Silent Hill Remake Would Need a “Rethink” Says Creator, Slitterhead Prototyping Complete

Over the past couple years rumors of a Silent Hill remake or revival have persisted, but no official announcement has materialized. Everybody seems to accept an opinion on how a Silent Hill revival ought to be handled, including series co-creator Keiichiro Toyama. Early Silent Hill rumors indicated Sony Japan Studio was working on a new entry nether Toyama's guidance, but instead, Sony shut downwards the team and Toyama founded the new independent evolution house, Bokeh Game Studio. Whether Toyama was ever actually working on another Silent Hill is unknown, but in a new interview with Video Games Chronicle he rejected the thought of a straightforward remake.

I recall [Silent Loma] would be harder to remake than [Resident Evil], because the gameplay as a concept is a trivial older. It'due south not an action game where you tin just refine the action equally in Biohazard, to bring Silent Colina up to current standards or to polish upward the graphics, the fans wouldn't be satisfied. That's not what it was about — how beautiful it was. I recollect you'd have to rethink the concept to make it interesting to fans.

If in that location was to be a new entry in the future I would obviously be very interested in it as one user. I know there are many games that followed in the footsteps of Silent Colina today, so I would particularly like to know what a new entry would go out and change from the original.

Bokeh Game Studio's kickoff championship, Slitterhead, was revealed at The Game Awards and it looks to contain some Silent Hill Dna (check out the start teaser trailer below). That said, don't expect it any time too soon, as the game has all the same to enter full production.

Equally for [Slitterhead], we have completed our prototyping phase. We volition exist using our knowledge gained from the feedback to enter full production. Though it'south likewise early on to reveal whatever details virtually the game, and it volition take some fourth dimension prior to release, we hope you look forward to it!

No platforms for release window have been announced for Slitterhead. As for Silent Hill, the most recent rumors signal that Konami is working on a remake with a third party, possibly Layers of Fearfulness and The Medium creators Bloober Team, but accept that with a grain of salt for at present.