A New Silent Hill Coming From A Brand New Developer
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There's a new Silent Hill game in the works at a new developer and it's coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation and PC. Beyond that details on the next entry in Konami's psychological horror series are hazy. Wait, foggy.
According to 1UP, the next Silent Hill game is being developed by Czech studio Vatra Games, the third studio to take the series' development reins since 2004's Silent Hill 4: The Room. In the likely event that you've never heard of Vatra, the studio describes itself as "built from both industry veterans and new talent," lead by Matthew Seymour, formerly of Take-Two Interactive and Microsoft Game Studios
Another report from Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/09/new-silent-hill-game/) implies that the game may be based on Silent Hill 2 and speculates that another re-imagining of a previous game—a la Silent Hill: Shattered Memories—could be in the works.
With Silent Hill vet Akira Yamaoka moving on to greener pastures at Grasshopper Manufacture and an all-new developer on the job, we'll be interested to see what Konami has to show at E3 this year.
Quote from: GamerMan316 on April 10, 2010, 09:21:16 AM
A New Silent Hill Coming From A Brand New Developer
Another report from Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/09/new-silent-hill-game/) implies that the game may be based on Silent Hill 2
That has me sold.
I agree Sambo, Silent Hill 2 remains the best in the series, far far better than the games released since.
it seems like they're still trying to cash in on a franchise that should have died out already
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on April 10, 2010, 11:31:57 AM
it seems like they're still trying to cash in on a franchise that should have died out already
I haven't given up on the franchise yet. If the next SH is a flop, I may consider it. ;)
Quote from: xnightcrawlerxx on April 10, 2010, 11:31:57 AM
it seems like they're still trying to cash in on a franchise that should have died out already
A lot like the Resident Evil series.
Is The New Silent Hill A First Person Shooter?
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With Konami revealing very little about its all-new Silent Hill game, we're left to speculate about which direction the psychological horror franchise will go. Will Silent Hill, like XCOM, make the first person shooter switch?
Such was the speculation when Czech developer Vatra was pegged as the latest developer on the Silent Hill franchise, taking over where Climax and Double Helix left off. The source of that rumor-mongering was a profile of Vatra from its video game talent agency Digital Development Management. DDM labeled Vatra's specialties as "FPS and Action," noting that it was working on two projects, one an unnamed "major franchise" and the other Rush'N Attack Ex-Patriot.
That lead some to conclude that the unnamed game—which is likely Vatra's take on Silent Hill—was a first-person shooter. Not hard evidence, and we contacted Konami to see there was any truth to the matter, but here's the slide in question.
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The facts that prevent us jumping to conclusions are Vatra's portfolio. While the studio is new, the talent isn't, having worked on titles like gangster action game Mafia and third-person tactical shooter Hidden & Dangerous.
When Kotaku reached out to Konami and Vatra to see if that FPS speculation was correct, both companies told Kotaku pretty much the same thing: "Wait for E3." No confirmation or denial, unfortunately. Konami reps walked us through the teaser shown at Konami's recent Gamers Night, which was apparently not shown from a first-person perspective, and ended with the line "...the silence ends at E3." The publisher had no official statement on the matter, we were told.
If the next Silent Hill for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC does go "FPS," it wouldn't be unheard of for the series, which featured first-person sequences in Silent Hill 4: The Room—sans shooting, though—and first-person light gun shooting action in Silent Hill: The Arcade. The latter, by the way, is actually quite fun (http://kotaku.com/305023/silent-hill-the-arcade-hands+on-impressions).
Clearly, Konami is comfortable experimenting with the series, as shown by the more action heavy Silent Hill: Homecoming and the nearly combat free Silent Hill: Shattered Memories.
But as a first-person shooter? Is it just crazy enough to work? Or is the "FPSing" of beloved franchises a step in the wrong direction?
