![]() Eddie is paranoid that everyone is out to get him -not in a physically harmful way, but in making fun of him when clearly they are not and eventually we learn he has killed numerous people in what he thinks is defense and ultimately meets his demise at James’ hands after losing his mind.Īngela, who as stated before has a very heart-wrenching story, is learned to be the victim of sexual abuse. James consistently runs into Maria, even after her death(s), and it is never explained as to why she keeps reappearing -leaving players to once again decide what is happening. When the game rolls into its final chapter, many truths are revealed which begin to hint at what James’ story is all about. The involvement and encounters that James has with these characters, however chance or few they seem, help unravel the true story as to what brought him to Silent Hill once again. Her story is quite possibly the most emotional and almost overshadows the story the game is based around, (perhaps that is why they used her for the box art). Lastly there is Angela, a girl in her late teens who -from what we can tell- is very unstable and quite possibly suicidal. ![]() Other than Maria, James meets Laura, a curious young girl who spent time with Mary in the hospital and who is also looking for her, and then Eddie -a man who is very paranoid and always shows up when something bad has happened. She accompanies him for a bit until she is killed by one of the most iconic horror characters, (introduced to the world by this game), Pyramid Head and although his existence is never really defined in the game, he makes himself known throughout your journey and you are ultimately left to decide his role in the story. ![]() James meets Maria, who looks astonishingly like his deceased wife, opposite only in terms of personality and sexual outgoingness. The thing with Silent Hill 2 and its cast is that they are all very relevant and all develop with the story, no one poses as filler, which many games are guilty of. Progressing through the game you meet a few people who are all drawn to the town for different reasons, but all with their own parts to play and secrets to unfold. Consumed with sadness in losing her, he holds desperately onto a glimmer of hope that she might have in fact survived the illness and has not been able to contact him until now. Right from the start things are creepy James is holding a letter somehow just written by his dead wife. ![]() We experience Silent Hill 2 as James Sunderland, a lonely man who lost his wife, Mary, to an illness three years ago and who has suddenly found himself following a mysterious letter (written by the recently deceased) back to where they had spent time –their special place, Silent Hill. If you have yet to experience this game, please stop reading now. The experience’s finale demanded players’ attention and left them to come to their own conclusion as to what everything meant when all was said and done -and that alone gave this game a depth that many have attempted, but has never been captured quite as well as in Silent Hill 2. Rather than relying solely on traditional scare tactics to envelop gamers, it capitalized on our emotions with a great cast and an engaging story that unraveled with every event, slowly revealing the true horror within- forcing players to dwell on what they had just been a part of. We felt it a good time to reminisce about Silent Hill’s eerie past and what it has meant to the horror community, namely Silent Hill 2 and the impact it had it pulled gamers into a world that was unknown with unspeakable horrors, dreary music and the intense feeling something was always lurking in the shadows. As we all know, Silent Hill: Downpour is on its way and will be with us nearing the end of the year. ![]()
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