Silent Hill 2 | McNeely’s Bar Mystery | Things You Missed In Silent Hill | Gaming Easter Eggs
2This is a short discussion and series surrounding Easter Eggs, today we discuss an easter egg from Silent Hill 2. That being the connection between Mcneely's Bar and a character from the first game. Although, I'm fairly certain the AI just made this one up for some reason LOL. What do you guys think?
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Silent Hill 2[b] is a 2001 survival horror game developed by Team Silent, a group in Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, and published by Konami. The game was released from September to November, originally for the PlayStation 2. The second installment in the Silent Hill series, Silent Hill 2 centres on James Sunderland, a widower who journeys to the town of Silent Hill after receiving a letter from his dead wife informing him that she is waiting there for him. An extended version containing an extra bonus scenario, Born from a Wish, and other additions was published for Xbox in December of the same year. In 2002, it was ported to Microsoft Windows and re-released for the PlayStation 2 as a Greatest Hits version, which includes all bonus content from the Xbox port. A remastered high-definition version was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012 as part of the Silent Hill HD Collection.
Development of Silent Hill 2 began in June 1999, soon after Silent Hill had been completed. Its narrative was inspired by the Russian novel Crime and Punishment (1866) by Fyodor Dostoevsky, and some of the influences on the game's artistic style include the work of film directors David Lynch and Adrian Lyne (specifically Jacob's Ladder), and paintings by Francis Bacon and Andrew Wyeth; cultural references to history, films and literature can be found in the game. In contrast with the previous title, whose narrative concerned cult activity, Silent Hill 2 focuses directly on the psychology of its characters.
Silent Hill 2 received critical acclaim. Within the month of its release in North America, Japan, and Europe, over one million copies were sold, with the greatest number of sales in North America. During release, it was widely praised for its psychological horror story, use of symbolism and taboo topics, overall atmosphere, graphics, monster designs, soundtrack and sound design.[1][2][3] It is considered to be one of the greatest horror games ever made and among the greatest games of all time, as well as a key example of video games as an art form.[4] The game was followed by Silent Hill 3 in 2003. A remake was announced in October 2022.[5]
Gameplay
A screenshot from a video game. On the corner of a foggy street, a monster with no arms faces a man in a green jacket wielding a pipe.
James preparing to fight a monster
While not focusing on the characters and plot threads of the first Silent Hill game, Silent Hill 2 takes place in the series' namesake town, located in Maine.[10][11] Silent Hill 2 is set in another area of the town,[12] and explores some of Silent Hill's backstory.[10] The town draws upon the psyche of its visitors and ultimately forms alternative versions of itself, which differ depending on the character.[note 1][13] The concept behind the town was "a small, rural town in America"; to make the setting more realistic, some buildings and rooms lack furnishings.[16]
Storylines
The game's main storyline follows a character named James Sunderland. Later editions of the game include a second storyline titled "Born From A Wish" which follows a character named Maria. In editions which include "Born From A Wish", the original storyline is titled "Letter From Silent Heaven".
Letter from Silent Heaven
James Sunderland (Guy Cihi) comes to Silent Hill after apparently receiving a letter from his wife Mary (Monica Taylor Horgan), who had been suffering from an illness and died three years before.[17] While exploring the town, he encounters Angela Orosco (Donna Burke), a teenage runaway searching for her mother; Eddie Dombrowski (David Schaufele), another teenage runaway; and Laura (Jacquelyn Brekenridge), a brattish eight-year-old who befriended Mary and accuses James of not truly loving her.[15][18][19] While searching a local park, James also meets Maria (Horgan), a woman who strongly resembles Mary but has a much more assertive personality. Maria claims that she has never met or seen Mary, and because she is frightened by the monsters, James allows her to follow him.[20] Arriving at a bowling alley, Eddie and Laura are found inside, but Laura runs off.