traded the camp that made Capcom’s game so charmingly B-movie for a much more psychological

取捨了讓卡普空遊戲如此迷人的B級片的陣營，換來了更多心理的

brand of terror. For its budding genre, Silent Hill was a pivotal moment that really expanded

恐怖的品牌。寂靜嶺是一個關鍵性的時刻，真正擴大了它的風格

what a survival horror game could be.

什麼是生存恐怖遊戲可以。

Fast forward more than a decade later, and Silent Hill is the latest series to get a

十多年後的今天，《寂靜嶺》是最新的系列作品。

contemporary facelift. The second and third games in this renowned franchise are remade

當代整容。這款著名系列遊戲的第二和第三款遊戲被重製。

in high-definition in Konami’s Silent Hill Collection, and although HD has certainly

在Konami的《寂靜嶺收藏》中，以高清的形式出現，雖然高清肯定有

improved their look, sadly, it can’t do the same for their design.

改善了他們的外觀，可惜的是，它不能為他們的設計做同樣的事情。

Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 were originally released in 2001 and 2003. Both were lauded

寂靜嶺2》和《寂靜嶺3》最初分別於2001年和2003年發行。這兩部作品都被譽為

by critics, earning Silent Hill praise as a consistent leader in survival horror. So

受到影評人的好評，為寂靜嶺贏得了一貫的生存恐怖片領導者的讚譽。所以

frankly, the quality of these games is almost unquestionable...at least, within their time.

坦率地說，這些遊戲的品質幾乎是毋庸置疑的......至少，在他們的時代。

Now, when you revisit them today, you’ll still be scared, you’ll still be amazed

現在，當你今天重溫他們的時候，你還是會害怕，還是會驚訝。

by how thrilling and really smart they are.

由他們是多麼的驚心動魄和真正的聰明。

But you’ll also ask yourself, “Were games really this clunky ten years ago?”

但你也會問自己："十年前的遊戲真的這麼笨重嗎？"

To start with those criticisms, these games do show their age. They just don’t make

先說說那些責備，這些遊戲確實顯示出它們的年齡。他們只是不做

games like this anymore, and I mean that in terms of their general design. After you struggle

這樣的遊戲了，我的意思是，在他們的總體設計方面。在你努力

with the camera, the controls and a few unreasonably cryptic puzzles and objectives, your nostalgia

與相機，控制和一些不合理的神祕謎題和目標，你的懷舊情結

buzz immediately gives way to retro frustrations.

嗡嗡聲立即讓位於復古的挫折感。

And if you’re a newcomer, yeah...this is how games used to be.

如果你是個新人，是啊......以前的遊戲都是這樣的。

The good news is these games are still absolutely terrifying. In fact, when you’re revisiting

好消息是這些遊戲還是絕對恐怖的。事實上，當你重新審視一下

them, you quickly realize that very few horror games have been able to recreate the sheer

你很快就會意識到，很少有恐怖遊戲能夠重現這種純粹的感覺。

terror and deep emotional impact these Silent Hill games so effortlessly muster. The themes

恐怖和深刻的情感衝擊，這些寂靜嶺遊戲如此毫不費力地集合。主題

are relentlessly dark, and for those willing to

是無情的黑暗，而對於那些肯

explore it, there’s a psychological depth here that is profoundly disturbing.

探討它，這裡有一種心理深度，令人深感不安。

Now, the second game is still a bit better, and their old design quirks can be a little

現在，第二款遊戲還是比較好的，他們的老設計怪癖可以有點

annoying. But when it comes to survival horror, you still can’t do better than a trip to

煩人。但說到恐怖生存，你還是不能比去一趟

Silent Hill...and the place has never looked better than in the Silent Hill Collection.

寂靜嶺......而這個地方從來沒有比寂靜嶺系列更好看。