Going by the comments, it seems like the majority of people who are watching this video never actually played the original and don't understand that this isn't meant to be like Resident Evil. Silent Hill is a different kind of horror.
diagonal_wound5577 They came around the ps3 era, the yellow paint and hand holding were made for those types of gamers. In the early gen of gaming you had to figure things out yourself even if it took you hours and you learnt perseverance and how to think outside the box.
You just can't deny that this game was heavily influenced by the RE 2 Remake. This fight basically has the same dynamics as G1 William Birkin, but it's worse.
Lol what inspiration. It doesn’t have any inspiration from William Birkin fight. It’s just the original pyramid head boss with better AI and in a new environment
The people saying that pyramid heads boss is undercooked must have never played the original game were you can run from corner to corner for 5 minutes and win the boss battle. At least it isn’t removed like the entire A and B scenario from RE2R
This game is going to be incredible. The game is not about the combat. At the end of the day its about the human condition and the darkest places the mind can go.
What are people complaining about?? The bosses in the original had horrible combat and the boring fights are just looking for something to criticize for the sake of it… just look at Eddie’s fight with james, it’s ridiculous
@alex0413 what are people complaining about? Did you watch the same gameplay we all watched? That's the point of a remake, to smooth things out and make them less janky. To make quality of life improvements and build/improve upon the original. Jesus, it's really people like you who are so in denial over something that clearly looks clunky, just because you so badly want it to be good. Come on, be honest with yourself. People like you who refuse to acknowledge the truth is why the gaming industry is in the state it's in.
There are a lot of things worth critizing about this remake, this is not one of them. The people complaining only watched the movie or were expecting a RE clone.
@@Manic_Panic I think removing the suggestive scenes of pyramid head… abusing the monsters is a bit of an odd choice. I understand it’s uncomfortable, triggering even, gross, foul, but that’s exactly the point. To represent the sexual deviancy within the mind of James while Mary was sick.
@@predator2262the re2 remake feels very different from the original. Which had fixed camera angles and tank controls. The original sh2 at least had semi third person angles.
lol he rated it 7.8 cuz its what the subject is about. its like saying that a movie is more than a minute and you just criticize it for being long lol.
@@aawells07 and you proved me right, here you are complaining about how i mis-spelt 'complains'. You little junior, you must be feeling proud right now!!
@@JustahumanBeing-pk7xt I was fucking with you moron. How stupid can you possibly be to not see that? Your attempt at trying to be offensive is straight up pathetic "junior" lol. So weak.
So weird to show this. It's one of the biggest moments on the game. This is what's wrong with the industry lately, gotta turn everything into "content" and can't let anything be a surprise for anyone anymore.
It's a remake of a twenty three year old game dude. Yeah not everyone was alive then or played it then but.... It's a remake of a twenty three year old game.
Realistically, having an opponent who has a huge, thick, metal helmet, a huge blade and is walking very quickly towards you, and shooting directly to it's huge helmet would be an incredibly stupid thing to do. Realistically.
He didn’t have to completely turn around in the left direction just look next to him 0:14 he could have just turned his head in the right direction to show that he sees James
You didnt have to waste any ammo or medicine just run in loop avoid his attacks until the siren starts. Dont even waste your medicines healing save the game and load and you will be automatically healed. Save your ammos and medicines in other boss fights . With PH dont waste any of them . Your only PH fight is the finale
I just did it with 1 to 2 max medicine and bonked him with spiked board until siren, Then literally said I wonder if I could’ve just dodged the whole time
Cos they always like to spoil things whether it's in reviews or thumbnails or even titles, this time they've not even waited till its actually out or after they even have a review out.
I’m not one of those sensitive silent hill 2 players that seeems to have suffered PTSD from the original game but isn’t it a silly idea to post a video purely showing the whole fight between such an iconic and affectingly eerie character, it’s a spoiler plus it renders the enemy far less intimidating and shocking to new players and older ones who haven’t properly seen the upgrade
Wrong way IGN !!! You don't need to waste any ammo you just have to wait 3 minutes for a siren to sound and pyramid head will leave, it is a timed event.
Jesus, leave it to IGN to upload an absolutely awful gameplay video, after the first shot you should have realised right all critical weaklings are covered, maybe I should just dodge and run
Who the fuck fires at piramid head? He is literally invincible until James accepts his sins is just a waste of bullets. You have to survive avoiding him until the clock comes.
