Key points
- The PC version adds improved flashlight lighting and the ability to save at any time during the game.
- It is highly recommended to set the Brightness Level in-game to 5 to get the most contrast. Brightness Level 6 and 7 overexposure the white level, while 4 and below are unnecessarily dim.
- Heather has a pixelated real-time shadow. No option to increase shadow resolution, but it can be disabled in-game.
- Bad depth-of-field; use Nemesis Widescreen Fix to tweak or disable.
- FPS may fluctuate between 30 FPS and 60 FPS. There are no known solutions to this.
- Only supports DirectInput for controllers and default bindings are awkward. Controls should be adjusted.
- 14 of Heather's outfits in the PlayStation 2 version are removed.
General information
- Silent Hill Wiki - A wiki for the series
- Silent Hill Memories - Informative site
Availability
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- The North American physical release had 5 CDs, while the European PC physical release features just one DVD. The European version requires a disc check each time you want to play.
Essential improvements
Unlock Silent Hill 2 references
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Silent Hill 3 with corrected FoV
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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Issues unresolved
Silent Hill 3 is usually considered the best PC port out of the Silent Hill PlayStation 2 releases. Still, it is not a perfect port by any means.
- Low resolution Depth of Field effect. Use Nemesis Widescreen Fix to tweak.
- If using anti aliasing (MSAA, at least), Depth of Field effect becomes corrupted (halos around objects).
- Rendering resolution (usually found under Inventory > Options > Configuration) is actually internal framebuffer resolution. Use it to match your display resolution.
- By default, the game creates savegames in its own folder. This can cause issues for users with non-elevated privileges. The workaround is to change the default save location by modifying the registry.
Issues fixed
Windows 10 fullscreen with borders
System requirements
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Processor (CPU) |
Pentium III or Athlon 1GHz
| Pentium 4 or Athlon 1.4GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
4.7 GB |
6 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
GeForce3 Ti Radeon 8500
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References