Konami stealth-and-horror combo to launch this year
The usual approach to covering remakes is to talk in-depth about how they differ from the original games, but I’m going to be obnoxious and assume you have no previous experience of either series. So! Snake Eater is a kind of tropicalSplinter Cellclone about a man stuck in the jungle with his boss and lots of edible crocodiles.
TheSilent Hill 2remake, meanwhile, is a bit like developer Bloober Team’sThe Mediumexcept it happens in a lakeside American town, the titular Silent Hill, rather than a collapsing Soviet-era hotel near Krakow. You are a sad man called James who is searching for his missing wife, while avoiding the earnest attentions of a guy with a triangular hat. Having enjoyed The Medium a lot less thanAlice B did, I am concerned Bloober are going to make a mess of things, but the developers’ previous cyberpunk outing Observer is evidence that they have the skills to make a great horror game.
There area bunch of new Silent Hills on the way, besides the Silent Hill 2 remake, including brand new games from No Code and NeoBards Entertainment.Metal Gear Solidis in a more complicated place, now that original creator Hideo Kojima has cut ties with Konami. The recent Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection wasnot a great advertfor the publisher’s handling of their own series - hopefully, the Snake Eater remake will be less buggy at release.
