During a recent Reddit AMA to promote his upcoming indie horror game Blackmore, Jeremy Blaustein — translator and voiceover director on multiple games in the Silent Hill series — was asked a question we’ve heard so many times over the last few years. How should Konami approach the next game?
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Eternal Darkness was way ahead of its time especially for a Nintendo exclusive.
I would love to see a remake or sequel (multiplatform)
4 people love Eternal Darkness.
Quick! Jump on that remake, whoever holds the rights these days.
Or let it die. A game like Downpour may have done well on its own. There was no reason to slap the name Silent Hill on it at all. The overall story didn't even tie into why the main character should even be there at all. Game would have been viewed as its own thing then but wasn't because of the slapped on Silent Hill title.
And how is it that the Silent Hill 2 had better lighting and shadows than Downpour anyway? Oh yeah UNREAL ENGINE 3.
What Konami needs to do is better screening for teams that can execute a presentation similar to the first four. It's true that the early Silent Hills had different teams to work on each project but they knew what lines should and shouldn't be crossed in order for the release to have a signature feel.
It's like Konami just threw caution to the the wind for rounding up game developers in the last three titles which of course didn't yield the results they have hoped. I am not saying they should go strictly Japanese either because there are individuals like Nick Greenlee who "understands" the Silent Hill universe and portrayed it in his mini-series "Silent Hill: No Escape" which I believe captured the spirit of the first ones. Just be more strict in who are creating their flagship titles.....
Trailer for No Escape:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
That being said I think Konami should keep Vatra and let they create an independent horror of their own because they obviously have the talent to do so.
As long as he didn't mean reboot. Reboots are just blasphemous.
Everyone always wants or does bigger. Eff that give me a tight focused Silent Hill.