>Konami's Silent Hill team is 15-members strong (most in their 20s, no OG developers); >"Silent Hill phenomenon" was conceived because players became bored of the same story and setting; 90% of franchise revenue is from west https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/24049/silent-hill-a-development-strategy-that-rebuilt-a-25-year-legacy
>>749392865>Of the 15 team members, only about 20% are native English speakers, while the remaining 80% do not speak English. Consequently, they communicate with North American and European studios in English, and with Asian studios in Japanese via interpreters. They explained that meetings requiring interpretation take two to three times longer than those conducted solely in Japanese, necessitating efficient meeting management. However, they actively utilized machine translation for text-based communication to ensure that non-English-speaking members could participate.>Producer Okamoto emphasized that "global development does not presuppose English proficiency." His point is that the ability to create a great game is more important than language, and since there are far more overseas companies than Japanese ones, there is no need to limit one's options due to language barriers. In his view, rather than ruling out collaboration with foreign firms from the start because of a lack of English skills, it is better to play the games they have created and judge for yourself. He noted that the series team actually includes new members who have only ever worked with overseas studios and are uninfluenced by Japanese development styles; for them, global collaboration is quite natural. >Okamoto added that because the team is young, they are not bound by traditional Japanese development practices, which has actually made it easier for them to adapt to working with international developers.
>>749392865>>"Silent Hill phenomenon" was conceived because players became bored of the same story and setting????????????????? Literally who said this
>Producer Okamoto also revealed the background for setting 'SILENT HILL f' in Japan. He diagnosed the cause of the decline in the series' revenue as fatigue from the same setting and story, and redefined Silent Hill as a 'phenomenon' that could occur anywhere in the world, rather than a specific city. After focusing on horror themes in the Asian region, they decided on Japan to align with their identity as a Japanese company.
>>749392865>>"Silent Hill phenomenon" was conceived because players became bored of the same story and settingsince literally whenwe didnt like anything that happened after 4, which in terms of "the same story and setting" consisted of a shitty PSP prequel to 1, and a soft-remake on the wii, where everything else literally wasn't silent hill was westernshitit's WHY we wanted silent hills / PT
>>749392997>>749393157it's an excuse for Konami execs to outsource it to low budget studios with no lore strings attached. I hope you're ready for at least ONE silent hill game in space during the next wave of games they plan to release.
>Producer Okamoto then explained how the 'SILENT HILL' IP was redefined. Establishing the 'psychological horror' genre with its first title in 1999, 'SILENT HILL' is characterized by projecting characters' psyches and traumas onto the world. Within the dual structure of the 'fog world' and the 'otherworld,' the appearance of creatures changes based on the trauma of the character observing them. This distinguishes it from physical horror, where creatures appear in the same form to everyone.>In this process, they established 'story guidelines' based on user surveys from five countries worldwide, defining psychological horror, the fog/otherworld, and creatures, and compiled these into an internal bible. He noted that they placed particular weight on depicting 'intrinsic reactions'âemotions stemming from within, such as trauma, self-esteem, beliefs, and existential feelingsârather than relationships with others.
>>749392865>shf is made by zoomniggersNo wonder it's woke and it sucks dick.
>He, however, stressed that Konami isnât treating those three releases as the finish line. âSuccessfully launching this âfirst waveâ comes with great relief, but weâre not stopping here; we must think of the second and third waves,â continued Okamoto, adding that his main job now is to mull over Silent Hillâs future. âWe canât share specific details, but weâre currently looking at a number of projects.â
>>749393434f is the best game in the entire series retard
>>749393228The thing is they were already doing this.Downpour was developed in Brno, Czech Republic by Vatra Games because it was cheap.It was the last game they made.The HD Collection was "handled**" by Hyjinx Studios, because they were cheap.It was the last game they made.I cant imagine Double Helix was very expensive either.
>>749393604as shitty as homecoming and downpoor were they tried to at least adhere to what silent hill is (somewhat). f and niggafall is just a bunch of people doing whatever the fuck they want with the ip.
