Bloober Team's pleased fans and critics but the game's first major patch is designed to make the experience a little better for everyone. Despite being suitably impressed by the game's faithful modernization of the classic survival horror, some players have reported issues with rampant bugs and glitches that have detracted from the terror. While these problems fortunately don't appear to be too widespread, those who have struggled with technical issues should welcome the game's latest update with open arms.
Per the official Konami site, the update notes for Silent Hill 2 Remake Patch 1.04 list a slew of fixes that correct some of the more jarring glitches players have encountered. Spider Mannequins will no longer become stuck when attacking James as he squeezes through a narrow gap; On a similar note, an issue that caused the Spider Mannequin event on Fear Path to trigger multiple times has been resolved. There are some minor upgrades too: James' ability to pick up weapons in the final fight has been improved, and the animation for switching weapons should appear more "natural."
Small Changes Make A Big Difference
Nothing Breaks Immersion Like A Technical Bug
While Patch 1.04 may not contain any substantial changes or additional content, it's good to know that Bloober Team is actively responding to player and fixing lingering problems. Silent Hill 2 Remake is a game that's best experienced with unbroken immersion, so ensuring that problems like broken AI or falling through the environment don't disrupt s is paramount to making it as enjoyable as possible. The game has only been out for a few weeks at this point so one has to imagine that even more patches are planned for the future.
Bloober Team has a reputation for putting out janky games that don't live up to the hype they curate ahead of release. The fact that Silent Hill 2 Remake managed to be its best project yet is a testament to the studio's growth. Those who want to see everything included in the latest update can read the patch notes here:
PlayStation® 5
Technical
- Fixed some rare crash in AI.
- Fixed some rare crash with texture binding.
- Fixed some rare crash in streaming.
- Fixed some rare crash in audio portal update.
- Fixed an issue with the option of switching In Game Motion Blur.
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue with translation for UI “High” preset not being translated and displayed correctly.
- Fixed an issue with Wooden Plank appearing during James’ death animation.
- Fixed streaming issue where staring at the walls inside the Grand Market caused problems with loading all of the environment around James.
- Fixed an issue where interacting with the wrong side of the peephole in Brookhaven Hospital teleported James to the other side.
- Fixed an issue where breaking windows near Neely’s Bar got James stuck in the window frame.
- Fixed an issue that allowed James to access the inaccessible balcony in Blue Creek Apartments.
- Fixed an issue with Abstract Daddy’s behavior during boss fight where the enemy was not hitting James properly.
- Fixed multiple issues with Abstract Daddy’s 3rd TV – it should now have the correct audio, and the wall won’t interfere with its position.
- Fixed an issue with a question mark from the Conference Room not disappearing after obtaining Cinderella figurine in Lakeview Hotel.
- Fixed an issue with collision detection with the Dayroom walls in Brookhaven Hospital.
- Fixed an issue where James was falling under the map when approaching Laura entering Brookhaven Hospital from the bushes on the left.
- Removed debug numbers displayed behind wallpapers in Blue Creek Apartments' Clock Room.
- Resolved an issue with James not being able to leave the 3F corridor in the Lakeview Hotel.
- Fixed an issue with the lightbulb on the 3rd floor of Blue Creek Apartments constantly switching on and being impervious to destruction.
- Resolved an issue with the small coffee table blocking James in the corner of the room located in Woodside Apartments.
- Fixed an issue where after completing the Disgust Path in Labyrinth, the player was forced to do it all over again.
- Fixed an issue with Spider Mannequins getting stuck when attacking James while he is going through squeeze traversal.
- Fixed an issue with James getting stuck in the window frame while attacking Lying Figures located outside of the window.
- Added more natural movement for James when switching weapons while aiming.
- Fixed an issue with triggering Spider Mannequin event on Fear Path in the Labyrinth multiple times.
- Improved the ability to pick up items during the final boss fight.
- Fixed an issue with picture frames overlapping in the Moth Room.
- Improved the deformation of Nurses’ skirts.
- Fixed an issue occurring when displaying the information about unlocking NewGame+ which didn’t appear in the player’s chosen language.
- Fixed visible unloading of the door of an abandoned garage in the west side of South Vale.
- Fixed question mark on the map during Chute Puzzle in Woodside Apartments.
Steam®
Technical
- Reduced visual glitches when using the latest version of NVIDIA DLSS.
- Added an option to enable DLSS frame generation in the menu when using DLSS for supersampling.
- NVIDIA Reflex is now active when DLSS frame generation is enabled.
- Added for AMD FSR 3.1.1.
- Added an option to enable AMD Fluid Motion Frames in the menu when using FSR 3.1 for supersampling.
- Updated Intel Nanites to driver updates.
- Improved performance and optimization for Steam Deck.
- Fixed stuttering issues related to sky map generation.
- Added an option to enable/disable HZB culling to fix stuttering on some AMD/Intel GPUs.
- All graphic settings should be saved locally.
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue with translation for UI “High” preset not being translated and displayed correctly.
- Fixed an issue with Wooden Plank appearing during James’ death animation.
- Fixed streaming issue where staring at the walls inside the Grand Market caused problems with loading all of the environment around James.
- Fixed an issue where interacting with the wrong side of the peephole in Brookhaven Hospital teleported James to the other side.
- Fixed an issue where breaking windows near Neely’s Bar got James stuck in the window frame.
- Fixed an issue that allowed James to access the inaccessible balcony in Blue Creek Apartments.
- Fixed an issue with Abstract Daddy’s behavior during boss fight where the enemy was not hitting James properly.
- Fixed multiple issues with Abstract Daddy’s 3rd TV – it should now have the correct audio, and the wall won’t interfere with its position.
- Fixed an issue with a question mark from the Conference Room not disappearing after obtaining Cinderella figurine in Lakeview Hotel.
- Fixed an issue with collision detection with the Dayroom walls in Brookhaven Hospital.
- Fixed an issue where James was falling under the map when approaching Laura entering Brookhaven Hospital from the bushes on the left.
- Removed debug numbers displayed behind wallpapers in Blue Creek Apartments' Clock Room.
- Resolved an issue with James not being able to leave the 3F corridor in the Lakeview Hotel.
- Fixed an issue with the lightbulb on the 3rd floor of Blue Creek Apartments constantly switching on and being impervious to destruction.
- Resolved an issue with the small coffee table blocking James in the corner of the room located in Woodside Apartments.
- Fixed an issue where after completing the Disgust Path in Labyrinth, the player was forced to do it all over again.
- Fixed an issue with Spider Mannequins getting stuck when attacking James while he is going through squeeze traversal.
- Fixed an issue with James getting stuck in the window frame while attacking Lying Figures located outside of the window.
- Added more natural movement for James when switching weapons while aiming.
- Fixed an issue with triggering Spider Mannequin event on Fear Path in the Labyrinth multiple times.
- Improved the ability to pick up items during the final boss fight.
- Fixed an issue with picture frames overlapping in the Moth Room.
- Improved the deformation of Nurses’ skirts.
- Fixed an issue occurring when displaying the information about unlocking NewGame+ which didn’t appear in the player’s chosen language.
- Fixed visible unloading of the door of an abandoned garage in the west side of South Vale.
- Fixed question mark on the map during Chute Puzzle in Woodside Apartments.
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While I had my doubts about Silent Hill 2 Remake when it was first unveiled, I'm glad that the first or third game in the saga. With Patch 1.04, it's clear that Bloober Team is committed to providing as immersive an experience as possible.
Source: Konami
- Developer(s)
- Bloober Team
- Publisher(s)
- Konami
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Franchise
- Silent Hill
- Platform(s)
- PC