It's a remake of an old game... but still you shouldn't be spoiling this for people that, you know, were born AFTER the OG released and might give it a go now.
They definitely should’ve used the same siren sound from the original Silent Hill 2. This one sounds so much like the one from the movie, definitely not liking it. It’s just a normal, blaring siren. The siren from 1 and 2 sounded haunting, especially the siren from 1.
Ok yeah, some areas of the fight do look janky, but a few patches can fix that easily, plus this a major step-up from the original (stay mad peeps, my opinion). Other than that, i'm excited for the game and can't wait to play it in a few days.
why does James look so absurdly stiff. My main concern is how bad the model looks, he's always just standing like an anatomy model or something. In Last of Us 2 when you're in battle, Ellies movement is great.
I’m surprised they Added the dodging mechanic in the remake because in the original and in the rest of the other silent Hill games were unable to do that
@rainbowxstorm1105 it's either you guys haven't played the old ones in a while or never played them but they always had a dodge mechanic all the way back to Silent Hill 1.
Review embargo ends tomorrow. The full walkthroughs you are seeing are from people who obtained retail copies before release. Whether that be their preorders shipped too early or their local game store broke street date and gave out copies earlier than they were supposed to.
The game play is so much better than the original specially the fight cuz let’s be honest in the original was boring, I’m really having high hopes for this game its already having unique style
The combat in this game is too action movie-ish. It should be more cumbersome, weighty, and tactical. The action stuff worked in Resident Evil because that franchise was never very serious, but for Silent Hill, which is known for being unsettling and psychological, and for its bleak tone, this type of action doesn't work. It should be more realistic, like a man struggling against an unearthly abomination would realistically be.
You wasted too many bullets IGN, you don‘t have to fight him, Pyramid Head is invincible until you accept your guilt
@@nukeboynez3648 the purpose of the video is stated in the title. This is NOT a walkthrough video
What a riveting gameplay showcase that would be, just someone running around a room for 5 minutes.
All yall do is complain
Indeed!
They didn't want to accept their guilt
Don't fight Pyramid Head, just go fix gens.
@@ToxToxiq lol
Instead of using a gun he should have used a flashlight and ran him to a pallet .
*repair
you came to wrong place. this is not DBD
Going by the comments, it seems like the majority of people who are watching this video never actually played the original and don't understand that this isn't meant to be like Resident Evil. Silent Hill is a different kind of horror.
Those people you are talking about are born in 2010
diagonal_wound5577 They came around the ps3 era, the yellow paint and hand holding were made for those types of gamers. In the early gen of gaming you had to figure things out yourself even if it took you hours and you learnt perseverance and how to think outside the box.
You say that as this remake literally plays like the RE2 remake lol
@@Jeffrey-vy8ms That's like saying Outlast plays like Doom because it's first person.
@@Jeffrey-vy8ms that's like saying metal gear solid 5 is like resident evil because it has an over the shoulder camera
You know a silent hill game is good when resident evil fans are trying to make it seem bad in the comment sections haha
like clockwork
huh? what?
You just can't deny that this game was heavily influenced by the RE 2 Remake. This fight basically has the same dynamics as G1 William Birkin, but it's worse.
Lol what inspiration. It doesn’t have any inspiration from William Birkin fight. It’s just the original pyramid head boss with better AI and in a new environment
@@AliEemanSamy-lf9glbro has no idea what he is talking about
The people saying that pyramid heads boss is undercooked must have never played the original game were you can run from corner to corner for 5 minutes and win the boss battle. At least it isn’t removed like the entire A and B scenario from RE2R
@@AliEemanSamy-lf9gl as a real day 1 fan since the 90s most of these new "fans" have no idea wtf they're talking about🤦🏾
@@trainyourdog7351 I’m actually convinced they’ve never even played the original
Yo, loser those are kids, how do you expect them to know if they never played the game? Stop acting like a little girl
These guys got their info from a retrospective
What do you expect
Bro, why with the random stab at Resident Evil😂 You'd already made your point lol
This game is going to be incredible. The game is not about the combat. At the end of the day its about the human condition and the darkest places the mind can go.
Yeah while completely removing and censoring the sexual context that made it horrific and disturbing lol
That's precisely why it won't be incredible, because it's doing a crap job of retelling the story.
You know theres a part where they show her original outfit in the game, right?@Jeffrey-vy8ms
isn't a remake supposed to improve on the og game tho ?
