Silent hill 5 preview, movies and interview with akira

I'm very much hoping they dont botch this game..

By the way, it's called Silent Hill: Homecoming now.
 
From the looks of it, the combat improvements seem thought out and not just tacked on. The way the nurses moved in the one video looked genuinely creepy, although your character's animation seemed at a little testy at that point. If Double Helix (formerly The Collective) can nail the gameplay, I hope they are able to devise a story that can rival that of SH2. That's probably hoping for too much though.
 
Just watched the first video. Seems very very lame.
 
I only played the demo of Silent Hill 3, and I liked it a lot.

But then, I also liked the movie :P
 
Krynn72 said:
I only played the demo of Silent Hill 3, and I liked it a lot.

But then, I also liked the movie :P
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I would go find a faceplam image and link it, but I don't even think you're worthy enough for one. :devil:
 
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Looks good, I only ever played the first Silent Hill and loved it, the ones after it i didnt bother with.
 
Isn't SH5 being made by an American team, rather than the original Team Silent?
 
I just saw the movie Silent Hill yesterday finally. I was surprised, it was actually ... good? I mean, some of the acting was quite terrible, but she's just a little kid. Looking past that, the effects were type awesome.

It's a HELL of a lot better than the majority of 'scary' movies. I don't know what it is, but almost every scary movie is so ****ing stupid. Is it just me, or does anyone agree?


ANYWAY, so I was just wondering about this game yesterday after watching the movie.

Thanks Hammer
 
Looks nice, im not to keen on the on screen instructions Press B to hop over etc. they seem to take away the immersion, reminds me of hitman blood money, though im not sure any other way they could do it.

There doing a descent job on it but it doesnt seem to have the whole 'Silent Hill' feel as of yet, still time though.
 
I am cautiously optimistic about this one. I honestly have not played one since SH2 (well, I played Origins which is pretty good on the PSP). I hope they can maintain the atmosphere that 2 had and the story be damned!!
 
Hmm...I ain't too impressed this seems to be on the level of origins. Heck even yahtzee didn't like the look of silent hill V.
 
I really hope that this turns out like the first 3 games, with the incredibly deep atmosphere. On second thought ALL the games so far had an awesome atmosphere (Even though some gameplay changes made in The Room were a bit frustrating, but it still had that classic SH atmosphere, nevertheless). I agree that Origin was a bit shallow when compared to all the other games, so I hope the developers take a look at the previous games.
 
The music and sound effects are being done by the same guy who did the other silent hill games. That alone warrants a purchase. The music he creates can make any scene scary. I watched the videos and I still am optimistic. I hope the game turns out really well.
 
dream431ca said:
The music and sound effects are being done by the same guy who did the other silent hill games. That alone warrants a purchase. The music he creates can make any scene scary. I watched the videos and I still am optimistic. I hope the game turns out really well.
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I agree, even though the gameplay in Origins wasn't as great as the other SH games, Akira Yamaoka's work on the soundtrack and audio of the game in general made it a lot more exciting for me, he did a great job as in all the games.
 
Warbie said:
It looks pretty ropey to me - little better than a PS2 game. Really, why outsource something like Silent Hill?

Compare how promising it looked back in 2007:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D802...-uk.domino.org/showthread.php?t=73488&page=14

To what we have now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sMk...-uk.domino.org/showthread.php?t=73488&page=14
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Wow, I didn't even realize how bad it looks now compared to before. The environment was much better the the first build. What the hell happened? I hope Remedy gifts us with Alan Wake soon, because it's been so long since I've played an excellent horror game.
 
Warbie said:
It looks pretty ropey to me - little better than a PS2 game.
Compare how promising it looked back in 2007:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D802...-uk.domino.org/showthread.php?t=73488&page=14

To what we have now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sMk...-uk.domino.org/showthread.php?t=73488&page=14
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I don't really see that big of a problem here honestly. It could end up like MGS4, if you look at early MGS4 trailers they weren't near as impressive as the final build shown in the last (new) trailer we got.

