A few months ago, Konami unveiled the future of Silent Hill. Several projects are currently being developed by different teams. Including the remake of Silent Hill 2, which is currently being developed by the creators of Bloober Team. But why did Konami actually decide to remake part 2 and thus skip the original? Producer Motoi Okamoto has now provided an answer in an interview with IGN Japan.
The Identity of Silent Hill
In order for a remake of Silent Hill to reach the players at all, it was clear to those responsible that it had to stand out from the crowd: “Many indie horror games have been released, some of which are inspired by Silent Hill. If we want to revive Silent Hill , we have to redefine our identity as a brand, sharpen it and differentiate it.” says Motoi Okamoto in an interview. That’s why they consulted internally at Konami, what actually is the identity of Silent Hill.
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“When we thought about it […] we’ve come to the conclusion that it’s the psychological horror of the series. And if you ask people what psychological horror is, everyone will tell you Silent Hill 2. So if the identity is psychological horror, we must start with the Silent Hill 2 remake. Of course there were people in the company who would have preferred to start with Part 1. But I wanted to [etwas]which symbolizes identity.”
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What made Silent Hill 2 so special back then?
Shortly after the announcement of the Silent Hill 2 reboot, we revisited the 2001 original. In our retro check, we’ll tell you why Konami’s horror game sequel is still so popular today. There is no information yet on the release of Silent Hill 2 Remake. The title will initially appear exclusively for PS5 and PC. We already presented all other Silent Hill games that are currently in development some time ago.
What: IGN
