Much of this is actually due to the controller S design. The Xbox controller isn’t all that great, while a revelation for FPS games it frequently gives me hand cramp to deal with in other games. The better hardware usually meant better graphics, better sound, custom soundtracks etc. Back in the day, if there was a multi-platform game, you probably wanted to get it on the Xbox.
I’m talking about the Silent Hill 2 port for the original Xbox, whether it’s worth picking up. Though I won’t be going into real spoilers.īeing so popular it makes sense now that the game would be ported to other consoles, but this is in a day when console hardware was incredibly different, with different challenges and different strengths. In fact I’m mostly going to assume you’re familiar with the PlayStation 2 original on some level. It’s also one of the games I go to when I talk about games as art.īut I’m not here to talk about that quite so much. It became an absolute masterpiece, a gem and a real feather in the cap of the very early days of the PS2.
#SILENT HILL 2 PC FREEZE PS2#
Emboldened by this success Konami said to these misfits – now named team silent- essentially “okay, here’s some more money and some PS2 devkits, do that again”. Originally created by a team of misfits at Konami Silent Hill was originally meant as a low-ish budget title meant to take on Resident Evil which, at the time was a juggernaut for Capcom and one of the examples of why PlayStation was king in the late 90’s.
#SILENT HILL 2 PC FREEZE SERIES#
In the annals of horror video games, one series sticks out. "Silent Hill 2 is a masterpiece from back when Konami meant quality. Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams (Xbox) review
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