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I was working nights back then and this was the only thing waiting for me when I got home at dawn, half asleep, dragging myself through that town anyway, and…
Game entry
Silent Hill 2
2001 · Horror, Survival, Puzzle, Adventure · PlayStation 2 · Konami
Silent Hill 2 is ranked no. 59 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,868 and 74% of duels won.
World rank
no. 59
ELO score
1,868
Wins
74%
Duels played
411
About Silent Hill 2
The second entry in the Silent Hill franchise, Silent Hill 2 is a narrative-focused third-person psychological survival horror game with emphasis on combat, exploration and puzzle-solving elements which follows James Sunderland, a man who receives a letter, seemingly sent by his three-years-deceased wife Mary, in which he is beckoned to the fog-ridden town of Silent Hill at the same time as numerous other people troubled by their past.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,868 ELO points over the last 123 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Half-Life 80% 5 duels played · 61 points behind
- against Half-Life 2 20% 5 duels played · 50 points ahead
- against Dead Space 80% 5 duels played · 39 points ahead
- against Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 75% 4 duels played · 292 points ahead
- against BioShock 50% 4 duels played · 34 points behind
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42 comments
mkilback
I was working nights back then and this was the only thing waiting for me when I got home at dawn, half asleep, dragging myself through that town anyway, and somehow it still stuck with me all these years.
Cosmo_Corrales
eso, esa niebla...
GarlandWolf
The combat feels clunky by design almost, like it wants you uncomfortable rather than powerful.
Rudolph_2
The design part is key, uncomfortable combat forces you to stay tense instead of powering through scares.
ArcadeWarden2
Played it alone at night, house completely silent...
IronKnight2004
Sitting in the dark with the sound up too high is basically a group activity at that point, did anyone else make a friend watch just for their reactions?
Antonette_77
That STATIC on the radio still gets me, glad I'm not the only one who remembers it that vividly.
Loot_Sanchez
Replying to IronKnight2004
Ma sœur a fini par regarder les cheveux devant les yeux, ça reste mon meilleur souvenir de ce jeu.
SilentMaster
What strikes me most is how the game trusts silence over noise, letting rooms sit empty long enough to become unsettling on their own terms.
GhostKnight
Why does everyone act like the combat was ever meant to be good?
Álvaro_72
La cámara fija a veces sacrifica precisión en el combate, aunque ahí también viví mis mejores sustos.