>>719750737
No. It's a NG+ unlockable feature.

>>719750657
>>719751140
>But I'm planning to finish it before starting with the SH2 remake.
Don't bother with the shitty UE5 DEmake. It's nothing more than a woke, stuttery SH:Homecoming reskin.

If you for some weird reason have not played the 2001 original, PLAY IT. And then replay it.
In fact, prepare to instantly do another run in SH1.

Here's the SH PC Guide + Pastebin, if anyone needs it:
https://pastebin.com/uf5XhyXz

Here's the handy SH PC Guide + PasteBin link:

https://pastebin.com/uf5XhyXz

>>718619967
>I got it spoiled for myself, is it worth playing after knowing...?
Yes. It's about the journey and the underlying symbolism that matters the most.

That being said, if you have never played a single SH game before, please do start with the original 1999 Silent Hill 1.
It's in my honest opinion an all around superior game, and the superior starting point for the series (duh!), that curiously improves the SH2's experience quite a bit.
Not to mention after investing some time in the OG, there's a chance that you may have forgotten.... what ever you think you got spoiled, or it will have less of an impact on your experience.

They are all fairly short games, but meant to be replayed, multiple times in a row even. Each playthrough unravels the mysteries of the story and the town a bit more, and rewards you with new endings and unlockable goodies.

Here's the handy SH PC Guide + PasteBin link:

https://pastebin.com/uf5XhyXz

>>718560480
SH: Homecoming - Little Schoolgirl edition.
Dark Souls -lite shit.
As in : literally the same feces as all the post-Team Silent "games" from the past 20 years.

>>718560532
>I have never played a Silent Hill game.
Fix that issue.
Here's the SH PC Guide. Play in release order:

https://pastebin.com/uf5XhyXz

>>718566451
That is bullshit. SH3 is not bad, but it's a fucking direct sequel to SH1, which is the best game in the Genre BTW. And just like SH2, it kinda suffers of pacing issues + diminished replay value.

>>717919905
It's Abandonware, so it's piss easy to pirate. That guide is also old, so upgrade here and grab the PasteBin link:

https://pastebin.com/uf5XhyXz

>>717861610
What the hell is a "mid PC" or "mid games"?
You only mentioned your GPU, but what about your CPU, RAM and storage?

How about you play some QUALITY content instead:

Deep Rock Galactic
Nier Automata + Replicant
Yakuza 0 + 7
Talos Principle
Death Stranding
Abiotic Factor
Subnautica
Sekiro
Serious Sam 3
Half-Life 1-2 + expansion packs
FEAR + expansion packs
Return To Castle Wolfenstein
System Shock 2
STALKER: SoC, CS and CoP (original vers)
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Ocarina Of Time + Majora's Mask PC ports
Breath Of The Wild, on CEMU
Silent Hill 1-4 (Duckstation + PC ports with fan mods)
Resident Evil 1-4 classics
Kingdom Come Deliverance
Expedition 33
Warcraft 3 + TFT expansion

... plus any of the thousands of big mods out there.

>should i set expectations of games not getting better than 1440p 60 fps?
You say that as if it'd be a bad, or even mediocre result. Most console shit still cannot do NATIVE 1080p / 60fps to this day, because it's all about dem shitty, temporal upscalers and fake frames nowadays. Which just might come to aid you as well.

Avoid anything Unreal Engine 5, and you'll be shocked how WELL majority of all games ever released actually can run.

>>714877506
>Should you play the original or remake?
The 2001 original ONLY.
The 2024 DEI-make is absolute cancer, with all the modern UE5 + TLOU-wannabe cancers packed into one, with some literal Sweet Baby Inc virtue signaling on top.

The pacing is absolutely butchered, with everything taking 4 times longer for no reason. The exploration and problem solving aspects were minimized, while action was cranked up - and it plays just like the notorious SH Homecoming. If that says nothing, it's essentially Dark Souls -lite, which absolutely does not fit a slow-burn, "sad lovestory" vibes of SH2. All the acting and character models are terrible as well.

No fan wanted that shit to be made. No OG Team-Silent dev wanted that shit to be made.

In short, SH2 remake is THE worst way to experience the Silent Hill 2. Even worse than the notorious HD Collection port from 2010.