Sounds like copium to me
What are people complaining about?? The bosses in the original had horrible combat and the boring fights are just looking for something to criticize for the sake of it… just look at Eddie’s fight with james, it’s ridiculous
@@alex0413 im confused as well, the glowup in this battle is insane
@alex0413 what are people complaining about? Did you watch the same gameplay we all watched? That's the point of a remake, to smooth things out and make them less janky. To make quality of life improvements and build/improve upon the original. Jesus, it's really people like you who are so in denial over something that clearly looks clunky, just because you so badly want it to be good. Come on, be honest with yourself. People like you who refuse to acknowledge the truth is why the gaming industry is in the state it's in.
@@jakejk4621 No, the fights in the original were terrible,leave the nostalgia and be more objective
Tbf, it is a little too Resident Evil esque
@Jakejj4621 it did smooth things out. Are you blind. Compare this to the original
Why are you shooting at the giant metal thing covering his head lmao
Kinda reminds me of the OG silent hill 2, where James also just shoots his helmet. What a nitwit 😂
exactly!
@@DasheFelton It's not like it matters all that much...Pyramid Head is still gonna come for you
Cuz this person didn’t wanna be a game journalist but failed into the position.
cause of ding sound ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
There are a lot of things worth critizing about this remake, this is not one of them. The people complaining only watched the movie or were expecting a RE clone.
@@Manic_Panic what’s worth criticizing? i’m a huge fan of the og and am absolutely loving the remake so far
@@jmaddey85 the price😂
@@Manic_Panic Are there ? Its a pretty fantastic remake
@@Manic_Panic I think removing the suggestive scenes of pyramid head… abusing the monsters is a bit of an odd choice. I understand it’s uncomfortable, triggering even, gross, foul, but that’s exactly the point. To represent the sexual deviancy within the mind of James while Mary was sick.
Who you callin' Pyramid Head?
Red pyramid thing
I wanna be Dirty Djames!
one thing that gaming has taught me through the years is to run if someone is coming at you with reckless abandon to their own safety
James uses gun ( It's not very effective...).
Pyramid head uses slash (it's super effective...).
People need to understand this is not Resident Evil or an action game.
This remake look like an RE honnestly, especialy re2 remake .
It feels very different from the original SH2.
@@predator2262the re2 remake feels very different from the original. Which had fixed camera angles and tank controls. The original sh2 at least had semi third person angles.
@@predator2262that’s a crap criticism
I’m actually convinced no one has actually played the original silent hill 2😂
@@El-Masri speak for yourself
@@OVERGORGED what the fuck are you talking about?
@@OVERGORGED what are you even talking about?
@@El-Masri if you think there's ppl out there who haven't actually played the og... lmao that's what i'm talking about
@@OVERGORGED well obviously🤦♂️
Too much pyramid 7.8/10
lol he rated it 7.8 cuz its what the subject is about. its like saying that a movie is more than a minute and you just criticize it for being long lol.
So by looks of the first trailer and this boss fight, the freaky scenes between Pyramid Head and the other monsters are gone now.
They're still in it, you can find the clips on here.
Can confirm, they are still in game.
Nope. They are still in and still freaky.
Pyramid head is one of the most iconic character ever made in silent hill history.
This is like a huge moment, sorry if you haven’t played the originals.
Looks great can’t wait to play
1:56 Bingo?
This chat is full of people 'complaining' about 'complains'
and you are one of them
And now I gotta complain about how you spelled complaints.
@@aawells07 and you proved me right, here you are complaining about how i mis-spelt 'complains'. You little junior, you must be feeling proud right now!!
@@JustahumanBeing-pk7xt I was fucking with you moron. How stupid can you possibly be to not see that? Your attempt at trying to be offensive is straight up pathetic "junior" lol. So weak.
@@JustahumanBeing-pk7xt Can I complain about something too?
So weird to show this. It's one of the biggest moments on the game. This is what's wrong with the industry lately, gotta turn everything into "content" and can't let anything be a surprise for anyone anymore.
No this is the first boss fight. The biggest moment in the game is the second PH boss fight
@@AliEemanSamy-lf9gl absolutely correct.
It’s just a game relax
Grow up
It's a remake of a twenty three year old game dude. Yeah not everyone was alive then or played it then but.... It's a remake of a twenty three year old game.
