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Silent Hill HD Collection

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Time to beat: about 13.9 hours
Plays offline: Yes

Overview

Silent Hill HD Collection is a 2012 video game compilation of remastered video game ports of Silent Hill 2 (2001) and Silent Hill 3 (2003) developed by Hijinx Studios for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. Silent Hill 2 centers on widower James Sunderland who travels to the titular town after receiving a letter from his dead wife, while Silent Hill 3 is a direct sequel to the first Silent Hill game and focuses on Heather Mason, a teenager who finds herself in conflict with the town's cult. Both games are categorized as survival horror and share gameplay elements with each other. Published worldwide by Konami Digital Entertainment beginning with North America in March 2012, the compilation features a graphical overhaul, new voice acting, and support for Xbox achievements and PlayStation trophies.

The Silent Hill HD Collection was in development for more than two years. The development team worked with incomplete source code provided by Konami, as the published source code had not been properly archived, resulting in development issues both arising from porting the collection and including those that the original development team had previously encountered. Voice lines were re-recorded for both games, with the option to switch to the original voice acting in Silent Hill 2 only.

Upon release, critics were divided over the Silent Hill HD Collection, particularly in regards to its updated graphics and voice acting. Some enjoyed it as an updated presentation of two favorably regarded games, while others criticized the quality of the compilation, citing the technical issues.