Halloween has come early for horror fans. Konami's Silent Hill 2 Remake has a generally favorable score of 87 Metascore on Metacritic and a 93% critic recommendation score in OpenCritic.
Bloober Team have outdone themselves in creating one of the most asked-for horror remakes in gaming, and fans are having a positively terrifying time in the town of Silent Hill thanks to its outstanding sound design.
Silent Hill 2 Remake's Deluxe Edition provides early access to the game 48 hours before the game's official launch on October 8. Fans who've purchased this edition took to social media to say how fantastic the game's audio design is, with some of them even saying the audio is an "auditory masterpiece."
Reddit user u/Hooly_Woolus shared that they had purchased the game early to test how good their new audio peripherals were on Silent Hill 2 Remake. They shared that sound engineering and spatial audio are something that both the Bloober Team and the PS5 have taken to the next level. Footsteps, eerie echoes, and the overall sound of the environment also elevate the game's spookiness and horror.
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Many fans also shared their excitement in playing the remake. They said that the game sound coming out of their Dobly surround system is so unsettling, creating a more eerie vibe. Others pointed out that the audio of any game is just as important as the graphics, and the majority of the horror experience from a video game is highlighted through the game's sounds and music.
The PlayStation 5's DualSense controllers also add to the frightening gameplay experience. The clever use of the controller's haptics and speakers are some of Silent Hill 2 Remake's highlights for many fans. Being able to feel the heavy trigger of a shotgun or the subtle footsteps as you walk through the foggy town of Silent Hill is something that many Xbox users would love to have in their controllers, should the remake come out to the Microsoft console.
click to enlargeSilent Hill 2 Remake's audio design has also prompted fans to consider a surround speaker setup or high-quality gaming headphones. After all, horror games are meant to be an auditory and visual experience.
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