Over the past few months and years, we have heard persistent rumors that Konami’s long-neglected Silent Hill franchise is reviving, presumably as a Sony-developed PS5 exclusive. Unfortunately, the rumors remained the same, rumors, with no Konami or Sony officially confirming anything. Fans’ dreams were also recently dashed when Keiichiro Toyama, co-creator of the series, left Sony to set up his own studio. Ah, but there may be reason for hope again!
Akira Yamaoka, who composed the music for every Silent Hill game, even the later Western one, may have slipped when the SH reload was finally revealed in an interview with Arab game site AI Hub. Here’s what Yamaoka had to say when asked what he’s working on next …
You’ll probably hear something this summer that needs to be announced, and I think that’s the one you’re hoping to hear. But we keep it general at this point.
“The one you hope to hear from.” While Yamaoka worked on a wide variety of games, I can not imagine that he would be referring to anything other than Silent Hill here. I mean, sure, I would like a sequel to Rumble Roses, but I’m probably alone in it.
Yamaoka’s latest project released was the Silent-Hill-inspired horror game The Medium. Wccftech’s Kai Powell found it to be a solid, if somewhat rough experience in his full review …
The medium [tries] to evoke the split realities of Silent Hill and rely on the feelings of longing and desire for something new from Team Silent. […] Marianne may jump between two realities, but The Medium is caught somewhere between a worthy successor to Silent Hill and another mediocre horror.
What do you think? Will a Silent Hill recharge finally be unveiled this summer, or has there been smoke and no fire?