Konami’s newest Silent Hill Transmission has arrived and it was centered fully on Silent Hill f, the upcoming entry within the beloved horror franchise that may take gamers to Sixties Japan.
Silent Hill f was was first introduced in 2022 and was described as a sport that appears to happen in a “lovely, subsequently terrifying” world. It was additionally confirmed Silent Hill f was being written by Ryukisshi07, the acclaimed Japanese visible novel author behind the Higurashi and Umineko sequence.
After nearly three years, we’re lastly studying much more about Silent Hill f, and you’ll learn all about it under.
Silent Hill f Aims to ‘Find the Beauty in Terror’ and Present Players With a Beautiful Yet Terrifying Choice in Sixties Japan
Konami shared a brand-new trailer for Silent Hill f and a ton of recent particulars, together with that it’s going to purpose to “discover the wonder in terror” and current gamers with a wonderful but terrifying selection in Sixties Japan.
The crew wasn’t able to spoil what the choice can be, but it surely did unveil a little bit of the story, and we’ll go away it to Konami to set the stage;
“Shimizu Hinkao was residing her life as an extraordinary teenager,” the official description reads. “That is, till her city is immediately shrouded in fog and begins to vary in a horrific method. Now, she should discover a city she not acknowledges whereas fixing puzzles, preventing unusual enemies, and doing all the things she will be able to to outlive… in an effort to face the final word resolution that she should make. This is a story about a wonderful but terrifying selection.”
This new sport shall be an authentic story that shall be an excellent place for brand new gamers to leap in, however there shall be sure Easter Eggs ready for sequence veterans. Konami additionally mentioned just a few extra particulars on the sport, together with that it’s going to happen within the fictional Japanese city of Ebisugaoka – which is predicated on an actual place referred to as Kanayama, Gero, within the Gifu Prefecture.
Next, creature & character designer kera offered a message that ought to excite followers, because it teases what horrors await them in Silent Hill f.
“I like the Silent Hill sequence, and it has been a giant affect on me,” Kera stated. “In explicit, I’m continuously remembering Silent Hill 2, and the messages on the partitions, the music, and the monster designs. So, when it got here to Silent Hill f, and bringing the setting to Japan, we needed to give you one thing that felt just a bit totally different, and I needed to actually take into consideration the way to get that feeling.
“The monster designs have been the toughest. I needed to think about all the things that is are available Silent Hill earlier than, and determine the way to take this sport in a special course, however nonetheless be Silent Hill. It may not be the very same blood-smeared, rusting surroundings, however I sincerely hope you may get pleasure from our imaginative and prescient and the world we have created.”
Music will even be a vital a part of Silent Hill f, and the crew is bringing collectively long-time Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka and Kensuke Inage (Dynasty Warriors sequence and extra) to create music for each the Fog World and Otherworld, respectively.
“I’ve composed music for an unsettling but lovely world that makes use of imagery from shrines, mixing historical Japanese court docket music with ambient echoes,” Inage stated. “I wove in numerous methods that may join the participant to the protragonist’s agony, inner battle, concern, and different feelings.”
While we did not get a launch date, it was confirmed that Silent Hill f shall be launched on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
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