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Future Silent Hill games won’t necessarily follow Silent Hill f formula, producer says. “We want to keep experimenting with each new title” - AUTOMATON WEST

Amidst Silent Hill f's success, series producer Motoi Okamoto talks about what players should expect from future entries.

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Silent Hill f has shipped over 1 million units in just one day after launch, becoming the fastest-selling title in Konami's psychological horror series. Critical reception has been just as strong, with the title earning a review score on par with last year's Silent Hill 2 remake. Amidst the game's success, series producer Motoi Okamoto recently commented on what players can expect from future entries.

Talking to IGN Japan at TGS 2025, Okamoto says (starting from the 3:01:00 mark) that given the game's numerous "challenging" elements, he'd thought that reactions to Silent Hill f would be far more divided, but reception ended up being positive beyond his expectations. On the other hand, he notes, "Of course, that doesn't mean every future Silent Hill will be like Silent Hill f. Each one will have its own distinct flavor. We want to keep experimenting and be ambitious, both in terms of gameplay design and storytelling, so please look forward to the next Silent Hill as well."

Okamoto followed up on this statement via X, adding that he'd like to be bold with the series and offer a different kind of gameplay with each installment. On the other hand, he stresses that some Silent Hill traditions aren't meant to be broken – namely, the quality of the storytelling. "I believe psychological stories are essential to what makes Silent Hill feel like 'Silent Hill,' and we'll continue to place great importance on that in future works as well."

 

[kizito]

"Fortunately" ? Silent Hill f is excellent and I'm having a blast. While I'm happy they keep on experimenting, I wouldn't mind a Silent Hill f2 or similar.

 

[RoboFu]

Good because it looks so bad gameplay and atmosphere wise I don't even want to try F.

 

[Erebus]

I don't consider f to be Silent Hill but I understand that Konami needed to capitalize on the title.

 

[RagnarokIV]

Great news. I cant wait for what's next.

 

[adamsapple]

Fortunately, we don't always get loaded topic titles like this.

 

[Naked Lunch]

Silent Hill 1-3 will forever be the only good games in the series.
Only the original creators understood the franchise.
We have 25 years of proof at this point.
Accept it.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Silent Hill 1-3 will forever be the only good games in the series.
Only the original creators understood the franchise.
We have 25 years of proof at this point.
Accept it.

...I didn't mind Downpour though

 

[Arsic]

Hopefully the next title uses guns and not strictly melee.

 

[Erebus]

Hopefully the next title uses guns and not strictly melee.

Hopefully the next title takes place in Silent Hill actually.

 

[ElFenomeno]

Keep making them as good as SHF .. I'll buy them.

 

[Arsic]

Hopefully the next title takes place in Silent Hill actually.

Being in silent hill swinging with my asthma ass for 2 seconds doesn't make the game better lol.

I found every aspect of silent hill f to be good to great but the combat made it so I don't want to play NG+. It's serviceable for one playthrough. Also, the story conclusion for the true ending was meh to me.

So they can improve a more cohesive and rewarding story conclusion and refine combat that isn't mindless or janky.

The atmosphere, world design, enemy design, sound, etc were all fantastic.

 

[kat_on_the_roof]

Was the "Fortunately" really necessary? All it triggers are heated discussions about preferences and tastes.

I really like SHf and would love to see more titles of this kind. But I also think it's good that the developers want to experiment a bit with future titles.

 

[analog_future]

Ya'll complain about how everything's the same and no one takes risks and then bitch when someone tries to do something different.

Literally impossible to please.

 

[Elios83]

Fortunately because my opinion is better than yours

 

[Punished Miku]

Was the "Fortunately" really necessary?

He's been on a warpath for a week over this game.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Because the next Silent Hill's will just be remakes lol

 

[Revolutionary]

He's saying that because the next Silent Hill is probably Townfall, which seems to be shaping up to be a very different kind of Silent Hill experience.

Rest assured, the success and popularity of Silent Hill f will be influential to the series for years to come.

Silent Hill 1-3 will forever be the only good games in the series.
Only the original creators understood the franchise.
We have 25 years of proof at this point.
Accept it.

I 100% agreed until last Tuesday when NeoBards proved they understood the assignment and blew away my expectations.

Silent Hill is finally back, baby!

 

[Madflavor]

Ya'll complain about how everything's the same and no one takes risks and then bitch when someone tries to do something different.

Literally impossible to please.

I loved RE 1-3. I also love RE4 and RE7. I'm open minded toward experimenting, but if a shake up doesn't land with me I'm allowed to not like it.

SHf has annoying combat, and got probably 1/6th of the horror that the originals and SH2R had. Maybe Townfall will vibe with me better, but this game didn't.

Silent Hill is finally back, baby!

It was back when SH2R came out last year and was the first critically and financially successful Silent Hill game in two decades.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Ya'll complain about how everything's the same and no one takes risks and then bitch when someone tries to do something different.

Literally impossible to please.

It's really sad.

 

[ElFenomeno]

It was back when SH2R came out last year and was the first critically and financially successful Silent Hill game in two decades.

True but still a remake.
This is new and doesn't have the nostalgia bait of SH2R.

 

[MagiusNecros]

This is new and doesn't have the nostalgia bait of SH2R.

You'd think after all the time spent on SH2R that Cronos would be better then it actually is.

 

[GrayChild]

Ya'll complain about how everything's the same and no one takes risks and then bitch when someone tries to do something different.

Literally impossible to please.

