Silent Hill 2 remake was quickly patched because the Italian subtitles spoiled the ending

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The Silent Hill 2 remake received a speedy patch after it was discovered the game’s Italian subtitles spoil the ending early on.

This article contains ending spoilers for Silent Hill 2.

Near the start of the game, James finds a radio which is used throughout the rest of his journey to help the player detect monsters (it makes progressively louder static noises as they approach).

When James first finds the radio, however, he hears a message from his wife Mary, which is is heavily distorted and broken up.

As such, it’s impossible to actually make out what Mary’s saying, because only small sounds from individual words can be heard.

In most languages, the game’s subtitles match this, showing a couple of letters separated by dots, but the Italian subtitles reveal a bit too much of the message, spoiling the game’s ending.

Specifically, as noted by users on the game’s Reddit page (via PlayStation Lifestyle), the Italian subtitles reveal that part of Mary’s radio message to James is “why did you kill me”, ruining the game’s twist for those who don’t already know it.

The game has since been swiftly patched to version 1.003.000, which changes the subtitles to ensure Italian players remain in the dark until they’re actually supposed to find out what happened to Mary.

Silent Hill 2 was released on Tuesday to widespread critical acclaim, and currently has aMetacritic score of 87.

VGC’s Silent Hill 2 review says the remake “proves the doubters wrong”, calling it “a faithful take on a survival horror classic”.

“Silent Hill 2 is a skilfully handled retelling of one of the medium’s most loved survival horror games,” we wrote.

“It stays faithful to the original (to a fault at times) but breathes enough new life into it to simultaneously ensure that long-time fans will appreciate the respect shown, while newcomers won’t find it antiquated.”