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"Silent Hill is not just the name of a place, it is a phenomenon": Silent Hill f writer doubles down on theory from A Short Message that had the fanbase divided

Oh, they look like towns to you?

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After Silent Hill 2 remake and Silent Hill f got the series "back on track," Konami aims to release "about one title per year" in the horror franchise

Silent Hill Townfall and Silent Hill 1 remake are in the works

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After Silent Hill f ditched Maine for Japan, Konami says it's considering taking the series to other regions like Russia, Italy, or South Korea: "We believe we could perhaps take similar approaches with other cultures"

Silent Hill f's new setting could be the start of a massive shift for the series

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The Next Silent Hill Could Leave Maine Behind For Good

Silent Hill developer Motoi Okamoto said there are several specific locations he’s thinking about bringing the game to next. While at first he said he could not reveal more details, as he kept speaking, he added more ideas.

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Silent Hill f writer knows you don't really want to see "a happily ever after," and the game's horrific portrayal of young womanhood makes it my GOTY

Year in Review 2025 | Konami returns to Silent Hill with a steel pipe and a wedding veil

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Silent Hill f owes its popularity to fan art, theories, memes, and more, say leads: "Games that do get talked about even months after release are the ones that are fun to theorize about"

Such "hype" results in titles that "tend to live on for longer"

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Konami dev responds to Hideo Kojima's thoughts on AI, claiming that Silent Hill f contains "the kind of bold choices AI would never be able to make"

It'd be "difficult for AI to replace" games like the new Silent Hill

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'We want to keep experimenting': Silent Hill f won't become the new norm as Konami wants each new Silent Hill game to stand out and have 'its own distinct flavour'

Soon the only thread between games will be psychological warfare and a pipe.

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As Silent Hill f's combat divides fans, series producer stresses the new horror game isn't the blueprint for future titles: "We want to keep experimenting and be ambitious"

"I believe psychological stories are essential to what makes Silent Hill feel like ‘Silent Hill,’ and we’ll continue to place great importance on that in future works as well"

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Silent Hill f producer praises its 86 Metacritic score, says he expected the challenge to be divisive, and the story reception is proof the Higurashi When They Cry writer was the right man for the job

"I'm thrilled that it received a Metascore of 86, tying with the Silent Hill 2 remake"

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Silent Hill f review

There are too many red spider lilies for this to end well.

PC Gamer

Super Mario and Legend of Zelda veteran says "implementing and playtesting is precisely what matters" at Nintendo, where devs don't just "make decisions based on what they see on paper"

"If you claim you can tell without actually making something, I think that’s just plain arrogance"

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Silent Hill f is actually really fun when there's not a little worm in your ear telling you to compare every scene against Silent Hill 2

Comparison is the thief of joy.

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Hinako Shimizu's arc in Silent Hill f is shaped by the Japanese women's rights movement of the 1960s and depicts 'how she musters the courage to combat' repression she encounters

"This is the source of many of her internal conflicts."

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'Resident Evil' Makers Marvel At 'Miracle' Longevity

When zombie-blasting survival game "Resident Evil" launched on the very first PlayStation console in 1996, Japanese publishers Capcom never thought the series would reach tens of millions of people or endure for three decades.

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Silent Hill f director says, alright, you got your Silent Hill 2 remake, which was "basically for the classic fans," but moving forward things are going to look different: "Future titles will probably carry their own flavour"

"Instead of being too adverse to new experiences in Silent Hill games, it seems like a reality that players should come to terms with"

PC Gamer

‘A succulent Silent Hill meal’: Silent Hill f devs admit ‘we’re going a little different’ but assure longtime fans that it stays true to the series they know and love

Change can be a good thing.

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Silent Hill f's director insists that its dodge and counterattack systems don't make it a soulslike: 'I think it's a label that's a little bit disingenuous'

"We are an action horror game, but we are not a soulslike."

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Silent Hill f remains true to the franchise’s ‘beautiful and horrible’ tone and atmosphere despite 1960s Japan setting, devs say

Speaking with Destructoid at gamescom, the game's producer and director say they have faith in what they're making.

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"You have a dodge, people are like, 'Ah, that's a Soulslike'": Silent Hill f leads "disagree" melee combat makes it a Soulslike, say "the most authentic" way to play is story mode

Chill, bro, it's just action-horror

The Guardian - UK

Silent Hill f – horror classic comes back to life in a fog-bound 60s town

Playing as ill-used teenager Hinako, players must contend with that era’s sexual politics as well as more unearthly terrors

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Silent Hill f's combat is about feeling on edge: "You need to know how close your candle is to going out to really have it feel tense"

Feature | "A lot of people say they really enjoy being scared by horror games," says Silent Hill f's director: "I think sometimes what they mean is they enjoy the tension"

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Silent Hill f's director is breaking tradition by adding 'more entertaining and thrilling action' to appeal to younger audiences

How do you do, fellow kids?

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Konami says Silent Hill f is more combat focused because young players like challenging action games, and with Soulslike fatigue seeping into my bones, I really don't like the sound of that

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