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Vanilla PC vs Enhanced Edition
Silent Hill 2 on PC is pretty much the best version available, as long as you follow the necessary steps to mod it (don't look at the demonstration trailer as it contains end game spoilers). It runs just fine on Windows 10, with native support for XInput controllers. In the fourth update video for Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition, we go over newly added features such as soft shadows, self shadows, restored post-processing.
Soft Shadows
Soft shadows are restored for Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition.
Self Shadows
Dynamic objects receiving shadows upon themselves is restored for Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition.
Restored Effects
Post-processing effects, such as the depth-of-field blur, are restored.
Restored Effects
Post-processing effects, such as motion blur, are restored.
Restored Effects
Post-processing effects, such as pseudo light blooms, along with shadow levels, are restored.
Restored Fog Density
Fog density is restored and is also fully customizable for Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition, if you prefer to have more or less of it.
Restored Specularity
Specularity is restored. This gives 'shininess' to things such as character eyeballs, Pyramid Head's helmet, Maria's skirt, etc.
Restored Specularity
Specularity is restored. This gives 'shininess' to things such as character eyeballs, Pyramid Head's helmet, Maria's skirt, etc.
Lighting Adjustments
Lighting levels have been restored to their original values to correctly brighten environments and dynamic objects.
Revitalized Assets
Certain environment assets have been revitalized, such as turning the 2D guard rail texture into a 3D asset.
Revitalized Assets
Certain environment assets have been revitalized, such as adding missing window details for this room.
Upscaled Full Screen Images
Full screen images have been AI-upscaled or lovingly recreated by hand, making them the highest quality versions to date.
Upscaled Full Screen Images
Full screen images have been AI-upscaled or lovingly recreated by hand, making them the highest quality versions to date.
Upscaled Full Screen Images
Full screen images have been AI-upscaled or lovingly recreated by hand, making them the highest quality versions to date.
High Resolution Font
A high resolution font makes for improved legibility and presentation.
PCSX2 vs Enhanced Edition
Scaled Cutscenes
Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition scales cutscenes to match their original 4:3 horizontal compositions. This hides any visual anomolies, when played in widescreen.
Scaled Cutscenes
Scaled cutscenes, when played in widescreen, hide incorrect visuals such as 'frozen' characters you were never meant to see, that are supposed to be just out of bounds.
Softer Shadows
Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition maintains softer shadows at higher rendering resolutions.
Restored Fog Density
Fog density is restored and is also fully customizable for Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition, if you prefer to have more or less of it.
Per-Pixel Lighting
Per-pixel lighting creates round and smooth lighting effects, as seen in Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition.
Preserve Environment Visuals
For Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition, chunks of the environment stay visible when the camera is close to their geometry, when played in a widescreen aspect ratio.
Camera Adjustments
Stationary cameras have been adjusted in Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition to prevent the camera from clipping into walls at certain angles, when played in widescreen.
Maintain Image Aspect Ratio
Full screen images maintain their original aspect ratios, when played in widescreen, for Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition. This prevents image stretching/distortion.
Maintain Menu Aspect Ratio/High Resolution Font
Menus maintain their original aspect ratios, when played in widescreen, for Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition. And a high resolution font makes for improved legibility and presentation.
Texture Mapping
Correct texture mapping is accounted for in Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition.
Increased Draw Distance
The front draw distance for Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition is increased to hide the environment loading into frame. (Images brightened to better illustrate.)
PCSX2 images captured using version 1.5.0 (developer build 3208) via OpenGL (hardware) GSdx (at 4x native resolution) with the software's built-in Widescreen Patches feature.
Learn more about differences between both versions.
HD Collection vs Enhanced Edition
HD Collection images captured from the Xbox 360 release on original hardware.
PlayStation 2 vs Enhanced Edition
PlayStation 2 images captured from PCSX2 version 1.5.0 (developer build 3208) via OpenGL (software) GSdx (native 480 interal rendering resolution).
DESCRIPTION OF SILENT HILL 2
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Silent Hill 2 is an adventure game (survival horror) released in 2001 by Konami. The game was released for PlayStation 2, Xbox and for PC (Windows).
In the game, we play as James Sunderland, who travels to the city of Silent Hill thanks to a letter he received from his wife recently. It would not be surprising if it was not for the fact that his wife has been dead for three years. Our hero wonders if this is a sick joke or maybe something more. He decides to meet his wife's request and sets off to the place indicated in the letter. He does not realize that this is the first step to getting to know the tajemincy city of Silent Hill and his own past ...
Silent Hill 2, despite its dark character, is a melancholy tale - a journey in search of lost love. We will not find here - as in the previous section - thousands of undead with whom we will face. If you want to enjoy an interesting story, this game is perfect for you.
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Install notes: If you use Windows 7/8 or 10 - a system program for mounting ISO disc images - it may not work. Alternatively, you can use WinCDEmu ( manufacturer's website ).