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Posted July 04, 2010
I was wondering if theres any talk about getting Silent Hill games on here? They made 2,3 and 4 for PC however they are incredibly rare and cost a fortune, I wish GOG would get them, they are classics.
Posted July 04, 2010
Highly unlikely. There are several problems with that idea. Firstly, Konami, being a Japanese publisher, probably has an allergic reaction to the mere mention of digital distribution. Either way they're a console publisher first and foremost and the PC ports of their games are something of an afterthought.
That's before you get into the other issues they might have with GOG. But I really doubt it's something they'd see as worth the effort.
Posted July 04, 2010
While it would be awesome, I have to agree with Navagon.
Posted July 04, 2010
Go to the wishlist.
Posted July 04, 2010
Actually Konami put Silent Hill:Homecoming on Steam, so they cant be that adverse, GoG is much better then Steam.
Not to mention they'd make money off these old titles without any need to remake or re-publish, so I dont see why we couldn't have it.
Posted July 04, 2010
They NEED NEED NEED to get some Silent Hill 2/3 action up in this house. Silent Hill 2 is one of the greatest games of all time. The ending is really screwed up, and you never suspect it.
Posted July 04, 2010
Silent Hill 2&3 would be a (almost day one) purchase for me, i never finished 3 and would love to give it another shot.
Posted July 05, 2010
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kais246: Silent Hill 2&3 would be a (almost day one) purchase for me, i never finished 3 and would love to give it another shot.

It's definitely worth beating.
Posted July 05, 2010
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LordRikerQ: Actually Konami put Silent Hill:Homecoming on Steam

Well, maybe it's because it's one of the rare SH titles that have not been developped by Konami, but by an american company. I don't even know if Origins and Homecoming have been released in Japan.
Posted July 05, 2010
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LordRikerQ: Actually Konami put Silent Hill:Homecoming on Steam
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DarthKaal: Well, maybe it's because it's one of the rare SH titles that have not been developped by Konami, but by an american company. I don't even know if Origins and Homecoming have been released in Japan.

They have. And while the developer was different the publisher was still Konami and both games were supervised by them.
While I found the PC ports of 2, 3 and 4 to be technically weak (especially SH2) I would like to seem them on GOG. Many people probably haven't played any SH game and that would be a great opportunity for them to check out one of the best series out there. I still think SH2 is one of the best games ever created and has one of the best plots in general, not just when it comes to games.
Posted July 05, 2010
The PC ports were pretty dreadful, though. They'd need fixing up before they are worth selling here.
Post edited July 05, 2010 by Aatami
Posted July 05, 2010
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LordRikerQ: Actually Konami put Silent Hill:Homecoming on Steam, so they cant be that adverse, GoG is much better then Steam.

Well spotted. They do seem to be releasing newer titles on Steam now. Nothing old enough to be GOG-able yet. Encouraging, but there are some major problems that remain. Summed up by you calling GOG a better DD service in fact.
GOG is better... for the consumer. For publishers Steam is infinitely better. If the publisher wants regional restrictions or regional price fixing then GOG won't provide that when Steam will. Steam is its own DRM and allows third party DRM on top of that. GOG doesn't allow any at all. Steam isn't even quick to remove broken content from sale and will even release games knowing that they won't work for 99% of people. GOG actually get the games working themselves.
Steam is very flexible on prices, allowing a lot of DLC to go for mere pennies and Activision to fleece people with its map packs. GOG has two fixed price points. Something which is both good and bad for the consumer. It's certainly not helping the number of games on GOG.
Another thing that's not so great about GOG is that they're plainly snubbing indie devs, preferring instead to deal with IP squatters like Interplay and shady companies like Strategy First. Steam has probably been the single biggest asset to indie devs the industry has ever produced.
All in all, GOG doesn't offer much to major publishers aside from the possibility of shifting games they've long since given up on the idea of profiting from.
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Aatami: They'd need fixing up before they are worth selling here.

And GOG only does so much. You could only expect the game to be as good as it was back in the day.
Post edited July 05, 2010 by Navagon
Posted July 05, 2010
My only PC experience with Silent Hill was SH2, and yeah, technically it never measured up to the original version. To anyone who wants to give these games a try, I'd say it's better just to pick up a PS2 on the cheap for them (easy enough to do these days).
The series is definitely worth it--SH2 in particular contains some of the best storytelling of any game to date (I mean storytelling through the actual game, not just cutscene nonsense, although the non-interactive bits in the game are much better than average). I also have a soft spot for SH4; awkward and un-Silent-Hilly as it is, it remains one of the most oppressively scary games I've ever played.
Post edited July 05, 2010 by PaakType
Posted July 05, 2010
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Navagon: All in all, GOG doesn't offer much to major publishers aside from the possibility of shifting games they've long since given up on the idea of profiting from.

Actually, this is an argument for having SH2, SH3 and Sh4 on GoG, since Konami gave them all up practically. Even Metal Gear Solid 1&2 have been totally disregarded after MGS4
Posted July 05, 2010
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Tantrix: Actually, this is an argument for having SH2, SH3 and Sh4 on GoG, since Konami gave them all up practically. Even Metal Gear Solid 1&2 have been totally disregarded after MGS4

Judging from the effort they put into the actual ports, I don't know. They were obviously trying to make a fast buck with minimal effort. But then releasing them here would achieve the same thing.
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