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Silent Hill designer clarifies that it's snow, not ash, in Silent Hill

Few horror series in games are as talked about or discussed as Silent Hill. And while there’s plenty of fascinating material in them, Masahiro Ito would like to clarify one point in particular: that’s snow, not ash, in Silent Hill.

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masterfox663d ago

finally know, always had that concern for decades!, now I can move forward with my life :D

P_Bomb663d ago

But but…the movie said it’s ash!

DeathTouch662d ago

The movie has a different overall story behind the city.

Knightofelemia663d ago

How about designing a new SH game.

Mazgamer662d ago

I think explaining things in your video game, movie, or book, that are not technical or related to certain challenges with the process is a thing you should never do. My man just extinguished 22 years of speculation in a once sentence, and for what?

A lot of people probably thought it's ash because it kinda makes more sense plot and setting-wise. While others just assumed it was snow. Those ideas could have coexisted before, but now they cannot. This is a minute detail and I don't think anyone is going to war in the comment section over this "reveal", but fuck me, it's tiring to look at interviews with directors and writers and hear the question "what did you mean by this, what does this symbolize, is this theory correct?".

I wish they would straight up start answering "shut the fuck up and figure it out yourself coward. Or watch someone's cool-ass theory on youtube".

Puty662d ago (Edited 662d ago )

You are totally proving Ito-san point though. In the first game doctor Kaufman specifically said it is snow. Then movie came with its own idea and people who didn't play SH1 then spread the idea that it was ash in the game as well even though that wasn't the case.

Mazgamer662d ago

Which is completely not the point of my comment, btw. Because it's not about the snow/ash, it's about the creators talking about their works.

deleted662d ago

I think because the Ash idea was actually a pretty creative idea. But I'm fine with this, because it's what the original creator wanted. Not ALL Hollywood game ideas suck.... just most of them. XD

shaenoide662d ago

Basically what you are saying is that we should let people make their own interpretation without always trying to explain everything to them?

Mazgamer662d ago

I'm more so saying that creators shouldn't explain certain things in their work, because they are the only people who know for sure. If I, you, or some youtube come up with an interpretation, and then spread that interpretation to others, that's perfectly fine. It creates discussion, theories, and collaborative speculation. If the creator says "yeah that guy symbolizes this, this and that", then the mystery is gone.

And if no one can figure out what something means in a story, and the creator NEEDS to step in and explain, then the story fails on its own merits, plain and simple.

DrDoomer662d ago

The snowflakes would fall to the ground and melt away, ain't nobody thought it was ash, dude.
And no, you're not a coward if you want to know actual facts and clear up speculation. Nor are you brave for coming up with some wonky fan fiction.

VanDamme662d ago

I like this thought process! How far should we take this? I think we’d agree that the creators shouldn’t put a title on their games. Any dialog describing what’s happening on the screen should be removed. Dialog such as this would still be permitted:

Jake: “Hello person.”

Amanda: “Yes other biological entity emitting sounds?”

Jake: “Let’s proceed further in whatever direction this way is and do something for the sake of some reason!”

MrBaskerville662d ago (Edited 662d ago )

But this clarification makes things more vague in a good way. The ash idea is just an attempt to explain the unexplainable other world.

"It's weird and creepy because: Fire!"

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shaenoide662d ago

Even the movies are wrong 😂

The movies are wrong.... Period though

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XCOM's Jake Solomon Q&A - Building a Narrative-Driven Life Sim Game at Midsummer Studios

XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns director Jake Solomon has founded a new studio to make a life sim game. Here's a new interview with him.

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The Big Inworld AI Q&A - 'Everyone in Gaming Sees the Potential of Generative AI'

Wccftech interviewed Nathan Yu from Inworld AI to discuss the dynamic NPC tech's applications to games as well as potential issues like costs.

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Xbox President Sarah Bond's Bloomberg Interview Is Corporate Fakery At Its Best

Saad from eXputer: "After Arkane Austin & Tango were shutdown, Xbox President Sarah Bond spoke with Bloomberg in what I believe to be utter corporate fakery."

gold_drake1d 13h ago

im not really surprised by that, shes always been more a "let me talk about something else than what u want to know" kinda gal

Cacabunga1d 5h ago

If what they are doing is that good, what’s the point of hiding the true story?

anast1d 10h ago

She's a caricature of the shareholders.

PRIMORDUS1d 8h ago

"Shareholders" I call them cancer, they are already rich to begin with but need more and more. It's like a disease, with no cure.

__y2jb16h ago

If you have a pension then you are likely to be a shareholder in these big tech companies yourself. To demonize them as 'heartless rich people' shows you have no idea what you're talking about.

anast14h ago(Edited 14h ago)

@Y2

Of course, it isn't about that. You are attempting to set up a self-righteous strawman to stir up some kind of ignorant mob mentality.

And by the way, most everyone is a touch heartless or we wouldn't be able to consume the products we do knowing very well how they are made. People have to be this way because of self-preservation and convenience.

__y2jb12h ago

@anast please explain to me how what i said is self righteous or a strawman. I simply pointed out that categorizing all shareholders as cancer is ridiculous.

Leeroyw1d 5h ago

I own shares in game companies. I'm not anything near a major share holder. I just want them to make good games and be successful because of that. I think it's the senior management that's the problem. They are the ones that should be making it clear to the shareholders what creates growth and ensures a future of their business. Not this weasle words garbage that she did on the interview. It was horrific. I don't know a shareholder that would be happy with any of them for this.

Profchaos1d 4h ago (Edited 1d 4h ago )

Same and I'm not rich by any stretch like most people's I'm just trying to keep my head above water these days most company's shareholders are made up of everyday people it's amazing how companies think we want something but the reality is we don't.

Disney are probably the worse at the moment it's shareholders voted on ending a lot of the crap and outing the current execs the execs turned around and said no we disagree with the shareholder vote

PRIMORDUS23h ago

I meant at the rich fucks who have millions in the bank already. They are making so much per year, that if they don't make what they are expecting they go into a panic, when in reality it will not even hurt them at all. Those are greedy assholes.

anast15h ago

"you have a pension then you are likely to be a shareholder"

Pensioners don't make any decisions about anything. Obviously that is not what this is about.

CrimsonWing691d 9h ago

Yea, it was and it’s insulting that they think we’re dumb enough to fall for this. Look, the truth was you took a gamble on these studios and while they released some games to critical praise and great reception they just aren’t bringing in a ROI. Be transparent, you’re not a politician.

Just tell everyone you spend money on projects big and small and when money isn’t being made you go over the potential of revenue a studio can bring in vs those that can’t and make the hard decision to chop them.

She says this whole thing about “success” doesn’t fit one meaning for each studio. Well yea, a small budget production isn’t going to expect to sell the same as a large budget production.

One thing I wish they did though was let Tango be an independent studio.

TheGamingHounds1d 9h ago

disheartening to see no regard for the human cost of business anymore
the bad decisions and judgements of these CEOs severely impact the frontliners
these fake responses are just salt on wounds

RoadRacer1d 9h ago

imagine havin the audacity to say "we need more games like hifi rush" right after closing the studio that made it lol
followin up with this show of "deflecting every question" was in poor taste

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