I say they need to get back to basics with the new silent hill, they need to remember what made the series great. I will be happy if it is anything like silent hill 2 but with amazing graphics
Silent Hill 6: Vatra Games Respond To FPS Rumours
The fog will be lifted at E3
After a week or so of speculation and rumour about the forthcoming Silent Hill game, we at Rely On Horror decided it was time that someone asked Vatra Games themselves for a comment. Well, we got our prompt yet short response from Vatra Games this morning!
"We can't speak to any rumors at the moment, but will definitely have more information for you at E3 -- stay tuned!"
Despite not giving anything away in regards to the FPS rumours, we do at least know that our questions will truly be answered in mid-June. E3 will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Centre from the 15th to 17th. Until then, we can be thankful in the knowledge that Vatra Games clearly care enough about the Silent Hill fanbase to respond to us!
Konami shows new Silent Hill at E3Konami has shown the first footage of the next Silent Hill at its E3 press conference. The game will be released for Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2011.
It hasn't been given a title other than Silent Hill at the moment. It's being developed, as previously reported, by Czech studio Vatra Games.
Silent Hill's producer promised that it would be influenced by everything the series has successfully implemented in the past - disturbing creatures and survival horror in a parallel world - but that special attention is being paid to evolving the combat "in a logical direction" rather than simply increasing it, or removing it altogether as in Shattered Memories.
The new trailer showed a lead character, a man with blonde hair, who going by his numbered jumpsuit and shackles is an escaped convict. He makes his way into Silent Hill after a bus transporting him crashes into a ravine. A female law officer - possibly a prison officer or Marshal - survives with him.
Once in the town, the convict begins to explore deserted houses by torchlight in classic Silent Hill fashion. Sparing combat was shown - stalked by one creature, he spun around and dispatched it with one pistol shot. At another point, the camera pulled away to show him walking through a quasi-fantastical prison setting, a giant construction of rusted iron.
The Vatra team revealed that the music would be by composer Dan Licht, who does music for TV serial killer drama Dexter.
I'll be playing this, got into my survival horror games over the years.
Quote from: Failed on June 17, 2010, 09:42:53 AM
I'll be playing this, got into my survival horror games over the years.
Me too, if it's as good as Silent Hill 2 then i'll be very happy, if it's bad as 4 then I won't be.
meh! Silent Hill will be forever judged by 2, think they peaked early.
While SH2 is unarguably the best of the series, I've liked every game (included 4) for what they offered.
My love of the franchise gives SH4 a pass. ;D
ps. I never played the PSP game, but I heard it was good.
My only experience with Silent Hill was the movie.
Naturally, I now hate the series passionately.
Quote from: Handshakes on June 17, 2010, 08:50:59 PM
My only experience with Silent Hill was the movie.
Naturally, I now hate the series passionately.
It's actually pretty faithful to the games only without a male protagonist, certainly one of the better game to movie adaps, miles better than those shitty Resident Evil movies thats for sure.
It probably goes into my top 10 worst movies I've ever seen list.
Quote from: Handshakes on June 18, 2010, 01:22:34 AM
It probably goes into my top 10 worst movies I've ever seen list.
What else goes in that list mate?
Quote from: Handshakes on June 18, 2010, 01:22:34 AM
It probably goes into my top 10 worst movies I've ever seen list.
It wasn't that bad a movie. Didn't understand the ending though.
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Quote from: Handshakes on June 18, 2010, 01:22:34 AM
It probably goes into my top 10 worst movies I've ever seen list.
It wasn't that bad a movie. Didn't understand the ending though.
I know that Rose and her daughter "Sharon" are still trapped in Alessa's alternate dimension, which is why Sean Bean's character can't see them.
Alessa wants to live out the rest of her new life with her new loving mum in her alternate dimension, where she's in control and she feels safe. However, this is also how Dahlia's warning to Rose, "Be careful what you choose," comes to pass. Unfortunately for Rose, this end result means that she is essentially trapped in Alessa's alternate dimension indefinitely.
