Townfall isn’t the primary time the sequence has strayed away from the unique recreation’s location in America, 2025’s Silent Hill f was set in Sixties rural Japan.
This sparked a dialog about whether or not a recreation could 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 instructed me the crew had been varied areas to doubtlessly set the following video games, from “different components of Europe” to “Latin America”.
Video games journalist and self-proclaimed “Silent Hillian” Vikki Blake instructed me the newest recreation exceeded her expectations, although she’s nonetheless not satisfied these newer video games actually match below the Silent Hill title.
After my playthrough, I can see why Konami are pushing forward with the concept 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 components, however intelligent – and stuffed with immense pressure and creative recreation design, the sort that’s wanted to push an almost 30-year-old franchise ahead.
Okamoto has additionally expressed his desire, external to launch a Silent Hill recreation yearly – whether or not that be a remaster, remake, or fully new materials.
If extra new studios can preserve the video games feeling as contemporary as this, we might ultimately change into like one of many sequence’ many troubled protagonists – forgetting why we ever wanted the titular city in any respect.
