You Can Turn Off the UI, Turn on 90s Filter in Silent Hill 2 Remake 

Konami and Bloober Team announced that people looking to call back to the original Silent Hill 2 experience or go with a more immersive experience will be able to turn off the game’s UI or use an optional 90s filter in the remake. Bloober also shared a brief trailer on social media that highlighted both of the features in-action.

The latest Silent Hill 2 remake trailer mainly focuses on what the game looks like if we turn the UI off. We can more completely see the area around James. Also, though it is only a brief aside, we can see how James will turn his head toward the right when one of the monsters in the town rises up off the ground and continues looking at it as the person playing runs past it. Bloober noted that, alongside audio and visual cues, will provide insight into notable features around a person if the UI is off.

As for the 90s Silent Hill 2 remake filter, it is designed to make it look more like the original PS2 game. In the sample trailer, we can see some of the film grain effects in action with that option.

Here’s the latest Silent Hill 2 teaser trailer from Bloober.

We’ve seen quite a bit of gameplay for the game throughout 2024, with one of the first trailers showing up in January. Additional interviews also talked about efforts made to make the game feel more like the original release.

The Silent Hill 2 remake will appear on the PS5 and Windows PC on October 8, 2024.