Talking Point: What Do You Think Of Silent Hill 2 On Xbox So Far?

Can't say, the game is free on PS Plus now so I won't buy it on Xbox. The game is still great, but probably not "worth the wait".

Finished it on Steam already when it came out, but planning on getting both SH2 and FFVII:R on Xbox soon. I am tied up with Xenoblade 3, and this game seems never ending (115h in so far).

@galson I'll also buy those on Xbox soon. The first Xenoblade Chronicles, with its empty maps, chaotic combat, dragging story and pointless side quests, must be one of the most overrated RPGs. Xenoblade Chronicles X improved all that, but I haven't played the others.

Boring, Lifeless and very poor voice acting. Theres no emotion at all. Scenes that should make peoples voice crack and the characters sound like they talking about dinner..

7/10 Good. The game itself is excellent, and I’d have given this an 8 or 9 if not for the garbage optimization (or lack thereof). The fact that the Series X version is the best of the worst ports isn’t so much a ‘win’ for Xbox players as it is an indictment against Bloober Team’s technical inadequacies. Pro should easily be the best version even with a crappy PSSR implementation (power delta between X and Pro is significantly bigger than between base PS5 and the X), but here we see poor optimization all around. Stutters, frame time spikes galore, traversal hitches, muddy resolutions…it’s not a good showing on any console. Pity, the game deserves much better!

I’m having a good time so far, not finished yet. I bought it at 50% off on Xbox (Xbox Play Anywhere). I can understand why it doesn’t excite everyone since the pace is pretty slow, with lots of back‑and‑forth, but that’s just the style of the game.

As for graphics and performance, it’s perfect on Series X , very beautiful and no lag, except occasionally during a few cutscenes. Well, it’s not the game of the year, but a good game

I’ve not bought it yet, I’m about to start a proper play through of Cyberpunk 2077. I’m going to buy this next month as there’s no hurry to take advantage of the 50% off sale since it’s apparently on offer until 8th January according to the Xbox app.

I’m looking forward to playing it as the last time I played a Silent Hill game was the original on PS1. I was just a kid back then and barely made a start as it was just too intense and scary, now it looks even more so in this remake 🫣

@Banjo- Well I find the Xenoblade Trilogy story pretty deep and engaging actually, it all ties up in 3 so well I am astounded. Combat is very good IMO too. However, we don’t all have to agree, I found FFVII:Remake last parts uber dragged and had to take a break before I finished it. I then played through it again though lol, and will on Xbox. I did similar thing with FFXVI too.

@galson Absolutely right. I will play Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and 3 someday because I liked X. I'm curious about Final Fantasy VII Remake. I guess being a third of the full story is why some people don't like it as much. I already purchased XVI Complete Edition. I'm playing all Final Fantasy games on Xbox, now I'm busy with XII. 😁

@Banjo- I started X but just put it on hold for now. I like it, though I was playing too many big rpgs at the time, really unhealthy;)

I played it when it launched on the PS5. I liked it so much that I might buy it for my Series X. Especially if it's half price.

It is a nice addition to Xbox picked it up for half off.

As a survival horror fan, the wait for this one was long and gruelling! It’s not as scary as the original, and I only made it to the apartments so far, but every haunting minute I have satiated. Would love some technical issues be resolved and the BG music is a bit distracting at times, to the point of it’s disabled when I am just running around town. Anyways I hope every one enjoys their stay in Silent Hill.

I’m not too sure about buying the game now after reading that there’s a heavy emphasis on combat with the amount of enemies in the game. I can see that would ruin the immersion the original game is known for, whereas in this remake it seems the enemies are more cannon fodder than actual scary encounters. I also like to take my time exploring every area in a game like this and a constant stream of enemies would spoil that.

@galson Yep, you'd better focus on one at a time and you'll enjoy them more like that. Unlike the PS versions, X/X-2, XII, XIII-2 and XIII-3 are 60fps on Xbox, which is great.

@MaccaMUFC I don’t know where you saw that there was a flood of enemies — that’s definitely not the case. There are some sequences with more action, but overall it’s a lot of exploration, puzzle‑solving, and the atmosphere is definitely there, don’t worry. The combat is very easy too, and if you explore thoroughly you’ll be rewarded with plenty of ammo for your pistol. Same goes for healing items — I always have between 5 and 10 health bottles in reserve.”

Bought it because of the sale. Haven't played it because I don't like scary things.

Its great, plenty of jump scares and hidden stuff, atmosphere is on point ...9/10

@fatpunkslim I’ve seen people posting their thoughts on the amount of enemy encounters in the game and a lot have said they wished there were less enemies as the combat got tedious and they were frustrated that they couldn’t explore and take in the atmosphere because of enemies keep ambushing them. One even said they couldn’t even explore the prison properly due to the amount of enemies and had to keep moving on.

I may still get it, especially at the price it’s at right now. When finishing off an enemy do they stay dead and won’t appear in that area again or do they always respawn? I’m hoping it’s the former, especially in a game like this.

I played the PS5 Pro version when it came to PS Plus a while a go and really enjoyed it so would recommend it to any horror fan the atmosphere is great.

@MaccaMUFC I suppose it depends a lot on each person and on your level, but I didn’t find the fights difficult or too frequent at all. On the contrary, I think that if the game didn’t have at least a minimum of action, it would have been way too boring. I feel like there’s a good balance, but that’s just my opinion.

@fatpunkslim I bought the game last night and I absolutely love it. I’ve only just got the handgun at Wood Side Apartments but already spent hours exploring up to that point, entering every building possible collecting items and going for all collectibles.

Already can’t wait for the original Silent Hill to be remade and I’ll definitely be trying out Silent Hill F someday.