Silent Hill 2 Remake Introduced From Bloober Workforce, Initially Search at Pyramid Head

It’s formal: right after months of rumors and speculation, Konami is remaking Silent Hill 2.

All through today’s Silent Hill Transmission celebration, Konami showcased a 3-moment trailer that supplied a search at the famously foggy town in 4K. In addition to supplying glimpses of Pyramid Head and other noteworthy features from the initial match, the trailer verified that Bloober Staff will handling enhancement and that it will use the Unreal Motor. It will be a PS5 console exceptional even though also releasing on Steam.

Masahiro Ito will offer the creature style even though Akira Yamaoka returns as the game’s composer.

The trailer starts with a near-up shot of a cockroach — a effectively repulsive glamour shot intended to demonstrate off the game’s graphics — followed by hero James Sunderland looking into a mirror amid a voiceover about his deceased wife. It is really adopted by familar pictures of Sunderland walking via the fog, glimpses of some familiar times, and of training course, Pyramid Head, who is viewed hulking in the rain.

Ito appeared in a shorter dialogue afterward, wherever he seemingly referred the leaks when speaking about dodging inquiries from followers on Twitter. In a different discussion, Yamaoka recalled the worries of creating the authentic game’s soundtrack and how he desired to create a “new variety of audio.” He also expressed gratitude that the series stays well known after 20 years.

To put it just, our intention is to make every little thing that produced the activity a timeless traditional, but delve even deeper into the foggy streets of Silent Hill


“The remake also has a new musical model, new worries, and seem structure and songs that will be in a position to make sure you the existing followers,” Yamaoka reported.

Bloober Group, in the meantime, expressed their intentions to remake the video game though also modernizing it. That includes adding an over-the-shoulder digital camera amongst other enhancements.

“To set it basically, our objective is to make every thing that created the sport a timeless common, but delve even further into the foggy streets of Silent Hill,” reported director Mateusz Lenart, who beforehand served as inventive director of The Medium.

The Silent Hill 2 remake has been rumored to be in improvement for months, but has remained tightly under wraps until now. It marks Konami’s first foray into the sequence considering the fact that Silent Hill: E-book of Reminiscences, which was released virtually particularly a decade ago on PlayStation Vita.

Originally unveiled on PlayStation 2 in 2001, Silent Hill 2 is continually lauded as one particular of the greatest horror games ever made. Its contributions to the genre contain the aforementioned Pyramid Head, who is counted between the scariest people in online video sport heritage.

Rumors of a return to Silent Hill have swirled due to the fact the release of P.T. back again in 2014, which was billed as a demo of kinds of a Hideo Kojima-led task titled Silent Hills. In the many years that followed, Konami seemingly gave up on video games entirely, but rumors persisted that the franchise was remaining farmed out to other studios. Some of the rumors were being even linked to Kojima, who departed Konami under acrimonious instances.

The rumor mill went into substantial equipment earlier this year when leaked images appeared on-line just before staying swiftly deleted. They ended up additional pushed by Konami renewing its trademark and director Christopher Gan proclaiming a number of online games are below growth.

Now, at final, we know these rumors are accurate.

Silent Hill 2 is less than growth for PS5 and Steam, and does not nevertheless have a launch date.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as nicely as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a suggestion? Send out her a DM at @the_katbot.

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