I hope so because im not buying anything like RE6 ever again.
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New SILENT HILL by Hideo Kojima & Guillermo Del Toro starring Norman Reedus
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I hope so because im not buying anything like RE6 ever again.
Yeah its stange nothing has been said yet.
When The Phantom Pain was found out to be MGS they didn't say anything for a while. We'll probably get something during the MGS presentation.
Well I'm sure something will be mentioned on that stream with Kojima and Keighley.
Love Deterrence
Member
Yup! Revealed in December of 2012 and officially confirmed in March 2013. I think we'll get info in a more timely manner, as this was actually confirmed to be Silent Hills at the end of PT.
We can only keep hoping.
Megatron
Member
If we follow the logic from the Tomb Raider thread, if this was a Sony exclusive they'd be shouting it from the mountaintops.
jacksepticeye
Member
Help sell the game first of all as Horror is a hard sell to the masses and people like Daryl Dixon
But maybe mocap cutscenes too where they need actual actors to play out stuff as Kojima is big into that
PaulKersey
Member
Somebody else may have already came up with this theory, but I'll post it anyway just in case.
What if Silent HillS is hinting at multiplayer? And to further the theory, part of the trailer says, and I'm paraphrasing because I'm at work, but I think it basically says, "I'm the only me, are you sure you're the only you?" So maybe it will have some Souls-esque invasions? Or maybe you'll see other players seamlessly and freak you the eff out?
I'm excited, either way.
What if Silent HillS is hinting at multiplayer? And to further the theory, part of the trailer says, and I'm paraphrasing because I'm at work, but I think it basically says, "I'm the only me, are you sure you're the only you?" So maybe it will have some Souls-esque invasions? Or maybe you'll see other players seamlessly and freak you the eff out?
I'm excited, either way.
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They better ask him how to beat this demo 100% repro.
SDCowboy
Member
I don't think so. The PT game seems to focus heavily on alternate realities which, IMO, points to similar in the new Silent Hill game, thus the Hill(s).
legacyzero
Banned
That would actually be kinda cool.. And if Silent Hill 2 is anything to go by, peoples nightmares overlapping would be pretty huge.
But... I would rather just have my OWN experience without any kind of multiplayer interaction.
I think it may be more related to alternate realties, than multiplayer. Same place but different was the main idea of the pt demo.
SneakySneaks
Member
Del Toro is a fucking amazing creature designer, and given that he's a great writer too I'm sure his creature design will have a great subliminal meaning and back story for their design.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Not to mention del Toro has horror in his mind and some of his work tackles adult subjects amazingly. With Kojima involved as well it should be an amazing game.
1 great film (Hellboy) and 1 decent film (Pan) amist a catalogue of poorly written flicks. Blade II and Mimic being huge stinkers.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Decent film? In what world do you live in where that's only a decent film? Personal opinion aside look at the critical reception.
Pan has stellar art direction, and that is a key trait that del Toro excels in. Look at the accolades for that film, most--if not all are for the art or makeup or cinematography. No one fucking praises Pan for it's writing.
del Toro is a great fit for SH in regards to monster design. Environment design? .....maybe not. Which is what I fear the most will be botched. Writing? Kojima and Del Toro together? Disaster.
gaming_noob
Member
I couldn't walk past our dark narrow hallway at 5am in the morning. Had to wake my gf up to get to the washroom. All because of that picture of the scary woman in the red lit hallway...
Love Deterrence
Member
Considering we've yet to see how the two work together outside of PT (which even then, we don't know the extent of their input), I wouldn't say it's fair to outright say the two collaborating will be a disaster.
Unlikely, because of contract issues with former voice actors (although most of them have been resolved thanks to the HD collection).
legacyzero
Banned
I think Kojima has done a great job at proving that he can mess with you psychologically. The PT demo also shows that IMO.
past history and experience with these two gives me no hope.
Kojima hasn't done anything on the caliber of The End in a long time.
Shame I can't play P.T
Mimic was his first film ever, which even he admits he made many mistakes.
Blade 2 was the best in the Blade series and heralded by many as one of the best Marvel films pre-Whedon.
gamechanger87
Member
Agreed. If anything is exclusive it would have been stated at the beginning.
Mimic really isn't entirely his fault, as he had a producer who was doing everything in his power to fire him, and his father was being held for ransom by kidnappers in Guadalajara. That we got anything even halfway watchable was a minor miracle.
Fair enough. I don't really like much about that combo myself.
I'd say you should definitely play some older Silent Hill games though, they're great.
noctis_pls
Banned
OMFG YESSSSSSSS !!! CANT CONTAIN THE HYPE!!! PLEASE TELL ME AKIRA YAMAOKA IS DOING THE OST PLEASEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! *hyperventilates*
TheJollyCorner
Member
I worked through this for about two hours last night. Absolutely one of the creepiest experiences I've ever had in this medium.
I did not 'complete' it. I think I'll try again tonight.
I never got
I was getting way too mind-fucked and had to go to bed.
But yeah... overall I love it.
For me there was just such a great feeling of isolation, dread, and confusion- three things I'd relate to the best of the SH series. Sure, this might have absolutely nothing to do with Silent Hills when it's all said and done, but the atmosphere was there for me.
Yes, there were some generic horror ideas here and there, but the way this whole little 'experience' was crafted actually gives me a lot of hope for whatever Kojima/Del Toro might be cooking up.
I also trust Kojima might try to pull in Yamaoka and Ito. Anyone that knows Silent Hill knows those two individuals are crucial. My only concern with Del Toro is that he might try just handling all creature aspects himself. That's fine, as he's great at that, but Ito's work is an absolute clear visual representation of Silent Hill. An artistic collaboration between Del Toro and Ito... my god... I honestly can't even imagine.
