Just like Capcom remade Resident Evil starting with the second game, Konami has done the same with Silent Hill – but the question is, why?
You might have thought that the logical way to remake a series would be to start from scratch, but when Konami finally revealed that the Silent Hill series was making a comeback, it did so by announcing several new games and, of course, Silent Hill remake. This fan-favorite may be a big reason why it received the remake treatment in the first place, but in a recent interview with Rock Paper Shotgun, Bloober Team creative director Mateusz Lenart and lead producer Maciej Głomb offered more News – Deep reasons why the second game kicked off the Silent Hill renaissance.
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“I think Silent Hill 2 is more in line with our DNA,” Lenart explains. “It’s more emotional, more personal than the first game or the third game. We at Bloober have always been passionate about telling personal stories about people’s experiences, how people feel, and how they experience it. But that’s not the case. .
As RPS points out, the first game was a bit supernatural, with some vague stuff about a strange church-meets-touch cult that was more about resonance than some kind of psychological characterization study, and Silent Hill 2 》More or less. Lennart explained that Brober preferred to tell more “down-to-earth” stories, saying “Obviously [our games] There are some supernatural elements, but ultimately it’s all about one specific person on a specific journey that they need to find the truth about themselves.
While Silent Hill 2 may be a better fit for Bloober, that doesn’t mean the decision is entirely up to them. Gomb further explained: “Yes, Silent Hill 2 is the best match for us as Bloober Team, in terms of our DNA and the games we’ve done before. On the other hand, it’s not like we’re Make this decision, right?
We’re obviously aware of some of these plans, as well as other games like Silent Hill: Town Fall which may be more indie-oriented and a Japanese version of Silent Hill f, but we’ll have to wait and see if Konami has any more ideas involving heavy-duty games. other games in the series. Our very own Kelsey recently got involved with the remake herself and came away feeling “Despite all my doubts and growing concerns, it’s safe to say that Bloober Team has done its best job so far.” Everything you do to discover the troubled world of Silent Hill.
