The silent hill hd collection, a compilation of the highdefinition remastered video game ports of silent hill 2 2001 and silent hill 3 2003, spent more than two years in development. Back in july, the silent hill hd facebook page noted that the patch improves framerate, improves voice sync, fixes missing sounds, adds missing music, resolves fog density and includes other minor. A patch to address some of the games technical issues, including the frame rate, issues with the fog, and audiosyncing, was released for the ps3 edition in july. There are an unforgivable amount of bugs and glitches, the games have been downgraded by a huge amount. Not all fixes from the above patch seem to be included, eg. Silent hill hd collection has been patched following reports of frankly grotesque problems with the unfinished code. The story, controls, or core gameplay mechanics have remained the same, however there have been various changes in other areas.
I recently finished silent hill 2 on the collection. Enhanced edition is a collection of unofficial mods which implement widescreen resolution support, add playstation 2 quality audio and fog that were missing from the pc version, improve controller support and much more. The only real benefits the hd version offers are 16. The patch improves frame rate, voice syncing, and fog density, as well as missing music. Silent hill hd collection patch for ps3 playstation nation. Posted on august 8, 2012 by trashlevania according to the silent hill facebook page, the latest patch for the hd collection can now be downloaded from the playstation network but plans for a 360 release have been cancelled due to technical issues and resources. The original ps2 titles operated with a 30 framespersecond cap but were prone to dropping frames. Havent played 3 yet but i have that one for pc which looks and run amazingly. Whispering hills a silent hill overhaul for fallout 4. Oct 16, 2019 this mod turns fallout 4 into a silent hill like nigthtmare. Konami giving games to silent hill hd xbox 360 buyers jim sterling.
This allows us to store custom, modified game files in the sh2e folder so as not to replaceoverwrite original game files, which are found in the data folder. Showcasing all cutscenes movie edition, all boss fights bosses. Its common knowledge that the fog of the first silent hill was an ingenious response to the technical limitations of the era. Silent hill hd patch hits ps3, canceled for 360 ign. The truth about why silent hill hd collection sucked duration. For masahiro ito, the art director of the first three silent hill.
Psychological aspects such as the gradual disappearance of marys letter were added to the game. Mar 24, 2012 for masahiro ito, the art director of the first three silent hill games, the scariest thing about the recently released silent hill hd collection on ps3 is a screenshot. Performance is an area in which the silent hill hd collection has also received plenty of criticism, specifically from playstation 3 owners. Enhanced edition will read and use files in the \silent hill 2\sh2e\ folder, rather than the \silent hill 2\data\ folder, whenever possible. Silent hill 2 hd gameplay walkthrough part 1 prologue. Mar 08, 2020 silent hill 2 hd gameplay walkthrough full game 4k 2160p 60fps modded graphics, includes the widescreen patch and fog patch. Konami has improved several issues relating to the silent hill hd collection on playstation 3.
Silent hill hd collection seems to be a buggy mess destructoid. This video shows the silent hill hd collection patch that included the missing fog in silent hill 3. A lot of the fog has been removed which has resulted in negative feedback from the original director of the first three games and reveals unfinished. The first four video games in the series, silent hill, 2, 3 and 4. Silent hill 4 pc fix by steam006 pcgamingwiki pcgw community. There are an unforgivable amount of silent hill hd collection takes 2 great games and puts them through a grinder and spits out a huge mess. While silent hill 2 for the pc is being wonderfully fixed by the fine folks over at widescreen fix, in addition to yours and crosires work with reshade d3d8to9, there are still a few lingering issues left for the pc version that put it behind its ps2. Sh2 hd had some framerate drops and the water section looks kinda iffy, but overall its pretty good. Silent hill hd collection patch comparison silent hill 2 youtube. If you played silent hill 2 and 3 and liked them this is a auto 10, if you thought they were good before pretty much they just got better with if you played silent hill 2 and 3 and liked them this is a auto 10, if you thought they were good before pretty much they just got better with the graphics update, hands down buy this. No crashing, no freezing, no glitching and ive heard about the infamous clean no fog visuals but as far as i can tell theyve patched the fog in since 2012. Dec 02, 2002 silent hill 2 running at 1920x1080 silent hill 2. Silent hill 2 hd gameplay walkthrough full game 4k 60fps. Ps3 silent hill hd collection patch improves bugs news.
Its just too bad i wont be able to play this on my current setup. The textures in the silent hill hd collection arent quite scary enough for the original games art director between passively evil small towns, euclidean lunatics with gigantic swords, and tragic backstories coming back to haunt protagonists, there are some pretty scary things in the silent hill series. When a fan on twitter showed him a sidebyside comparison of the hd collection games compared to their ps2 counterparts, the art director was not amused. How does the silent hill hd collection compare to the. Silent hill hd collection takes 2 great games and puts them through a grinder and spits out a huge mess. Aug 08, 2012 back in july, the silent hill hd facebook page noted that the patch improves framerate, improves voice sync, fixes missing sounds, adds missing music, resolves fog density and includes other minor. The fog colour is a little lighter, and it comes in at a shorter distance. A patch has been issued for the ps3, but some claim its done. Silent hill hd collection patched for ps3, 360 patch. With the only differences being is the fog is still a degree less than it was and mary has teeth for an eye for a split second. Im getting silent hill hd collection ps3 or xbox 360 version. Sep 25, 2014 for what its worth just finished my first playthrough of silent hill 2 hd and other than the occasional frame drop while running around town game works fine.
