| Released today, my Silent Hill inspired game 'The Nightmare in Hallow Falls' Posted: 21 Apr 2020 09:18 AM PDT |
| On a video where TheGrateDebate solved PT Posted: 21 Apr 2020 03:17 PM PDT |
| Finished SH1 - Actually, a really great game Posted: 21 Apr 2020 01:24 PM PDT Okay, guys, maybe you remember my first impression on the first Silent Hill wasn't the best one, but eventually it was really great game. Some of you told me it gets better with hammer and actually yes it really does. With hammer is wasn't that frustrating. My biggest complain was about the flying monsters. And it's still valid. That was the worst thing in the game. They were almost impossible to hurt with melee weapons, but I didn't want to waste my ammo neither. Also also they always showed up when I urgently need to fight some different enemy (mostly those blood sucking bastards or dogs). I enjoyed the school, the hospital and also the rest. Totally scary! The story was little bit confusing but I think I will need to watch some youtube explanation vids to get all details. Anyway I think I've became another Silent Hill fan. I really love it :) Here, you can see my statistics: https://imgur.com/YYKXsTV and also the 2th Silent Hill: https://imgur.com/Chq9EwU (Yeah, I know I know... easy difficulty, but I really suck at gaming :D) submitted by /u/ihavenoidea6668 [link] [comments] |
| I tweeted Masahiro Ito about the rumors Posted: 21 Apr 2020 12:17 PM PDT I tweeted Masahiro Ito. Asked that if hes not working on a new Silent Hill he could let us know, to kill the rumors. If he's silent, I take that as yes, he is working on new Silent Hill. So, its been many, many hours now. Still no response. I would usually jsut say yeah, I mean this is twitter, people dont respond to majority of questions, nor do they have to. But this is Masahiro Ito. I've tweeted to him often. He has responded to a lot of my questions. I asked before that was he involved in Death Stranding, he said no. He was not involved. Heres the interesting part. I asked Masahiro Ito about Silent Hill before,back when it was more vague that something was going on at Konami and Silent Hill. This was 2019, december. Heres the conversation Notice I only asked if he was in some project with Kojima. Because back then that was the big rumor. There was no talk of team silent members coming back together to create Silent Hill Reboot. Also, whats up with the way he wrote "No comment"?Is he trying to say something? According to the leakers, they have been working on new SH for a while now, so during this conversation , Masahiro Ito should already be working on it. And as you can see, he was acting suspicious in this. Kojima not being involved is confirmed though. At least hes not in this project. submitted by /u/ItsePerkele [link] [comments] |
| Hello, does anyone have a full list of all Silent Hill mobile games? Posted: 21 Apr 2020 08:28 AM PDT |
| How would you describe what Silent Hill is about to a complete stranger? Posted: 21 Apr 2020 06:00 PM PDT And by Silent Hill, I don't just mean the first game, like basically the gist of the town and whatthe Silent Hill series is really about... My best friend wants to know about it but I can't find the words to explain it to her. Trying to describe the psychological aspects... Can anyone help me? Thanks if you do ! submitted by /u/antisykotic [link] [comments] |
| Help with Asphyxia boss fight? Posted: 21 Apr 2020 05:41 PM PDT I read that you need to strike her tail to get her down, but it's nearly impossible to get behind her. Dodging also doesn't really work since she'll just hit me anyway. I've been doing this fight for like half an hour and only managed to hit her tail once. Advice? submitted by /u/cannibalcaf-e [link] [comments] |
| Silent hill downpour Posted: 21 Apr 2020 04:45 PM PDT Without spoiling the game for me, can anyone tell me if it's true that if you don't kill anyone or anything in the game that you get the good ending? submitted by /u/sixer_fixer_parzival [link] [comments] |
| For those of you who played Silent Hill as a kid, how did it affect your adult life? Posted: 21 Apr 2020 10:21 AM PDT I didn't really play as an eight-year-old; I watched my sister play and tried to solve puzzles with her or remember map locations. Nonetheless, the series is entirely infused into my artistic tastes. I gravitate toward bleak, unsettling paintings, e.g., Anselm Kiefer. (Anyone know if he inspired the Silent Hill team? Seems very close to the same style). For film, Lars von Trier's 'Anti-Christ' certainly fits the SH vibe and narrative; another movie I love. I think the series made me a more empathetic adult. I dealt with some trauma as a kid and I think experiencing those horrific scenes of the games as somehow soothing. I never understood the symbolism, but I felt the pain (that's the most emo thing I've ever said 🤣). I don't write, but I've felt fascinated by the topic of trauma and how it is a basic experience of being human, or of being animals, for that matter. That universal inner-experience is something I wish we articulated to each other more often. I guess the games showed that that suppressed need to communicate our traumas can become predicated on our external experience, rather than verbalized to each other. Weird unspoken shit props up—what's yours? How did the series affect your childhood and adulthood? Any essays or art you want to share that expresses your experience of the series? What do you gravitate towards artistically? submitted by /u/_Ex_Nihilo [link] [comments] |
