Our Silent Hill 2 Remake tips and tricks have every piece of advice we wish we'd known before we sent James moseying into town. With a mix of advice on puzzles, exploration, combat and general survival, Silent Hill 2 can be pretty ruthless for the unprepared, especially when a four-legged mannequin springs on you out of the shadows like a jumping spider, but our help can make it a lot easier to get used to what's lurking in the mist beyond. If you want the edge that could make the difference between life and death, here's our top 10 tips for the Silent Hill 2 Remake.
1. Killing enemies is only ever for its own sake If you're a patron of Resident Evil or similar survival horror games, you should keep in mind that killing enemies in Silent Hill 2 never grants you any loot or reward, at least beyond making the area safer to traverse. You'll normally have to kill all the foes you come across when you're in confined areas like the Hospital section, if only for your own safety, but when you're exploring the town it's far more feasible to creep or sprint past them - and considering you only ever go into those fights with everything to lose and nothing to gain, you might as well do just that.
2. Your radio is not a guaranteed alert system The radio you find at the beginning will generate harsh static sounds whenever enemies are nearby - but not every single time. Some enemies specifically enter a "Stealth/Ambush mode" where they hide under objects or behind corners, and your radio wo.