Silent hill hd collection finally patched on ps3 destructoid. We were rummaging around a new and used gamescomic shop in tokyo last summer, one with lots of action figures on display, swimsuit calendars and looping videos featuring the virtual cheesecake of dead or alive volleyball, and a. Silent hill enb at skyrim nexus mods and community. Silent hill hd collection is a port of silent hill 2 and silent hill 3 to the playstation 3 and xbox 360 with 720p resolution 1280 x 720 at 30 fps, originally developed by team silent, ported by hijinx studios, and published by konami. For more info, head to and like the daily joypad facebook page for a constant news feed at. But this is only the beginning the town holds a terrifying secret. It features an alternate voice dub, as well as playstation network trophies and xbox 360.
How do i beat the penultimate boss on silent hill 2 hd hard. While silent hill 2 for the pc is being wonderfully fixed by the fine folks over at widescreen fix, in addition to yours and crosires work with reshade d3d8to9, there are still a few lingering issues left for the pc. Silent hill 2 hd and splinter cell hd were the only ports i was looking forward to and each port seems to have screwed up the crucial aspects of those games. Silent hill homecoming has ability to go to windowed mode, its just isnt embedded into the the options in main menu, hence only able to change in the configuration file. Silent hill 3 pcgamingwiki pcgw bugs, fixes, crashes. Fog density is restored and is also fully customizable for silent hill 2. Aug 04, 2014 other than that i believe the ps3 version of the hd collection via its final patch pretty much fixed silent hill 2 hd. A number of small audio and graphical improvements. If i had to pick between ps3 and xbox id probably pick ps3, because the fog and. A series of audio problems that were also present in the pack, such as missing music and sound effects have been fixed. Enter at your own risk, subscribers here are known to be pulled into. Shocking silent hill hd collection fog effects anger. Missing sounds and music had also been fixed along with the fog density issues.
He later added that konami should release a patch for hd collection. From now on you will be surrounded by thick fog, strange sounds and occasionally being dragged into a otherworld where monsters sirenhead, mumblers, lyingfigures, ghouls, silent hill nurses, twin head screamers and dogs await you. It includes the born from a wish scenario from silent hill 2. Previously dark, claustrophobic areas are now crisp and clear, while the fog effect has a. Silent hill 2 hd gameplay walkthrough full game 4k. Aug 08, 2012 silent hill hd collection patched for ps3, 360 patch cancelled. Silent hill hd collection fogs konamis classics siliconera. Silent hill 2 hd gameplay walkthrough full game 4k 2160p 60fps modded graphics, includes the widescreen patch and fog patch.
Silent hill hd collection is a 2012 video game compilation of remastered video game ports of silent hill 2 and silent hill 3 developed by hijinx studios for the playstation 3 and xbox 360 consoles. Inferior sound, peculiar dialog alterations, new voice actors and broken fog effects will definitely annoy longtime fans. Ive been playing silent hill hd collection and konamis classic silent hill games are just as eerie as i remember. Ill give you my impression of the game but let me first explain that so far ive only played sh3 out of the hd collection, and ive never played either of the originalsalthough ive seen them extensively from a brother who was a big fan in the early 2000s. Aside from the pc version this is the best and easiest way to play sh2 over hdmi in hd. Even with the ps3 patch the game runs horribly and they made tons of dumb. For silent hill hd collection on the playstation 3, a gamefaqs message board topic titled silent hill hd collection 1. Whispering hills a silent hill overhaul for fallout 4 mod. Konamis buggy silent hill hd collection has finally recieved a patch on playstation 3. Silent hill hd collection miffs series art director the. Oct 31, 2003 nemesis2000s widescreen fix for silent hill 3 a d3d8 wrapper which adds enhanced fog effects similar to nemesis2000s sh2 fog fix, along with most fixes from the widescreen patch above. Once a peaceful holiday resort, silent hill is now a desolate, fogbound ghost town. Original silent hill developer disappointed at poor hd rerelease.
The patch was only fixed on ps3 as for the xbox 360 version they decided to leave it the same. Ive been watching a series of lets play videos about silent hill and its put me in the mood to play the games myself. A key member of the original silent hill trilogy development team has expressed. How do i beat the penultimate boss on silent hill 2 hd. Steam006 is the thief who stole main patch and converted it into memory wrapper, as a fix to the game, the truth is that the memory wrapper is actually unknownprojects main patch, its been converted into a memory wrapper, it involves new files instead of changing the original. In the images, missing fog textures have exposed unfinished sections. Contribute to thirteenagwidescreenfixespack development by creating an account on github. Enhanced edition will read and use files in the \ silent hill 2\sh2e\ folder, rather than the \ silent hill 2\data\ folder, whenever possible. Nemesis2000s widescreen fix for silent hill 3 a d3d8 wrapper which adds enhanced fog effects similar to nemesis2000s sh2 fog fix, along with most fixes from the widescreen patch above. Any fan of silent hill will immediately defend the use of grainy textures, the visual noise filter, and the insanely thick fog that covers up most of the environment. The update improves the games framerate, voicesynching and fog density issues and is available to download now. We also experienced a metric crapton of lag whenever we had to run outside in the fog in sh3, which is surprising since the fog effects in 2 were much.