A few more days and I'll be that guy playing
Nice gameplay! Keep shooting the metal what a genius.
You don't actually have to do it, it's a timed battle
Realistically, having an opponent who has a huge, thick, metal helmet, a huge blade and is walking very quickly towards you, and shooting directly to it's huge helmet would be an incredibly stupid thing to do. Realistically.
All u do is run away until the sirens sound no need to waste a single bullet
You can speed things up by shooting him. The alarm will sound quicker.
He didn’t have to completely turn around in the left direction just look next to him 0:14 he could have just turned his head in the right direction to show that he sees James
Buddy you understand he’s turning around to fight you right
That’s how pyramid head acts
@@lucasthegamemasterporterfi84 it'd be easier to turn left if you were dragging a heavy cleaver along the ground
New here huh?
@@OGStarlightKY I’m just saying
It’s almost here, can’t wait !!!
Better than ALL resident evil games. Nuff said
I wasted 38 bullets my first round, and i reset and didn't waste a single one it felt like the same amount of time until the siren went off.
Speedrun strats right here
You guys LOVE ❤ to spoil stuff.
Resident Hill...
So?
Silent hill is back 💪🏿
Okay that's a spoiler especially for young generation.
Reminds me of the ending of the departed.
"Bloober Team is gonna surprise everyone!"
Maury P: ..That was a lie.
@@ombra711 😂😂😂
Dawg the true believers were already celebrating on twitter and congratulating them because of Famitsu
It did surprise everyone. They improved in the original boss fight. Lol
@@ombra711 clearly you never played the original and still write stupid comment
Phead gon give it to ya
I think Mr. Pyramid Head deserved a win there
"Silent Hill was always about the combat!" Getting Homecoming flashbacks right here..
He just eats 9mm like it’s nothing.😭
more like a traffic cone really
Thanks for the spoilers!
Ayo Blonde Leon Kennedy vs Pyramid head
Can't wait to play it 😌
My body goals
You didnt have to waste any ammo or medicine just run in loop avoid his attacks until the siren starts. Dont even waste your medicines healing save the game and load and you will be automatically healed. Save your ammos and medicines in other boss fights . With PH dont waste any of them . Your only PH fight is the finale
I just did it with 1 to 2 max medicine and bonked him with spiked board until siren,
Then literally said I wonder if I could’ve just dodged the whole time
Ok so why are they showing EVERYTHING?
Cos they always like to spoil things whether it's in reviews or thumbnails or even titles, this time they've not even waited till its actually out or after they even have a review out.
@@jeffcarrier9808 man shuuuuuuut up and close your eyes then lmao
Here you are. Watching and giving them money.
Maybe don’t watch the video?
Click off
So weird to me that they doubled down on Abstract Daddy, but then removed PH having a……”moment” with the Lying Figure before this fight
I’m not one of those sensitive silent hill 2 players that seeems to have suffered PTSD from the original game but isn’t it a silly idea to post a video purely showing the whole fight between such an iconic and affectingly eerie character, it’s a spoiler plus it renders the enemy far less intimidating and shocking to new players and older ones who haven’t properly seen the upgrade
Bro stop giving spoilers..
Fighting isn't the answer. It's all about loving yourself. uwu
Wrong way IGN !!! You don't need to waste any ammo you just have to wait 3 minutes for a siren to sound and pyramid head will leave, it is a timed event.
2:00 A'ight Imma head outta here
Cant wait for the remake
The sparks the pyramid head makes are so cheep.
That’s what happens bullet ricochet of metal moron
Dude play RE4R and look at the sparks during the Krauser knife fight
Jesus, leave it to IGN to upload an absolutely awful gameplay video, after the first shot you should have realised right all critical weaklings are covered, maybe I should just dodge and run
Imagine seeing most of Silent Hill 2 before playing it back in the day. It just wouldn't be the same now would it 😕
Cannot wait!
Is this RE remakes appreciation thread?
Who the fuck fires at piramid head? He is literally invincible until James accepts his sins is just a waste of bullets. You have to survive avoiding him until the clock comes.
The overhead strike isn't one hit kill anymore.
It's a remake of an old game... but still you shouldn't be spoiling this for people that, you know, were born AFTER the OG released and might give it a go now.
Dont worry, this is super early in the game
All of hate going on. You know what I'm going to buy the game now just to piss off the old gatekeepers.
Full price?