Or something..........
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Quote from: RedMaster11 on June 18, 2010, 09:13:59 AM
Quote from: Handshakes on June 18, 2010, 01:22:34 AM
It probably goes into my top 10 worst movies I've ever seen list.
It wasn't that bad a movie. Didn't understand the ending though.
I know that Rose and her daughter "Sharon" are still trapped in Alessa's alternate dimension, which is why Sean Bean's character can't see them.
Alessa wants to live out the rest of her new life with her new loving mum in her alternate dimension, where she's in control and she feels safe. However, this is also how Dahlia's warning to Rose, "Be careful what you choose," comes to pass. Unfortunately for Rose, this end result means that she is essentially trapped in Alessa's alternate dimension indefinitely.
Or something..........
Cheers mate. That's kinda what I thought, but there was no explanation.
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Quote from: Handshakes on June 18, 2010, 01:22:34 AM
It probably goes into my top 10 worst movies I've ever seen list.
It wasn't that bad a movie. Didn't understand the ending though.
I know that Rose and her daughter "Sharon" are still trapped in Alessa's alternate dimension, which is why Sean Bean's character can't see them.
Alessa wants to live out the rest of her new life with her new loving mum in her alternate dimension, where she's in control and she feels safe. However, this is also how Dahlia's warning to Rose, "Be careful what you choose," comes to pass. Unfortunately for Rose, this end result means that she is essentially trapped in Alessa's alternate dimension indefinitely.
Or something..........
Cheers mate. That's kinda what I thought, but there was no explanation.
I think a lot of people thought that, I did too, but still had a read around when I first watched it, I think the Director actually gave away some details in an interview a while back too.
Silent Hill 2 still has to be made yet too, that'll probably have a dodgy unexplained ending too. :)
Silent Hill Does Exist (http://izismile.com/2010/06/23/silent_hill_does_exist_33_pics.html)
Quote from: GamerMan316 on June 24, 2010, 07:38:08 PM
Silent Hill Does Exist (http://izismile.com/2010/06/23/silent_hill_does_exist_33_pics.html)
My and Shakes' hometowns certainly have that place beat in the lock-your-car-doors department.
Personally, I always thought Athens, Ohio would be an appropriate real-life imitation of Silent Hill. You know ... because it's a
hellmouth (http://www.hauntedathensohio.com/).
Quote from: nCogNeato on June 24, 2010, 08:24:22 PM
Quote from: GamerMan316 on June 24, 2010, 07:38:08 PM
Silent Hill Does Exist (http://izismile.com/2010/06/23/silent_hill_does_exist_33_pics.html)
My and Shakes' hometowns certainly have that place beat in the lock-your-car-doors department
High five! You don't know fear until you've gotten lost in the "bad" part of town.
As for the Silent Hill movie, it was nothing but blood porn. No plot, no script, no acting, just poop. A horror movie can only be suspenseful if you give a crap about any of the characters, but sadly that requires character development beyond yelling "get out of there!" over and over. It never even
attempts to make sense. They pose the question "what is going on?" early on in the film and never begin to even bothering answering it, instead opting to throw copious amounts of blood and cgi at the screen. Watching it, you can almost feel when the "writers" came up against an obvious plot hole they had written themselves into, and instead of writing out of it they just kind of panicked and added in a scene where a lady gets her skinned ripped off for no reason instead.
EDIT: In all fairness, one of the worst films I've ever seen? Maybe not. But had I of had the misfortune of seeing it in a theater I would of walked out 30 minutes in. Sadly, instead I had the misfortune of picking up the turd from a DVD bargain bin, so this garbage is going to be in my film collection forever.
For reference, better game-to-film adaptations: Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Mario Bros, Doom.
Worse: Umm... Maybe Tomb Raider? I haven't seen it, but if it comes anywhere close to being as mind numbing as the games it is based on then it must be something special.