| What if all the experiences Harry Mason in SH1 (and subsequently Heather in SH3) had were so horrific and unexplainable because they were the result of an ALIEN ABDUCTION? Posted: 21 Apr 2020 03:58 PM PDT Just think about all the "high strangeness", and the feeling that creeps ever so subtly into your body of horror, terror, you SCREAM, you anguish...Those who played the game know what I mean better than I do (I watch walkthroughs). I mean, think about it. The OST, weird as hell, (the one I remember most in SH1 is one where you take the ring and there's some shrill sound...brrr)...The Dog in the relative ending has no eyes, there's the UFO ending... And, as it's said, abductions run in families... submitted by /u/luigirovatti1 [link] [comments] |
| Memes with Silent Hill sfx: A playlist Posted: 21 Apr 2020 07:50 AM PDT |
| Remove film grain from Silent Hill 2 Posted: 21 Apr 2020 12:48 PM PDT Solved: This effect is just part of the aesthetics of the game. It's a post-processing effect that was made to hide some low-resolution textures in the game. It's removeable once you beat the game. Original post: I just started playing SH2 for the first time using PCSX2, and I noticed my game has a very strong film grain-like effect, and it becomes very noticeable on dark environments (e.g. the apartment section). After searching for a bit, I found out it is actually a in-game post processing effect, and it is supposed to become more intense when you're near monsters, but a lot of playthroughts I find on Youtube show no film-grain at all, even if they're using the same emulator as me. Can this effect be removed somehow? submitted by /u/LastCommander086 [link] [comments] |
| A Comprehensive Guide to Playing Silent Hill 2 on macOS Catalina (and Windows too!) Posted: 21 Apr 2020 10:11 AM PDT  | Introduction After many hours of wandering through internet threads and forums, I found plenty of people clamouring Silent Hill 2 is the greatest game of all time but not many explaining how the hell you're actually supposed to play Silent Hill 2, an much less so on MacOS Catalina, considering the removal of 32-bit support. Most suggestions were 'buy a PS2, then buy the game off eBay at an exorbitantly inflated price'. So, I worked with what I had and compiled a guide on how to run Silent Hill 2 on macOS Catalina. (Or any computer you may have that runs Windows 10). And trust me, despite all the shit you have to go through, Silent Hill 2 is a damn good game. Important & Background Info - Wine doesn't run as a 64-bit program at this stage, and any workaround I found tended to be unreliable, and would change with every update to Catalina.
- PS2 emulators are also off the table, since they require a Wineskin to run on newer versions of macOS.
- If you're already running Windows 10 on a laptop or PC, you can skip to the 'Installing Silent Hill 2' subheading, and ignore any reference to Virtual Machines.
- This guide should work on older versions of macOS (though I can't guarantee this) if you don't want to use Wine.
- I've attached a video for those of you that prefer visual guides. I'd recommend it when installing the Enhanced Edition files.
- You'll need least 35 GB of storage space, though 40GB-45GB is optimal. Check the notes at the bottom of the post for a useful app to free up storage.
- The games files are located at: This PC/Local Disk (C:)/Program Files (x86)/Konami/Silent Hill 2/ All Enhanced Edition files are to be installed here too.
My Specs - MacBook Air (Early 2015)
- Processor: 1.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5
- Memory: 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 6000 1536 MB
Installing the Required Software - Download the 64-bit Windows 10 iso from https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/software-download/windows10ISO.
- Download VMFusion 11.5 from https://www.vmware.com/au/products/fusion/fusion-evaluation.html. To any of you who are familiar with virtual machines, you'll probably wonder 'why not VirtualBox?' Despite being good as a basic virtual machine, VirtualBox has serious issues running Silent Hill 2. Constant texture glitches after cutscenes, the flashlight not working, lens flare breaking the game, menus breaking, etc. I have tried many, many times to fix these issues, but to no avail. So, VMware is the next best thing, and even though the trial only lasts 30 days, there is a very easy workaround listed near the bottom of this post.
