Episode 86 - He Gets Greasier - Silent Hill 2

I guess I really don’t care if it’s dangerous or not. I’m going to
podcast either way. Welcome to our spooky Halloween episode this
year, where we’re talking about Silent Hill 2, among the most
classic of classic survival horror games. Being a pillar of the
genre, Silent Hill accomplishes a lot of what you would expect,
providing a unique memorable atmosphere and characters that have
persisted as icons of the series. But that’s what you’ve heard
about Silent Hill 2. The experience of actually playing it for the
first time, nearly 20 years after its original release, is
something really strange and different, and what we’re actually
here to talk about. As anyone who revisits childhood favorites is
familiar with, games from older generations, particularly those
that were considered cutting edge at the time, have a tendency to
feel a little wonky and dated to modern audiences. And I hesitate
to say that this game avoids that completely, but the original
intent of the game is still in full force despite its age. Find out
more as we talk about survival horror conventions, the importance
of symbolism in psychological narratives, and why it is there is no
boat% speedrun for this game. I hope you enjoyed this year’s horror
offering. While this is our only full horror episode this year, we
tried to make it the best one we could, and this was a game that
has been sort of calling to us for years. We hope you enjoy the
retrospective on one of the most classic of horror games. And be
sure to keep an out for the next episode, which will be on
Psychonauts, because I guess we’re feeling nostalgic these days.