Silent Hill 2 Remake is a game filled with mysteries and puzzles but one player went above and beyond by cracking the code to a conundrum that most fans didn't even notice. As James makes his way through the titular town, he'll be able to collect various photographs of enigmatic scenes with even more bizarre captions. It's easy to assume that these collectibles are just a means of adding some flavor to the overall atmosphere of Silent Hill, but in reality, they confirm a horrifying fact about James' story.
Posting to Reddit, user DaleRobinson cracked the hidden code of Silent Hill 2's photographs by figuring out a complicated cipher: Counting the primary objects of every image and pairing that number with the captions provides the sentence "YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR TWO DECADES."
Bloober Team has yet to officially comment on the discovery but the likelihood of this being unintentional seems impossible. The community was suitably awestruck by the discovery, commending DaleRobinson for noticing and solving a puzzle that sailed right over most players' heads.
The discovery of the secret message in Silent Hill 2 Remake further reinforces the game's quality and shows a clear example of Bloober Team going...