Silent Hill 2 Remake fans discover an older version of the game

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  • Players with the physical disc of the Silent Hill 2 remake for PS5 can access a pre-release version of the game.
  • The leaked 1.0 version reveals differences in character design, camera angles, and animations compared to the final version.
  • Despite some post-release changes, version 1.0 features earlier versions of scenes and design.



Silent Hill 2 Remake players have discovered that there is an older version of the game available that dates back several months before the game was released. Those who own the game on disc for PlayStation 5 can access this version of the Silent Hill 2 redo

The Bloober Team Silent Hill 2 the remake was a major success for the developer, Konami, and fans, but for many early on, it didn't seem like it would be. Early trailers for Silent Hill 2 the remake delighted some players, but many pointed out what they considered to be flaws in the title based on the footage. The final trailers have shown that some changes have been made, and it looks like this newly discovered build dates back to before some of them took effect.


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Twitter user Kempy161 explored the data about Silent Hill 2 remake disc and found that there are some interesting differences between the disc version and the digital or patch version. In essence, Silent Hill 2 The physical remake edition disc includes an older version 1.0, but when starting the game with internet enabled, the game will be patched to the newer, improved version 1.03. Version 1.0 appears to date back to April 2024, which apparently indicates that, without being Polish, the game was in a playable state long before its official release.


What's different in version 1.0 of Silent Hill 2 Remake?

One of the first major differences pointed out by Kempy161 is that the unflattering camera angle and original design of Angela seen in Silent Hill 2 remake The State of Play trailer is here. Angela's eyebrows look a bit thicker in the original version, and the camera angles match those seen in the early reveals. Furthermore, the scene where James is hiding from Pyramid Head has the animation timed differently, lighting different, and slightly altered camera angles.


It is worth noting that the first trailer and version 1.0 are not the same. One of the other highly infamous remake scenes where James looks into a mirror at the beginning of the game doesn't match what was shown in the original trailer. In version 1.0, the lighting is significantly darker than that original reveal, with the eyes cast in shadows as in the original game. Matches the version of the scene from Silent Hill 2 trailer the story of the remake that was released about a month before the release of the game. Many fans of the game balked when the scene was shown in the very first trailer, as James looked much more troubled and the lighting was quite different from the scene in the 2001 game. The final version is seen as a significant improvement in tone, and the version 1.0 shows how Bloober continued to tweak the title as time went on.


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