Townfall will not be the primary time the sequence has strayed away from the unique sport’s location in America, 2025’s Silent Hill f was set in Sixties rural Japan.
This sparked a dialog about whether or not a sport may be a part of the sequence but not be set in or across the fictional eponymous city.
The sequence’ lead producer at Konami Motoi Okamoto advised me the staff have been numerous areas to doubtlessly set the subsequent video games, from “different elements of Europe” to “Latin America”.
Video games journalist and self-proclaimed “Silent Hillian” Vikki Blake advised me the newest sport exceeded her expectations, although she’s nonetheless not satisfied these newer video games really match underneath the Silent Hill title.
After my playthrough, I can see why Konami are pushing forward with the thought to let different studios breathe new life into the franchise and take it to totally different locations.
Townfall is a brutal, grim journey – uneven in elements, however intelligent – and stuffed with immense rigidity and ingenious sport design, the type that’s wanted to push an almost 30-year-old franchise ahead.
Okamoto has additionally expressed his desire, external to launch a Silent Hill sport yearly – whether or not that be a remaster, remake, or fully new materials.
If extra new studios can hold the video games feeling as contemporary as this, we could ultimately grow to be like one of many sequence’ many troubled protagonists – forgetting why we ever wanted the titular city in any respect.
