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[GrayChild]

Silent Hill Creator's New Horror Game Will "Mess With The Player's Mind"

Kazunobu Sato, the mind behind the first Silent Hill, talks about his new horror game which is in development at Bokeh Game Studio.

technclub.com

"The current game we are working on may sound abstract," Kazunobu Sato explained during the interview. "When I first heard the concept from Toyama I thought it was going to be a terrible game, but in a good way though [laughs]. The reason I describe it this way is that in order to achieve every goal there is a sacrifice you have to make, however, in this game the scale of these sacrifices takes is quite nasty."

"The choice whether you follow that path or not comes down to the player, and I think – in fact – that it is terrible to ask for something like how the game will mess with the player's mind. It gouges you in a good way. This is what attracted me to it. If we stick to that path, I believe that many players will enjoy the game," Sato concluded.

Some of the previously release concept arts of the game:

 

[EverydayBeast]

Resident evil 8 was supposed to"mess with gamers heads" and it honestly didn't and was just a traditional horror game.

 

[Marvel]

Looking forward to this.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Hoping for the best.

 

[BaneIsPain]

Let's go bokeh.

 

[Javthusiast]

Resident evil 8 was supposed to"mess with gamers heads" and it honestly didn't and was just a traditional horror game.

No Resident Evil game even remotely went for the horror stuff that Silent Hill did. So I would believe it more coming from a Silent Hill creator that capcom saying that shit about RE8.

 

[teezzy]

Eternal Darkness 2

 

[Javthusiast]

Annie, are you Bokeh? So, Annie are you Bokeh?
Are you Bokeh, Annie?

 

[Punished Miku]

lol ...

 

[laynelane]

The concept art looks good, lots of body horror that could be very unsettling to see in motion. I'll be keeping an eye on this one.

 

[Fake]

Resident evil 8 was supposed to"mess with gamers heads" and it honestly didn't and was just a traditional horror game.

Well, Resident Evil 8 indeed mess with gamers, but not their head.

 

[kunonabi]

Resident evil 8 was supposed to"mess with gamers heads" and it honestly didn't and was just a traditional horror game.

Toyama is far less of a hack than the people running RE. The real trick is if the gameplay and concept are going to have actual synergy this time which he hasnt really managed outside of Silent Hill and Siren 2.

 

[Nickolaidas]

Now that's some body horror I like. Honestly, who cares about reviving Silent Hill when the CREATOR of the original IP is about to make a spiritual successor, fueled with the knowledge of past mistakes when he made the older IP and less limitations to hinder his new vision?

I couldn't care less at this point whether Silent Hill and Dead Space are coming back. We get the TRUE sequels in a couple of years.

Well, Resident Evil 8 indeed mess with gamers, but not their head.

Not everyone wanted to jerk off to Lady D.

Besides, the Doll House was quite fucked up.

 

[Aion002]

Eternal Darkness 2

Hopefully not. Other than some cool and unique stuff, Eternal Darkness is just a zombie killing game, that after some playing becomes too easy because of the op spells that player acquires.

It has a cool story and gimmicks, but it's not really scary or remarkable as Silent Hill and Siren.

Anyway, day one.

 

[Kuranghi]

The game sounds cool, excited to hear more.

I really like the way japanese devs talk about games but I'm unsure if its specific to game dev or more just japanese cultural differences.

Not sure there is anyone viewing this thread who fits the bill, but would someone who is japanese or at least speaks it fluently and has lived there a while AND is at least remotely connected to the games industry in japan mind PMing me for a quick chat? I want to ask some questions about the game design culture and japanese culture in general.

Speaking over voice would probably make it easier because its hard to put into text what I want to ask as well, but no worries if you don't have time for that/just don't like voice chatting.

 

[ElCasual]

Fuck Hermen and Jim for let out this people.

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Very unsettling (concept art)

 

[Spaceman292]

They'll put out a couple of confusing trailers then the game will come out five years later after several delays then it'll get mediocre reviews and no one will care. That does mess with my head.

 

[GeorgPrime]

Silent Hill Creator's New Horror Game Will "Mess With The Player's Mind"

Kazunobu Sato, the mind behind the first Silent Hill, talks about his new horror game which is in development at Bokeh Game Studio.

technclub.com

Some of the previously release concept arts of the game:

AHH great. Eternal Darkness Switch Version incoming

 

[Astral Dog]

Resident Evil 8 was cool

 

[Alebrije]

Resident evil 8 was supposed to"mess with gamers heads" and it honestly didn't and was just a traditional horror game.

Well you expected something a got other stuff...I call it a mess...

 

[a multicultural team of v]

The new game is actually him making up fake Silent Hill rumors every day on Twitter and watching it mess with gamers minds.

 

[ne1butu]

The new game is actually him making up fake Silent Hill rumors every day on Twitter and watching it mess with gamers minds.

And it will generate more hype than E3 can dream of

 

[Airbus Jr]

Concept art look great

Perhaps can we expect this game released somewhere in 23/24 ?

 

[ahtlas7]

I mean it's horror so that's kinda the idea.

 

[Lethal01]

Not everyone wanted to jerk off to Lady D.

Well yeah, tons just wanted her to step on them, and others have no dick to jerk.

 

[sublimit]

Please not be First Person shit.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Fuck Hermen and Jim for let out this people.

They get the game either way. We all win as gamers.

 

[Ghost of Caelid]

The parasitic monsters are kind of played out. I would like to see a new angle in the horror approach.

 

[Nickolaidas]

They get the game either way. We all win as gamers.

BUH MAH BRAGGING RIGHTS

The parasitic monsters are kind of played out. I would like to see a new angle in the horror approach.

Insects will always creep the fuck out of humans - never gets old.

 

[Spaceman292]

Resident evil 8 was supposed to"mess with gamers heads" and it honestly didn't and was just a traditional horror game.

I don't remember that being said in the marketing.