There isn't an easy way to legally play the original Silent Hill 2 unless you're willing to spend upward of $200. So, a lot of latecomers to the series got their start with the HD Collection, which strips away the iconic fog and infamously replaces the ranch sign with Comic Sans.
Nobody, and I mean nobody, prefers the HD Collection... fans actively ward people away from it. But there's a mod that makes the new Bloober Team remake more like Hijinx Studios' old port.
It's hard to imagine horror on par with Silent Hill 2, but Mouthwashing pulls it off, and that's exactly why you should make room for it.
True to that awful collection, it completely guts the atmosphere, making the town far less unnerving. But it does a pretty good job of showing how photorealistic the remake is, I just wouldn't recommend playing through the game with it. Snap some pretty pics, turn it off, and enjoy the hororr.
Nothing sums up the HD Collection quite like the ranch sign. One of the very first things you see in the game is that farm, so to have giant, bold, bright white lettering in Comic Sans immediately set off...