Silent Hill 4 took lots of risks. Yet it still felt like a Silent Hill game.

Not to mention it was heavily criticized for stuff f easily gets away with, because "muh gender oppression".

 

[Madflavor]

True but still a remake.
This is new and doesn't have the nostalgia bait of SH2R.

I'm not even that nostalgic toward SH2, I think the Remake is just a fantastic game on its own merits.

 

[ElFenomeno]

You'd think after all the time spent on SH2R that Cronos would be better then it actually is.

Different dev teams , right?

 

[MagiusNecros]

Different dev teams , right?

Same actually. Only difference is Bloober self-published Cronos.

 

[Germuso]

Bloober aleays makes awful stories and women with massive jaws.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Retarded title, what happens when the "experimenting" doesn't go the way you want in future titles lol. Love f, love SH2R, SH1 is my fave, I'm down with whatever they do next, Silent Hill is back

 

[Erebus]

Same actually. Only difference is Bloober self-published Cronos.

f wasn't made by Bloober.

Being in silent hill swinging with my asthma ass for 2 seconds doesn't make the game better lol.

I found every aspect of silent hill f to be good to great but the combat made it so I don't want to play NG+. It's serviceable for one playthrough. Also, the story conclusion for the true ending was meh to me.

So they can improve a more cohesive and rewarding story conclusion and refine combat that isn't mindless or janky.

The atmosphere, world design, enemy design, sound, etc were all fantastic.

I'm not saying it's a bad game; just that it could've worked perfectly fine as a standalone title. Honestly, if it had come out under a different name, no one would be asking, 'Wait, why isn't this called Silent Hill?'

 

[Windom Earle]

Are we really still in the honeymoon phase?

 

[The Cockatrice]

Good.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I haven't even bought this game yet and people are already turning on it.

 

[Madflavor]

I'm not saying it's a bad game; just that it could've worked perfectly fine as a standalone title. Honestly, if it had come out under a different name, no one would be asking, 'Wait, why isn't this called Silent Hill?'

This. Though RE4 and RE7 are different, they are still unmistakably Resident Evil games. They have so much of the DNA that began with RE1 instilled in them.

Silent Hill F really could've been called Siren, or anything else, and nobody would've blinked.

 

[Aion002]

That's good. But I hope eventually they make something similar and hopefully improve the combat. It's the closest thing we ever had to Kuon.


Or even better... I hope that From Software notices the success of SH F and decides to remake Kuon.

 

[drotahorror]

Honestly, thankfully....fortunately.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Good because it looks so bad gameplay and atmosphere wise I don't even want to try F.

well, you can always replay the old games till you die

 

[Trilobit]

"Fortunately" ? Silent Hill f is excellent and I'm having a blast. While I'm happy they keep on experimenting, I wouldn't mind a Silent Hill f2 or similar.

No, it's even worse than Ghost of Yotei.

I haven't played either game, but I enjoy being part of conversations.

 

[ssringo]

Hopefully this means they also don't follow the old Silent Hill formula either. Keep experimenting. Let those stuck in the past fans keep crying.

 

[lastmessiah]

This. Though RE4 and RE7 are different, they are still unmistakably Resident Evil games. They have so much of the DNA that began with RE1 instilled in them.

Silent Hill F really could've been called Siren, or anything else, and nobody would've blinked.

Nah f was very much in the spirit of the original games. Insisting that it must take place in Silent Hill the town is just literal-minded nerdcore stubbornness.

 

[Ellis]

Fortunately?
Best game in the series since SH1.

 

[Liopleurodon]

Good.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

good example of having your thread making privileges revoked.

 

[begotten]

Hopefully this means they also don't follow the old Silent Hill formula either. Keep experimenting. Let those stuck in the past fans keep crying.

You mean experimenting like Book of Memories & Ascension - how'd that go?

 

[Zacfoldor]

"Fortunately" my ass, Silent Hill F is a banger and really you just don't like games anymore. Accept it. Move on.

When you hate every good game and then dream of the past, but don't play those games either you probably hate gaming now. It probably bores you because you have a 10 minute attention span.

 

[lastmessiah]

Hopefully this means they also don't follow the old Silent Hill formula either. Keep experimenting. Let those stuck in the past fans keep crying.

The thing is, those guys would not be happy with anything. They have self-anointed themselves as the guardians of Team Silent's vision. They don't even know how the creative process worked for them or what they would've done with further titles. This is the trap of fanboyism and why you should never try to please them - it will never work.

 

[MagiusNecros]

f wasn't made by Bloober.

Silent Hill 2 Remake and Cronos on the other hand were...wasn't talking about Shf at all.

 

[GrayChild]

"Fortunately" my ass, Silent Hill F is a banger and really you just don't like games anymore. Accept it. Move on.

Who said I hate every new game? Are you projecting something?

So far, every Silent Hill product under Okamoto's supervision (with the exception of SH2 remake) has been underwhelming in multiple ways.

Let's not forget that he's also one of the people responsible for the absolutely atrocious "Ascension" and "The Short Message". I don't have any desire to gulp every piece of mediocre slop he's trying to pass on as "experiment". Especially when the genre is thriving through numerous other franchises that are much more consistent in overall quality.

 

[KeepThemEyesOpen]

"Fortunately" ? Silent Hill f is excellent and I'm having a blast. While I'm happy they keep on experimenting, I wouldn't mind a Silent Hill f2 or similar.

Ditto, I'm all for experimentation and returning to that lovable town. As long as it's good of course.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

yeah, make an extraction shooter next

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]