Here's the SH PC Guide to help ya get the OG trilogy, for free:

https://pastebin.com/uf5XhyXz

PS: if you have never played a SH game before, START WITH SILENT HILL 1!
It's a far better game to start with, and unironically ups the SH2's experience as well.

>>714211915
THE very best Silent Hill title,
which instantly makes it the king of survival horror.
I still replay SH1 from time to time. Must've done dozens of playthroughs since 2000.

Anyway, SH thread?
Here is the SH PC Guide + DL links Pastebin:

https://pastebin.com/uf5XhyXz

>>713902262
i haven't seen it in a while, not sure if it's been updated but this is the latest one i have

SH1 NTSC DDL:
https://mega.nz/#!bVUCTJzD!PmnPw4S7fWGyvTjw9S0-RQdk7rRp2BQNuXJqRkZCZvk

SH2 DDL:
https://mega.nz/#!rFcj1SIJ!47JH9M4OrzmQKuaiJ6IqUgmgz_SVNtk4LIYNSa-D-_8

SH2 torrent:
https://mega.nz/#!bYcEnbhC!rYnhvcJiRC46T6yExS0Y61JHZ-5N3WxFvfZMI8xbyhE

>SH2:EE project's home page:
http://www.enhanced.townofsilenthill.com/SH2/

SH3 DDL:
https://mega.nz/#!2JNkgJ7b!nfPf5cIs6I5K-sdAs7RcnHvGA2hAvIGdpQuIoBhF3iE

SH3 torrent:
https://mega.nz/#!GVVGRLpD!SyklVbuLIkc38ZYji5QL3sWHKtHt9-Bto700My8pH7c

SH4 DDL:
https://mega.nz/#!Us1XTaII!cglH0dZOaH5yQEm4cnEh3eyUz4bIf6rACQqcVzkb4Hc

Mount the ISOs of 2 & 3, and then run their installers like always.
DON'T use W10's own virtual disc app! It will not work.
Don't install under C:\Program Files\ ! This will cause issues.

For SH2, follow the instructions on the Enhanced Edition homepage to the T, and you should be fine.
The "Enhanced .EXE" is also the no-CD crack.

For SH3 & 4, check the Guide or PC Gaming Wiki.
The SH1 is a PS1 rip that you gotta emulate.
I recommend the DuckStation, which is modern and easy to use, but most emulators work OK as well.

>Protips
-Play in the release order.
-Start with Normal difficulty! Don't do hard on 1st run (espec. SH2).
-Replaying them all is recommended; tons of replay value.
-Turn down the ingame Brightness setting, for better gamma & colors!
-Don't try to kill everything that moves, especially outdoors. Leg it, or sneak!
-Turning OFF the flashlight can really help w/ stealth!

>>713695532
>You spend most of your time in any SH game dealing with combat
No son, only (You) do.
One of the "big things" in the SH games when they came out were the numerous ways you could AVOID combat, a form of simple "stealth" if you may (turning off flashlight, remaining quiet, or just legging it). It perfectly fit the RE-style survival horror games' replay speedrun tropes as well.

>They all have boss fights even.
That are the ONLY enemies you actually kinda have to engage with, and even many of them are "skippable" with pacifistic methods.
You'll be hard pressed to try and convince anyone that oldschool SH would be an action game.

>>713695995
>i just wish they would do a remaster collection like metal gear for the originals though
In case you have been living under a rock, they did release PC ports for 2-4 already two decades ago, and fans have long since fixed them to work great on modern PCs. All of them are in Abandonware state as well, if you're a Johnny Goodshoes and dislike "muh piracy".

Here's the good old SH PC Guide + download links Pastebin:

https://pastebin.com/uf5XhyXz

>>713696712
Amnesia and Outlast are the LAST games to even consider using as any sort of influence. If you cannot pull a classic Y2K era RExSH gameplay in 2025+X, then don't bother making a "Silent Hill" game.

>>713514389
>patch the PC port
this and only this.

>>712747114
the original Silent Hill trilogy, before the Jewnami and Polak slavfags butcher and erase them from existence:

https://pastebin.com/uf5XhyXz