Silent Hill Collection (SH 2+3) - Blu-ray Forum

Shin-Ra · 07-22-2011, 06:36 PM

Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Developer: Hi Jinx Studios
Genre: Survival Horror
ESRB: RP (Mature Expected)
Players: 1 player
Website: http://www.konami.com/silenthill

Silent Hill Re-Mastered Collection combines two classic spine-chilling Silent Hill titles from the past and brings them to the PlayStation 3 for the first time ever. Introducing Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 with enhancements including true high-definition graphics, this offering gives new fans and old fans the opportunity to experience the early era of Silent Hill as a true genre-defining experience with the added value of two games.

Silent Hill 2 follows the sad story of James Sunderland as he woefully enters the sleepy town by a mysterious letter from his deceased wife. Seeking the chance to see her again beckoned by guilt and remorse, he stumbles upon his these fears manifested through unseen evil and ominous characters leading him to the asylum of another world. The fight against the truth that his wife has died, James must escape the lumbering demon Red Pyramid (a.k.a Pyramid Head) along with his mystified fears that have taken the form of living monsters within the haze that is Silent Hill.

Serving as a sequel to the original Silent Hill game, Silent Hill 3 centers on the forces of the demonic cult that spreads the insanity of the otherworld through Claudia, a cult member attempting to bring Harry Mason’s daughter, Heather, into Silent Hill. With a subplot and themes involving the loss of innocence and childhood, a web of intrigue is spun by Claudia with intentions to birth a new god.

Key Features

Experience the two classic Silent Hill titles previously released on PlayStation 2, Silent Hill 2 & Silent Hill 3, that defined the Survival Horror genre in its early inception
Both titles re-mastered to HD at 720p for improved graphics on PlayStation 3
Completely updated in-game voiceover directed by series vocalist Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and soundtrack score enhancing the storytelling and ambient music within each re-mastered game
Full PlayStation Network Trophies support integration
Silent Hill 2 & Silent Hill 3 critical acclaim from the previous console generation:
- Silent Hill 2 = 89% for PlayStation 2 game average rating
- Silent Hill 2 voted “#20 PlayStation2 Game of All Time” by IGN
- Silent Hill 3 = 85% for PlayStation 2 game average rating

AreaUnderTheCurve · 07-22-2011, 06:41 PM

Damn. With this and hopefully the RE HD stuff coming, September will be an awesome month.

Do you have a source for this?

Shin-Ra · 07-22-2011, 06:46 PM

I'm disappointed with the specs on this and screenshots. Most of the HD collections are moving towards 1080p now and the anti-aliasing in the full-res 720p pics doesn't look all that effective. The shadow under James in the first shot possibly even looks worse than what's in the PS2 version.

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Originally Posted by JLTucker

Damn. With this and hopefully the RE HD stuff coming, September will be an awesome month.

Do you have a source for this?

It was "announced" in Konami's pre-recorded E3 "press conference". All the details here are straight from a Konami press release yesterday.

AreaUnderTheCurve · 07-22-2011, 06:57 PM

i wonder how much these will be. $60 will be excessive.

miller_time22 · 07-22-2011, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JLTucker

i wonder how much these will be. $60 will be excessive.

Pre-order is up at Amazon for $39.96. Link

Moefiz · 07-22-2011, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JLTucker

i wonder how much these will be. $60 will be excessive.

I am thinking more like 40.00 same in line with the GOW collection.

The Apocalypse · 07-22-2011, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

‪Silent Hill HD Collection Trailer (Comic-Con 2011)‬&rlm; - YouTube

I'm disappointed with the specs on this and screenshots. Most of the HD collections are moving towards 1080p now and the anti-aliasing in the full-res 720p pics doesn't look all that effective. The shadow under James in the first shot possibly even looks worse than what's in the PS2 version.

It was "announced" in Konami's pre-recorded E3 "press conference". All the details here are straight from a Konami press release yesterday.

To be fair though, none of these HD collections are true remakes (I wish some of them were), so there's only really so much you can do with it. But yeah, 1080p would be nice. I will pick this up, though, love the SH series. £24.99

Shin-Ra · 07-22-2011, 07:07 PM

At 720p they really ought to be able to push shadows just like this and similar image quality:

Shin-Ra · 07-22-2011, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by EclipseSSD

To be fair though, none of these HD collections are true remakes (I wish some of them were), so there's only really so much you can do with it. But yeah, 1080p would be nice. I will pick this up, though, love the SH series. £27.99

Not true at all, look how much better the maxed out PC shots above look.

