When people think aboutSilent Hill, the word “creepy” tends to come to mind for many players. Certainly, the first generation ofSHgames are notable for being able to make the player shudder and their skin crawl. WhileSilent Hill 2is considered the best game in the series, the third game still definitely has its unsettling moments. In fact, one moddder was able to recreate a particularly creepy moment fromSH3, but give it a bit of a visual polish.
Posting to the PS4 subreddit yesterday, one user uploaded an image showing a creepy room filled with headless mannequins. The unnerving image is a recreation of a scene fromSilent Hill 3. Except, rather than just being a screenshot from the original game, this one was done in theFar Cry 5engine. The ghoulish pose of the mannequins combined with the eerie lighting give the screenshot that element of creepiness, not thatSH3needed to up the creep factor.
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As well as an image, the user also uploaded a short video showing how they made the map. In the video, they show the room being built in the map editor, while a small screen grab fromSilent Hill 3, showing Heather in the mannequin room in the original, is placed in the corner as a reference point. Despite the modder saying they haven’t made the map public, one commenter in the Reddit thread jokingly voiced their concern that Ubisoft could remove the map, similar to whenthe company pulled the fan madeGoldeneyelevelsthat were made inFar Cry 5.
Despite the threat of a Ubisoft takedown, it doesn’t seem to deter people from recreating elements from other games inFar Cry 5, which uses the Dunia Engine. For example, recently,one fan recreated an exact replica of Breezehome fromSkyrim. It’s obviously not got the same creepy vibe as the mannequin room fromSilent Hill 3, but it shows just what can be done in this particular engine.
The originalSilent Hilltitles are an important contribution to horror gaming. While the world waits to hear whether Blue Box’s upcomingAbandonedwill actually be a newSilent Hillgame, fans seem more than happy to return to the classics and breathe a new bit of life into them by recreating elements of them in newer engines. If there isn’t a new game on the horizon, at least people like the above Reddit user can still remind others just how unsettling a game nearly eighteen years old can be.
Silent Hill 3is out now for PS2 and PC.
