b e a r d @beardalaxy@gameliberty.club

1. Updated the game to 1.05 and the performance is MUCH smoother now. Incredibly so. I could try changing my resolution settings and locking to 60fps instead of 30, but I think I'll just keep it as-is for now. I'm getting better looking visuals than the PS5 version anyway so I think that's fine.
2. Within the first minute tonight I got jumpscared! Wow! It did get me, but let's just say Silent Hill isn't known for those.
3. While it is nice that you don't have to go into the menu to change weapons, the animation for doing it could be much better. It's way too subtle and I keep rotating the camera around to make sure I have actually switched my weapon.
4. The shotgun itself also kind of looks a little pathetic. Don't really know how to explain it but it just looks small. Maybe it's in the way James holds it. With how he is aiming and firing, I'm surprised his arm isn't ripped out of its socket or his wrist sprained. It doesn't have a stock but he still holds it up as it it did. With those kinds of shotguns it's much better to hold it down by your stomach. You don't really need the accuracy of aiming when you're using a close-quarters shotgun like that. If the game wasn't going for more of an action focus, I wouldn't mind this as much, but it does just look really weird.
5. More jumpscares... Just for like, standard enemies. Bro I haven't even been playing for 20 minutes.
6. There are save points EVERYWHERE in the hospital lol.
7. I finally had to look up a walkthrough. My bad, I forgot that breaking windows to access other areas is a thing in this game. I thought it was stupid when I first saw it and I still think it's stupid now.

Overrall, not too bad of a session actually. I'm really starting to feel that they went full horror mode with this game and practically none of the atmosphere and mood of the original is there. That doesn't make it bad per se, in fact I think most people will probably prefer playing this version of the game. I actually know a few people who I could recommend this too but probably not the original. It's just not why I like Silent Hill 2.