Silent Hill is a pretty iconic title, what with it being the start of one of the most iconic horror franchises of all time (even if Konami constantly disappoints fans). Unfortunately, the older games in the series haven't exactly aged gracefully, and even the biggest fan of the original Silent Hills has to admit they're about as easy to control as a fighter jet.
Silent Hill 2 Remake Protagonist James Seemingly Got a Quiet Makeover | Push Square
23.04.2024 - 06:33 / pushsquare.com / James Sunderland
It seems the protagonist of Konami's Silent Hill 2 remake, currently in development at Bloober Team, has received a quiet redesign or perhaps had a face-lift. It's unclear whether this change comes in response to fan feedback from the trailer shown during the State of Play showcase held earlier this year, the negative response to which Bloober subsequently blamed on Konami.
According to eagle-eyed observers, protagonist James Sunderland has had a quiet overhaul and, to our eye at least, seems younger and less careworn. It's quite a subtle change and was only detected when the publisher updated the Steam backend, which left a tell-tale trail on SteamDB. Redditor Trem45 has compiled a handy comparison from a thread over on r/GamingLeaksAndRumours.
As Eurogamer rightly reminds us, we've seen several iterations of Sunderland since the game was first announced (even before), so it's difficult to say whether this suggests a change of direction or simply an unseen, pre-existing asset. Whatever the case, it seems at least a small cohort prefers this new, more chiselled James.
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What do you think of James Sunderland's apparent face-lift? Are you looking forward to any remaining happiness leaching away when the Silent Hill 2 remake launches, supposedly still some time in 2024? Let us know your preference in the comments section below.
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Really big improvement. Sure some parts might appear less detail but the shot from the original reveal made James look honestly a bit whiny(? I think that’s how I would describe it). The newer shot looks a lot closer to the quiet, broken despair that the original game had for that shot. Still think the art direction in the original looks the best but I would much rather take this than what they should a year or two ago.
Genuinely looks way better and I feel it conveys how he should be reacting in the mirror compared to the original Remake look.
Much better and closer to the original where he looks guiltless
Better than before but man, the original is tough to beat. It's hard to read a definitive expression off the PS2 James in that scene, which I think was intentional. It's a bit sinister. But props to the updated face for the remake, he doesn't look like a crying wojak anymore.
It’s better than the other trailer but
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