For all its macabre leanings, NeoBards’ Silent Hill f debuted a blinding trailer final March. The setting of Ebisugaoka in Nineteen Sixties Japan is a major departure from the sequence, even when the sequence’ acquainted fog. Nonetheless, should you thought there was any direct connection to different titles, Konami has confirmed in any other case in a brand new tweet.
Translated from Japanese by DeepL, it reads, “It is a fully new title, unbiased of the sequence. It may also be performed by those that have by no means performed the Silent Hill sequence.” Whereas it’s inviting for newcomers to the franchise, veterans shouldn’t count on characters like Silent Hill 2’s James Sunderland or Silent Hill 3’s Heather Mason to seem.
Although Silent Hill f is leveraging components just like the Otherworld, it’s additionally placing a brand new spin on them. Inventive director Al Yang stated creating an fascinating Otherworld is “one of many massive challenges,” particularly when discovering that “mix of recent and nostalgic.” One key location is The Darkish Shrine, which appears dignified but seemingly brims with malice.
Silent Hill f is coming to Xbox Sequence X/S, PS5, and PC, although a launch date hasn’t been introduced. Be taught extra about its specific content material right here, although be warned that it’s extraordinarily disturbing.
