The development of the Silent Hill 2 remake looks right on track as new details emerge about its ESRB rating. From what fans have come to expect of the horror franchise over the decades, the rating for Silent Hill 2 remake seems very on point.

The ESRB rating lets potential buyers know what age groups the content of a game is suitable for. This particular rating is used in the North America region, and other regions of the world have their own regulatory board. Notably, the age rating for Silent Hill 2 remake's South Korea launch came to the fore after its GRAC rating was revealed a few weeks earlier. With the game's production moving forward, it has now also received a rating for the North American market.

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The remake of 2001's Silent Hill 2 has officially received an "M for Mature" rating, as per the official ESRB website. Additionally, the ESRB's warnings for the game include "Blood and Gore, Language, Sexual Themes, and Violence." Taking a look at the rating summary, players will find that Silent Hill 2 remake is being described as a horror-adventure game that features "realistic gunfire, cries of pain, and blood-splatter effects."

Silent Hill 2 Remake Could Make or Break Konami's Comeback

Further, the ratings website reveals the presence of "large bloodstains" and "intestines/organs on walls, floors, and surrounding bodies" in certain game levels. On top of that, the game has been confirmed to have violent cutscenes depicting impalement, death by asphyxiation, and "body parts sewn together." Silent Hill 2 remake apparently also has a variety of sexual or suggestive material, ranging from dialogue to in-game character models. Keeping in mind the original Silent Hill 2 - one of the most highly rated horror games of its time - was also gruesome and explicit, this description should ensure fans that they will be getting a familiar Silent Hill experience.

After virtually leaving AAA game development about a decade ago, Konami seems to be making a comeback by reviving two of its most popular franchises, namely Silent Hill and Metal Gear. Although the Japanese company has already shipped Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 to a fairly positive reception, the collection was basically a bunch of old ports and not a full-fledged AAA project built from the ground up. Hence, the true fate of Konami's comeback will likely be decided by its next AAA game, which may be either Silent Hill 2 remake or Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater - the remake of 2004's Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

After a lukewarm reaction to Silent Hill 2 remake's combat trailer, developer Bloober Team has a lot to prove as it dishes out more trailers in the buildup to the game's expected launch this year. Fans who have been eagerly waiting for a new Silent Hill game, ever since the plug was pulled on P.T., are surely hoping that the forthcoming remake does the franchise justice and marks the start of a proper return to form.

Silent Hill 2 Remake

Silent Hill 2 is a remake of the classic 2001 survival-horror game, developed by Bloober Team and published by Konami. It features an over-the-shoulder camera and gameplay changes inspired by other horror game remakes.

Franchise

Silent Hill

Platform(s)

PC , PS5

Developer(s)

Bloober Team

Publisher(s)

Konami

Genre(s)

Survival Horror