Warbie said:
Really, why outsource something like Silent Hill?
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Isn't Valve doing the same with HL2? didn't they outsource someone else to do a different episode, but are overseeing it? Anyways I'm sure Konami is watching them closely, its their baby after all. Thats not to say I don't think the game looks iffy, it looks like they might just ruin the whole atmosphere with all the ****ing on screen indicators. I also hate that horror games in general have to take you out of the game to show you the spooky stuff with a movie, why not make silent hill have a more non-traditional narrative like HL. I thought thats what they meant when they said they were being inspired by American developers.:angry:
 
mchammer75040 said:
I don't really see that big of a problem here honestly. It could end up like MGS4, if you look at early MGS4 trailers they weren't near as impressive as the final build shown in the last (new) trailer we got.
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Except that MGS4 still looks damn good, now Silent Hill 5 looks like it's running on PS2 hardware. Not saying that graphics make a game better, but with a game like this, they sure as hell aren't utilizing the hardware all that well.


mchammer75040 said:
Isn't Valve doing the same with HL2? didn't they outsource someone else to do a different episode, but are overseeing it?
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Valve has never and will never let any other company develop a Half-life game. The only time they let a company oversee any part of it was when they left it to EA to produce the PS3 orange box, it turned out to be an unoptimized piece of shit.

mchammer75040 said:
Anyways I'm sure Konami is watching them closely, its their baby after all.
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Konami has a lot of "babies", and lately it seems like they don't give a damn about Silent Hill anymore. In my opinion, 2 was the best, and 3 was the last good one.
 
It looks like a bag of ass. It's going to be a bag of ass. Almost any sequel this far along in a chain is a bag of ass.
 
Sedako said:
Except that MGS4 still looks damn good, now Silent Hill 5 looks like it's running on PS2 hardware. Not saying that graphics make a game better, but with a game like this, they sure as hell aren't utilizing the hardware all that well.
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When is this game coming out, do you know? Cause I don't. My point is that they could have plenty of time to go back over it, so lets not all sprang our vaginas over the less than stellar graphics.



Sedako said:
Valve has never and will never let any other company develop a Half-life game. The only time they let a company oversee any part of it was when they left it to EA to produce the PS3 orange box, it turned out to be an unoptimized piece of shit.
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ooooohhhh rly?
PC Gamer:
Inside Valve, two teams will be responsible for finishing Episodes 1-3, a triumvirate that Newell says will wrap up Half-Life 2's current story arc. Episodes 1 and 2 began development simultaneously by seperate teams; when Episode 1 goes live, its team will shift gears to Episode 3. Episode 4 will have a stand along plot and is being developed outside Valve
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http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=553783
I know you're gonna start going 'but hammer! thats not a real link, just a forum post!" Yes I realize this, but its the best I can find right now, I'm still looking for the interview or piece of news posted somewhere around here...

Sedako said:
Konami has a lot of "babies", and lately it seems like they don't give a damn about Silent Hill anymore. In my opinion, 2 was the best, and 3 was the last good one.
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I never played origins and I couldn't get into 4, but yea from what I've seen it looks like this game series is indeed close to dying. I don't see why they would want to run it into the ground and kill it considering they've signed up for another movie and have milked the series constantly over the years. Maybe they are developing 6 right now so they decided to outsource 5? Who knows, but who has better judgment than Akira at this point? If he says hes happy with what he sees and that they are being faithful, then its worth at least keeping up with.
 
VirusType2 said:
It's a HELL of a lot better than the majority of 'scary' movies. I don't know what it is, but almost every scary movie is so ****ing stupid. Is it just me, or does anyone agree?
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Are you thinking of scary movies or movies with a truck load of tomato sauce in use? Actually speaking of tomato sauce.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0n0NCqOKY-M - Train, splat.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gRSR1EY2jaY - I don't actually know what part this is. I can't view youtube at my present location.

Enjoy.
 
mchammer75040 said:
When is this game coming out, do you know? Cause I don't. My point is that they could have plenty of time to go back over it, so lets not all sprang our vaginas over the less than stellar graphics.
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From the Konami press release:

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced the official title of its first Silent Hill game for PLAYSTATION?3 and Xbox 360. Entitled Silent Hill: Homecoming, the game will be released end of September this year across Europe.
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September. It's been about 6 months since the first gameplay videos were released, and those looked gorgeous. In that amount of time, the visuals have regressed back to pretty much PS2 levels. They have 5 months left (unless a delay occurs) to get it right. When Silent Hill 2 was released, it was one of the best looking games on the PS2. That's because Konami put a lot of time and effort into making it a damn good game. If The Collective aren't even going to put any effort into making the engine look halfway decent by today's standards, then what can we expect from the rest of the game?

mchammer75040 said:
I know you're gonna start going 'but hammer! thats not a real link, just a forum post!" Yes I realize this, but its the best I can find right now, I'm still looking for the interview or piece of news posted somewhere around here...
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If it does happen, it'll probably be similar blue-shift and opposing force. Valve letting another company develop a game with the Gordon Freeman as the main character just doesn't seem plausible to me.

