Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto mentioned the scriptwriters of Silent Hill f “pressured one another” to learn “100 to 200 books a 12 months”, together with these from f’s author Ryukishi07, to make sure they’d an intensive understanding of the author’s “type and quirks”.
As reported by GameWatch (日本語/Japanese), and noticed by Automaton, Okamoto said on the current CEDEC2026 convention that “if you are going to fee a author, it’s best to learn at the very least nearly all of their whole physique of labor earlier than commissioning them”.
“This isn’t solely a matter of primary respect, nevertheless it’s additionally to know that each author has their strengths and weaknesses, and to know their type and quirks,” he mentioned.
The speak – entitled “Silent Hill’s manufacturing strategies: the best way to create a recreation that might be well-liked within the age of ‘favorite characters” – Okamoto additionally opened up about how Konami rebooted the collection, acknowledging that when the choice to revive Silent Hill was greenlit, about half of Konami’s improvement workforce have been of their 20s, and the prior improvement workforce has been “nearly totally changed”, together with authentic builders now recognized to some as “Crew Silent”.
“I wished individuals to really feel that this was a severe try and revive the collection, relatively than a ‘wait-and-see’ remake that gauges the collection’ recognition, which is widespread as of late,” Okamoto admitted. “That is why I completely wished to announce a brand new recreation similtaneously the remake.”
With a powerful forged of characters, a Sixties Japan setting, and a dense environment, Silent Hill f made an impression on veterans and newcomers alike, and it has been so profitable that Takeshi Masago and Tamami Hiraoka, who performed Hinako’s father and mom respectively, have been made tourism ambassadors for Gero Metropolis in Japan’s Gifu Prefecture, town that impressed the sport’s rural village.
“If this [review] has left you curious, shut this tab, keep away from social media and additional opinions or streams, and let your self expertise Silent Hill f first hand,” I wrote in Eurogamer’s Silent Hill f assessment. “You may both thank me for it or hate me for it, however both means, you may have a hell of a time.”
Silent Hill’s long-awaited resurgence has seen a powerful begin due to Bloober Crew’s Silent Hill 2 remake and developer Neobards’ Silent Hill f. So hopes are excessive for the survival horror collection subsequent outing, Silent Hill Townfall, which is now confirmed to be releasing for PC and PlayStation 5 on twenty fourth September.