- Open VMware Fusion and install it into applications. You'll need to enable specific settings when prompted. These are in Security and Privacy, and involve enabling some accessibility features and some other things, but the launcher will instruct you on what to do. Agree to the license, then choose the 30-day free trial for VMware Fusion. You don't need the Professional version, so just pick the standard. An installation window will pop up, click continue. The game may detect the Windows 10 ISO in your downloads folder, but if not, select 'Use another disc or image', navigate to your downloads folder and select the ISO. On the next page, make sure the 'easy install' box is ticked, name your account, make a password if you want, then select Windows 10 Home. Once you've hit continue, you'll be recommended to enter a product key. Ignore that and continue without key. On the next page, choose 'more isolated' for integration and hit continue again.
- Click on 'customise settings' to rename you Windows 10 VM and choose it's save location. After clicking save you'll be brought into a settings menu. Go to Hard Disk (SCSI), and make sure you allocate at least 35gB, though you can change this value in future. Click 'show all' to back out of the Hard Disc menu, then go Processors & Memory. I opted for 2 of 4 processor cores and 5120MB of my 8192MB RAM, though this may differ depending on your specs. Back out of the Processors menu, then go to Display. Make sure the Accelerate 3D Graphics option is ticked. My shared graphics memory was set to 1024MB (recommended), but I found setting this to 3072MB improved performance greatly, but this isn't shown in the video. Exit the settings menu and click the play button on your Virtual Machine. And thanks to easy install you don't have to go through the manual setup of Windows 10, as it will be done automatically!
Optional - (Inside of your Virtual Machine) In order to activate dark mode and personalise Windows without an activation key, here is a workaround: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfSoCdU2Lyk. To change your background, go into internet explorer, find an image, right-click on it and select 'change desktop background'.
- (Inside of your Virtual Machine) If you have an 'Activate Windows 10' watermark at any point, go to https://downloadappsforfree.com/how-to-remove-activate-windows-10-watermark-2019/ and use method 2.
Installing Silent Hill 2 (Inside your Virtual Machine) - Now to install the game! Download Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams from https://www.myabandonware.com/game/silent-hill-2-restless-dreams-bgd. If you're concerned about the safety of the website feel free to do your own research (caution is a good thing after all), but MyAbandonware is very well reputed and won't redirect you to an external site to download the file which is both safer and easier for those who are unsure. It's the safest site that currently distributes Silent Hill 2, but you can obtain a copy elsewhere if you'd prefer. You'll notice that there's a patch, fix and NOCD download, but you won't be needing those.
- Unzip your download, in which there should be a folder labeled Silent Hill 2 ISO. This folder should contain 3 CD files. Double click on each individual CD to mount them, or right click on each of them and select 'mount'. Then go into CD1, and locate the program setup.exe. This should launch an installation wizard. Agree to the license, don't change anything for the install location, and choose to install the movies on hard disk. This will guarantee the best performance. Don't change the program installation location either, so click next, and the installation will begin. At ~27% the wizard will ask you to insert disc 2. Click 'browse', which will bring up a selection menu of your mounted discs. Assuming you have mounted the CDs, you should see 3 Silent Hill 2 CDs. Select the one titled 'DVD Drive SH2_CD2'. Hit OK, then OK again, and the installation will resume. When prompted for CD3, select 'DVD Drive SH2_CD3'. The installation will then finish and request you insert disk 1, so select 'DVD Drive SH2_CD1'. The game will then ask if you want to install DirectX 8.1. SELECT NO. Do not install DirectX 8.1. Click yes when asked if you want to shortcut Silent Hill 2, then finish the installation, which will restart your computer.
- On the shortcut of Silent Hill 2 on your desktop, right-click on it go to properties>compatibility, and check the box that says 'Run as administrator'. Apply the settings then exit.
Installing Enhanced Edition Files (Inside Virtual Machine) - Don't bother trying to run the game yet, because it flat-out won't launch. Instead, go to http://www.enhanced.townofsilenthill.com/SH2/install.htm. Download the files from listed from step 2-7 This provides fixes and enhancements to the game, and greatly improves the overall experience. The website gives direct instruction on how to install the game, but you can view the video attached if you're unsure of the installation. Begin the installation from STEP 2, and don't bother creating a backup of the sh2pc.exe. Additionally, if you're wondering where <path-to-game>\Silent Hill 2\ is as mentioned on the website, that location can be found at This PC>Local Disk>Program Files (x86)>Konami>Silent Hill 2. I will refer to this location as the 'game files'.
- Install DirectX from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35, and Microsoft Visual C++ from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555. I'm not going to bother putting these in the video since they're both official Microsoft products and have very straightforward installations.
