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New Silent Hill 2 remake trailer released alongside surprise free Silent Hill game…which is PS5-only, for the minute

…which is PS5-only, for the minute

Image credit:Konami/Rock Paper Shotgun

Image credit:Konami/Rock Paper Shotgun

James, the main character of Silent Hill 2, standing in front of a grandfather clock

Sony have released a new trailer for Konami and Bloober’sSilent Hill 2 remakeat today’sState of Play showcase, showing off a few of the horror reboot’s redesigned environments and enemies. They’ve also surprise-released an all-new free-to-play Silent Hill game,Silent Hill: The Short Message, though it’s only available on PS5 for the minute.

Silent Hill 2 - Combat Reveal Trailer | PS5 GamesWatch on YouTube

Silent Hill 2 - Combat Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games

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TheSilent Hill 2trailer is a montage of locations from across the game, with an emphasis on combat. We see sad man James Sunderland tip-toeing through fog, peering down mucky alleys, walking along dank school hallways, and beating the stuffing out of various mutants, including juddery demon nurses and the infamous Person Who Is All Legs.

It definitely looks like Silent Hill 2, greater object detail and deeper shadows aside, though I will always prefer the original’s bleached ambience and PS2 haze. Silent Hill: The Short Message, meanwhile, isn’t worlds away from PT, Hideo Kojima’s legendary horror teaser for his cancelled Silent Hills project. It appears to be played in first-person and set largely or entirely indoors, with such claustrophobic locations as bathrooms filled with creepycrawlies and corridors covered in post-it notes. Here’s the trailer.

Silent Hill: The Short Message - Launch Trailer | PS5 GamesWatch on YouTube

Silent Hill: The Short Message - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games

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