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.