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04-23-05, 04:06 PM

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Silent Hill 5 details(sort of)

Heres a new interview from the SH team, they do give some details on the next installment of the series. And its possible the game will be for Xbox 360 (I hate that name) so decided to post it here

GW- So the series is getting larger, gaining more momentum, and was coming

out on a yearly basis, right?

I- Well, keep in mind SH4 was not originally suppose to be a Silent Hill.

Y- We did see a significant increase in popularity after the first game and

even more so after the second. Originally the intention was not to make SH3

a direct sequel to the first game. In fact, the scenario was completely

different, but fans seemed to want to tie up some loose ends, so we tried

that, even though some on the staff did not agree with the decission.

GW- Do you enjoy satisfying your fans or would you rather satisfy your own

artistic needs?

I- Naturally when a series gets popular the fans get very vocal. We want to

please the fans by just continuing to keep the series new and interesting.

Every now and then we decide to listen to certain complaints and desires and

try to execute them into the next game.

Y- It's important to try to satisfy both at once- satisfying the fans and

our own needs. I feel our needs as creators have taken a back seat since the

third game, to be honest. We plan to change that with the next game, but

also not isolate our fans.

I- After the underwhelming response SH4 got, we've been gathering opinions

from everywhere to make sure we come back strong with the next installment.

Sometimes the most vocal opinions, for example the desire for more battles,

are not always the best ones, especially for a series like this. We wanted

more melee combat in SH4, but realized from fan reaction that there was just

too much action, regardless of it being melee or not. That kind of action

doesn't make the atmosphere creepy anymore, but kind of obnoxious.

GW- What was the original scenario for SH3? Are you allowed to divulge that?

Y- Unfortunately no, since we plan on using it for a future game. (laughing)

It was much more along the lines of the second, where the main character was

a damaged human being, summoned to the town for a very specific reason. It

was, or should say is, the darkest story we have come up with.

I- I'm sure a lot would have to be cut. Just the preliminary scenario had

elements that would most likely not be approved by the ratings boards.

Another thing is we really didn't want to use a similar template as SH2 for

the game that followed it. That was another deciding factor in changing SH3.

GW- Anything you can tell us about SH5?

Y- Who says it'll be called SH5? (laughing)

GW- Ok, anything you can tell us about SH-Next?

Y- Unfortunately not at this time, but very soon. We also can't tell you the

system or systems it will be on, but we can say it will be on the next

generation platforms.

I- Maybe I'll get in trouble for this, so Konami Japan don't fire me, but we

are interested in playing with the idea of 'light'... as in 'daylight' and

shadows. Ever since the pre-production of SH2, we wanted to start a SH in a

normal environment- daylight, people going about their business, just

normality. What happens when you make that normality rot all around you? It

is possible to make a normal sunny day really creepy. Just look at films

like the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre or even one of our favorites,

Jacobs Ladder.

GW- A significant hint to SH5? No more 'otherworld'?

I- I'm not saying that. In fact, the lack of a more dramatic 'otherworld' in

SH4 bothered a lot of fans, so we intend to have a very impressive

'otherworld' with the next generation power. I'm just saying a possibility

in how a game could start. That's all I can say.

GW- Any closing words to your fans?

Y- Keep your eyes opened for more very soon.

Its interesting that they wantto use daylight, I love the daylight location in SH4 in the top of the water prision, was very gorgeous place.

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04-23-05, 04:10 PM

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Re: Silent Hill 5 details(sort of)

Cool. I think this one is going to go in a new direction..but cool nonetheless.

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04-23-05, 04:49 PM

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Re: Silent Hill 5 details(sort of)

It's confirmed to be a first person game, right?

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04-23-05, 04:55 PM

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Re: Silent Hill 5 details(sort of)

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Originally Posted by That Darn WHF

It's confirmed to be a first person game, right?

They said they wanted to make the FP view o take amore crucial role in the next one, I do hope it uses it tho, First person horror games are much much more scary.

I suppose E3 will be the day

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04-23-05, 04:59 PM

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Re: Silent Hill 5 details(sort of)

It's polite to source the interview, with links if possible. Very interesting stuff though. Underwhelming reception for SH4? I thought it got the best reviews in the series? I know I preferred it to RE4 personally. I'm worried that they think the software board will make them cut things... is that how the japanese cert. board works? I know the ESRB will rate according to content, but they won't actually force cuts. I hope someone behind the scenes is fighting for the full, uncensored story. It's kinda sad that in a nation where animated kiddie porn is okay, they might need to censor games because they're too 'dark'.

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04-23-05, 05:01 PM

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Re: Silent Hill 5 details(sort of)

Awesome, thanks man.

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04-23-05, 05:25 PM

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That's cool. I'm looking forward to that. I loved SH2, but still haven't brought myself to try part 4.

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04-23-05, 08:42 PM

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Re: Silent Hill 5 details(sort of)

Sounds good. At first I was dissapointed when they announced that they wanted SH5 to be first person entirely, but after playing Doom 3 I have a little bit more respect for a first person view point in a horror game. And them saying that the story they want to tell is so dark that a lot will have to be cut out has me REALLY interested. Lets hope it comes to xbox 2.

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04-23-05, 11:45 PM

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Thanks for the info. Sounds good.

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04-24-05, 12:25 AM

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Re: Silent Hill 5 details(sort of)

I can't wait to see this one. Sounds promising. Thanks for the information.

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04-24-05, 10:41 AM

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Sounds good! Can't wait to see it at E3, which I'm assuming the "Keep your eyes opened for more very soon" comment is alluding to.

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