Pyramid Head, bandaged nurses and a foggy city – the world of ‘Silent Hill’ is familiar to most. Even years after the start of the series, the gaming world is present in pop culture. Horror fans had already suspected it, now there is confirmation from the publisher: The video game ‘Silent Hill 2’ (2001) will be reissued. More than twenty years after the release, the Japanese publisher Konami wants to give the classic a new coat of paint. The publishers announced this during a live event for the series. There is also a trailer for the remake.
‘Silent Hill 2’: trailer for remake
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The remake of ‘Silent Hill 2’ is created in cooperation with the Polish developer studio Bloober Games. These have sometimes made a name for themselves in the past with ‘Layers Of Fear’. However, collaborators from the original version of the survival horror game will be involved in the project – including original concept artist Masahiro Ito for creature design and composer Akira Yamaoka for soundtracks. So the creepy atmosphere from back then should also be guaranteed in the new version. According to Ito, the remake of the story about protagonist James Sunderland – in the remake with an over-the-shoulder perspective – had been in the planning for three years. After such a long lead time, it should be on the market as early as next year. The game will initially appear exclusively for the Playstation 5, but a PC version is to follow.
Other projects in the ‘Silent Hill’ series
In addition to the remake of ‘Silent Hill 2’, other projects in the series are in the works. Fans can get two more games and a movie free. ‘Silent Hill F’ is set to be a new triple-A title set in 1960s Japan. Neobards Entertainment is the developer behind the game – the studio is known from ‘Resident Evil’ remakes.
Even less is known about the second planned game, ‘Silent Hill Townfall’. However, it appears to be in collaboration with Annapurna Interactive (‘Stray’). Konami has already shown a short trailer.
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There will also be an “interactive live series” called ‘Silent Hill Ascension’. Viewers should be able to influence events in a mixture of streaming experience and computer game. The series is produced with real actors by Konami, Bad Robot (the company of ‘Star Trek’ director JJ Abrams) and Behavior (the development studio of ‘Dead By Daylight’. The release date was 2023. A movie is still in the pipeline Starting blocks: ‘Return To Silent Hill’ is set to continue the story of ‘Silent Hill 2’ Producer Victor Hadida and director Christophe Gans, who directed the 2006 film adaptation, have experience with the franchise, but more is not known about the film, a rough release date has not been set either.
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