Szyxis wrote:Okay where in SH2 does it reference Harry? If it does I'm forgetting something. And yes, I know they originally said that but who's to say that was what everyone wanted it to be...maybe at that time they wanted alt universe and then decided it would be more fun to have it ambiguous. These are human beings we're dealing with here...they change their minds, they make mistakes...this stuff doesn't just materialize out of thin air, and I think it's kinda lame to rag on the devs despite all their hard work and not really recognize them for it.
First off: we're not ragging on them at all; we're recognizing that they made a very successful game. What we're saying is that their initial statements, not to mention a lot of evidence from the game itself, show that the game is in a completely separate universe from Silent Hill 1. After they stated that, some fans were furious, and so they changed their tune to "If you want to find connections, you can"... which to me sounds like "It's not connected but we left stuff in there as homages that you can read as connections", despite there being major contradictions.
Aura can probably help more with the connections to SH1 from SH2, but we know from the Book of Lost Memories that had Alessa never been burned, people would never have been drawn to Silent Hill. Specifically, in this instance, I mean James. Had Alessa not been burned, chances are that the town would remain dormant with occasional supernatural blips, and James would not have gone to find "Mary". Also, SH2 mentions Walter Sullivan, who is Henry's enemy in SH4; in SH4, we have... I don't remember who, but either Dahlia or Claudia are mentioned, which further links it. Silent Hill 1-4, Origins, and Homecoming are part of the original universe; they all add to the mythos of the town, and were indirectly caused by the Order (and their burning of Alessa). Shattered Memories, on the other hand, can be read as completely non-supernatural; there is no mention of Alessa, no mention of cults, and several major facts (including Cheryl's residence) are changed.