He was already on a personal quest to get his favorite games, dating beyond even the Windows 3.1 days, running on modern PCs. That’s where Elisha Riedlinger joined the growing team.
“With my knowledge, asked if I could help fix the in-game camera, and I’ve been a regular on the project ever since.”Įven with Bondarenko’s help, though, rummaging through ancient code laden with multiple studio’s fingerprints from the PS2-to-PC porting process was challenging. “My interest in the randomization led to me documenting memory layout,” Bondarenko said. Team Silent, the studio responsible for Silent Hill 2, was keen on randomized solutions for the game’s puzzles - a decision Andrew Bondarenko found fascinating. Eventually the two realized they’d need someone with in-depth knowledge of the engine to address the biggest problems.
“It wasn’t until contacted me about things like the sluggish camera that I became aware of the various problems the PC version had, though.” Intrigued by Ratiocinator’s feedback, Aero started work on more fixes. “I helped create a widescreen fix for Silent Hill 2 in 2016,” he said. “So I gave my PC copy a try, and immediately noticed the port had lots of issues.” So he started reaching out to modders about fixes.Īero, who also prefers to go by his online tag, was one of the few modders working on Silent Hill 2 at the time.
“I didn’t own a CRT TV anymore by then, and PS2 games don’t look good on HD displays,” explains Ratiocinator. In 2017, however, Ratiocinator realized that playing an authentic version of Silent Hill 2 would prove difficult. That feverish adoration for the foggy town never left Ratiocinator’s heart, and the itch to revisit the fog-filled locale must be scratched often.
In high school pottery classes, the modder who chooses to go by Ratiocinator meticulously studied images of Silent Hill 2’s nightmarish, rust-caked otherworld while sculpting a life-size bust of James Sunderland. All this work was born from the simple desire to revisit a great game. From crisp, high-quality chords of Akira Yamoka’s famous soundtrack ripped straight off the PlayStation 2 disk, to remaking background scenery of Toluca Lake by consulting the same real-world locations used by the original developers: the Enhanced Edition team leaves few stones unturned. Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition is a fan orchestrated project to create an accessible, yet faithful update to the survival horror classic on modern PCs. “Waiting for you.” James knows the dead can’t put pen to paper, but even the faintest hint of his beloved’s presence is enough to make him brave the fog and eldritch horrors found within.įor the passionate team behind the Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition, facing huge challenges for love’s sake is all too relatable. A letter from Mary, his late wife, has just come in the mail - insisting she’s alive in the dilapidated ghost town of Silent Hill.
More on Gamemania Sweets, Pranks and All Hallows Eve - Whats New in Red Dead Onlines “Season of Wrath ” - HITMAN III Authors Share New Chapter and Free Content Roskomnadzor proposed to ban mat in online cinemas.James Sunderland’s haunted visage stares back at him from a grimy bathroom mirror in the opening of Silent Hill 2. And theres also a new survivor, Michaela Reed. ” Midnight Grove, ” which will end on November 4. Also recall that Dead by Daylight is taking place right now. However, Halloween is the perfect moment to add James along with the new look of Pyramid Head to the game. However, much has happened during development, so the release of the character has only taken place now. ” The authors noted that James had been working on for a long time, with plans to release it in July.
The worlds of Dead by Daylight and Silent Hill are once again intertwined with a new addition that turns Pyramidhead into a nasty and rotting mass, and Cheryl Mason into James Sunderland, one of the series most controversial and complex characters. The first is a legendary look that replaces Cheryl Mason, and the second is a new look for Pyramidhead who injected his body rotten serum. They are already available in the in-game store. Developers from Behaviour Interactive announced the release of two sets for co-op horror Dead by Daylight, which included the “ legendary ” James Sunderland and ” Very Rare ” Pyramid-Head from Silent Hill 2.