The Silent Hill 2 remake will be a PS5 exclusive — sort of
Staff, 2022-10-20 11:28:43,
October is arguably the spookiest month of the year, which makes it a good time to announce that after 21 years, Silent Hill 2 — one of the scariest games ever made — will get a full remake, exclusively on the PS5…at least for a little while. What’s more, the entire Silent Hill franchise seems poised to make a comeback.
The unveiling was done by Konami producer Motoi Okamoto, who took to the official PlayStation Blog (opens in new tab) to share the good news.
Okamoto introduced the blog post, then handed things off to Mateusz Lenart, lead designer at Bloober Team. For gamers who aren’t familiar with it, Bloober Team is a Polish developer that has made a name for itself as sort of a boutique horror game creator, with titles such as Layers of Fear, Blair Witch and The Medium.
Lenart outlines his plans for keeping the spirit of Silent Hill 2 intact, while streamlining some of the dated mechanics:
“One of our primary goals is to preserve the atmosphere that made Silent Hill 2 so exceptional, while also modernizing many aspects of the game’s overall gameplay,” he said. “We are working closely with the original creators, including [composer] Akira Yamaoka and [art director] Masahiro Ito, to ensure we’re keeping that unique Silent Hill feel intact.”
A Hill worth dying on
For those who have never played Silent Hill 2, it’s a survival/horror game that debuted on the PS2 back in 2001. The story follows James Sunderland, who receives a letter from his wife,…
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