Konami has proven extra of Silent Hill F, the eighth foremost entry within the Silent Hill sequence.
Silent Hill F was initially introduced again in October 2022, however little or no of the sport has been since then. This has now modified following the newest Silent Hill Transmission broadcast, which confirmed extra of the sport, which is developed by Taiwan-based studio NeoBards Leisure.
The sport might be coming to PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S and PC through Steam, the Epic Video games Retailer and the Home windows Retailer.
Moderately than its regular setting of a fictional city within the US state of Maine, Silent Hill F is as an alternative set in Japan within the Nineteen Sixties.
“Shimizu Hinako was residing her life as an peculiar teenager,” the sport’s story reads. “That’s, till her city is all of the sudden shrouded in fog and begins to alter in a horrific approach.
“Now she should discover a city she not recognises whereas fixing puzzles, preventing unusual enemies and doing every little thing she will be able to to outlive, in an effort to face the final word choice that she should make. This can be a story about a stupendous but terrifying selection.”
Within the presentation Silent Hill sequence producer Motoi Okamoto defined that the principle idea for Silent Hill F is “discover the wonder in terror”.
“Whereas Silent Hill F retains the sequence’ core parts of psychological horror, we challenged ourselves by setting the sport in Japan and leaning on these themes,” he defined.
“A noticeable function of Japanese horror is the concept that terror might be discovered inside magnificence. When one thing turns into too immensely lovely and ideal, it as an alternative turns into deeply unsettling. And so, gamers will expertise this world by the eyes of a younger woman who’s confronted with a stupendous but terrifying choice.”
The sport is written by Ryūkishi07, a author greatest identified for his or her Japanese visible novels specializing in homicide mysteries, psychological and supernatural horror. Whereas his story is totally standalone from the remainder of the Silent Hill sequence, Ryūkishi07 says there are nonetheless easter eggs in there for followers to identify.
“This sport was each a return to Silent Hill’s origins in addition to a sequence of latest challenges,” he mentioned. “A straightforward instance of a problem we confronted is whether or not we will nonetheless make Silent Hill work whereas departing from the titular city.
“Naturally, from a creator’s standpoint, I really feel I can confidently say that what we’ve made is a Silent Hill sport. Nonetheless, we’re fascinated with seeing how long-time followers of the sequence really feel after taking part in, and in the event that they agree.”
Earlier than engaged on Silent Hill F, developer NeoBards had labored on video games from different basic IPs together with Satan Might Cry HD Assortment, Onimusha: Warlords Remaster and the Resident Evil Origins Assortment for Swap.
Extra lately, it contributed to Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 and three remakes, in addition to Marvel’s Avengers.
