9 Video Game Recastings That Pissed Everyone Off

To add to the atmosphere of the otherworldly Silent Hill, the voice acting across all four of the original games was strange, dream-like and haunting. There was something uncomfortable and strange about the portrayal of nearly every character you came across which only served to make the games more unnerving.

In 2012 Konami decided it was time to squeeze the teet of the Silent Hill franchise for some extra cash by releasing an HD Collection comprised of Silent Hill 2 and 3. One of the selling points was a new set of voice recordings, which was something sure to set fans on edge.

The new recordings weren’t bad by any means, but perhaps the word “inappropriate” is more accurate. Gone was the strange otherness, replaced instead by the most generic take on every character. Troy Baker’s deep and emotive take on the previously soft spoken James Sunderland was a particular sore spot. Fans felt it was a massive disservice to the power of the franchise’s unique tone.

Whilst Silent Hill 2 had the option of the classic recordings, the new version of Silent Hill 3 is unavoidable. Tom Huellet, who worked on the project, said that “due to technical and logistical” factors, Silent Hill 3 would be playable only with the Collection’s new voice acting.

This left many fans to flock to eBay and pick up the original PlayStation 2 version, to play the game as originally intended.