There is a lot going on in Silent Hill 2, and depending on the ending players receive, they may not understand the full context of the story on a single playthrough. Silent Hill 2 is a game steeped in complex (but not overly-complicated) symbolism, and the real reason James Sunderland decides to return to Silent Hill isn’t as simple as “he got a letter,” as the beginning of the game implies. In fact, it’s likely James never got any sort of letter at all.