>>88569844They had the budget of half a ham sandwich and were all literally fresh graduates being told to make a game to compete with Resident Evil 1.
Surprise surprise, SH1 is a success so they're then immediately tasked with a sequel but with more funding.
SH2 is basically what they WANTED Silent Hill to be like.
SH1 and SH3 are still better story-wise imo, but SH2 had some iconic moments that unironically reshaped the horror sphere.