combat looks clunky but honestly that's fine, that's sort of what i'd prefer. no major story scenes showcased, just a lot of enemies and environments, so no way to really judge how they're handling story yet. walking around looks like most other horror game remakes of its caliber (the REmakes, Dead Space, etc).

as much as i've spoken before about how sh2 being handed to Bloober Team concerns me due to their handling of storylines involving trauma in the past, i genuinely want them to prove me wrong. i want the sh2 remake to come out and hear that it nails everything it set out to do 100% with little to no caveats. i want to hear that my fears were unfounded.

i would like nothing more than to wake up on the day that the review embargo for sh2 remake lifts and hear that all the things i and others have criticized Bloober Team for in the past are nowhere to be found and that the updated silent hill 2 has been given the respect a narrative of its caliber deserves and that glory glory hallelujah a new golden age of silent hill has finally been ushered into this world.

of course we'd need an actual goddamn release date for it first.

I thought this was a very good video with an interesting read on both Silent Hill 2 and male loneliness.

...When I write, even though I write from the perspective of a queer leftist woman (and in support of that perspective), I also try to write with consideration given to people who might be coming from some other culture or point of view. Sometimes I wonder if there's any real point to me doing that, considering the very small reach any of my writings have as it is.

I bring this up because male loneliness is a topic that I've seen covered by a few different people, and I think it's easy to... come to extreme conclusions about it one way or the other, I guess. But it's something I struggled with a lot, personally, before I transitioned, and I always hope that people give real, careful consideration to the sources of that loneliness and how to address them. Because I think it's a serious problem.

I think the above video does a good job at covering men's side of the responsibilities without being outright unsympathetic to them (except when warranted). It's just... I recognize how difficult it is for men to learn how to overcome emotional isolation when that particular process is always a two-way street, and other men, by and large, avoid helping them with it by definition.

If you happen to be a lonely man reading this, I'm slowly learning to overcome loneliness after having been in that position myself, and I'd honestly like to offer help if I can. I can't be your friend, but if you have questions about where to start, I dunno, leave a comment, leave an ask, I will do my best to offer some advice.

All together now! The complete set of Silent Hill posters~ all traditional mixed media using watercolor, ink, and colored pencil (the text is added digitally).

Psst-- I still have a few more of these available in my shop!