[리뷰] The scariest thing about the return of the horror classic ‘Sahilant Hill 2 Remake’ is…

Konami’s game ‘Sahilent Hill 2’, which appeared on PlayStation 2 in 2001 and was loved by horror game fans around the world, has returned with a remake. The game was officially released on the market on October 8, and ‘Sahilant Hill 2 Remake’, which captures the fun of the original, has sold over 1 million copies approx. early and distracting. If you’re a fan of the original, I think it’s not easy to be disinterested.

The Bluever team, who have been developing horror games such as ‘Layers of Fear‘ and ‘The Medium’, participated in the development of this remake. The Blooper team has been releasing awesome games continuously, and I personally played ‘The Medium’, which goes back and forth between reality and the spirit world, without a problem, so I ‘ think it is very appropriate for the development of ‘Sahilent Hill’. 2 Remake’, which belongs to the other side of the world.

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To conclude, they have done a great job recreating ‘Sahilant Hill 2’, which is considered one of the best works in the ‘Sahilant Hill’ series, and I think that fans of the original will be extremely satisfied. However, because ‘Sahilant Hill 2’ itself is an old game, there were some difficult things in re-introducing the game as it is. The reviewer played the PC version.

First of all, the game can be given a very high score in terms of horror or horror games. The foggy town, the atmosphere inside the dark building, and the appropriate sound effects and BGM effectively bring out the feeling of fear in the game. The great strength of the game is that it creates a sense of dread that keeps you on edge from start to finish.

I learned the GUN method.

It’s more fun to use melee weapons.

Although weapons such as pistols and guns appear in ‘Sahilant Hill 2’, unlike other horror games that turn into action games in the second half of the game, it maintains a sense of fear. Since puzzles are the main part of the game, you have to move from place to place in a place that provides visual and audio stimulation. In particular, the psychological stress of exploring a dark interior with limited visibility due to fog is significant. There are also surprising elements that appear.

Although the proportion of the battle is not large and the level is not very high, the feeling of hitting when you use melee weapons is very good. It was to save ammo, but even though I got a gun, I mostly used melee weapons. , still showing an attractive appearance. In the case of boss battles, it was fun to figure out the pattern and proceed.

Take a good look at the map.

A nurse creature I haven’t seen in a while

It is not surprising to say that the heart of the game lies in puzzles and pathfinding. The second half is just as complicated, but the flats early in the game look the same here and there, so I don’t think it will be any easier to find your way around. If you have problem playing the game, we recommend you to check the map regularly and enjoy it, because the map provided in the game gives provides much more information than you think, and the information is updated in real time while you search. Another feature of the game is that the correct answer varies depending on the difficulty level of the puzzle.

Since this is a remake that came out after about 23 years, the level of graphics has naturally improved. The atmosphere of the city is full of smoke, the character descriptions, as well as the texture of the clothes are of high quality. In particular, when ray tracing is turned on, it shows light and reflection processing at a level similar to other games. Since the game is not one that requires a lot of action, it is recommended to play with ray tracing turned on even if it means sacrificing frames.

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However, the optimization part of the game is very disappointing. The graphics are not bad, but I think this is a game that requires a high performance PC. Most places are hidden by fog or dark and difficult to see. Optimization methods such as increasing the frame rate of the PC version also appear, so I think you can see how bad the situation is.

In addition, although it is a work available on Steam, it does not support Steam Cloud, so only save files are saved on the PC. If you play it on another PC, you have to start from the beginning. I guess it wasn’t enough to just bring the game back to 2001.

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There are many scenes where you put your hand in a hole.

The story, which begins when a letter arrived from his wife who died three years ago, is still interesting. If you know him and play the game, the description of the psychological state of the protagonist James Sunderland and the presentation shown in the game is done so well that you get goosebumps.

Also, I think that satisfaction with the game can increase a lot if you understand different aspects like why the main character keeps an eye on the hole and explores the hole, why there is pressure on the feet of monsters , and how characters other than the main character are shown. But, in reality, the emphasis is on playing around a turn, so getting to that point is a problem. The second round is easier because they give you a chainsaw.

Maria looks like his wife (there is also a lookalike mode, so be careful)

The characters are also fun to watch. The person in the image is Laura

Without fans of the original, I wonder how many players, other than fans of the original, are forced into frustrating puzzle-focused and pathfinding gameplay and want to play it again and again. Perhaps there are limitations to the genre, but I think this is also the reason why the ‘Sahilent Hill’ series has not shown very high sales records even though it has received good reviews at the time. went away

Since it was created as a remake, I wonder what it would have been like if various systems, such as puzzle jumping and movement hints, had been added more boldly. While playing the game, I kept feeling like I was playing a very old game. Unlike 2001, there are too many games being released these days to chew on, rush into and enjoy.

I want to stop seeing you, but I keep seeing the ends of a triangle.

So you’re not going to buy it? The person in the image is Angela.

And I think the most disappointing part and the part that could be a barrier to entry is the price. Game prices are said to have gone up a lot these days, but even if the game is a remake that has more room in the production process than a completely new game, the price is still too high I think the reporter wasn’t the only one who thought, “Isn’t the price the scariest thing in the game?”