First things first, I'm a huge fan of the series—always have been since the original dropped on PS1. However, it wasn't until Silent Hill 2 released on PS2 that I realized just how much I loved the series. More importantly, how much I loved Silent Hill 2.

The game came out when I was about 13 or 14, and it definitely left a mark on my conscience. The content, the music, everything. I remember when I first beat the game and felt like I had experienced something truly special. Not to mention, messed up.

As a result, when this remake was first announced, I couldn't help but feel hesitant to accept it, because the original meant so much to me. So much so that it felt like no developer out there could do it justice. I was wrong. So wrong. To put it bluntly, Bloober did a phenomenal job. I'm so happy for them as a studio to be getting all this positive attention. I mean, I know they've released a few titles that people enjoyed, but this is different. The final result of the Silent Hill 2 remake has made me incredibly happy.

Regarding performance, it was buttery smooth for me for the most part. However, every once in a while, there would be a micro stutter. But these were few and far between and never really affected gameplay.

I felt like I took my time with the game and still clocked in at 20 hours. Could I have taken more time? Sure, I suppose. But I definitely didn't rush it—I was just enjoying it so much.

I know we have new Silent Hill games on the way, and Bloober has already teased moving forward with other SH projects. I can't help but assume (and hope) they're doing Silent Hill 1 and 3 next. Maybe 4 can come later? I think it would be awesome to treat Bloober as the core remake team while other studios work on new games. But once those are done, I would love to see Bloober make an original SH title too. We'll find out in due time.

Finally, if you've seen any "negative reception" about the Silent Hill 2 remake that revolves around "stupid modern internet topics," ignore it. I can assure you none of that is here in the way "they" think it is. Besides, everything is much more enjoyable when you ignore brain rot as best as you can—especially nowadays.

This has gone on pretty long, so I'll wrap it up. If you enjoyed the original Silent Hill 2 and loved the Resident Evil 2/4 remakes (and 3 too, for what it did here and there), I'd give this a shot. I mention those because I feel like the same feeling those remakes left me with is here as well, if not more so, since I adored Silent Hill 2 so much—and still do!

Thanks so much, Bloober and Konami. It's so nice to see Silent Hill back, and it's amazing to see Silent Hill 2 treated with so much love and respect.