Silent Hill 8 will be more in harmony with earlier games in the franchise, a new interview between Zive and Vatra Games boss Matthew Seymour has revealed. Rather than an action-oriented title like Silent Hill: Homecoming, the team is focusing more of a psychological horror title, with their main inspiration being Silent Hill 2.
According to Seymour, a story-driven game with complex subtext and mystery is the team’s main goal in developing Silent Hill 8. Players will uncover the main character’s past and discover the reason why he ended up in the town of Silent Hill. They chose making the protagonist a prisoner as it offers fresh meat to the Silent Hill universe. Seymour mentions something about the character’s life in prison and inmate revenge during the interview, as well.
A lot of fans were upset to hear that Team Silent wasn’t developing this new Silent Hill, but Seymour says the team never really existed, aside from a few key people. He does assure fans that they are working closely with those key people, though, and that Konami has a strong influence on the game’s development, as well; Konami can order Vatra to change any bit of the game they feel unfit.
To fans of the movie, Seymour says that while they enjoyed watching it, they’re not pulling any inspiration from it for Silent Hill 8.
Thanks, Silent Hill Heaven.
“A lot of fans were upset to hear that Team Silent wasn’t developing this new Silent Hill, but Seymour says the team never really existed, aside from a few key people.”
lol what a jackass, guess he didn’t know Siren the Bloodcurse on PS3.
idk about these group if they really can make a proper silent hill, with team silent gone and akira yamaoka just left konami.
this could have been a new franchise instead of using the name to tarnish it.
Well, we have seen very little of the game apart from an E3 trailer and this statement really. I am all for the game been traditional though; I want it slow paced, atmospheric and with hidden depth/story like in SH2. What I don’t want is just some gory ‘slasher’ game focused on combat and huge monsters. That was never Silent Hill, and it never should be.
It looks to me like the team is taking it in the right direction here
There will never be a Silent Hill like the old ones, unless the old team do one. The recent ones have been pretty crappy.
You’re a retard. Check your sources before you say such misinformed metaphysically challenged verbal trash
is fantastic see new silent hill 8 i hope make soon 9 in 2012 :)