Key points
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS, cutscenes at 15 FPS. See Wrapper by Nemesis.
- Widescreen resolutions are not supported. See Wrapper by Nemesis.
- Only supports DirectInput for controllers, with no true analog support.
- Some of the hauntings from the console version are missing.
General information
- Silent Hill Wiki - A wiki for the series
- Silent Hill Memories - Informative site
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
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Retail |
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Essential improvements
A wrapper for the North American version which can:
- Disable cutscene letterboxing
- Change the 15 FPS cutscenes to 30 FPS
- Disable the blur in cutscenes (change all values to 0)
- Change the resolution
- Correct the FOV to widescreen
- Enable 60 FPS support. Has minor issues:
- Causes Henry to be unable to move in attack stance
- Cannot finish the game because of a game breaking bug during the final boss
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Silent Hill 4 in widescreen HD.
Template:Video settings
- It is highly recommended to adjust the default brightness and contrast. Brightness = 4, Contrast = 8, all gamma 1.0 looks fine.
- It is highly recommended to set on realtime shadows in the game settings.
Input settings
Template:Input settings
- A fix is required for the game to properly recognize XInput triggers and right analog stick when assigning controls.
- XInput Plus replaces the
dinput8.dll
included in the Wrapper by Nemesis.
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Italian |
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Only available in the European version. |
Japanese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Only available in the European version. |
Issues unresolved
Poor cutscene shadows
- Shadows looks poor in many cutscenes and the player may want to disable them in the options.
Issues fixed
Game fails to run
- On some systems, even though you meet the requirements to play the game it won't run.
Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
98, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Pentium III - 1GHz AMD Athlon - 1GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3GB |
Video card (GPU) |
NVIDIA GeForce 3 Ti ATI Radeon 8500 DirectX 8.1 compatible |
References