Some players are on their way to completing the highly anticipated Silent Hill 2 remake days before its scheduled release date.

It’s been years since I first played the horror game Silent Hill 2, and yet, in my restless dreams, I see that town. The liminal streets, chunky grotesque monsters, and cursed bric-a-brac have all taken up residency in my head, and with so much history, I’ll be the first to admit I was skeptical at the thought of a remake.

How do you remake a story that lives in interpretations? In “ Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle ,” a lengthy document published by Konami and Team Silent in 2003, the developers wrote that there’s no canonical ending to the original Silent Hill 2,

Silent Hill 2 remake is overlong and lacks the impact of Team Silent's original, but Bloober’s effort remains a solid, modern horror game.

The Silent Hill 2 remake has landed an impressive Metacritic score. The review embargo lifted earlier today, which means the first reviews are out for Bloober Team's horror game, and the early signs are that it is an excellent remake that does the original justice.

The Silent Hill 2 Remake maps are collectible documents you can find along the way, with a couple of exceptions (such as the Labyrinth, which James will fill in himself on a blank piece of paper as he explores).