In the course of the PlayStation State of Play, a model new trailer teased the story and gameplay of Silent Hill: Townfall.
Not like most Silent Hill video games, this one might be first-person and never set within the city of Silent Hill at all. Gamers will sneak round a spooky city in Scotland, utilizing objects like bottles to distract monsters to keep away from direct battle. Townfall is not the primary Silent Hill sport, however it’s the first premium title within the sequence to vary views. Hideo Kojima famously tried to take the sequence in a brand new route with Silent Hills and utilized a first-person perspective with the sport’s teaser, referred to as PT. Sadly, Konami pulled the plug on it throughout a public break-up with Kojima. It left many craving not solely a brand new Silent Hill sport, however one which embraced a first-person POV.
Silent Hill: The Quick Message additionally utilized a first-person persecptive, however that was a brief, free-to-play expertise as half of Konami’s efforts to revitalize Silent Hill. Regardless of not happening within the titular city, Townfall will embrace the themes and aesthetics of the franchise by having the principle character discover a spooky, misty city which he’s mysteriously linked to. The trailer additionally confirmed that Silent Hill: Townfall is releasing on September 24 for PS5 and PC.
Silent Hill: Townfall is the third Silent Hill sport since Konami revived the sequence a number of years in the past. Konami is now at the top of the slate of Silent Hill video games it introduced again in 2022. Nonetheless, it isn’t the top of the writer’s plans for the horror sequence. Bloober Staff is remaking the unique Silent Hill sport and Konami will possible proceed to provide extra video games after that.
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