Silent Hill 2 Art Director Debunks Fan Theory, Confident In Remake

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The Silent Hill 2 art director has debunked a long standing fan theory, and he is confident that Bloober Team will do justice to the remake.

Masahiro Ito, the art director behind the original Silent Hill 2, has finally debunked a long standing fan theory regarding the game. Speaking on Twitter, Ito stated that James doesn’t look at the player in the game’s opening cutscene, and refers to it as a “stupid headcanon“. As such, fans can finally put this imaginary theory to rest.

Ito also discussed fan concerns regarding James’ facial expressions in the Silent Hill 2 remake teaser. While he said that he acknowledged and shared these concerns, he feels confident that the visuals the team at Bloober Team creates will go well with the atmosphere of the town. The volumetric fog, in particular, stood out to him as matching the aesthetic of the original game.

Bloober Team, who have worked on games like The Medium and Layers of Fear, is currently working on the Silent Hill 2 remake. As of writing, no tentative release calendar has been announced for the game, though is confirmed to be console exclusive to the PS5 for one whole year while launching alongside a PC version.

Previously, the director of the Silent Hill movie. revealed that a new Silent Hill game is being developed by the original Silent Team. Speaking in an interview, Christophe Gans, claims that the original Silent Team is working on the next Silent Hill game. He also said that he is directing the upcoming reboot to the film series, which begins filming next February.

Meanwhile, actor Elijah Wood has also shared the Silent Hill announcement tweet, hinting that he may have a part to play in one of the games that will be revealed during the transmission. He may possibly be doing voice overs for one of the protagonists and may also be involved with motion capture.

Phatnoir on October 23rd, 2022 at 14:54 UTC »

It’s the “James doesn’t look at the player character in the mirror” that was debunked close to ten years ago.

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capnwinky on October 23rd, 2022 at 13:46 UTC »

I still just don’t trust Bloober. They’ve made entertaining games and have always shown the potential of being top tier quality vendors. But, their execution is always lackluster and missing serious polish. They’re basically the Streum On Studio of horror games. They make a gorgeous product, offer a relatively serviceable narrative, and then shit the bed in the mechanics department and everything else in between. I want them to succeed but, I won’t hold my breath and ignore their track record.

Jsmonlb on October 23rd, 2022 at 13:38 UTC »

Low-Quality Clickbait articles are now the norm, huh.