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Psychologist Reacts to Silent Hill 2's Characters and Themes

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Alexander Kriss is a clinical psychologist and author based in New York, and has written extensively about why we play games, and the effect games can have on their players. He's also a lifelong fan of the original Silent Hill 2, and has written about the game and its characters from the perspective of a psychologist.

Today he's breaking down some of the characters and themes from Silent Hill 2, and seeing how the 2024 remake stacks up against the 2001 original.

What does a psychologist think of how themes of trauma and grief are explored in Silent Hill 2, and what can the actions of James, Angela and Eddie tell us about the nature of Silent Hill?

What does Alex, a lifelong fan of the original Silent Hill 2, think of the 2024 remake and its reworked characters, cutscenes and art style?

00:00 Intro
01:10 What Video Games Can Teach Us
01:45 The Dreamlike Nature of Silent Hill 2
03:25 Opening Cutscene
04:06 Meeting Angela
04:48 Angela's Behaviour
06:34 "Lost?!"
07:48 James's Motivation
09:30 Angela in Blue Creek Apartments
12:00 Angela outside Silent Hill Historical Society (New Scene)
14:17 Abstract Daddy
18:24 Angela's Final Scene
20:36 Flames vs. Fog
21:32 Meeting Eddie
22:37 Eddie in the Movie Theater
23:50 Ice Cream vs. Pizza
24:41 Eddie's Descent
25:54 James's Dysfunction
27:45 Eddie's Final Scene
28:24 Eddie's Cold World
30:07 Outro

Check out Alex's books:
Borderline: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739152/borderline-by-alexander-kriss/

The Gaming Mind: https://theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/spring-2020/the-gaming-mind/

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Gaming
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silent hill, silent hill 2, silent hill 2 remake
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