Barely anyone remembers Silent Hill period. Konami especially.
If you could have only one big budget horror remake which one would you choose : Silent Hill or Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
- Thread starter Toriko
- Start date
I haven't actually played either of those, so I can't say too much on them, but what I've seen of the RE2 Remake certainly shows a lot of the charm and soul was left out of it. The art direction is also terribly bland.
Eh, opinions. That depends on what you're looking for in a remake.
Again, opinions. It depends on what you're looking for in a game. RE7 and RE2 Remake both look super bland to me. RE2 Remake even more so than RE7. The older games have a more distinct look and charm to them, even though I don't really like them that much anyways.
I wonder how long we're gonna go before something is actually done with the SH IP. It's clear Konami has no interest in exploring the types of games that would resonate with a core audience, but I'm just wondering how long that will actually last. Are we gonna go another ten or fifteen years before new management steps in and tries to reinvigorate the old brands in a way that resonates or are the IPs going to be sold off piecemeal when the IAP/GaaS endeavors eventually flounder?
In my restless dreams, I see that Bluepoint remake.
Another IP being held hostage by a turd company. I miss Dead Space it was too good.
That's exactly why I'd pick RE3 over Silent Hill. Never really got into RE3, but if the same team that made RE2make were to remake RE3 I'd buy it on launch day.
Meanwhile, Konami haven't exactly had the best track record with games in general lately, and Silent Hill specifically for the last 15 years.
Realistically, RE3, especially after RE2make and knowing that there is still great talent at Capcom.
Unrealistically, also RE3.
Unrealistically, also RE3.
It's tough cause I love Jill and I love persistent enemies, BUT I gotta go with Silent Hill. I also have to somewhat agree with OP that there is something very special about SH1 vs the sequels.
Definitely RE3 since Capcom has shown they can do it really well.
Silent Hill is overdue compared to RE for a remake but Konami probably wouldn't do a good job.
Silent Hill is overdue compared to RE for a remake but Konami probably wouldn't do a good job.
Silent Hill already got shattered memories, so re3, the only one on the main series that is not hd yet.
Out of these two, Nemesis's gameplay hook is more interesting and that game is harder to return to, but I'm not passionate about either of them.
What I really want is a remake of Silent Hill 2, both because it's my favorite of these two series and because it's the one that could really use some major fixes to live up to its true potential.
What I really want is a remake of Silent Hill 2, both because it's my favorite of these two series and because it's the one that could really use some major fixes to live up to its true potential.
I look forward to Revil 3 being remastered, since it's obvious it's happening and holy crap Jill with Claire's quality would be awesome.
Having said that, if I had to choose, I think Silent Hill would be the one I'd go with. A Kojima directed Silent Hill Remake, while we're here talking impossibles.
Having said that, if I had to choose, I think Silent Hill would be the one I'd go with. A Kojima directed Silent Hill Remake, while we're here talking impossibles.
Silent Hill is the better game by faaaar. Plus that franshise is languishing in purgatory right now whereas Resi is stronger than ever. So for me it's a no-brainer.
I never really got into RE3, and I love Silent Hill to death, but I actually think that's reason for me to prefer a remake of the former. Silent Hill, rough as it is around the edges, is a timeless classic of a very particular style, from a specific time and place, and I can't help but feel a remake couldn't do it justice. I have a great fondness for the RE series, but I feel ultimately they're thrill rides, not stories that stay with me. They're fantastic games, and I'm enjoying the hell out of the RE2 remake, but they don't carry the weight that SH1 and SH2 do, even though in terms of pure mechanics and video game craft they can't hold a candle to something like RE4.
RE:R3make, I wouldn't trust Konami to do any kind of positive remake of Silent Hill at this point. Which sucks because Silent Hill deserves a solid remake :(
Realistically, RE3. But if we can cheat and give Silent Hill to the RE2 team, then Silent Hill.
I got so mad as I was writing this knowing it will never come to be. Fuck Konami (please prove me wrong
The soundtrack to Silent Hill is maybe one of the best ever and the game deserves a proper remaster.
I want Silent Hill, but I know Konami doesn't have the will or desire to put money into a remake.
I'll take RE3.
I'll take RE3.
Where it starts getting fuzzy is that Resident Evil 2 Remake's characters are very, very different to their original versions, and there are significant story changes all over the place.
However, Shattered Memories is basically an unrelated Silent Hill game presented by Climax to Konami as a remake of Silent Hill because that was the only way to get the game greenlit. They pretended it was a remake of Silent Hill, and were careful not to show Konami anything that contradicted this. They also waited until some production staff changeover at Konami and used that opportunity to axe game design elements they didn't like, such as combat, while Konami was distracted and therefore not in a position to stop them.
The thing that troubles me about Silent Hill in general is that people say they want a Silent Hill remake, but I'm not sure people actually know what they want. Remember how much shit Metal Gear Survive copped for "poking zombies with a stick". Well, you spend huge chunks of Silent Hill blandly hitting monsters with a blunt object. Like, that's the incredibly thrilling core gameplay loop right there. A lot of people were willing to forgive the gameplay of Silent Hill at the time, and even when they got those not-great remasters. But if you make a shiny new Silent Hill remake and it looks a million dollars, there is gonna be a problem if it plays like an older Silent Hill game. "Oh, it's supposed to feel incredibly shitty to play because TENSION" isn't going to cut it with reviewers or even casual audiences in general.
A lot of people love PT, but it was even further removed from the old Silent Hill formula than Shattered Memories was. And we don't even know how Silent Hills was going to play. The Evil Within 2 is extremely Silent Hill-esque, and that game is quite divisive. Resident Evil and Silent Hill were always different, and RE is easier to turn into a kinda slick third person shooter with puzzles and looping level design. Turning Silent Hill into something universally acclaimed while preserving the things people liked about the original is a tall order, IMO.
Out of these two, probably Silent Hill, although I would definitely choose SH2 over its predecessor if given the choice.
I like the Resident Evil series way more than Silent Hill. But we just got a Resident Evil Remake and the series is doing fine. Silent Hill on the other hand could really use a remake(or any new game) more right now. So I would go with Silent Hill. Also RE3 was not a favorite of mine so I could do without it if it meant Silent Hill could live again.
Silent hill. We've had two re:makes, give me a break silent hill deserves loving too and Pt got cancelled.