Zero Punctuation: Silent Hill 2

[Basilong]

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.

You need to finish the game at least once to get that ending.

I've only played through the ending with the letter, the ending where he rows with Maria in the boat and the Dog ending. Letter ending was so sad, all in denial and embracing the delusions of the town. I am yet to play the Directors Cut with the Maria story. :/

 

[Tolerant Fanboy]

Am I the only one who would genuinely like to see a Silent Hill: The Zoetrope? If only because the thing would be the size of a near-future space station they spin to induce artifical gravity...

Wow. I think I just overgeeked myself in the Escapist forums...

 

[HentMas]

is it just me or does anyone else gets a little startled when he blows that... party noice making thing and it comes out of his hat, like when it came out of his ear in Call Of Juarez

every single time i replay the video i jump a little hahaha

 

[Cptn_Squishy]

I liked how this is his favourite game of all time but he's STILL objective enough not to slap with the perfect scores so many critics attatch to games that they know will sell well just because they want to be on the bandwagon.

nice job

 

[whaleswiththumbs]

I wondered where the unimaginative Yahtzee got his ideas for Trilby's Notes.. I knew it couldn't be original.

If This makes sense,
Yahtzee is the only one who can make games for Yahtzee, that he will like, you have come to either A.) The Stonking Great Contest Is pointless for normal people. OR B.) It is for people who would either be the Dominatrix or the Gimp.

I wanted to go somewhere with that,but heres it in nutshell form: From this review, as I have never played any Silent Hill game, Trilby's Notes seems almost plagaristic in the the fact that, It got deep into my head, the first time the hotel morphed into the bloody gorey alternate I got so scared I actually ran away from my computer, DAm you Yahtzee, I had a completely different directions that the game was going and BAM! your evil cock slapped me in the face.

 

[dubious_wolf]

Dude... I was slightly shocked by this one... i wasn't expecting Yahtzee to ever review Silent Hill 2. I actually just started playing this game, i got to the apartment when my xbox 360 decided it didn't like playing old xbox games and spat it out... so now i have figure out something else... still what i played had phenomenal atmosphere and pacing, The very first part had me scared out of my mind when all i hear is footsteps...

 

[Silly_Billy]

Wow, i didnt knew about the psychological test on the next silent hill, now im interested.

Same. In the video he shows the next Silent Hill on the Wii. Is it really possible that a game with potential might end up on the Wii?

 

[Tedy567]

I'm surprised it took this long for him to pull out SH2. I'd thought he'd have done it sooner.

Good review all around.

Same here, I thought he was going to pull it out on EP. 100.

real men dont pull out

 

[Zand88]

An enigmatic entry, but, I gotta' say that I was pleased with this episode, unlike the others. He pretty much nails all the points that are easily overlooked about SH2, especially about the narrative.

 

[The Lost Big Boss]

I'm surprised it took this long for him to pull out SH2. I'd thought he'd have done it sooner.

Good review all around.

Same here, I thought he was going to pull it out on EP. 100.

real men dont pull out

I beg to differ.

 

[Tedy567]

I'm surprised it took this long for him to pull out SH2. I'd thought he'd have done it sooner.

Good review all around.

Same here, I thought he was going to pull it out on EP. 100.

real men dont pull out

I beg to differ.

hahaha. it was a joke.

COR!

 

[JadeOA]

I was just playing this game last night C:
I loved the three jokes at the end this time around. Nice review.

 

[Dzikun]

Great one there^^ The dolphin part made me laugh so hard!

I never played any of the silent hill games except the one you reviewed. I remember sitting alone in my room and pissing my pants. So scary. Silent Hill 2 is still the scariest and and most "immersive" horror game for me.

 

[MightyMouse]

Hmmm, did you ever go to Portmeirion [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmeirion] on holiday? It somehow would seem fitting. If not, do so next time you're back in the UK.

 

[liffi]

I am quite happy to finaly see your review oh the game that you have said many MANY times in your other game reviews. I for one love the silent hill games. Well I think that after the second one the road have been going down but still it's the one of the horror game series that I like.

On a side note the best horror games to me have to be silent hill 1 and 2, clock tower 3, dark corners of earth.

 

[Valkyira]

I feel a bit disappointed with this review...
But hey - yes PSone had some nice graphics and the games atmosphere was good enough to s*ucker me in when i tried it the first time..
"Jaaaaammmesss" <- he likes him, probably

probably next review is something common with "wolfs" and "stones"

Silent HIll 2 isn't on the ps1, just ps2, pc and xbox

 

[The Great JT]

Never played Silent Hill 2, it scared me too much.

Couldn't hear shit in this one'cause the computer I'm on is shit, so I'll listen again at home.

 

[gamepopper101]

OK this is my favourite review, I'm a little bit iffy on calling the main character of number 4: The Room (my favourite Silent Hill) a twat but then it did make me laugh!

 

[elpresidente]

If you want to enjoy Silent Hill 2" in it's best light you should play the PC version.

 

[Destroy Gundam]

I'd been anticipating a SH2 review for a while, and I wasn't dissapointed.

It's a good game, but I always wound up getting horribly lost.