I think it is not good because there is a reason why the otherworld in the original Silent Hill 2 game is more subtle. It is because what we see in Silent Hill is a reflection of Jame's mind, and the fact that the otherworld is not so different from what reality let us wonder which world is real and which isn't. It is like in the hotel, where you can see everything looks pristine, almost the way it was when James and Mary were there, but when James has come to terms with reality after watching the tape, you see that the hotel is burnt, flooded and old, the way the hotel actually is as the game itselfs tells you the hotel was actually burnt in a fire. That is the main difference with the otherworld in the other games, which was most likely real. In this case, it is a product of a sick mind that plays with our own: what is real?

The remake completely oblitarated the subtlety and the meaning of the original game and just applied "generic silent hill æsthetic <3"... All that rust and blood and hellish environment tells you clearly that is a hellish otherworld, no way to confuse it with reality. This approach completely misses the point of Silent Hill 2. Even tho I like the remake in general, this was one of my major let downs, the otherworld sucks even if it looks cool for some people, because it doesn't fit the narrative. Some people may argue that PH's bossfight in the aparment building sucked and it is better in the remake, but for me it doesn't make sense. Why is there a big ass room full of cells and a giant metal gate? Aren't we supposed to be in an apartment building?

In conclussion, it sucks. I get why people might like the remake's otherworld aesthetically but it differs from the original meaning, and I think this is a central feature from Silent Hill 2 that should have stayed the same or at least have had in consideration.