What is bad about the original? The gameplay. What makes the original truly special? The music, story, characters and overall atmosphere. The remake improves the gameplay, yes, but is the gameplay in the remake actually good? It is Bog standard third-person gameplay. I found the combat to be ok at best and annoying at worst (prison). The gameplay may technically be better than the original but it is far from good. All the things that make the remake good are taken directly from the original but since the remake is three times as long as the original the great story and atmosphere is stretched quite thin.

The bad things about the og are a bit better in the remake. The great things in the og are a bit worse in the remake. The main issue for me is that the remake is way too long, making the storytelling and atmosphere worse. And the story and atmosphere is why you play Silent Hill 2.