@@olivur_1459yes
Yes at full price
He is so fast, this looks way more difficult then the original.
It's not as bad as it looks like. We can dodge now, that helps a lot. And it is pretty easy to keep him at distance.
@@thuklusvonrotz3454 but then again, pyramid head will ALSO go around the cages.
Aha. That's a video by someone who's never played SH2, or played it wrong on purpose for the engagement. xD
1:57 it's time to eat
They definitely should’ve used the same siren sound from the original Silent Hill 2. This one sounds so much like the one from the movie, definitely not liking it. It’s just a normal, blaring siren. The siren from 1 and 2 sounded haunting, especially the siren from 1.
Atleast 8 score to comeback for good.
why is everyone at IGN so bad at video games? It's like watching your grandparents trying to text...
why didn’t he just M2 fake? baby killer
All this coverage for a game they will inevitably give a 6
every game now have so tight fov bruh, give the option to change fov, closed fov gives many people motion sickness
Guys don't need to fight!, and lost ammo and heal just try don't die for little time
Ok yeah, some areas of the fight do look janky, but a few patches can fix that easily, plus this a major step-up from the original (stay mad peeps, my opinion). Other than that, i'm excited for the game and can't wait to play it in a few days.
The Keeper from Evil Within was more intense, in my opinion.
Sigh*
Mofo is moving faster now. I wasted almost 30 bullet just to defeat him😂
The sir/madam playing is so bad holy crap.
You should have use flashlight to blind him instead 😎😎
Did PH’s younger brother appear?
This is faithful to his SH2 design
No need to buy the game just watch IGN
Pretty graphics but fan game tier animations.
Famitsu gave the game a 35/40 btw.
The OG got a 34/40.
Means absolutely nothing these days, no one takes famitsu seriously
Wow, a whole point higher. That’s super duper impressive.
They gave Forspoken the same score. That shows just how unreliable they are.
@@daijobu8378more like how unreliable u r. For spoken was fun af.
@@Ironbat92yep, still better than the og and its outdated mechanics
why does James look so absurdly stiff. My main concern is how bad the model looks, he's always just standing like an anatomy model or something. In Last of Us 2 when you're in battle, Ellies movement is great.
In the original didnt you have to turn off your flashlight? Or did that change?
I’m surprised they Added the dodging mechanic in the remake because in the original and in the rest of the other silent Hill games were unable to do that
@@rainbowxstorm1105 homecoming has it
This one doesn't have a semi fixed camera so it makes a bit of sense
strafing and guarding is the closest mechanic we get in the OG
@rainbowxstorm1105 it's either you guys haven't played the old ones in a while or never played them but they always had a dodge mechanic all the way back to Silent Hill 1.
@@rainbowxstorm1105 don’t start lying bro they had dodging in Silent Hill 4
Why did they make him so fucking fast
Use the stick it's more effect against him
Dont shoot just run
My main complaint here is that his great knife doesn't insta kill like the original did
@@BeholdDaPilgrim The blade didn't insta kill even in normal mode difficulty. Didn't play higher difficulties, so idk but maybe in those they did.
@@Kush____ it did. On Easy it did not but still dealt heavy damage.
To be fair in the OG the attack was very slow compared to remake
the game is being released in 2 days. Theres full walkthroughs on youtube. Where is the review? Also what about the new space Skyrim dlc?
Review embargo ends tomorrow. The full walkthroughs you are seeing are from people who obtained retail copies before release. Whether that be their preorders shipped too early or their local game store broke street date and gave out copies earlier than they were supposed to.
What happened to just running away and avoid him until you hear the siren?
The game play is so much better than the original specially the fight cuz let’s be honest in the original was boring, I’m really having high hopes for this game its already having unique style
Thanks for the spoilers
You only need to smash him a coupel of times,
you dont need to use bullets 😉
The combat in this game is too action movie-ish. It should be more cumbersome, weighty, and tactical. The action stuff worked in Resident Evil because that franchise was never very serious, but for Silent Hill, which is known for being unsettling and psychological, and for its bleak tone, this type of action doesn't work. It should be more realistic, like a man struggling against an unearthly abomination would realistically be.
The gameplay feels like TLOU from 2013. It has that same level of clunkiness.
Yeah. Not to mention his walking movements is horrible.
Does he still have the tongue thing like in the original?
Why
Resi is survival horror and Silent Hill is psychological horror, why compare?