Silent Hill 2 fans are outraged that the remake accurately replicates the neon sign

Key takeaways

  • Gamers are calling the Silent Hill 2 remake a “woke” because of a neon sign that…was in the original.
  • They're also outraged by Angela's new design and Konami's comment last year that it was adapting the original for a “modern audience.”



The remake of Silent Hill 2 has created controversy for “Awakened” like clockwork. The biggest piece of evidence for that point is a neon sign at a strip club that says people are upset about being “body positive,” even believing it's part of a “fetish for pregnancy.” That sign was originally there.

It was first brought to the attention of the 'anti-Wake' crowd by a now-deleted post on the “Kotaku in Action” subreddit, which later went viral on social media as it was shared by Twitter users such as former Blizzard Entertainment producer Mark 'Grummz' Kane. With the same angry anger.

The Kotaku In Action forum also dubbed the response “bullsh*t”, removing the post saying “the sign was originally the same size”.


Commenters doubled down, saying that the original “has the same flatter stomach” and the new one – which looks the same, just in a slightly different pose – “looks fat or pregnant.” As you can see for yourself in the picture below, that is clearly untrue.

Silent Hill 2 Reddit post angry at neon sign at strip club


Players also resent Angela's design

Commentators said the remake is “infested with whack garbage” and that the developers have “serious mental issues”, and it's not just the strip club signs that look like they reacted 20 years ago.

They're also mad that 19-year-old sexual-assault survivor Angela Orozco isn't hot enough. YouTubers like HeelvsBabyface have described him as a “mangula”, while tweets have gone viral blaming “DEI consulting companies” for “butchering” his designs.


Coupled with the strip club sign and Konami's comment earlier this year that they wanted to adapt Silent Hill 2 “for a modern audience”, many of these outraged gamers are vowing to shut down the remake altogether, with Steam curators even listing the game as a “no”. Recommended because of its 'wake' content. There is always the original … with the same sign.

Silent Hill 2 Remake Tag Page Cover Art

Considered the best game in the Silent Hill series, Silent Hill 2 is the first to get the remake treatment. Marking over a decade since Silent Hill, this remake lets players relive the classic in a whole new way.


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