Tips and Tricks

Here are all the Silent Hill 2 Remake tips and tricks. Check out a list of all gameplay guides, trophy guides, frequently asked questions, and a beginner's guide here!

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Silent Hill 2 Remake Beginner's Guide

10 Silent Hill 2 Remake Beginner Tips

1. Choose the Best Difficulty Setting
2. Choose the Best Settings
3. Remember All the Monsters' Attacks
4. Locate an Area’s Map Immediately
5. Find the Save Points
6. Pick up All the Collectibles
7. Complete the Main Story
8. New Game Plus Is Available
9. Locate All the Easter Eggs
10. Get All the Achievements

Listed above are all the tips that beginners will need to overcome any hurdles or obstacles they will encounter in the foggy town of Silent Hill!

1. Choose the Best Difficulty Settings

You will have a better experience playing the game if you pick a difficulty setting based on your familiarity with the Silent Hill franchise and the survival horror genre. For the Silent Hill 2 Remake, you can tweak its combat and puzzle difficulty depending on your preference.

Best Difficulty Settings and Differences

2. Choose the Best Settings

After choosing the best difficulty settings for you, spend some time tweaking the gameplay, graphics, controls, and audio settings that work best for your device. Optimizing your settings will result in a smoother and much more immersive playthrough of the game.

Best Settings

3. Remember All the Monsters' Attacks

You will encounter several monsters and bosses as you progress the Silent Hill 2 remake's story. Knowing the creatures' attack pattern or moves will allow you to be more prepared whenever you encounter them!

List of All Monsters and Enemies

4. Locate an Area’s Map Immediately

It is hard to navigate through the different main areas of the Silent Hill 2 Remake if you do not have a map. With this, make sure to pick up one right away as soon as you enter a new area!

All Map Locations Guide

5. Find the Save Points

Save points can be used to save your current progress in the Silent Hill 2 Remake. Save points can be distinguished by looking out for a red square around the main areas!

All Save Point Locations: How to Save

6. Pick up All the Collectibles

If you are planning to get all the achievements in the game, make sure to pick up collectibles such as Strange Photos whenever you spot them. Do note that there are three achievements that can be obtained by getting ]all the collectibles in a single playthrough.

All Collectibles Guide

7. Complete the Main Story

Your main goal when playing the Silent Hill 2 Remake is to enjoy the game and aim to complete the story. Clearing the game once will allow you to see one of the three classic endings of the game: Leave, Maria, and In Water.

Story Walkthrough and All Chapters

8. New Game Plus Is Available

After clearing the game once, do another playthrough of the Silent Hill 2 Remake to discover unlockables that are only available in the new game plus such as new endings and the Chainsaw!

New Game Plus Guide

9. Locate All the Easter Eggs

If you are a fan of the original Silent Hill 2 game, you will want to explore each of the areas thoroughly since the remake pays homage to the original game with a host of secrets and references!

All Secrets and Easter Eggs

10. Get All the Achievements

If you are a completionist, unlock all the trophies and achievements. The game has a total of 44 trophies including the Platinum trophy, You Made Me Happy.

All Trophies and Achievements

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