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Konami belatedly realises hey, we might have something here, as the first properly new Silent Hill in 13 years sells over 2 million (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 6 days ago by NanoooK@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

but how much did they make from Silent Hill : Pachinkoning?

[–] etherphon@piefed.world 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Psst hey how about a 2D Castlevania while you're at it?
Shit I've been saying that so long I forgot they just made one, hope it's good.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Not quite out yet, but it's made by the Dead Cells folks so unless they've been hit with the enshittificator then things are looking good!

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I really really do not care for the art style of the upcoming Castlevania game. It's looks.... sanitized.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

They could've had Guillermo del Toro.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 5 points 5 days ago

I would, however, recommend better naming conventions going forward.

[–] steel_for_humans@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago

It was my personal GOTY 2025. Fantastic game. I actually liked it more than Bloober's SH2R because of the setting, visual presentation, overall mood and music. I didn't hate the combat, either.

[+] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world -8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Silent Hill f isn't a Silent Hill game.

[–] Mr_Wobble@thelemmy.club 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I feel like I'm going to be sorry I asked, but why is Silent Hill f not a Silent Hill game?

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world -1 points 5 days ago

Just slapping the Silent Hill name on a game doesn't make it a Silent Hill game. Or even having the same music composer.

Silent Hill f doesn't take place in Silent Hill, and places greater focus on combat than entries in the series prior to Homecoming. Also, Silent Hill is not "trauma exploration: the game series." That was Silent Hill 2, and potentially the original plans for Silent Hill 3 before Konami forced major story rewrites. Silent Hill 1 and 4 do not have those themes at all, and instead they focus on the town itself, its history and events that took place there. Both Harry Mason and Henry Townshend are completely innocent protagonists with no inherent or implied trauma that is explored in the games narratives. Every Silent Hill game since Homecoming came out has tried to copy Silent Hill 2 2001, including its own remake, and failed by placing too much focus on combat due to the camera system and a shift in how the combat works.

Silent Hill f, if it didn't have the name, would be easily called anything else. It isn't a game that without the name is still clearly Silent Hill. Even Homecoming at least had the town of Silent Hill as the setting. f has nothing to connect it to the series except for the potentially white claudia reference, and just surface level similarities. Lake Haven on Steam isn't a Silent Hill game just because it has fog, fixed camera controls, and a trauma exploring narrative. Even if it was called Silent Hill: Lake Haven.

I think Silent Hill f is okay as a game on its own. But its not a Silent Hill game. Silent Hill f is like calling Kuon (the FromSoftware survival horror game) "Resident Evil: Heian Period Japan Edition." Or like calling Call of Duty Infinite "Halo." There may be similarities, but the name does not apply.