Why did they reduce the fog in the Remake?

[Bigboss PC Faster]

The fog in Silent Hill is important

[Sparhawk122]

Having some decent draw distance is also nice....

[Tracido]

Haven't you been listening to the fans of Silent Hill 2: Modern Memories?

They HATE the original, and want EVERYTHING changed about it that made it a special game.

As long as it feels like a Resident Evil Clone, they are happy, and they get to destroy the name of Silent Hill 2, best deal ever for the haters.

[splatdeathbanana]

Originally posted by Bigboss PC Faster:

The fog in Silent Hill is important

the original had heavy fog because you couldnt render very far on old consoles so with newer hardware that isnt an issue, so its mostly a stylistic thing

[Cuponoodle]

Originally posted by splatdeathbanana:

Originally posted by Bigboss PC Faster:

The fog in Silent Hill is important

the original had heavy fog because you couldnt render very far on old consoles so with newer hardware that isnt an issue, so its mostly a stylistic thing

"The fog in Silent Hill acts as a barrier between dimensions and creates an atmosphere of suspense and mystery. It also serves as a visual representation of the characters’ confusion and disorientation."

or this...

"There are a couple of canonical explanations. For one, the mist represents the blurring between dream and reality, which is what causes the physical manifestation of delusions in Silent Hill. All of the creatures and Otherworlds are born from the minds of various characters in the town.

The cult also worships a god of the sun. According to Lost Memories, the mist obscures the horizon, which (in the cult's religion) blurs the boundary between Heaven and Earth. "Heaven" being tied to the Otherworld and delusions of the cultist.

Lost Memories also states:

The mist is a symbol of Silent Hill. It can also be interpreted as the thoughts of the dead rising up from the lake and settling over the town."

Assuming it's like the changes to the character models and they are just people not understanding what it should be, scared it'll look better than the average fog or whatever.

[mdesaleah]

Its both.

The fog originally was a way to bypass drawdistance. But it was also essential and completely intentional and well made once they realized how it allowed them to do what they wanted.

Something can both be a hardware bypass at first, while also becoming a key aspect at the same time.

[Lumbago]

I think it was fine in my opinion