Bloober Team – the studio behind The Medium, Layers of Fear and Observer – has been rumored to be involved in a Silent Hill revival as far back as last June, when it announced a partnership with Konami to create a new game. . Rumors that the project would be a remake of Silent Hill 2 began to coalesce after a series of leaks earlier this year. Now, however, Konami and the Bloober Team have made things official, revealing the remake during a busy Silent-Hill-centric livestream in a two-and-a-half minute trailer. Here, we’re shown some iconic Silent Hill 2 moments with a next-gen visual makeover – extending to a slightly dubious makeover for protagonist James Sunderland, who now looks a bit like his unpopular brother Alan Wake. Silent Hill 2 – Teaser Trailer. After confirming that the Silent Hill remake will launch simultaneously on PS5 and PC, with all other consoles missing out thanks to a 12-month console exclusivity period for Sony, Konami then launched some key members of the new development team to discuss the project in more detail. Bloober features concept artist Masahiro Ito – who served as art director on the original Silent Hill 2 – and Akira Yamaoka returning to work on the remake’s soundtrack, which he says will have a “new musical style” this time around . Several members of Bloober also appeared during a short video sequence, explaining that the studio is approaching the remake with “great respect” for the original Silent Hill 2. This will include “keeping [the] unique Silent Hill atmosphere intact,” aiming to create a game that “will make as strong an impression today as it did 21 years ago.” However, it also included some of the changes it makes in order to meet the expectations of so-called evolving players, including the over-the-shoulder camera. Ultimately he says he wants to “recreate everything that made the game a timeless classic, but give it a new form that will draw players even deeper into the misty streets of Silent Hill.” There is no release date for the Silent Hill 2 remake yet, but it will be coming to PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam at some unknown future point.
