10 Best Easter Eggs in the Silent Hill 2 Remake

Thnaks to the current launch of the Silent Hill 2 Remake, new gamers and veteran fans have been blown away by the expertise they acquired.

With enhancements from each angle, it cemented its legacy as one of many best horror remakes of all time, and supplied a lot wanted justice to the Silent Hill sequence.

Bloober Team wasn’t accomplished with making a spectacular sport, although, as there are tons of secrets and techniques and Easter Eggs that may be discovered inside Silent Hill 2.

A few of them are refined, including to the worry and stress—for instance, the human corpses discovered all through the city are James Sunderland himself. Others, nonetheless, are simply enjoyable nods and references to the lore and different video games within the sequence.

These Easter Eggs may be discovered instantly inside the sport, or via a free-camera mod. Nevertheless they’re seen although, they’re all implausible references that reward long-time followers of the sequence.

This text incorporates spoilers for the story of Silent Hill 2.

10 Mary’s Physique

Laying within the Again Seat of James’s Automotive

The complete premise of Silent Hill 2 revolves across the protagonist, James, on the lookout for his late spouse, Mary, after receiving a mysterious letter from her. It isn’t till the tip of the sport, nonetheless, that it is revealed James had killed Mary throughout the top of her illness.

The sport by no means outright says that Mary’s body is in the backseat of James’s car. In actual fact, attempting to view the backseat within the precise sport is not possible. The door will shut, and the home windows are too darkly tinted.

One of the game’s endings, the In Water ending, implies her physique is within the again seat, but it surely was closely debated by the fandom.

It wasn’t till Crew Silent’s artwork director, Masahiro Ito, confirmed it in a tweet again in 2012. So, when the remake was dropped, a free digicam mod made the not possible doable — Mary’s physique might, the truth is, be discovered within the again seat of James’s automobile.

9 The Silent Hill Ranch Sign up Comedian Sans

A Nudge to the HD Assortment

The Silent Hill HD Collection, to place it very merely, was a sizzling mess.

It made many pointless modifications to Crew Silent’s video games, and, to the frustration of many, they had been downgrades. One of many oddest modifications, particularly, is the signal for the Silent Hill Ranch within the second sport: as an alternative of being a mean signal, it was redone in Comedian Sans font.

Builders at Bloober Crew determined to pay homage to this horrifying font, by together with the signal within the remake. It is hidden away on the ranch, out of bounds within the barn within the background.

Whereas it may possibly solely be discovered with the free digicam mod, it is a hilarious reference nonetheless. It additionally rewards gamers with one of many scariest scares in the complete sport: Comedian Sans as an idea.

8 Inexperienced Pharmacy Receipt

Environmental Storytelling and Foreshadowing

Whereas it is unclear what illness Mary had precisely, it is closely implied to be a kind of most cancers. The remake ties this correlation even nearer, particularly upon getting into the Inexperienced Pharmacy on the town.

There is a receipt that may be discovered on the primary counter, detailing an costly buy for Relevmid, Berolmin, Xalprazinax, and Imatnelimed.

These prescriptions aren’t actual themselves, however are as an alternative intentional misspellings and mixtures of actual medicines: Revlimid, Bondormin/Berolin, Alprazolam/Xanax, and Imantinib.

These medicines particularly deal with blood cancers and anxiousness problems — extra particularly, acute myeloid leukemia. They’ll additionally assist with insomnia, opening airways for respiratory, and panic assaults.

It is such a mortifying discover, one that basically emphasizes James’s headspace having to continuously acquire these medicines and the potential monetary pressure it will trigger.

And, for the cherry on prime, a newspaper with a headline detailing altering insurance coverage costs may be discovered within the residences. There are such a lot of little particulars that reference Mary’s terminal sickness that it is spectacular.

7 The Chainsaw Animation

Solely Obtainable on New Sport Plus

Genuine to the unique sport, enjoying Silent Hill 2 on New Sport Plus permits gamers to have entry to a enjoyable new weapon: the chainsaw.

Getting the chainsaw awards gamers with the Lumberjack trophy, and it additionally gives hilarious new animations. One in every of them entails James crossing his legs and utilizing the chainsaw as a makeshift cane, however the different is much more enjoyable.

Letting out his interior Leatherface, James raises the chainsaw over his head and lets out a battle cry. He would not do that each time he equips the chainsaw, however each every now and then as a deal with for gamers.