It would be nice to see other missing-in-action members of Team Silent drawn back in; guys like Imamura, Owaku, Tsuboyama, etc... but I'm not holding my breath. I'd really just be happy with Yamaoka at this point.
Anyway- I love everything about this. Great reveal, great mystery, neat experience all around. Hopefully we hear more soon.
I did not 'complete' it. I think I'll try again tonight.
I never got
the second baby laugh, nor the phone ringing.
But yeah... overall I love it.
For me there was just such a great feeling of isolation, dread, and confusion- three things I'd relate to the best of the SH series. Sure, this might have absolutely nothing to do with Silent Hills when it's all said and done, but the atmosphere was there for me.
Yes, there were some generic horror ideas here and there, but the way this whole little 'experience' was crafted actually gives me a lot of hope for whatever Kojima/Del Toro might be cooking up.
I also trust Kojima might try to pull in Yamaoka and Ito. Anyone that knows Silent Hill knows those two individuals are crucial. My only concern with Del Toro is that he might try just handling all creature aspects himself. That's fine, as he's great at that, but Ito's work is an absolute clear visual representation of Silent Hill. An artistic collaboration between Del Toro and Ito... my god... I honestly can't even imagine.
It would be nice to see other missing-in-action members of Team Silent drawn back in; guys like Imamura, Owaku, Tsuboyama, etc... but I'm not holding my breath. I'd really just be happy with Yamaoka at this point.
Anyway- I love everything about this. Great reveal, great mystery, neat experience all around. Hopefully we hear more soon.
That is what I am hoping for as well, but trying not to get my hopes up.
Nemesis_
Member
The enemy design is already off if we're only going off what we saw in PT, which is a very important aspect of a Silent Hill game. Hoping that'll be fixed as time goes by.
I always did say that this particular enemy (Asphyxia) looked straight out of a del Toro film though, although that's ostensibly because of that eye creature in Pan's Labyrinth too: --
I always did say that this particular enemy (Asphyxia) looked straight out of a del Toro film though, although that's ostensibly because of that eye creature in Pan's Labyrinth too: --
Admiral Woofington
Member
I assume you're not being literal because plenty of reviews praise the writing and the directing. If being pretty was everything that was needed for good critical reception then Moms Needs Mars would be an Academy award winner.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
I put PT to download before I left for work. Will try it out at home.
IIRC, Yamaoka has said he'd be OK with scoring another Silent Hill, but the ball would be in Konami's court. Given that he's currently employed at Grasshopper Manufacture, who aren't hurting for work right now, it might be really tough to get him back.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
I'm still in shock that there is a new silent hill game coming, I thought Konami was going to forget about it.
I worked through this for about two hours last night. Absolutely one of the creepiest experiences I've ever had in this medium.
I did not 'complete' it. I think I'll try again tonight.
I never gotI was getting way too mind-fucked and had to go to bed.the second baby laugh, nor the phone ringing.
But yeah... overall I love it.
For me there was just such a great feeling of isolation, dread, and confusion- three things I'd relate to the best of the SH series. Sure, this might have absolutely nothing to do with Silent Hills when it's all said and done, but the atmosphere was there for me.
Yes, there were some generic horror ideas here and there, but the way this whole little 'experience' was crafted actually gives me a lot of hope for whatever Kojima/Del Toro might be cooking up.
I also trust Kojima might try to pull in Yamaoka and Ito. Anyone that knows Silent Hill knows those two individuals are crucial. My only concern with Del Toro is that he might try just handling all creature aspects himself. That's fine, as he's great at that, but Ito's work is an absolute clear visual representation of Silent Hill. An artistic collaboration between Del Toro and Ito... my god... I honestly can't even imagine.
It would be nice to see other missing-in-action members of Team Silent drawn back in; guys like Imamura, Owaku, Tsuboyama, etc... but I'm not holding my breath. I'd really just be happy with Yamaoka at this point.
Anyway- I love everything about this. Great reveal, great mystery, neat experience all around. Hopefully we hear more soon.
Agree with everything you said, also stopped at the same point in the game, haha.
Scooter155
Member
In what world does he live that Hellboy is better than Pan's Labyrinth?...
I think his writing's just fine, not the best but not Transformers-level bad.
Environment design, dude, what are you talking about? Maybe he's not experienced making levels for a game, but his sets in movies are always amazing looking, practically characters themselves. Pan's Labyrinth and "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" (which he didn't direct but produced and was heavily involved in the art direction, as far as I know) are good examples of really great environment/set design.
gamechanger87
Member
Ambiguous means no. Outright stating its multiplatform doesn't help their cause and they aren't outright lying by being silent. They just hope people believe it is because of the reveal.
If this game was exclusive, they would have made it a huge announcement. See TR (even if timed for PC).
Love Deterrence
Member
I don't know what to tell you other than to try not going into this assuming the worst.
I barely remember any dialogue from the SH games, but the environments and enemies? Absolutely. Why is everyone hung up on the writing?? Do you think he'll mess up the line: "There was a hole here, but it's gone now."
My post on the status of former Team Silent members from the other thread in case anyone's interested:
Katana_Strikes
Member
I teaser had genuine horror elements and great atmosphere but was killed on me after that once I felt I was just aimlessly stuck in a loop trying to figure stuff out. But otherwise showed promise for a true SH game.
Yamaoka is doing music for Rime and Murasaki Baby right now too, I really hope he returns.
This.
But I think most people think of writing as the story mostly. Like me, they want the big twist at the end and they're afraid Kojima/Del Toro won't deliver.
Imho, they totally will.