Do you have to know silent hill 1?

[Spartan]

I haven't played the original version (Silent Hill). So story wise, will I miss out on anything?

[Nezuko Pizza Delivery]

Nope, this is the perfect silent hill to start with

[WindwardMist]

No, BUT there is a tiny reference in one of the games endings (more of an Easter egg). Considering how hard it is to actually play the first game on modern hardware, I wouldn't worry about it. To totally answer your question there are no characters or carry over story from Silent Hill 1.

[Lordofriva]

You should go play Silent hill 1 it's a great game in itself, it's not going to have an impact on two though the stories are unrelated.

SH1 can be easily emulated btw.

[SAMIDARA]

The canonical SH 1, 2, 3, 4 tell different stories, though they take place in the same universe and are somewhat connected. I’ve already found a note in the apartments (in the remake) that references events from part 4. For the most part, it doesn’t really matter in which order you play them. I also played the classic series starting from part 2, and finished part 1 last (I didn’t have a powerful PC right away that could handle a PS1 emulator for the first part).

[Bankruptcy]

silent hill 1 and 2 are fairly seperate games

[Nezuko Pizza Delivery]

Originally posted by Lordofriva:

You should go play Silent hill 1 it's a great game in itself, it's not going to have an impact on two though the stories are unrelated.

SH1 can be easily emulated btw.

Emulated? Stealing is not ok

[SAMIDARA]

Originally posted by Nezuko Pizza Delivery:

Originally posted by Lordofriva:

You should go play Silent hill 1 it's a great game in itself, it's not going to have an impact on two though the stories are unrelated.

SH1 can be easily emulated btw.

Emulated? Stealing is not ok :mpgb_tsubasa:

The original SH1 never came out on PC, and even parts 2-4 didn’t have proper distribution and never made it to Steam.

I always buy games when I have the opportunity. I’ve bought the remake, even though it’s already available on torrents.

[tintilicmaliq]

Originally posted by SAMIDARA:

Originally posted by Nezuko Pizza Delivery:

Emulated? Stealing is not ok :mpgb_tsubasa:

The original SH1 never came out on PC, and even parts 2-4 didn’t have proper distribution and never made it to Steam.

I always buy games when I have the opportunity. I’ve bought the remake, even though it’s already available on torrents.

Maybe it's OK for you, but some people won't play the game unless it is OFFICIALLY released and available for purchase on the contemporary platform they own, or the devs/publisher explicitly stated that they view it as abandonware.
Meaning that for many people original SH games are out of reach.

[Reverend]

Originally posted by Nezuko Pizza Delivery:

Originally posted by Lordofriva:

You should go play Silent hill 1 it's a great game in itself, it's not going to have an impact on two though the stories are unrelated.

SH1 can be easily emulated btw.

Emulated? Stealing is not ok :mpgb_tsubasa:

How is emulation stealing?
I own hundreds of games, legally bought decades ago. The original hardware is long gone
and would be highly inconvenient due to the room required.
So I emulate my stuff.
Please tell me how this is stealing.

To the original question: You will not miss out on anything.

[SAMIDARA]

Originally posted by tintilicmaliq:

Originally posted by SAMIDARA:

The original SH1 never came out on PC, and even parts 2-4 didn’t have proper distribution and never made it to Steam.

I always buy games when I have the opportunity. I’ve bought the remake, even though it’s already available on torrents.

Maybe it's OK for you, but some people won't play the game unless it is OFFICIALLY released and available for purchase on the contemporary platform they own, or the devs/publisher explicitly stated that they view it as abandonware.
Meaning that for many people original SH games are out of reach.

In the 2000s, there was almost no opportunity to buy licensed software in the post-Soviet space. It was only starting in the 2010s that players began learning about Steam and buying games officially. Before that, licensed video games were considered legendary artifacts that were nearly impossible to get.

[CRISPR-Cas9]

Originally posted by SAMIDARA:

The canonical SH 1, 2, 3, 4 tell different stories, though they take place in the same universe and are somewhat connected. I’ve already found a note in the apartments (in the remake) that references events from part 4. For the most part, it doesn’t really matter in which order you play them. I also played the classic series starting from part 2, and finished part 1 last (I didn’t have a powerful PC right away that could handle a PS1 emulator for the first part).

no...sillent hill 1and 3 are connected the rest is stand alone srory

[BIO FOREST]

Only if you want *some* understanding on why the town is so weird.