How many filters are there in Silent Hill 2 Remake?

The PS2 gaming era is known for the wide variety of visual styles, although many of these styles don't scale particularly well to high resolutions. They were characterized by their crispy pixels and rough edges. Ray tracing can do wonders for a modern game, but older games just make you look away.

Silent Hill 2 Remake is a beautiful game where it counts, although it hasn't completely forgotten the era from which it comes. Would you like to feel some of that classic atmosphere as you explore Silent Hill? Then you'll want to unlock these brand new filters.

How do I unlock new filters in Silent Hill 2 Remake?

When you first start Silent Hill 2, you will be guided through all the different settings in the game to arrive at your preferred setup. One of these options is the Graphics mode. Unlike the Graphics Priority option, this option determines which filter you want to apply to the game. At this point you only have access to the standard and 90s filters.

To unlock the remaining filters, of which there are a lot, You have to beat the game first. The difficulty of the combat and puzzles doesn't matter, nor does the ending you get. Complete the game just once and you will succeed Unlock all other filters the game has to offer. From there, simply return to the Graphics Mode option and change the filter to your liking.

How many filters are there in Silent Hill 2 Remake?

How many filters does the game offer and what does each one look like? Overall, including the default filter, The game has 10 filters for you to choose from. All of them are also quite different from each other, which dramatically changes the visual style of the game.

Here are all filtersas well as a short description of it:

• standard – The game as intended.
• 90s – Adds a vignette around the screen as well as slight garbling.
• Pixelate – Pixelates everything and even distorts colors in a realistic way.
• black and white – Removes all colors except black and white, making shadows appear even darker.
• Black and white vs. red – Same as black and white, but makes the color red very vivid. This especially applies to saving points and blood.

• VHS – Adds lines along the length of the screen that continually update like an old tape.
• CRT – Similar to VHS, but with a stronger refresh/screen tearing effect and a darker tone.
• Outline + Posterize – Creates a thick black outline along many objects and adds a posterization effect so gradients appear more noticeable than single colors.
• Green LUT – Adds an intense green filter to the game in the form of a LUT with green color gradation.
• Red dithering – Adds an intense red filter as well as a black dithering effect to the game.

While all of this is very cool, it clearly wasn't how the game was intended to be played. This can make it much more difficult to identify objects in the world The lighting doesn't have the same clarity as in the standard filter. Keep this in mind when playing with any of the other filters applied. Otherwise, enjoy your Silent Hill 2 experience with a slightly more classic twist.