- Right click on each of the zip folders and click extract. You can delete the zip files and begin to move the contents of each folder into the games files. Check the video for the correct installation. If there is a folder labelled SILENT HILL 2 don't move in the folder itself. Go into the folder and move the contents into the game files. You'll also be asked to replace lots of files, so hit continue for all of those.
- I opted not not install Reshade and Filters (Step 8 of EnhancedTownofSilentHill) because I have an integrated graphics card, but feel free to try it for yourself. I haven't bothered trying to connect a controller either, but you can try to see if that works if you want to. Keyboard worked just fine for me though.
- Click on the shortcut, click 'yes' when asked if you want to run the program as admin, and the game will launch!
How to extend VMware Fusion use Option 1: For a sophisticated piece of software, VMware Fusion has a REALLY stupid free trial system. YOU CAN EXTEND THE FREE TRIAL BY CHANGING THE DATE ON YOUR MAC. I'm not joking. You have a piece of software that's worth a fair amount of money, but you get it for free indefinitely by changing the date. I even fast forwarded the time by a month, tried to launch it, and it informed me my trial had ended and prompted me to buy a key. Quit the app, changed the date back to normal, launched the app, and boom, I'm back to having 29 days remaining on my trial. However, you can only wind it back to a max of 31 days, otherwise you'll be informed your free trial has ended. I also wouldn't recommend changing the date when VMware itself is open. If you don't want to change the time for whatever reason, there's another workaround which involves uninstallation and reinstallation of the game monthly (Though this option is considerably easier). Option 2: Download Mac App Cleaner from https://nektony.com/mac-app-uninstaller, then delete the VMware program. This will delete all files related to the program, but not the VM itself. Reinstall from the VMware Launcher as normal. Once installed, don't create a new VM. Instead, click and hold on VMware in the dock and select, 'Virtual Machine Library'. Then in your menu bar go to Go>Computer>Macintosh HD>User>{Your Account Name}. There should be a folder titled 'Virtual Machines'. Inside of it should be your virtual machine named 'Windows 10 VM' or whatever else you named it. Drag this into your virtual machine library and you free trial period has been restored! You can also buy VMware from its official website. Notes If you're running low on storage like I was, CleanMyMacX from MacPaw is pretty useful if you use the space lens scanner, which gives you a nice overview of all files on your disc. It will bug you buy an activation key though, which can be pretty annoying. https://macpaw.com/cleanmymac - There are reports of more than one core causing sound looping. Whilst the patches from EnhancedTownofSilentHill should fix this, setting your core count to one in the VMware settings should fix the problem.
- Sometimes the audio crackles and pops, or the cutscene will slow down so the audio can catch up. There's not really a fix for this, but I found closing other apps that use significant energy can help, or try running the game at a lower resolution. The lip-syncing was never originally perfect, so don't worry about that.
- In the menubar when running VMware, select 'view' then switch from unity to single-window if your virtual machine launches but doesn't show the display.
- If ever Silent Hill 2 freezes, you can try the right command button to bring up the windows menu to open task manager, but I found this to be somewhat unreliable. Another solution is in the menubar, select Virtual Machine, and find the the 'send ctrl-alt-del option, then restart the VM.
Despite all this grief you have to go through to play the game, it really is worth it, because even now, the game is so good, and it's disgraceful that you can only obtain the shitty versions on modern gen consoles. If anyone finds this useful, I'd be happy to make further guides on Silent Hill 1, 3 and 4, and also Unreal PT. Let me know if you have any questions, or if there's anything I should change! https://reddit.com/link/g5j7yg/video/gbg4gbbb87u41/player
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| Silent Hill 3 (European Release) in American PS2??? Posted: 21 Apr 2020 03:15 AM PDT So I just bought my first ps2 after 20 years of not getting it for some stupid fucking reason and I want to play Silent Hill 3 on the ps2 and my searches conclude that there is a good Silent Hill 3 deal on Ebay for a reasonable price. However the only twist is that it's a european release of the game and I'm not sure if there any minor differences that i should be worried about or not. Is it alright I were to put a euproean released version of a game into my American ps2 slim console??? And if any of you guys have played the european and the North American versions of the games, are there any minor differences that j should be aware of?? submitted by /u/jaxelscythexiii [link] [comments] |
| My friend (who isn’t really into Silent Hill) thinks that Pyramid head should be put into Smash bros or Mortal kombat. What do you guys think of it. Posted: 21 Apr 2020 06:07 AM PDT |
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