>>749392865>"Silent Hill phenomenon" was conceived because players became bored of the same story and settingWhich is ironic considering Townfall is literally just poorman's SH2 with a zoomer horror coat of paint.
>>749392865>>749392945>>749393083>>749393373>>749393489Good information. Hopefully the next Silent Hills are more like Townfall and less like f/2 remake. The latter two feel so far removed from Silent Hill as a whole.
this board wont survive a silent hill 3 remake
>>749395167Masahiro Ito wont survive it. SH2 remake already got a lunatic harassing him for saying her fancanon that James was raped is wrong. SH3 remake would bring in the clowns.
>>749395393please tell me you have screenshots of this exchange
>>749395430I don't from back then, but her latest stunt was this.She made a long twitter thread with multiple posts trying to link Ito to someone he follows and calling him a pedophile for liking the grown up version of a Sailor Moon character.But her belief is that James in SH2 was raped by the director of the hospital, but that's just her fetish, she has multiple twitter posts and a private discord server that jerks off about the idea of James being a fag and getting bummed.
>>749395929I would ask what the fuck is wrong with these people but then I remember that most of them arenât people at all.
>>749396519kek
>>749396519You can literally see the mental illness
Apparently Toyama is making a new game. How did you feel about slitterhead?
>>749393548lol sure zoomie, sure.
We need remake of 4 because I want to see the water prison with high fidelity graphics.
why should I have to be bumping this thread
>>749398008It's a friday night, we're playing games and occasionally tabbing out
>>749392865I FUCKING HATE OUTSOURCED SILENT HILL GAMES
>>749398174you're never going to get anything but that
I MISS TEAM SILENT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
>>749398241The easiest home run would have been konami licensing out to Bokeh game studio.
>>749398212KOOOOOOOOONAAAAAAAAAMIIIIIIIIIIIIII
>>749398476Get ready for mgs spinoffs by bloober and neobards
>>749398520AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
>>749398008silent hill f was anti-marriage woke slop and the other one had a black as the mcmaybe even "the average consumer" is getting demake fatiguesilent hill is dead with nothing to offer with modern developers
>>749398008You bump a thousand threads every day, kid. Make sure this is one of them.
>>749397069I think Slitterhead is great but it's probably a bit rough for modern gamers to get into.
>>749392865>>Konami's Silent Hill team is 15-members strong (most in their 20s, no OG developers);Will they ever make a Silent Hill game? I'm tired of all this outsourced crap.
>>749399002There's a rumor that they're working on an in-house game but if the short message was anything to go by then it will be absolutely not worth it.
>>749393083>He diagnosed the cause of the decline in the series' revenue as fatigue from the same setting and story, and redefined Silent Hill as a 'phenomenon' that could occur anywhere in the world, rather than a specific city.Am I alone in thinking this is a batshit insane statement? That decline exists because the games of that period were dreadful, more classic Silent Hill is literally what people dream of. The setting is literally the best part and ripe with potential for storytelling, how the fuck could he think the namesake if the series was the issue?
>>749399136you're not alone, it's absolutely asinine and Okamoto is digging up sh all over again to shit all over it.
>>749392865>'SILENT HILL 2', a Standard Created with Overseas Studios>Producer Matsuo mentioned 'accessibility' as an insight gained through overseas development. While it is often pushed to the back burner in Japan due to the high labor cost, it is considered a part of quality overseas. In fact, the game made headlines for including a high-contrast mode, which is rare for a horror game, and provided a dedicated font separate from bold text for users with dyslexia.On the other hand, there were differences of opinion regarding quality standards before release. While KONAMI wanted to ensure a certain level of quality by the time the first master was submitted, the developer's stance was to implement the bare minimum, submit the master, and then supplement it with a Day 1 patch.Lmao Blomper
>>749399136You think he should say he and his team did a shit job?
>90% of franchise revenue is from westrip japan
>>749399276>KONAMI wanted to ensure a certain level of quality by the time the first master was submitted, the developer's stance was to implement the bare minimum, submit the master, and then supplement it with a Day 1 patch.Blabber...
