Oh god.. I am so sick of FPS games.
But there aren't too many horror FPS games, so this could be a good thing.

I don't mind it being first person, but if it involves me blasting away the creepy monsters with tons of firearms then I don't think I'd dig it all the much.

Can we just get a Condemned sequel that doesn't suck?

I'm not sure a FPS is the best format to handle a series that's all about exploring environments and avoiding combat. If the new Silent Hill is all about pointing a gun at things until they die, count me as entirely uninterested.

That said, if they can turn it into some sort of Penumbra kind of thing, then ... YES, PLEASE.

If done properly this could be the saving of the franchise.

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if it can be like Condemned 1 but with the horror cranked up to 11, then yes i can get behind it. As of right now i am groaning, Silent Hill has been my fave horror series of all time. Ive enjoyed every single one of them except Shattered Memories (liked the story hated the gameplay).

Survival horror can work well as a first-person game, as long as the emphasis isn't so much about shooting. Hellnight (Dark Messiah) is a good example.

I just wanted the Silent Hill series to end on the interesting, inoffensive note that was Shattered Memories. I don't want there to be as many Silent Hill games as there are for Resident Evil.

I want to blast the shit out of Pyramidhead with a BFG.

While I dont think its the proper direction to go Silent Hill is supposed to be able to adapt to the person it is, in a sense, 'haunting'. So, say some soldiers saunter into town on some mission I'm sure a decent story writer could work that one out. Have Silent Hill going all combat flashbacks and super scary/tough monsters on them. I'm mostly thinking of the comics here where Silent Hill seems way more hostile at times than in the games.

Buuut, I'm talking crazy talk. I doubt they could get that right.

i just hope it doesnt turn in to a call of duty

...And will have motion controller support! also will be streamed to the casual gaming audience!!! YEAH BRING IT PLEASE![/sarcasm]

People should get so hung up on shooter mechanics. This is mainly about a first person perspective, and personally, I think first person perspectives are great because everything is much more in-your-face, which is nice for a horror game. Third person perspectives are nice for games where you need a good idea of where your character is in the game world, like platformers, or RPGs where you want to see your character interact with the world, but the perspective also distances from the experience. Mirror's Edge, flawed though it may be, certainly gives me a far more intense platforming experience than say, Assassins Creed. Fatal Frame certainly works well as a first person horror game.

Uh, that was supposed to say that people SHOULDN'T get so hung up on the shooter mechanics...

It could actually work, just as long as they remember that made the past Silent Hill games work.

and what the fuck is it with Konami outsourcing it's premiere franchises to European developers?!

I'm hesitant, but so long as they keep assault rifles out of there, I can get on board.

is it just me, or did they already do an awesome franchise reboot that significantly changed the gameplay without changing any of what made the series good? You know, cut out all the shitty combat that bogged the franchise down while still maintaining an intense atmosphere and challenging gameplay.


I believe it was called Shattered Memories or something. They should do that again.

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I enjoyed Shattered Memories as well. It was thought-provoking and did quite a number of things well. The chase sequences were annoying but tolerable, because I was hooked by the story telling and psychological stuff. It was a ballsy change of direction (and I find it fascinating they managed to get a greenlight on such an artsy fartsy game) but I think it was ultimately a good choice.

Silent Hill 2 has been a blessing for the fans, it's a flat-out masterpiece for sure, but a curse for the developers. The bar was raised so high it's been impossible for them to execute anything even close to that quality with further installments. Shattered Memories is the series second-best in my opinion, but still doesn't even hold a candle to SH2.

I'm one of "those" people that already gave up on the series. I haven't finished a SH since SH3 (though I'm dying to play Shattered Memories), and I think there really isn't anything that can be done to revive the series. Sure, turn it into a FPS. I'm not interested, but if it turns out good more power to you.

I'm actually thinking that the horror genre may be more suited for the First Person (Shooter or not) genre. I mean, just look at what a deep, suspenseful, atmospheric game like Bioshock offers.

The only problem is that someone going into Silent Hill shouldn't be a pro gunslinger, pulling off headshots left and right.. I propose a handicap. Perhaps, at the beginning of the game, your crossair is extremely wide... like you'd have difficult time aiming as a noob at shooting would, so you might be likely to avoid some combat like the series is known for. Add some light RPG elements to enhance abilities such as shooting (aka narrowing the crossair) and I think you'd have a game that works.

I could be wrong here, but I think Alan Wake is the new Silent Hill, so Silent Hill needs to be the new Condemned.

"I'm actually thinking that the horror genre may be more suited for the First Person (Shooter or not) genre. I mean, just look at what a deep, suspenseful, atmospheric game like Bioshock offers."

Exactly, I thought of the first Bioshock as well.

I don't know if Silent Hill needs 'a drastic change'. Today, that's usually a euphemism for a MP-heavy, 5 hour single-player campaign with incredibly striped down gameplay. 'Silent Hill' does need a good freaking game in the series to refresh interest, something it hasn't had in awhile. There's nothing about FPS that says that it has to play like Quake. First-person exploration in a exploration-heavy series is a pretty good idea. Instead of a drawn-back 3rd person camera angle that allows you to always see action around the character, the player's view is restricted to the game avatar's 'eyes'. Hear a noise to the side, and the player will have to frantically turn left and right to catch a glimpse of whatever horror is lurking in the shadows, a real opportunity for great scares/audio work. To me, that's even more 'horror-immersive' than 3rd person perspective. You can have slow-paced combat that doesn't even have to be the highlight.