Silent Hill HD Collection is a compilation of remastered ports of Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Development[]
The Silent Hill HD Collection, the high-definition remaster of Silent Hill 2 (2001) and Silent Hill 3 (2003), took more than two years in development. Because the original source code for Silent Hill 2 and 3 had not been preserved, the development team at Hijinks Studio had to work with the incomplete code provided by video game publisher Konami, which was not the code from the games' final release. Thus, the team had to simultaneously handle technical issues arising from porting the two games as well as those which the original development had previously fixed; some of the technical issues included Heather Mason, the protagonist of Silent Hill 3, turning blue.
The core play mechanics and story for all games remained mostly the same with some artistic changes in the remastered versions. For the remastering, both games have had a graphics overhaul to allow them to support modern 720p resolution on consoles, as well as run at locked 30 frames per second. Both games also feature an alternate voice dub, as well as PlayStation Network Trophies and Xbox 360 Achievements. Players have the option to switch between the original voice acting and the alternate voice acting for Silent Hill 2, while the re-dub is mandatory for Silent Hill 3 because it lacks the original voice acting.
The compilation was officially announced by Konami at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2011, with an expected release date of fall 2011. This date was later pushed back to March 2012, where it was published alongside two other installments in the franchise, Silent Hill: Downpour and Silent Hill: Book of Memories.[3] The compilation was published on March 20 in North America, on March 29 in Japan, and on April 5 in Australia.