I wouldn't take these interview statements too seriously, because most of Bloober's interviews about this game have just been pumped with buzzwords and flowery language. They haven't been able to describe the philosophy behind any of their creative decisions.
For example, the original game used a combination of third person camera and surreal static angles to reflect the mental state of the protagonist (and to enhance the atmosphere):
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Bloober Team claimed in the Transmission that they copied
Resident Evil 2's camera because it's "more immersive" (whatever that means), but in this interview, they admit that the real reason was to appeal to the largest audience possible.
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Likewise, in these interviews, they can't even properly explain why they wanted to change the dialogue and creature designs. Instead, they claim that they "modernised" the monster designs and dialogue, even though both of those aspects are timeless.
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Yeah, you sure "modernised" the Bubble Head Nurse by adding stockings...
And if you keep looking passed the buzzwords, Bloober Team actually
admits that they're making tweaks to the story and adding their own
fan fiction content.
They all start off reassuring, like "Don't worry, we're being super-faithful, blah blah blah," but then in that first interview, Bloober Team talks about how they're tweaking the script, adding story threads, and how doing a remake instead of a remaster allowed them to change certain things and "sneak in some visions of our own." They also admitted point blank that they're not remaking the game faithfully, they're remaking it how
they remember feeling when they played it for the first time.
We've also known for a while that Bloober Team is adding several new endings to the game, and we saw in the trailer that James Sunderland is basically a totally different character now, both of which are pretty egregious changes by themselves.
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Even in this interview, where Bloober's PR gives the sound bite about "respecting the canon" of the original game, she gets asked directly in a follow-up question if the game will make any significant changes to the story and she dodges the question.
Definitely don't give Bloober's flowery claims too much thought. Try to look at the substance of what they're saying instead. This game is 100% their reinterpretation of
Silent Hill 2. I'm not sure why they're semi-hiding the fact that they put their own spin on it.