Silent hill hd collection 2012 silent hill hd collection is a highdefinition rerelease of silent hill 2 and silent hill 3 for playstation 3 and xbox 360, featuring highresolution visuals, new sounds, new voices and trophiesachievements for both games. Enhanced edition, if you prefer to have more or less of it. Jul 11, 2012 konamis buggy silent hill hd collection has finally recieved a patch on playstation 3. For what its worth just finished my first playthrough of silent hill 2 hd and other than the occasional frame drop while running around town game works fine. Ill give you my impression of the game but let me first explain that so far ive only played sh3 out of the hd collection, and ive never played either of the originalsalthough ive seen them extensively from a brother who was a big fan in the early. Silent hill 2 is okay still looks like a piece of crap without the fog silent hill 3 is still the lagging mess which likes to freeze whenever its in the mond. It has come to our attention that the recently released silent hill hd collection has come under fire from gamers, who are complaining that konami has done a very lazy job in transferring the graphics. This patchmod finally enables 60fps, adds a controllable field of view, patches hardcoded 720p resolution values. Jul 11, 2012 fog has been improved but still not brilliant. Silent hill 2 uses a thirdperson view and gameplay places a greater emphasis on finding items and solving riddles than combat. Shocking silent hill hd collection fog effects anger gamers. While theres sadly still a distinct line between it and the ground, its a notable improvement from. This patch for the pc version of silent hill 2 will fix some sound looping.
Mar 20, 2012 silent hill hd collection is a port of silent hill 2 and silent hill 3 to the playstation 3 and xbox 360 with 720p resolution 1280 x 720 at 30 fps, originally developed by team silent, ported by hijinx studios, and published by konami. Enhanced edition is an ongoing project of enhancement packages that makes the pc version of silent hill 2 compatible with modern hardware and playable in a 16. Silent hill on ps3, ps vita official playstationstore. It improves the games framerate, voicesynching and fog density. A patch to fix numerous issues with the ps3 version of the silent hill hd collection has been released via psn, head through the break for the patch details.
Silent hill hd collection patch for ps3 playstation. So when i found out that there was an hd collection containing silent hill 2 and silent hill 3, i knew i had to buy it. Konamis buggy silent hill hd collection has finally recieved a patch on. The first 30 minutes of silent hill 3 still has awful voice dubbing delay, as does the last hour or so, and silent hill 2 had voice dubbing issues throughout the entire game prior to the patch.
Silent hill hd collection patch canceled on xbox 360. Silent hill 2 follows widower james sunderland as he journeys through the fogshrouded town of silent hill after receiving a letter from his dead wife. Because the xbox 360 version patch was cancelled, konami offered. Sairento hiru is a horror media franchise centered on a series of survival horror video games, created by keiichiro toyama, developed and published by konami, and published by its subsidiary konami digital entertainment. Aug 17, 2014 silent hill 2 is okay still looks like a piece of crap without the fog silent hill 3 is still the lagging mess which likes to freeze whenever its in the mond. Its common knowledge that the fog of the first silent hill was an ingenious response to the technical limitations of the. The silent hill hd collection has receieved a lot of flack over the years. New voice acting, with the choice to use the original voices comparison video.
The update fixes a number of problems with the original release, which konami admitted was based on. Oh well, guess ill stick with my ps2 copy of silent hill 2. However, silent hill 2 and silent hill 3 arent exactly the same. Other than that i believe the ps3 version of the hd collection via its final patch pretty much fixed silent hill 2 hd. Copy all the files to your silent hill 4 install folder. The silent hill hd collection, which released this past week, has.
Mar 26, 2012 it has come to our attention that the recently released silent hill hd collection has come under fire from gamers, who are complaining that konami has done a very lazy job in transferring the graphics. That annoying sound it sometimes makes when shooting is gone. However, in our tests the xbox 360 version acquitted itself well. I dont currently own a play station any of the models although i did have one awhile back, but that is long gone, so getting the hd collection for the xbox 360 seemed way more budget friendly than investing in a new system. Silent hill hd collection is a port of silent hill 2 and silent hill 3 to the playstation 3 and. Silent hill hd rerelease misses the point of silent hill. Howdy foxhound, i just earned the platinum trophy for silent hill 3 about an hour ago and saw your active topic here on the boards. Steam006 has released a musthave unofficial patch for silent hill homecoming. Perpixel lighting perpixel lighting creates round and smooth lighting effects, as seen in silent hill 2. 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. This mod turns fallout 4 into a silent hill like nigthtmare. Im getting silent hill hd collection ps3 or xbox 360.