Playfront writes: "On the one hand, you actually get the Silent Hill that one wishes for years - nerve-wracking and exciting. It adheres to the beginnings of the series and has not let the game turn into a action shooter. The atmosphere is terrific, there are great and tricky puzzles, many side quests and an interesting story. On the other hand, the technical implementation is not entirely successful. Annoying lag, an outdated combat system, not really up-to-date graphics."

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I mostly disagree with Downpour's position. Yeah, the game is not amazing by any stretch of the imagination but is much better than the HD Collection and Homecoming. The main issue is the performance, but that was mitigated by the patches, especially on the PS3. Personally, I put it a little behind Origins and The Room.
Having Restless Dreams as a different entry from Silent Hill 2 is also a choice.
silent hill 2 is definitely the best one out of those.
for me personally, the whole ritual/cult stuff was always so weird to me in all the other games.
No disrespect but I put SH2 over 1. 1 is fantastic, but 2 took it all up a level.