“They sure roasted Eddie”: Silent Hill 2 Remake Makes Fun of Its Most ‘Useless’ Character on Official Website
Fans of Silent Hill 2 laugh at how its remake describes Eddie, a character whose backstory made him an unpopular face from its cast.
- A remake of Silent Hill 2 from Bloober Team and Konami is slated for an October 2024 release.
- The new title promises meaningful changes to the original's core gameplay loop that can change the way players approach its story and combat.
- One of its character bios has caught the attention of fans based on its humorous accuracy.
Fans of the survival horror genre will be eager to return to one of its most legendary locations over the years when the remake of Silent Hill 2 releases in October this year. As an excellent addition to one of the genre’s most iconic franchises, the game’s original version from Team Silent and Konami made waves with its immersive environments and gripping narrative.
Returning to the titular town in the remake is set to revamp the experience offered by the original title on the PlayStation 2, with Polish developer Bloober Team making the most of current-gen technology to make meaningful additions to the original and usher it into a new era of gaming.
The Silent Hill 2 Remake Brings Back a Classic
Putting players in the shoes of James Sunderland as he travels to Silent Hill in search of his wife whom he believed to be dead, Silent Hill 2 was a fresh new take on the original game with a lot of creative and technical innovation behind an experience that drew critical and commercial praise. With its focus on its captivating cast of characters and their respective backstories, the game managed to secure a place among the finest survival horror titles of its time.
The remake aims to build on that success, bringing modern-day features like an over-the-shoulder camera, better graphics, and a reworked combat system that are set to make the game even more immersive and haunting than the original version in a similar vein to another popular title receiving a current-gen makeover.
While these features have many players excited to take on its gripping narrative again, a particular character bio on the game’s official website has its fans amused at how the developers acknowledge their own opinions.
Eddie Dombrowski Remains as Unpopular as Ever
Eddie’s role in Silent Hill 2’s story was fairly limited, showcasing his bullying and sadistic nature through his backstory while exploring his guilt at his actions through his time at Silent Hill. Unable to overcome his guilt, Eddie’s eventual demise could be viewed as a manifestation of his own insecurities and his inability to regulate his emotions well enough to recover from his past.
Taking to Reddit to discuss how Bloober and Konami have seemingly made their disdain for Eddie known, many fans of Silent Hill 2 had amusing opinions on the developers’ tongue-in-cheek phrasing of Eddie’s character description.
Other players chose to build on Bloober and Konami’s little joke with some self-deprecating humor of their own – a sentiment that may have resonated with Eddie’s fractured psyche.
Another player argues that Eddie’s bio has made its way back to the remake from the original, reminding players of a time where physical copies of games always had a booklet included with them.
With Eddie joining the rest of the game’s cast in the Silent Hill 2 remake, fans of his character and the game’s haunting storyline will be excited to return to the terrifying town when the game releases on October 8, 2024, bringing some current-gen goodness to the classic title.
