8th January, 2011: Silent Hill 8 is Silent Hill “Downpour”
“What the…?” Murphy’s attention diverts to a disturbing sight in the souvenir shop behind Howard. It’s the mysterious shape from before – a small, brown, withered, fetus figure that stares at Murphy through the two-by-fours.
Silent Hill 8 is no longer Silent Hill 8.
Thanks to a Game Informer reveal, we now have a sub-title … ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Silent Hill: Downpour.
Whilst the specifics have still yet to be confirmed, GI reports that in a departure from the norm, we shouldn’t expect to go wandering around the usual hospitals or schools this time around. Instead, the story will focus on the previously unexplored south-east side of the town. Game Informer also confirms that we’ll be going back to the days of breakable melee weapons (ugh), quick-time events (more ugh), boss battles (meh) and adjustable puzzle/riddle levels (yay).
Unsurprisingly given the title, it appears that water will feature heavily in the game, although perhaps not as we know it; the article reports a scene where water runs upside down in the wrong direction …
“Thematically, psychologically, story-wise, obviously water is playing a big part in it,” says Gomez, exemplifying how Vatra wants to break the “predictable mold” of the parallel otherworld synonymous with earlier Silent Hill games. “Ours isn’t nearly as uniform as some of the more recent games were.”
For more information, check out the full translation and fan discussion at the SHH Forums. (Thanks, Kerrigan!)
The fan response is already divided … but what do you think?
Source: SHHF
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