Earlier this yr, Silent Hill f grew to become the primary sport within the sequence to ditch the small American city that the sequence was named for in favor of setting it in Japan many years earlier. That method could also be used once more for future titles within the franchise, in keeping with developer Motoi Okamoto.
“We consider we might maybe take related approaches with different cultures throughout the globe,” Okamoto advised Inverse by way of a translator. “For instance, in Central or South America, we might maybe faucet into the extra native, shamanistic beliefs and see how that ties in. However we might additionally attempt to increase our horizons and look into different areas, like presumably Russia, Italy, or South Korea, as a result of all these areas have their very own distinctive kinds of perception methods. I consider that can be a gateway for us to increase our ideas additional.”
Okamoto seems to have put essentially the most thought into the Central and South American areas, which he mentioned have “been affected by a variety of navy governments and coups,” earlier than including, “There’s a sort of bravado and ‘machismo’ that comes from these political landscapes. There’s additionally the extra folkloric angle coming from shamanism and native beliefs.”
Nonetheless, Okamoto famous that Konami probably partnering with a improvement studio in Central and South America for a Silent Hill sport could also be troublesome as a result of the area does not have many to select from. However he did not rule it out.
Okamoto not too long ago credited memes and fan artwork for conserving Silent Hill f trending months after its launch. An replace for that sport additionally added a brand new informal problem and a skip characteristic for brand spanking new sport plus. In the meantime, the Silent Hill 2 remake seems to have been quietly confirmed for Xbox Collection X|S. Microsoft and Konami have but to announce a launch for that port.