(the grain effect is missing, but you still get the idea)

The game wouldn't benefit much from running at 60fps so 30fps, 4xMSAA or a high quality post-process AA and anisotropic filtering should be easily possible.

The Apocalypse · 07-22-2011, 07:18 PM

Well, we get what we get. I'd be quite willing to pay about £30-40 for true remakes, but these will be good to have as well, they could be better, but IMO they look good for what they're worth.

Shin-Ra · 07-22-2011, 07:31 PM

I'd much rather buy this than any of the Silent Hill wannabes since The Room but I'd still rather they did a damn good job of the HD remasters, befitting the classic games.

The Apocalypse · 07-22-2011, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

I'd much rather buy this than any of the Silent Hill wannabes since The Room but I'd still rather they did a damn good job of the HD remasters, befitting the classic games.

Since Team Silent disbanded? Yeah, although I'd say Homecoming is pretty good. I also wouldn't put off Downpour too quickly, but it's true that Silent Hill hasn't been the same since the days of Team Silent.

Chiyo_chichi · 07-23-2011, 01:34 AM

I'm still cheesed off they changed the voice acting...but nonetheless I can't wait to play this. Hoping everything turns out good. Looks pretty darn good anyway.

GP Legend · 07-23-2011, 01:43 AM

Why couldn't they include Silent Hill 4 so they could have three games?

Ray_Rogers · 07-23-2011, 02:01 AM

This'll be nice for those, especially myself, who've never really played a Silent Hill game and preferance for starting at earliest point in the series. Why isn't there an HD remake for 1 though? I'm attempting to avoid all spoilers and since I'll be buying a hardware backwards compatible PS3 later in the year or 2012, I could possibly still buy the Silent Hill titles which are for PS2.
Better late then never, correct? Very very late in my case.

The Apocalypse · 07-23-2011, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

This'll be nice for those, especially myself, who've never really played a Silent Hill game and preferance for starting at earliest point in the series. Why isn't there an HD remake for 1 though? I'm attempting to avoid all spoilers and since I'll be buying a hardware backwards compatible PS3 later in the year or 2012, I could possibly still buy the Silent Hill titles which are for PS2.
Better late then never, correct? Very very late in my case.

Silent Hill 1 would require a proper remake, a complete overhaul, and there aren't any PS3 HD Collections that are "real" remakes yet, although as I said, it'd be great if there were, including the first Silent Hill.

Mobe1969 · 07-23-2011, 10:50 PM

Those screenshots - remember the game had that noise filter. When you finished the game and could remove the noise filter, it didn't look as good. Those screenshots are without the noise filter.

I think they have done a reasonable job with the antialiasing, but it all looks too... clean.

I've had mine on order for at least a month from the UK. GBP17.85 at Zavvi - about $25.

I don't understand why they couldn't go all the way to 1080 though. It isn't like the PS3 couldn't easily handle it for this type of game.

Shin-Ra · 07-24-2011, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Mobe1969

Those screenshots - remember the game had that noise filter. When you finished the game and could remove the noise filter, it didn't look as good. Those screenshots are without the noise filter.

The noise filter is clearly present in both of the screenshots...

besi · 07-24-2011, 02:58 AM

i'm disappointed they didn't do silent hill 1.still one of my favorite.

AreaUnderTheCurve · 07-24-2011, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Mobe1969

I don't understand why they couldn't go all the way to 1080 though. It isn't like the PS3 couldn't easily handle it for this type of game.

Blame every developer who is too lazy to make games in 1080p when the format exists to house it.