Quote from: Handshakes on June 24, 2010, 08:38:09 PM
For reference, better game-to-film adaptations: Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Mario Bros, Doom.
Disagree on all four, especially the middle two :o
But that's just me :)
silent hill wasn't a bad film, it wasn't great but i thought it was atmospheric and jumpy in places. saying it's worse than mario bros and street fighter is just irresponsible ;D
I wasn't trying to say anything about the greatness of Mario Bros or Street Fighter. I know they suck, just not as much as Silent Hill.
Mario Bros beats it for the goomba dance in the elevator. Street Fighter beats it for having Raul Julia.
That is all it takes to make a better movie than Silent Hill.
I'm a long-time Silent Hill fan. I actually failed one of my college classes because I kept staying up all night playing Silent Hill 2 and oversleeping. So my expectations for a Silent Hill movie may be slightly inflated.
With that said, I was very diappointed in the movie. It did not give me a fraction of that wondefully helpless feeling I get from playing the games.
I did see it in theaters opening weekend (I'm a fan), and the entire time I just wanted the whole movie to slow down and let the audience in. I was expecting a slow-build tension kind of like the first Descent movie, but it was more like a Saw movie. Slapping my eyeballs with constant graphic violence doesn't allow me to immerse myself in the protagonist role. It makes me very aware I'm watching a movie, which is not what I wanted.
Blame it on the rain: Silent Hill 8 officially 'Silent Hill: Downpour'
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The next installment of Silent Hill, currently in development at Vatra Games, has been titled Silent Hill: Downpour, Game Informer reports. Water is expected to play a heavy role in the game, which Game Informer notes will visit "some new places in Silent Hill." More details will be revealed in the February issue of the magazine.
The excellent Silent Hill: Shattered Memories re-imagined the series' traditional rusty metal "Otherworld" as one of snow and ice; so perhaps Downpour's Otherworld will be a bit warmer and flooded with Speedo monsters. We just pray the next lost soul to stumble into Silent Hill's would-be paradise isn't hydrophobic.
Rain can be a good tension-builder. I look forward to see more of this game.
Was a time I would have been well hyped for this game (Silent Hill 2 being my fav game of all time) but the franchise has failed to ever recapture the atmosphere and storytelling since. Plus Deadly Premonition has given me my *Silent Hill* fix.
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Rain can be a good tension-builder. I look forward to see more of this game.
Vampire Rain #)
Silent Hill Downpour: First screens
New instalment dated for 'autumn'
Konami's released the first Silent Hill: Downpour screenshots and confirmed a release date of 'autumn 2011'.
The first details of the Vatra Games-developed instalment arrived last month, and it sees convict Murphy Pendleton stranded in the foggy world of Silent Hill.
Konami promises an "expansive environment that is similarly claustrophobic and where the player is never truly alone".
Speaking in last month's Edge, Vatra said it wants to get back to the "classic style of Silent Hill" by using both free and static camera angles.
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I'm excited.
looks very Alan Wakey
Alan Wake looked very Silent Hilly.
Silent Hill looked very Resident Evilly.
Resident Evil looked very Alone in the Darky.
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.......... Pong. :D
cave drawings
Tennis for Two, not Pong ;)
Silent Hill: Downpour – can survival horror live again?
Konami has revealed details of the eighth Silent Hill adventure. This time it's... quite reminiscent of the first three...
The king of psychological survival horror is back. Konami has announced a release date for Silent Hill: Downpour, the latest title in the long-running series of supernatural shock-fests. Due out this autumn on PS3 and Xbox 360, the action revolves around Murphy Pendleton, whose prison bus crashes in woodland outside the eponymous resort. Silent Hill, we are reminded, is the place, 'where seedy pasts and uncertain futures unify to create to a terrifying present.' Isn't that Hemel Hempstead's town motto?
