"Silent Hill" is back: Konami announces four new games and a new film
Konami announced several new "Silent Hill" projects in a livestream. Fans of the horror game series can look forward to four games and a sequel to the "Silent Hill" film released in 2006.
The Silent Hill community had to wait a long time for a sign of life from the iconic horror franchise. The last game in the series ("Silent Hill: Downpour") was released ten years ago and Konami cancelled the reboot of the series developed by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro completely in 2014.
Now "Silent Hill" fans are being rewarded for their patience with four new games and a new film. You can watch the full-length livestream of all the announcements in the video below (the presentation starts at 10:01 minutes). If you don't fancy bad green screen effects, I've summarised all the highlights here .
"Silent Hill 2": remake of the horror classic
The rumours surrounding a remake of the 2001 PS2 classic "Silent Hill 2" are true. The Polish indie studio Bloober Team is developing the remake. They are big fans of the horror franchise themselves and have already developed some top-class horror games with "Layers of Fear", "Blair Witch" and "The Medium". Also on board are monster designer Masahiro Ito and composer Akira Yamaoka, who were already responsible for the nightmarish creatures and the dark soundtrack in the original. . In addition to the completely redesigned graphics, you can also look forward to a new third-person camera perspective, which should make the game experience even more immersive and creepy.
The game will be released exclusively for Playstation 5 and PC. Other platforms will be served twelve months after release at the earliest. You can add the game to your wishlist on the Playstation Store now. Konami has not announced a release date.
"Silent Hill: Townfall": a spinoff game with a cryptic trailer
This project is a co-production between indie publisher Annapurna Interactive and No Code Studios, who already have experience with psychological horror with "Stories Untold" and "Observation". Apart from the cryptic trailer and an even more cryptic interview with the creative director, Konami has not released any further information about the game.
"Silent Hill: Ascension": Interactive series and game in one
Perhaps the most exciting announcement of the livestream was "Silent Hill: Ascension". The project is being developed by several game and TV studios. Genvid Technologies, a company specialising in "massively interactive live events" - virtual live events in which many users participate at the same time - is also involved in the development.
According to Genvid CEO Jacob Navok, "Silent Hill: Ascension" is an interactive series in which viewers can help determine the outcome of the story with their decisions in real time. Unlike traditional games, however, there is no reset button or possibility to play through certain scenarios with other decisions.
The interactive live series "Silent Hill: Ascension" is an interactive series.
The interactive live experience is set to launch as early as next year. On which platforms the series will be released is not yet known.
"Silent Hill f": Beautiful, deadly flowers
Not much is known about "Silent Hill f" either, apart from the beautifully creepy teaser trailer. The game takes a different direction from the other "Silent Hill" projects with its visual style and beautiful killer flowers. The story of the game is set in 1960s Japan. The game is written by Ryūkishi07, who is notorious for his visual novels for spooky stories and psychological horror.
"Return to Silent Hill": Horror on the Big Screen
The story of "Silent Hill 2" will not only be retold in the remake, but also in a film adaptation. "Return to Silent Hill" is a sequel to the 2006 "Silent Hill" feature film. The director of the first part, Christophe Gans, is back. The film is in the pre-production phase - accordingly, there is currently no video material, but only first storyboards and sketches to see.
Which "Silent Hill" project are you most looking forward to?
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