Silent Hill f is just not a sequel to any of the present Silent Hill video games. As an alternative, very similar to Silent Hill 2, it should supply a standalone story, “unbiased from the sequence.”
That’s coming from writer Konami itself, which lastly confirmed on X/Twitter that the newest instalment of the horror sequence — which is often, if not at all times, primarily based in a sleepy resort city on east-coast America — will likely be “a utterly new title” that “individuals who have by no means performed the Silent Hill sequence can get pleasure from.”
This method is not solely new for Silent Hill, in fact. Whereas Silent Hill 1, Silent Hill 3, and Silent Hill Origins are all linked, different video games — with Silent Hill 2 being a significantly notable exception — have much less tangible hyperlinks to the city, and elements of Silent Hill 4: The Room and Homecoming happen exterior the titular city altogether. However Konami’s assertion does not less than verify as soon as and for all that understanding Silent Hill f’s Nineteen Sixties Japanese setting is not going to be dependent upon how a lot gamers find out about the 26-year-old sequence.
Silent Hill f takes us to Nineteen Sixties Japan, the place we’ll comply with Shimizu Hinako, a teenager struggling below the strain of expectations from her associates, household, and society. The story was written by Ryukishi07, creator of the When They Cry visible novel sequence. As displayed at the starting of the Japanese-language reveal trailer again in March, it will likely be the first Silent Hill sport to get an 18+ ranking certification in Japan.
As the sport remains to be in lively growth, certification is topic to vary, however Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3, and Silent Hill: The Room all secured CERO:C — that is for folks aged 15 and older — whereas the different video games in the sequence developed exterior of Japan had been sometimes rated CERO:C or CERO:D (ages 17+). Silent Hill f is equally rated Mature in the U.S., PEGI 18 in Europe, and CERO:Z in Japan.
As but, there is not any launch date for Silent Hill f, and there is nonetheless no additional data in any respect about No Code’s upcoming Silent Hill sport, Townfall.
Vikki Blake is a reporter, critic, columnist, and advisor. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.