Anyway, Pendleton is left seemingly alone to trudge into a Silent Hill that is, apparently, 'expansive, yet claustrophobic'. Konami has released screenshots of two locations – The Diner and The Devil's Pit – and has taken the interesting step of revealing some of the soundtrack, which has been written, not by series regular Akira Yamaoka, but by composer Daniel Licht, who scored serial killer series, Dexter. We can also expect to see the south eastern edge of the town, where no Silent Hill game has ventured before.
The big question, of course, is – can Konami bring its 'franchise' back to the creepy majesty of the first three titles?
Silent Hill 1 thrilled through its deliberatly obtuse setting and that terrifying radio that belched out static whenever monsters stumbled near. Silent Hill 2 expanded on the scenario, adding a tale of psychosexual guilt so dark and twisted, the Eastenders scriptwriters would have thought twice (before making it darker – and more implausible). And Silent Hill 3 put vulnerable teen Heather Morris into the vortex, cranking up the sense of transgressive terror. After this, the plotting started to get more confused as the writer's suffocated on the legacy of the series. The likes of Homecoming, Shattered Memories and Origin were okay, just devoid of the gruesomely imaginative Freudian nightmares that splattered the original trilogy.
There are certainly moves to tie in Downpour with the early titles. Weapons are confined to objects found around the environments – bottles, furniture, axes, etc – and the emphasis seems to be on weird puzzles and bizarre monsters. In Konami's E3 press release, the company mentioned that, "players will also be presented with variable side quests that will change depending on the user's play style, revealing further unknown evils within the town." So there's possibly a moral angle too.
But in the aftermath of Heavy Rain (surely the titular similarities can't be lost on Konami?) and Alan Wake, do we need another unreconstructed Silent Hill adventure? Has Pyramid Head still got it?
As an unbiased, outside observer who has never played a Silent Hill game, let me be the one to say: Let this series die. It hasn't been relevent since the second game, and it is time to quit beating the incredibly dead horse.
Quote from: Handshakes on January 26, 2011, 06:29:44 PM
As an unbiased, outside observer who has never played a Silent Hill game, let me be the one to say: Let this series die. It hasn't been relevent since the second game, and it is time to quit beating the incredibly dead horse.
With Resident Evil following suit, well the movies, maybe not the games! :)
Quote from: Handshakes on January 26, 2011, 06:29:44 PM
As an unbiased, outside observer who has never played a Silent Hill game,
That makes your opinion void, you have to play them, then say ... they are flogging a dead horse. I really enjoyed the 360 version, having never played Silent Hill 2 (I played 1 and 3). My opinion isn't biased by the (supposed - never played it) brilliance of the second iteration.
I will play this new one on the fun i had playing 5.
I've enjoyed every Silent Hill .... even 4 which is probably the worst.
I don't really play it for the scares, though. I play it for the sleepy surreal atmosphere that tickles my psychological fancy.
I love the series, The Room was decent, not a patch on the previous games in the series though, the 360 game wasn't too bad either, can't wait for the next game. :)
The fugitive + alan wake = Silent hill downpour
Still could be good though havent played the last one on the 360 is it worth a look, anyone?
Quote from: nCogNeato on January 14, 2011, 04:17:56 PM
Rain can be a good tension-builder. I look forward to see more of this game.
Guessing
Silent Hill: Heavy Rain would've been a bit confusing?
I liked the trailer, But maybe that's just because i'm getting excited for SH2 in HD and anything SH related is looking good again.
Quote from: ASYLUM NINJA on June 04, 2011, 05:10:17 PM
Still could be good though havent played the last one on the 360 is it worth a look, anyone?
Silent Hill: Homecoming
I liked it enough to 100% it. Better than SH4. Not as good as SH2.
thanks for that will give it a spin so if i can pick it up cheap, cheers
Achievements (http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/silent-hill-8/achievements/)
Eurogamer Review (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-22-silent-hill-downpour-review)