A Silent Hill 2 remake is supposedly coming from Bloober Team, too
Images of what appear to be a new entry in Konami’s psychological horror seriesSilent Hillwere posted briefly online over the weekend, before they were struck down by a copyright claim a few hours later. AestheticGamer, née Dusk Golem, posted the images toTwitter, claiming they were a “Silent Hill leak”, and that they’d received “more than enough proof to believe” their source wasn’t telling porkies.
Naturally, it wasn’t long before Konami’s legal team were on the case, but the images have since resurfaced onReddit. They show a red corridor covered in what appear to be post-it notes (with an equally post-it noted creature in a dress standing ominously at the end of it), rooms filled with garbage, and a close-up of a woman’s face with certain words visible beneath her skin.
It’s these words that have led some outlets, includingVGC, to believe the next Silent Hill might be set in Britain, as it includes uniquely British slang such as ‘minger’, a phrase I haven’t heard in active use since the mid 00s. Graffiti spotted on a wall in one shot also apparently references the eternal line “He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy” from Monty Python’s The Life Of Brian. Silent Hill hasn’t ever been set in Britain, but we’re abloody odd countryso why not, eh?Silent Hill 2’s protagonist was even named Sunderland, presumably after the city in North East England whose football team gatecrashed my wedding reception. Hope you enjoyed the open bar lads.
AestheticGamer does have form in the leaky horror space. When they were still known as Dusk Golem, they accuratelyrevealed detailsaboutResident Evil Villagebefore its release, stating it would be another first-person Ethan Winters game with a lot of werewolves. However, Tomm Hulett, formerly a producer forSilent Hill: Shattered Memoriesand now at WayForward, hasexpressed disbeliefat the supposed leaks. Personally, I can’t get past the one where the woman’s hair is seemingly threadedthroughher glasses. Perhaps we’ll get an explanation at this year’sSummer Game Fest Live?
Alice Bee enjoyed Bloober Team’s last game,The Medium, but felt it wasn’t that scary in herreview, saying it “feels more like a set-piece puzzle game in a cool gothic setting”. “I wouldn’t be averse to a game where I just played as Mariane and went around helping different spirits move on from everyday death and tragedy,” she added, “as opposed to the dramatic massacre and childhood trauma that seems to beset every single character in The Medium.”
Konami have yet to comment on either Silent Hill rumour, but we’ll update this story if and when they do.
