Laura leaving with james

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Is laura leaving with james in the "leave" ending supposed to be symbolic of james coming to terms with what brought him to silent hill.

[Breaking]

Originally posted by Tremere:

Originally posted by WolfishMeat7:

the devs stated that she is a real person

And that is why I believe Masahiro Ito should keep his mouth shut from time to time. People should be able to theorize about everything in a game like Silent Hill 2. Devs giving their so-called objective truth about their work is wrong in my opinion. Also no single person is the end all be all of all knowledge and wisdom about the game. Silent Hill is it own entity.
Yeah, I also think Laura is a real person. I think the loop theory is BS and I think the Leave ending is the real one for me. But people should be able to have a different interpretation.
And if other people want to start a conversation about it, that is great, but the start of the debate should not be "this person said this and that". Give some clues that you found in the game and other things like that.

I believe all the theories the fans have about the game (even the ones I don't believe to be accurate) make the game and it's lore richer.

By the way, WolfishMeat7, this is not directed at you specifically, I just used your sentance as quote of something that represent what a lot of people constantly say.

I agree that a developer's word shouldn't be treated as objective truth and people can come up with alternate interpretations. but it doesn't matter what Ito said, the problem is that theory contradicts what the game clearly states. Laura is an orphan who met Mary at the hospital and thats why she's in the town looking for Mary at the same time as James. she's suspicious of james and bullies him early on because she knows James wouldn't come see Mary in the hospital. even if you wanted to believe all of that is just fabricated by the town, it would make no sense narratively. James subconscious manifesting Maria makes sense because she looks like Mary but more seductive, so there's that connection. but why would his subconscious manifest a kid he's never met before? personal interpretations and theories can be fun, but the problem is when people treat it as factual and spread misinformation that ruins the game's intent. I see that happen a lot already with this game with how so many people try to make every aspect of the game have some kind of sexual significance when its often not actually there or is only the surface level of what the game is trying to convey

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Originally posted by Breaking:

Originally posted by Tremere:

And that is why I believe Masahiro Ito should keep his mouth shut from time to time. People should be able to theorize about everything in a game like Silent Hill 2. Devs giving their so-called objective truth about their work is wrong in my opinion. Also no single person is the end all be all of all knowledge and wisdom about the game. Silent Hill is it own entity.
Yeah, I also think Laura is a real person. I think the loop theory is BS and I think the Leave ending is the real one for me. But people should be able to have a different interpretation.
And if other people want to start a conversation about it, that is great, but the start of the debate should not be "this person said this and that". Give some clues that you found in the game and other things like that.

I believe all the theories the fans have about the game (even the ones I don't believe to be accurate) make the game and it's lore richer.

By the way, WolfishMeat7, this is not directed at you specifically, I just used your sentance as quote of something that represent what a lot of people constantly say.

I agree that a developer's word shouldn't be treated as objective truth and people can come up with alternate interpretations. but it doesn't matter what Ito said, the problem is that theory contradicts what the game clearly states. Laura is an orphan who met Mary at the hospital and thats why she's in the town looking for Mary at the same time as James. she's suspicious of james and bullies him early on because she knows James wouldn't come see Mary in the hospital. even if you wanted to believe all of that is just fabricated by the town, it would make no sense narratively. James subconscious manifesting Maria makes sense because she looks like Mary but more seductive, so there's that connection. but why would his subconscious manifest a kid he's never met before? personal interpretations and theories can be fun, but the problem is when people treat it as factual and spread misinformation that ruins the game's intent. I see that happen a lot already with this game with how so many people try to make every aspect of the game have some kind of sexual significance when its often not actually there or is only the surface level of what the game is trying to convey

I believe that I've mentioned before, or I had at least implied it. It's because James hopes to be innocent, he's on top copium stuff until he gives in to the reality check. Also, again, the whole Foggy town is in HIS OWN imagination. There's no telling if ANYONE actually there IS a real person. For all we know from the game itself ,the entire game action can be only taking place in his own mind..

Also, funny how only James and Eddie interact with Laura, as they're the two ones that are running away from responsibility/accountability and guilt, they want to be innocent, thus, the fine copium inside them generates such manifestation. In James's case, Laura even treats him like a joke, she's elusive.. "No you ♥♥♥♥♥♥, you're not innocent, get your ♥♥♥♥ together.. " Not Angela though.. she never sees Laura. Probably because she never felt redeemable, her mother made sure to implement that feeling deep inside her. She feels like she doesn't deserve saving and she's guilty of her predicament, thus, no innocence manifestation. You see how every character in Silent Hill 2 can be just a manifestation.. based on each character's emotional state or needs ? And yes, even if Eddie and Angela are also manifestations, they can also get their own manifestations based on the same dynamic.. like.. "inception style.. "

[CircuitGhost]

bruh people actually believe laura isn't a real person. i know it ain't weed you packing in your pipes