4. James and Mary (Silent Hill 2)
“In my restless dreams, I see that town. Silent Hill.”
Who says the path of romance is always all rainbows and sunshine? Silent Hill 2 is a game that takes the concept of love and twists it into something unrecognizable that goes beyond our imaginations.
Dealing with heavy issues like cancer, the acknowledgement of one’s horrific past and, oh I don’t know, killing your own wife, really takes love to a whole other level. For the entire duration of the game, we see James struggle as he comes to terms with the fact that he did indeed kill Mary. The guilt he faces then leads to him realizing that he had tricked himself into believing that she was still waiting for him in Silent Hill.
I personally find the ‘In Water’ ending to be the most poetic; after all, what better way is there for James to show his love other than drowning himself in the special town they both shared?
