Did Silent Hill HD Collection patch?

Good news: Silent Hill HD Collection has been patched following reports of frankly grotesque problems with the unfinished code. Bad news: This patch will only be available to PlayStation 3 customers. If you bought the Xbox 360 version, sorry — you have officially bought a broken game that Konami won’t be fixing.

What is wrong with Silent Hill HD Collection?

The original artists at Konami would have built their artwork around this presentation, and the net result is that the HD version is unintentionally compromised as a result – the lack of texture detail in some areas becomes over-exposed in a way that was never intended by Konami’s artists, and the game has a pin-sharp.

What is included in Silent Hill HD Collection?

Silent Hill HD Collection is a port of Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 with 720p resolution (1280 x 720) at 30 FPS, originally developed by Team Silent, ported by Hijinx Studios, and published by Konami. It includes the Born from a Wish scenario from Silent Hill 2.

Does Silent Hill HD Collection work on PS4?

If you do not know what Silent Hill HD Collection is, it is a collection of the initial Silent Hill games, which included Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3. Recently, Sony also announced that players will be able to download PS2 and PS4 games to their PS4 consoles and play them anytime offline.

Does Silent Hill HD Collection have original voices?

Silent Hill HD Collection includes the original Silent Hill 2 voices, Konami has announced. The original 2001 recordings are available as an alternative to the modern voice performances, which had upset a number of fans of the horror series.

Why is Silent Hill 4 not in the HD collection?

Silent Hill HD Collection is only a compilation of Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3. Silent Hill 4: The Room was left out and being curious I asked Silent Hill series producer Tomm Hulett why. “If you’re a Silent Hill fan you either love 2 or 3 the best. …

Do I need to play Silent Hill 1 to play 2?

Absolutely. While I played SH1 first, and that’s my favorite game, I can absolutely say that 2 is it’s own game and you can (And maybe even SHOULD) start there and have no trouble with story and what not.

Is there a Silent Hill 2 HD Collection?

Silent Hill HD Collection reminds adults that, like children, they have deep, irrational fears. Silent Hill 2 remains a modern masterpiece, and the HD Collection proves it will stand the test of time regardless of technical or control constraints.

What’s the frame rate on Silent Hill HD?

Performance is an area in which the Silent Hill HD Collection has also received plenty of criticism, specifically from PlayStation 3 owners. The original PS2 titles operated with a 30 frames-per-second cap but were prone to dropping frames.

Why does Silent Hill look so bad in HD?

At a basic level, conversion-smith Hijinx has opened out the field of view to accommodate a 16:9 presentation, and used original PS2 artwork assets in their entirety – little or no work appears to have been carried out to ensure they look good when rendered in HD.

What was the original resolution of Silent Hill?

The original Silent Hill games ran on hardware that didn’t enjoy the benefits of hardware anti-aliasing and it appears that Hijinx hasn’t made any effort to introduce it here. Resolution is confirmed at native 720p, but there’s no evidence of any edge-smoothing as such.

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