Silent Hill 2
A psychological horror game set in a foggy town.
Where Silent Hill 2 comes up2 episodes and tests
Gcreator of Game Maker's Toolkit testThe 100 Games That Taught Me Game Design
Gcreator of Game Maker's Toolkit testThe Power of Invisible Choices- 1Player acts earlyOrdinary actions earlier in the game
- 2Actions seem unrelatedFew players link them to the ending
- 3Ending cutscene playsDetermined by those earlier actions
- 4Player sees no causeOutcome isn't tied to how they played
From Silent Hill 2 design lesson
What was said about Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2 builds unease from quiet hallways, noisy rooms and fog. Long quiet hallways, noisy empty rooms and thick fog keep the player uneasy. The contrast between silence and noise, plus limited visibility, does the work instead of constant action.
The town of Silent Hill is a metaphor for James Sunderland's trauma. The setting reflects James Sunderland's trauma and guilt, so the environment carries the story's themes as well as the mood.
Silent Hill 2's ending depends on obscure actions few players connect to it. Its ending cutscene is determined by earlier actions that few players link to the outcome. Players don't realize the ending is a result of how they played.
The lesson drawn is to make the consequences of invisible choices obvious, for example through heavy-handed dialogue. Quote: "be quite heavy handed with dialogue, and make it crystal clear to players that this is an outcome of their earlier actions."
The 100 Games That Taught Me Game Design
Long quiet hallways, noisy empty rooms and thick fog keep you uneasy. The town is a metaphor for James Sunderland's trauma and guilt.
Silent Hill 2 builds unease from quiet hallways, noisy rooms and fog. Long quiet hallways, noisy empty rooms and thick fog keep the player uneasy. The contrast between silence and noise, plus limited visibility, does the work instead of constant action.
The town of Silent Hill is a metaphor for James Sunderland's trauma. The setting reflects James Sunderland's trauma and guilt, so the environment carries the story's themes as well as the mood.
The Power of Invisible Choices
Its ending cutscene depends on obscure earlier actions that few players connect to the outcome.
Silent Hill 2's ending depends on obscure actions few players connect to it. Its ending cutscene is determined by earlier actions that few players link to the outcome. Players don't realize the ending is a result of how they played.
The lesson drawn is to make the consequences of invisible choices obvious, for example through heavy-handed dialogue. Quote: "be quite heavy handed with dialogue, and make it crystal clear to players that this is an outcome of their earlier actions."
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