it in a door only a short walk away from where the most major plot twist occurred a viola! You are now happily introduced to an ending where every little bit of suffering you were forced through was some sadistic experiment from a small yellow dog.

When Yahtzee said that the game likes fucking with your head, he was not wrong.

 

[k-ossuburb]

Hang on, you're suggesting Fahrenheit in a Zero Punctuation forum? Here's Yahtzee banging on about how Silent Hill gets along just fine without quick-time-events and you're suggesting a game that's pretty much held together by them.

On the other hand, I will admit it was a fairly decent game as far as story and premise went, but I stopped playing when those giant flea things chased me around the office. All the mystery and intrigue just fell away at that point, like pulling back the curtain in Wizard Of Oz. The game felt like a massive joke at that point and stopped being interesting for me.

 

[VMerken]

Silent Hill 2 is indeed great. Me, I prefer 1, it's just creepier in places and moving past the graphics to meet the game is not necessarily a bad thing. For me, quality wise, 1 and 2 go hand in hand, then 3 and 4 go hand in hand behind them and the rest hasn't got a chipping clue as to where they are.

 

[Daemit]

lol'd at "There was a critic here. He is gone now."

Anyway, Yahtzee, you're my hero for reviewing the masterpiece that Silent Hill 2 is. This game fucked up my brain pretty bad and it is still the only game to this day I felt like weeping in the end. I felt absolutely exhausted emotionally and no game before or after (ok, maybe with the exception of Dreamfall) has had this power over me. I believe, this state of mind is called catharsis.

 

[magnuslion]

Nice to see him defending something rather than just mocking, makes a slight change I felt needed with these "reviews".

ZP would'nt be amusing if it was just another so called "critic" with the gaming industries balls resting on his chin giving "reviews" that inevitably end with "this game was awesome, go buy it! Yahtzee is funny because even when he is being really cruel ((see anything on the WII)) his points are salient and hard to argue with. I only had one experience with the WII, after seeing ZP, and I agreed with most of what he said.
Besides, nice people are'nt funny. If I wanted to watch some fag glorify an industry that is getting shittier every year, I could watch any number of dumb ass shows.

Yahtzee, you are still awesome. You keep making them, and I'll keep watching them.