Ending questions ! (SPOILERS)

[Mancubus]

So ..Mary had a desease and died or James was a psycho and killed her with a pillow while recording it on a hotel ?

[Mad Max]

Mary had terminal cancer and James made the decision to euthanize her.

Those are the facts.

The story of Silent Hill 2 is about WHY James did it.

James killed Mary, but your actions in the game determine his motivation on WHY he killed her, and those choices are reflected in whatever ending you get.

'Leave Ending' represents a James that really loved Mary from the bottom of his heart and truly wanted to end her suffering but felt like he needed to be punished for what he did anyway. In the end, he forgives himself and with Laura leaves Silent Hill overcoming his grief.

'Maria Ending' represents a James that despised Mary and how much of a burden she was and just wanted to get her out of the way so he can move on with his life and find a new woman.

'In Water Ending' represents a James that feels so guilty about what he did that he commits to self-harm, believing he doesn't deserve to be forgiven and ultimately his grief for what he did, and his conflicting motivations consumes him, and the town takes him.

Many think the 'In Water' ending is canon because in later games it's mentioned James went to Silent Hill and was never seen again but the director has come out and said that ALL endings are technically canon.

James's motivations, actions and ultimate fate is entirely up to the player.

[Mancubus]

Wow ..that's explains a lot .

[Noobie]

Originally posted by Eldin:

Also, I think James is already dead and basically reliving stuff over and over as punishment. Reason why: You later come upon a grave which has James’s name on it if you happen to notice and read before jumping down a hole. Also, each character ha different interpretations of current reality. James sees fog, Eddie frost as evident by his breath, and Angela sees fire which you see in a later cutscene. You also have new game+ which starts over again. Hence the loop. [\spoiler] [/quote]

I dont believe in the loop theory at all. Also yes everyone sees silent hill differently but the graves arent a representation of them dying or being dead. Each one of the 3 need to overcome a trauma and lay it to rest.

[Ryrin]

None of this supports a loop theory. The grave names were in the original as were the characters seeing different versions of Silent Hill. New game+ is just a game mechanic. No story relevance.

Originally posted by Eldin:

Also, I think James is already dead and basically reliving stuff over and over as punishment. Reason why: You later come upon a grave which has James’s name on it if you happen to notice and read before jumping down a hole. Also, each character ha different interpretations of current reality. James sees fog, Eddie frost as evident by his breath, and Angela sees fire which you see in a later cutscene. You also have new game+ which starts over again. Hence the loop. [\spoiler] [/quote]

[Ryrin]

Originally posted by Eldin:

Maybe so and up to interpretation. Strange though a lot of dead lying around have same clothes as James though maybe it is more because how you mention.

Originally posted by Noobie:

I dont believe in the loop theory at all. Also yes everyone sees silent hill differently but the graves arent a representation of them dying or being dead. Each one of the 3 need to overcome a trauma and lay it to rest.

The bodies having James model and clothes is a nod to the original where this was the case. It was just them reusing assets.

[Noobie]

Originally posted by Ryrin:

Originally posted by Eldin:

Maybe so and up to interpretation. Strange though a lot of dead lying around have same clothes as James though maybe it is more because how you mention.

The bodies having James model and clothes is a nod to the original where this was the case. It was just them reusing assets.

Yeah its nice they kept it but it also raises the question of if everyone sees it as james or just james. I think all the bodies being james is also a nod at that.