History Videogame / SilentHill2

%%* FemmeFatale: Maria.

%%* {{Fetish}}: Maria. She was literally created to be this, in-universe.

* SurprisinglyRealisticGameplay: You come upon a garbage chute in the tenements with a trash bag intriguingly stuck partway down. Rather than having to solve a complicated puzzle to clear the chute, you simply find a heavy object (in this case, an expired six-pack of canned juice) and drop it down on top of the bag to dislodge it.

A remake of the game was announced on October 19, 2022, being developed by Bloober Team (''VideoGame/{{Observer}}'', ''VideoGame/TheMedium'') for UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 and PC. A live-action film adaptation of the game, ''Return to Silent Hill'', was also announced in 2022; it is set to be directed by Christophe Gans, who also directed the first ''Film/SilentHill'' movie.

->''"In my restless dreams, I see that town. Silent Hill. You promised you'd take me there again someday, but you never did. Well, I'm alone there now... in our 'special place'. Waiting for you..."''

* DarkerAndEdgier: While 2 is not quite as scary as [[VideoGame/SilentHill1 it's predecessor]], nor [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 the following game]], it's still frightening and haunting throughout, as well as considerably darker than either of them. The story is far more depressing and grim, due to revolving around a grieving store clerk [[spoiler:with rather severe psychological issues]] being chased around by a blade-wielding monster [[spoiler:who is the physical representation of his guilt and desire for punishment]]... among other things. Themes of mental illness, lust, domestic abuse, punishment, and more are prevalent throughout to further establish the game's morbid tone.

* BoringButPractical: Your basic pistol may not be the flashiest weapon, but you'll find plenty of ammo for it and it is very handy for the rank and file monsters in the game. It's also useful against most of the bosses because you move fairly fast with it and can quickly reposition yourself between shots, whereas the shotgun and rifle are slow and have a lengthy delay before you can move after each shot. If it's inadequate for a task, your shotgun can usually handle the challenge. It helps that there are two combination safes in the game that provide you with a heap of additional ammo. The combinations are not too challenging to decipher with some persistence.
* BottomlessMagazines: Averted in the fight with [[spoiler: Eddie]], who has exactly six shots with a revolver before having to resort to [[PistolWhipping pistol-whipping]] James. [[spoiler: This is a bit of a call-back to the fight in the first game with Cybil, who also tosses her gun away after running out of bullets.]]

* WelcomeToHell: An [[SignsOfDisrepair incomplete]] "[=WELCOME!=]" sign hangs over Road 73.