After all, Konami’s latest Triple-A game has just flopped dramatically.
The new Silent Hill games being outsourced can be seen as a good thing. Aside from the grainy graphics, imprecise controls and somewhat strange puzzles, this game is. The developers should be commended on their great use of music to enhance the game. You will find yourself getting sucked into solving the mystery of your missing daughter as well as the mystery of the town. Regardless, we do not have any information on when these games will possibly be released. Silent Hill may not be the fastest-paced game in the world, but it is sure an addicting one. However, internal troubles that have caused ‘timing issues’ that forced Konami to pull out of E3, among other conferences, may be the reason why Konami’s stance on outsourcing developers for their IPs has changed. This is quite the reversal from when Konami executives historically refused to allow third-party studios to work on their IPs. As for Silent Hill, there are apparently multiple new games being made at the same time, all by external studios.
For Castlevania, an entirely new, ‘reimagined’ game is in the works, but by an internal studio based in Tokyo. For Metal Gear Solid, a remake of MGS3 is being made, but by an external studio. The treatment for each of the three franchises is different. However, the new revelations on Metal Gear Solidand Castlevania give more credence to the new Silent Hill game rumors. This news first surfaced in February this year, with the same sources telling VGC.
