21 years later, an obscure Disney game is selling out online after the internet found out it's basically Silent Hill and Resident Evil for kids
Nov. 12, 2024Piglet’s Big Game is bigger than ever
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Piglet’s Big Game didn’t make as large a splash as its namesake would suggest when it launched 21 years ago, receiving mixed reviews and fading into obscurity in the decades since. However, gameplay clips are going viral right now because of a noteworthy similarity in tone and style to Silent Hill, in particular. Looking at the clips, it is very, very obvious that the folks at Doki Denki Studio wereheavilyand inexplicably inspired byKonami’s opus when designing Piglet’s Big Game, which I’ll remind you, is a Winnie the Pooh game starring a pink pig.
On a surface level, it’s easy to see and hear the similarities in the fixed camera and sound design, but digging into Piglet’s Big Game a little further as an admitted new fan, the story about the main character overcoming his fears in a horrific dreamlike world has some clear parallels to Silent Hill, andthis scenetaking place in a library certainly has Resident Evil energy. Players who have direct experience with the game are calling it “baby’s first Resident Evil and/or Silent Hill.”
To really drive the likeness home, some are rightfully questioning whether the Silent Hill 2 remake directly samples a track from Piglet’s Big Game in an apparent acknowledgement of the similarities.
Others, however, are desperate to buy and play the game themselves, which has caused the PS2 version of the game tovirtually sell out on US eBayat time of writing. You can get other versions of the game, but their prices are quickly rising. A quick eBay search yields two GameCube versions;one that’s asking $52.57with $30 in shipping andanother asking for an eye-watering $300. Unless you’re truly desperate to play Piglet’s Big Game on console, I’d recommend taking a look at PC copies, especially since the game’s unlikely to retain its sky-high value for long.
Otherwise, maybe just watch the above clips and play theSilent Hill 2 Remakeinstead.
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