mchammer75040 said:
I never played origins and I couldn't get into 4, but yea from what I've seen it looks like this game series is indeed close to dying. I don't see why they would want to run it into the ground and kill it considering they've signed up for another movie and have milked the series constantly over the years. Maybe they are developing 6 right now so they decided to outsource 5? Who knows, but who has better judgment than Akira at this point? If he says hes happy with what he sees and that they are being faithful, then its worth at least keeping up with.
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I guess I'm just disappointed that I've watched one of my favorite series regress into a mediocrity. Akira said the same thing about both 4 and origins, and they barely even touched the brilliance of any of the first 3. Capcom did a good job keeping Resident Evil fresh, so is it wrong to hope that Konami could do the same with Silent Hill? I just don't see it happening with anyone other than Team Silent.
 
Looks like there taking a lot from the movie what with the nurses and all, and movie was ****ing terrible. Was barely like the game at all. Right now the game graphics look almost exactly like RE4. But I do love Silent Hill so I will rent it.
 
Sedako said:
September. It's been about 6 months since the first gameplay videos were released, and those looked gorgeous. In that amount of time, the visuals have regressed back to pretty much PS2 levels. They have 5 months left (unless a delay occurs) to get it right. When Silent Hill 2 was released, it was one of the best looking games on the PS2. That's because Konami put a lot of time and effort into making it a damn good game. If The Collective aren't even going to put any effort into making the engine look halfway decent by today's standards, then what can we expect from the rest of the game?
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*Vagina sprang. :dozey:







Sedako said:
I guess I'm just disappointed that I've watched one of my favorite series regress into a mediocrity. Akira said the same thing about both 4 and origins, and they barely even touched the brilliance of any of the first 3. Capcom did a good job keeping Resident Evil fresh, so is it wrong to hope that Konami could do the same with Silent Hill? I just don't see it happening with anyone other than Team Silent.
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You got a link of akira commenting on 4 and origins? Not that I don't trust you, I'm just curious. Anyways, I agree with you. Silent hill is one of the most mature and interesting game series around and the shitty movie and arcade shot em up spin offs have ruined the game's track record, so if V doesn't offer anything then who knows. But looking back at the whole series even when team silent was under control there was problems with the camera and combat that they themselves never handled, so at the least maybe team silent will take this system to use in the next one they do. I don't know, I'm just like you..I just really don't want them to f*ck this one up.
 
Yeah, here's an interview I found about origins done by Joystiq:

Akira said:
Yes, I'm very confident that we've done a good job and that players will be scared by this title. Silent Hill: Origins has some keys to understand the entire world of Silent Hill and the other games. Playing this game will help people better understand those mysteries.
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Scared? Possibly. Good Job? Not anywhere near as good as the first three.

As for 4, I can't seem to find anything in particular where he states his confidence in the project, but back before it was released I remember reading some interviews where that was the case.
 
Sedako said:
Scared? Possibly. Good Job? Not anywhere near as good as the first three.

As for 4, I can't seem to find anything in particular where he states his confidence in the project, but back before it was released I remember reading some interviews where that was the case.
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I never played origins, so what was so bad about it? I cant imagine any horror game being better than SH2, its kinda like hl2 for me..you cant touch it. So them trying to compare their efforts to SH2 worries me a little I guess..
 
I've only played Silent Hill 2 but I thought it was an excellent game. Scarier than any other game I've played or any film I've seen by far.
 
Sorry if you all disagree but I found Silent Hill 4 to be the best of the bunch. Sure there were no pyramid heads but sometimes you just have to draw the line and realize you're just being a fanboy. Silent Hill 2 comes in a close 2nd. 1 and 3 I didn't really care for. Perhaps I'm weird.
 
ShinRa said:
Sorry if you all disagree but I found Silent Hill 4 to be the best of the bunch. Sure there were no pyramid heads but sometimes you just have to draw the line and realize you're just being a fanboy. Silent Hill 2 comes in a close 2nd. 1 and 3 I didn't really care for. Perhaps I'm weird.
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No, I drew the line when they forced me walk around a tiny apartment in some gimp 1st person mode every time they wanted to advance the game. It's heavy focus on combat instead of horror and puzzles is really what ruined it for me, and the story was mediocre at best. The control scheme was the best of the bunch, but the inventory system was severely flawed. While I realize they were most likely trying to innovate to break the norm of the series, it just really made it worse for me. Sorry for being a "fanboy", but when I play a Silent Hill game, I expect it to be Silent Hill and not an almost completely different game.
 
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