A hilarious fan-created Silent Hill meme introduces Harry Mason into Silent Hill 2's opening bathroom sequence with protagonist, James Sunderland. While the story of James and Silent Hill 2 doesn't serve as a direct sequel to the original game, and the two characters never meet canonically within the series, the duo are often recognized as the main faces of the franchise, which has led to lots of fan-created mash-up content.
The first three Silent Hill games are generally regarded as the franchise's best, occasionally along with Silent Hill 4: The Room, though its pivot to more action-heavy gameplay and various narrative choices makes it a divisive installment among fans. The beloved Konami series arguably struggled with its later releases as fans grew more disappointed with lackluster stories and action-heavy gameplay that contradicted with the games' early roots. In 2014 a new entry was announced, but the Hideo Kojima-directed Silent Hills was soon canceled, and fans have been eagerly awaiting news on the future of the franchise ever since.
Redditor ZombiePizzas1991 recently reshared the funny Silent Hill and SH2 crossover meme to Reddit, where it saw renewed love from fans of Harry and James. The image shows the iconic opening of the latter game, in which James Sunderland stares at his reflection in a bathroom mirror on his way to Silent Hill in the hopes of finding his deceased wife, Mary. The creator has cleverly added SH1's Harry Mason into the reflection. It seems as James searches for Mary, Harry is searching for his daughter, Cheryl. The witty caption sees Harry asking James: "Hey buddy. You seen a little girl? Short, black hair?" Originally shared by ZombiePizzas1991 a year ago, the post has once again been a hit, amassing over 1,000 upvotes at the time of writing.
Hey buddy from silenthill
Despite the dark tones of the games, Silent Hill memes are very popular among the games' countless fans. Plenty of users have added some levity to the survival horror series over the years through memes, reimagining different outcomes for the characters, adding them into alternative game scenarios, and even envisioning crossover content between the releases, just as ZombiePizzas1999 has done.
In lieu of another confirmed Silent Hill game, hilarious memes help to keep the series at the forefront of fans' minds, but this might soon change. It's rumored that a new Silent Hill game is in development, with leaks suggesting the title could now be in the hands of The Medium developer, Bloober Team, while others suggest it'll be a PS5 exclusive. While all news on a new Silent Hill game is currently unconfirmed, memes like ZombiePizzas1999's keep love for the franchise alive - even without a definite new game on the horizon.
Source: ZombiePizzas1991/Reddit