>>749399223OKAMOTOOOOOOOOOO
>>749399136>how the fuck could he think the namesake if the series was the issue?He's just another hack that doesn't understand what made Silent Hill good. When these new games eventually bomb, he's just going to think it's because no one likes Silent Hill, and not because of his utter incompetence when it came to managing the IP.
>>749399329>Game that panders to westerners sells great in the westWho'da thunk it
>>749392865>ctrl+f west on the article>0/0Huh?
>Japanese developed game>make it take place in SILENT FUCKING HILL>involve the cult>Let ito go wild with the monster design >Give Akira Yamaoka one million dollars>Good graphicsIs it that difficult? What the fuck is Konami's major malfunction?
>>749395929Typical SH2R fan who played Silent Hill for the first time
>>749399492
>>749399391>Work was also done to create a common language for the IP. Since a significant portion (about 90%) of 'SILENT HILL' revenue comes from overseas, the appeal of the IP was already well-understood by overseas developers. KONAMI also created a bible analyzing global user awareness and past works to share with development partners. By having both sides confirm what each location symbolized in the story, they were able to stay within the core framework during the review process.I doubt silent hill is selling gangbusters in the east outside of Japan so yeah probably America and Europe.
>>749392865>>749399276It seems Konami was less on hand with 2 Remake. I wonder if that's why the original director Tsuboyama explicitly refused to give their playthrough impression. Iirc Ito also didn't seem to like the stiff reveal trailer.
>>749399572Oh thanks I couldn't find it because they used the word "overseas" but yeah
>>749399434The last time they did that, Konami ended up firing the devs and cancelling the game. Twice. First with Team Silent. Then with Kojima. But I guess the third time's the charm. Sure, let's go for another disappointment. Thanks again, Konami. I don't know what we'd do without you.
silent hill 3 remake leak
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>>749399434Fuck off. The cult is the most boring, cookie-cutter part of SH. The games that involve the cult are good despite it.
>>749400550and this is why silent hill has been garbage after 4
>>749400550Nta but what the fuck is wrong with you? Who fucking cares? I'm serious, who fucking cares if the cult is involved or not? We are stuck knee-deep in a myasma of outsourced, woke, soulless excrement and your first reaction is to latch onto something asinine like that? Instead of fighting each other over meaningless details, we should be mobilizing an army and taking over the Konami HQ for ourselves. We should be saving this franchise, which Konami has been prostituting to the highest bidder. And for that we also need our own Outer Haven. A place where we can reassemble Team Silent.
>>749399136It's the same thing everywhere. The higher ups are detached from reality and believe they know best. And if it bombs, it's not their fault, but [insert anything else] because their seniority ensures that no one is allowed to doubt them.
>>749401704Yes. But don't forget: The higher ups have names and addresses.
>>749400550Faggots like you fail to understand that without the cult, there is no Silent Hill. Point blank. It's integral to the series, and because SH2 is the only one they care to know about, every story has tried to retread the muh haunted town is trying to psycho analyze me shtick.
I find the cult and their history with the town interesting. It's one of the most interesting aspects of the entire series.
>>749399136No, he's right, but in a different way. Silent Hill shouldn't have been a "franchise" to begin with, even PS2 games were just rehashing the first and getting worse with each.
>>749392865>no OG developersyeah we can tell. team silent is gone forever.
>>749402609I would argue that 3 was the only "rehash" out of the original 4 and even then it's still an incredible game. 1,2, & 4 all tried different things.
>>749402314The cult added depth and lore to the town instead of just "face muh guilt"
Holy shit kill Ryukishi now and release Ciconia Phase 2. We do not need this garbage
>>749402314>>749402994I felt they never really explored the cult enough to make it interesting though, they don't even have a name. It's just a recurring, vaguely evil force.
>>749393548Of course the gay zoomer will cock suck it
Konami has to be one of the most retarded companies of all time.
>>749403225it's called the order and there's multiple sects within it
>>749403346The Order is not a real name, that's so vague and nondescript y'know, that's my problem with the whole thing.
