Let’s Talk: Silent Hill Downpour

28 January 2011

Posted by:Meg

Silent Hill Downpour screenshot
In this “Let’s Talk” show episode I go over my first impressions of the Silent Hill: Downpour trailer.

Just saw the Silent Hill: Downpour trailer and it got me to thinking about the franchise and what I’m excited about for the new release!

What’re you excited for? Do you think they should be making another Silent Hill at all? What would you like to see? Feel free to comment below with your own thoughts and ideas

Here’s the Silent Hill: Downpour developer interview link mentioned in the video.

Side Note: All the music featured comes from the Silent Hill 1 & 2 OST! Here are the track listing in the order they appear.

1. Silent Hill – SH1 OST
2. Ordinary Vanity – SH 2 OST
3. Laura Plays the Piano – SH 2 OST
4. Promise (Reprise) – SH 2 OST
5. Theme of Laura – SH2 OST

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Mike

I’ll try and stay open minded about the new direction but everything about it just looks and sounds like a hollywood horror movie to me.
Meg

As much as I LOVE horror titles like Dead Space, I hope Silent Hill continues to give us psychological scares. Fingers crossed eh?
Thanks for watching!!
Meg.
DADDII2

It really bothers me that they’ve not used the original team on the development of this latest in the Silent Hill franchise . at the very least the music sounds wrong. In essence Iagree with every point you brought up. another great video!
MrRex

What has me worried about Downpour is that series composer Akira Yamaoka did his last musical score for the Silent Hill series in Homecoming and Shattered Memories. Instead Konami hired the composer from Dexter…
Meg

@ DADDII & Mr Rex
A lot of people are angry that they won’t be using Akira Yamaoka and the brilliant minds from the original team. I can’t blame them to be honest. What they created was so amazing; I do think the series started to go a little stale, but perhaps handing the franchise over wasn’t the best thing to do. Maybe they should’ve moved onto another game title (like they did with Forbidden Siren?)

The new team may do something great with the franchise though! But I get the feeling it might become a little less Silent Hill and a turn more Dead Space or perhaps even Alan Wake.

Thank you for your input guys! Its great to hear what y’all think about this news
Meg.
jazz

It’s good they are mixing it up instead of making the same game over and over.
If you want more of the same play Silent Hill 2 again
Meg

I agree! I am excited to see what they come up with in the next installment as I said in my video

But they should stay true to the spirit of Silent Hill I think. ‘Spirit’ meaning their deep phycological themes. That was, and still is, highly unusual in the games market and something Silent Hill is famous for. If it takes a shallower turn, I wonder what would make it different from any other horror titles out there?
Which is why I am definitely curious to see what they come up with for sure!
Thanks for commenting!
Meg.