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To me it's perfect.
Not a bias 10/10
It really is that special. period.
Blends true psychological horror with mystery, subtly, haunting atmosphere, symbolism, use of silence & fear of the unknown.
It makes you question everything around you, the characters, state of the world, the monsters and so on.
James must faces his inner fears & guilt, manifesting an alternate world state that reflects the character's own psyche through the spiritual power of the town.
Multiple endings that are achieved just by playing the game naturally, you could end up with any number of outcomes by the time those credits roll.
Audio design is bliss, from silence to strange industrial noises, it makes you feel very uncomfortable at times in environments mostly designed with claustrophobia and dark narrow spaces in mind.
As sad as it is to say, I know pretty much everything about SH2, from inception, inspiration, how everything can be interpreted and/or symbolized. It's a masterpiece, plain & simple.
I still talk about it to this day & think it's sheer brilliance when faced with how to make a story driven horror experience & then combining that concept with the subconscious mind, then manifest it.