<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
of	O
remastered	O
video	O
game	O
ports	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Hijinx	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
centers	O
on	O
widower	O
James	B-Application
Sunderland	I-Application
who	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
titular	O
town	O
after	O
receiving	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
his	O
dead	O
wife	O
,	O
while	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
Heather	O
Mason	O
,	O
a	O
teenager	O
who	O
finds	O
herself	O
in	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
cult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Konami	O
beginning	O
with	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
compilation	O
features	O
a	O
graphics	O
overhaul	O
,	O
new	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
achievements	O
and	O
PlayStation	O
trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arrangement	O
was	O
eventually	O
reached	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
actors	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Konami	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
acting	O
present	O
in	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2s	I-Application
port	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
port	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
that	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
high-definition	O
remastered	O
video	O
game	O
ports	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
spent	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
follows	O
widower	O
James	B-Application
Sunderland	I-Application
as	O
he	O
journeys	O
through	O
the	O
fog-shrouded	O
town	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
after	O
receiving	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
his	O
dead	O
wife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
,	O
centering	O
on	O
Heather	O
Mason	O
,	O
a	O
teenager	O
who	O
finds	O
herself	O
entangled	O
in	O
a	O
plot	O
to	O
revive	O
an	O
evil	O
god	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
featured	O
720p	O
resolution	O
,	O
a	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
a	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
achievements	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
,	O
and	O
trophies	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
original	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
3	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
preserved	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
at	O
Hijinks	O
Studio	O
had	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
incomplete	O
code	O
provided	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
publisher	O
Konami	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
code	O
from	O
the	O
published	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masahiro	O
Ito	O
,	O
the	O
art	O
director	O
for	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
3	O
,	O
has	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
translucent	O
textures	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
fog	O
,	O
might	O
have	O
proven	O
difficult	O
for	O
the	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
to	O
handle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
voice	O
actors	O
were	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
re-record	O
dialogue	O
from	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Mary	O
Elizabeth	O
McGlynn	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
provided	O
vocals	O
for	O
various	O
soundtracks	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guy	O
Cihi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
provided	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
and	O
motion	O
capture	O
for	O
James	B-Application
Sunderland	I-Application
in	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2s	I-Application
original	O
release	O
,	O
refused	O
to	O
allow	O
Konami	O
to	O
re-use	O
his	O
voice	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
remaster	O
because	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
owed	O
him	O
residuals	O
for	O
his	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Troy	O
Baker	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
voice	O
actor	O
for	O
James	B-Application
Sunderland	I-Application
,	O
disputed	O
this	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
residuals	O
for	O
voice	O
acting	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
were	O
unheard	O
of	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
an	O
arrangement	O
between	O
Konami	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
actors	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
reached	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
acting	O
on	O
the	O
remastered	O
port	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
that	O
option	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
technical	O
and	O
logistical	O
"	O
difficulties	O
cited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
senior	O
associate	O
producer	O
Tomm	O
Hulett	O
was	O
the	O
target	O
of	O
harassment	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
fanbase	O
,	O
being	O
blamed	O
as	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
everything	O
perceived	O
as	O
wrong	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
lost	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
new	O
voice	O
acting	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
was	O
a	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
revealed	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
exclusive	O
,	O
Konami	O
later	O
added	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
that	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
later	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
alongside	O
two	O
other	O
upcoming	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
edition	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
patch	O
to	O
address	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
fog	O
,	O
and	O
audio-syncing	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
edition	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
;	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
proposed	O
but	O
later	O
canceled	O
in	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
was	O
made	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
July	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
consoles	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
rating	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
voiced	O
their	O
opinion	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
was	O
misleading	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
actually	O
contained	O
only	O
two	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
excluded	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Room	I-Application
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
,	O
particularly	O
given	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
had	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
visuals	O
were	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
contention	O
among	O
reviewers	O
:	O
some	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
fog	O
in	O
the	O
remastered	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
revealed	O
previously	O
hidden	O
textures	O
and	O
technical	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
its	O
detriment	O
;	O
the	O
updates	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
fog	O
as	O
much	O
,	O
were	O
generally	O
better	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
was	O
lacking	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
recently	O
released	O
remastered	O
compilations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
