Silent Hill - Uncensored (NTSC) vs. Censored (PAL)

There is NO censored version of Silent Hill. Neither PAL- nor NTSC-U/C- or NTSC-J-version are labeled censored as the regional changes, according to Konami, were wanted like this (meaning they weren’t forced upon the publisher by any censors). The regional versions of Silent Hill differ slightly, though, which this video deals with. The PAL-version, by the way, is identical to the Japanese original. 1️⃣ ALTERED TITLE SCREEN The game’s title screen was changed. There is no background image in the PAL-version. 2️⃣ GREY CHILDREN Grey Children, also known as Demon Children or Demon Babies by fans, are child-like, knife-wielding monsters in Silent Hill. The Grey Children are the first creatures to be encountered in the town by Harry Mason. After a transition into the Otherworld, Harry is cornered and overcome by Grey Children in an alley, but wakes up at the Cafe 5to2 diner, apparently rescued by officer Cybil Bennett. Grey Children reappear prominently later on in Midwich Elementary School. In the US-version as well as in early trailers and demos of the PAL- and JP-counterparts, there were childlike monsters as the most common enemy. They attacked either with a little knife they held in their hands or dropped to the ground before Harry, grabbed him and bit him in the legs. These creatures have been replaced by little monsters with huge claws, so-called “Mumblers“ in the PAL- and NTSC-J-versions (their attack remained the same, though: They either hurt Harry with their claws or they jumped and bit him). The Mumblers also appear later on the second time Harry visits the Sewers in both versions of the game. 3️⃣ MISSING NEWSPAPER ARTICLE For unknown reasons, the US-version is missing a newspaper article, that reveals a little about Alessa’s past. The article is located on stage 3F of “Nowhere“ (shortly before the end of the game). It only appears if the player has read all the documents scattered around the game, though, and is a quasi-appendix. The article’s content: “Investigation stalled. “PTV“ dealers still at large. Suspicious deaths continue. First the anti-drug Mayor, now a narcotics officer dies of a sudden heart failure of unknown cause. Fire broken out in town. 6 homes destroyed. Charred body of Alessa Gillespie (7) found in aftermath. Cause of fire currently under investigation. Investigations show source as basement of Gillespie home. Blaze now believed caused by malfunction of antiqued boiler.“ #silenthill #konami #ntsc #pal #teamsilent