Have you played the original Silent Hill 2 game when it was released way back in 2001? Did you play the recently released remake from Bloober Team? If so, you might have noticed some design changes made by the Polish studio that extends beyond the graphical changes.
Over on X, Masahiro Ito, Team Silent deve member and the artist behind Silent Hiill 1-4 among others, shared his thoughts on one of the game's boss encounters and how Bloober made the "correct choice" in changing it from the original. If you've yet to play or finish the Silent Hill 2 remake, I suggest not reading further, as the discussion with Creative Director at Bloober Mateusz Lenart touches on spoiler territory.
What Change Did the Silent Hill 2 Original Developer Like From the Remake?
As you can see, Ito liked the design choice by Bloober Team where they overlapped the silhouette of game protagonist James entering through the door and Angel's negative memories -- something players will be slowly subjected through throughout the horror game.
Ito adds that for this particular battle, it made him wish that Unreal Engine 5 and the PS5 had been around when they were developing it...
