Silent Hill HD Collection — PRE-OWNED - PlayStation 3

Some may say that this HD port isn't that good and that the fog mechanism was better on the PS2, but this is still a nice HD port for players to play on the PS3.

A lot of controversy surrounds this game; not becuase of the quality of the games but because of the quality of the HD port. Before the game was updated, it was a pitiful HD 'upgrade' that botched the essence of what made these games great back in the day. After playing it both pre-patch and post-patch, I can say that the collection is definitely worth it. For some reason there aren't many comparison videos online, but the difference is night and day. I tend to prefer games on my 360, but this one was no contest since the 360 version did not receive a patch from Konami.

As a fan of the Silent Hill movies, it made sense for me to check out this game collection. It is consistent with the movies and very challenging to play. This game collection is definitely a must-have if you like surprises.

You get two games in this bundle, the HD versions of Silent Hill 2 and 3. I haven't played the originals on PS2, so I cannot testify to how badly they botched the port in terms of changing textures/dialogue for no reason. They seemed adequate to me, although certainly dated looking. The atmosphere of Silent Hill is incredible. It feels desolate, terrifying, depressing. You will definitely remember the oppressive grey fog smothering the streets, the creepy nurses lurching at you, the dark, dark storyline. Both games get a lot correct in this department, which rightfully earned the series a place as a cult favorite. However, the gameplay is terrible viewed from a modern perspective. You constantly fight the controls as your character doesn't do what you want them to do (walking in the wrong direction as the camera angle changes#. Combat is tiresome; it is better to avoid fights altogether, but you get a lot of situations where this is impossible #particularly in SH3 with the dogs). There is waaay too much pointless backtracking through repetitive environments intended solely to make you lost. I highly recommend you use a walkthrough to guide you on your playthrough to minimize gameplay related frustrations. There are multiple endings for each game, but I couldn't put myself through the torture of playing the actual game again just for the endings. Just look them up on Youtube.