He is both an enormous fan of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, or possibly he simply must let off some steam. Both is comprehensible when wielding a chainsaw in Silent Hill, truthfully.

6 The Notorious Pizza Line

Mentioned in Pete’s Bowl-O-Rama

Within the unique sport, one of many characters, Eddie, may be discovered consuming a pizza. To James, that is probably the most weird factor he is ever seen, one which he voices out loud with the now well-known line: “This city is stuffed with monsters! How will you sit there and eat pizza?!”

One way or the other, out of every part James had handled up so far, snacking on some pizza was simply the ultimate straw.

That is referenced within the remake, hilariously sufficient. Upon getting into Pete’s Bowl-O-Rama, gamers can discover an empty field of eaten pizza, rewarding them with the Leftovers trophy.

Afterwards, James says the road — a enjoyable nod to the unique sport.

5 The OG Silent Hill 2 Map

Discovered within the Woodside Flats Courtyard

Entering into the Woodside Flats will not be the only activity, and the sport would not pull any punches as soon as inside. Riddled with monsters, a horrific ambiance, and the introduction of the long-lasting Pyramid Head, it is one of the memorable and terrifying places within the sport.

It is also filled with secrets and techniques.

Situated within the central courtyard, fans found another reference to the unique sport. This time, it is the unique map, clear and unmarked of any purple corrections.

In fact, being genuine to the unique sport, it is easy to look over on first playthrough, because the format is just like the map gamers have of their stock. However for these with a eager eye, it is a beautiful homage.

4 Douglas’s Hat

A Hopeful Reference to Silent Hill 3

Jack’s Inn is a motel riddled with Easter Eggs for the Silent Hill video games, not all of that are unique to the unique sport.

In Silent Hill 3, the protagonist, Heather Mason, travels with detective Douglas Cartland (who’s steadily seen in a gray hat) to the titular city, stopping at Jack’s Inn alongside the best way. They keep in Room 106 particularly.

When gamers enter Room 106 on this sport, they’re capable of finding Douglas’s hat resting on a chair. In fact, James would not touch upon it, because it appears like every other hat to him; however to veteran gamers, it is one other coronary heart within the love letter that this sport is.

If something, it makes followers hopeful that Konami would agree to permit Bloober Crew to remake the opposite Crew Silent video games.

3 Walter Sullivan

Talked about at A number of Hidden Factors

For individuals who have performed Silent Hill 4: The Room, the title Walter Sullivan will probably be strikingly acquainted. He is the primary antagonist of the sport, a assassin who ritualistically kills for The Order, the sport’s fundamental cult.

On this sport, his title may be discovered littered all through the city of Silent Hill, virtually as if it is afraid of him. They’d have good purpose to, nonetheless: one newspaper detailed how he brutally murdered a pair of siblings (who would later be the notorious Twin Victims).

His murders are referenced all through varied maps, one other occasion of refined foreshadowing from the unique video games. Walter’s grave may also be discovered simply across the nook from James’s personal.

2 Room 302

A Flashback to Silent Hill 4: The Room

Walter is not the one reference to Silent Hill 4: The Room that Bloober Crew consists of, however this one is extra more likely to trigger a double-take.

Within the Woodside Flats, Room 302 particularly ought to look acquainted. It is because it is a full recreation of the iconic Room 302 from Silent Hill 4, the one which the protagonist, Henry Townshend, is trapped in.

Sadly, there is not any large gap within the toilet, however the door is not additionally chained up, so it is easy to suppose that the occasions of 4 would possibly happen earlier than the occasions of two.

That is particularly prevalent contemplating the truth that, in Silent Hill’s lore, James’s father, Frank Sunderland, is the superintendent of Henry’s residence advanced.

If followers did not desperately need Bloober Crew to remake the opposite Crew Silent video games, the emotions are positively a lot stronger with every reference to these video games.

1 Maria’s Unique Outfit

Together with Enjoyable Dialogue From Maria

When rummaging via Jacks Inn, gamers are greeted upon a beautiful shock when getting into Room 108. Tucked away within the closet is Maria’s unique outfit from the unique sport.

At first, it seems like only a enjoyable homage, till gamers unlock the door to let Maria in. After exploring Room 107 and returning to 108, James will discover Maria holding the long-lasting outfit.

She’ll maintain it up and ask James what he thinks of it, and if he thinks that she’ll look good in it. To which he replies: “Umm…certain.”

With that, she playfully strikes on, and followers are given not only a love letter to the unique sport, however a small kiss on the brow, too.