07-22-2011, 06:36 PM	#1
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	Silent Hill Collection (SH 2+3) Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Developer: Hi Jinx Studios Genre: Survival Horror ESRB: RP (Mature Expected) Players: 1 player Website: http://www.konami.com/silenthill Silent Hill Re-Mastered Collection combines two classic spine-chilling Silent Hill titles from the past and brings them to the PlayStation 3 for the first time ever. Introducing Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 with enhancements including true high-definition graphics, this offering gives new fans and old fans the opportunity to experience the early era of Silent Hill as a true genre-defining experience with the added value of two games. Silent Hill 2 follows the sad story of James Sunderland as he woefully enters the sleepy town by a mysterious letter from his deceased wife. Seeking the chance to see her again beckoned by guilt and remorse, he stumbles upon his these fears manifested through unseen evil and ominous characters leading him to the asylum of another world. The fight against the truth that his wife has died, James must escape the lumbering demon Red Pyramid (a.k.a Pyramid Head) along with his mystified fears that have taken the form of living monsters within the haze that is Silent Hill. Serving as a sequel to the original Silent Hill game, Silent Hill 3 centers on the forces of the demonic cult that spreads the insanity of the otherworld through Claudia, a cult member attempting to bring Harry Mason’s daughter, Heather, into Silent Hill. With a subplot and themes involving the loss of innocence and childhood, a web of intrigue is spun by Claudia with intentions to birth a new god. Key Features Experience the two classic Silent Hill titles previously released on PlayStation 2, Silent Hill 2 & Silent Hill 3, that defined the Survival Horror genre in its early inception Both titles re-mastered to HD at 720p for improved graphics on PlayStation 3 Completely updated in-game voiceover directed by series vocalist Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and soundtrack score enhancing the storytelling and ambient music within each re-mastered game Full PlayStation Network Trophies support integration Silent Hill 2 & Silent Hill 3 critical acclaim from the previous console generation: Silent Hill 2 = 89% for PlayStation 2 game average rating Silent Hill 2 voted “#20 PlayStation2 Game of All Time” by IGN Silent Hill 3 = 85% for PlayStation 2 game average rating Last edited by Shin-Ra; 08-17-2011 at 07:30 PM.

07-23-2011, 10:50 PM	#17
Mobe1969 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Brisbane, Australia 4K collection:980 Blu-ray collection:1610	Those screenshots - remember the game had that noise filter. When you finished the game and could remove the noise filter, it didn't look as good. Those screenshots are without the noise filter. I think they have done a reasonable job with the antialiasing, but it all looks too... clean. I've had mine on order for at least a month from the UK. GBP17.85 at Zavvi - about $25. I don't understand why they couldn't go all the way to 1080 though. It isn't like the PS3 couldn't easily handle it for this type of game. Last edited by Mobe1969; 07-23-2011 at 10:54 PM.

07-22-2011, 06:41 PM	#2
AreaUnderTheCurve Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 4K collection:40 Blu-ray collection:91 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:25	Damn. With this and hopefully the RE HD stuff coming, September will be an awesome month. Do you have a source for this?

07-22-2011, 06:57 PM	#4
AreaUnderTheCurve Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 4K collection:40 Blu-ray collection:91 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:25	i wonder how much these will be. $60 will be excessive.

07-22-2011, 07:07 PM	#8
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	At 720p they really ought to be able to push shadows just like this and similar image quality:

07-22-2011, 07:18 PM	#10
The Apocalypse Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:238 DVD collection:9 Blu-ray reviews: 33	Well, we get what we get. I'd be quite willing to pay about £30-40 for true remakes, but these will be good to have as well, they could be better, but IMO they look good for what they're worth.

07-22-2011, 07:31 PM	#11
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	I'd much rather buy this than any of the Silent Hill wannabes since The Room but I'd still rather they did a damn good job of the HD remasters, befitting the classic games.

07-23-2011, 01:34 AM	#13
Chiyo_chichi Power Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Bayonne, NJ, USA Blu-ray collection:40	I'm still cheesed off they changed the voice acting...but nonetheless I can't wait to play this. Hoping everything turns out good. Looks pretty darn good anyway.

07-23-2011, 01:43 AM	#14
GP Legend Banned Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Location:BC, Canada 4K collection:45 Blu-ray collection:273 DVD collection:53 Trading Score:11	Why couldn't they include Silent Hill 4 so they could have three games?

07-23-2011, 02:01 AM	#15
Ray_Rogers Banned Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Watsonville, California Trading Score:31	This'll be nice for those, especially myself, who've never really played a Silent Hill game and preferance for starting at earliest point in the series. Why isn't there an HD remake for 1 though? I'm attempting to avoid all spoilers and since I'll be buying a hardware backwards compatible PS3 later in the year or 2012, I could possibly still buy the Silent Hill titles which are for PS2. Better late then never, correct? Very very late in my case.

07-24-2011, 02:58 AM	#19
besi Senior Member Member since:Jun 2009 Location:SIN CITY Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:77	i'm disappointed they didn't do silent hill 1.still one of my favorite.

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