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    Silent Hill is a survival horror game franchise that revolves around the tourist town of Silent Hill; its dark link with the occult and its co-existence with its two other-dimensional forms, "Otherworld" and "Nowhere".

    Silent Hill 8 (Working Title) Coming in 2011

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    Edited By BradNicholson
    Konami shed a bit of light on the next Silent Hill this afternoon at its E3 media briefing, highlighting foremost that the game will stick to its horror roots and feature the same mesh of puzzle and fight-or-flight elements. Interestingly, the publisher noted that Silent Hill 8 will feature "unique evolutions" in the combat system, and will have adjustable side-missions based on play style. 
     
     What Silent Hill 8 would look like if I were the art director.
     What Silent Hill 8 would look like if I were the art director.
    The game, which is tentatively titled, is under development at Vatra Games and will launch on the Xbox 360 and PS3 at some point in 2011.

    As for what kind of Silent Hill you'll be swinging your flashlight around in, it's being said that Silent Hill 8 will appeal to fans of the early titles. But instead of rolling with a classic character like Harry Mason again, you'll be thrust in the shoes of an inmate named Murphy Pendleton who finds himself unceremoniously in Silent Hill after his transport vehicle jumps off the road.    
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    #1  Edited By BradNicholson
    Konami shed a bit of light on the next Silent Hill this afternoon at its E3 media briefing, highlighting foremost that the game will stick to its horror roots and feature the same mesh of puzzle and fight-or-flight elements. Interestingly, the publisher noted that Silent Hill 8 will feature "unique evolutions" in the combat system, and will have adjustable side-missions based on play style. 
     
     What Silent Hill 8 would look like if I were the art director.
     What Silent Hill 8 would look like if I were the art director.
    The game, which is tentatively titled, is under development at Vatra Games and will launch on the Xbox 360 and PS3 at some point in 2011.

    As for what kind of Silent Hill you'll be swinging your flashlight around in, it's being said that Silent Hill 8 will appeal to fans of the early titles. But instead of rolling with a classic character like Harry Mason again, you'll be thrust in the shoes of an inmate named Murphy Pendleton who finds himself unceremoniously in Silent Hill after his transport vehicle jumps off the road.    
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    #2  Edited By titoxiv

    ummm

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    #3  Edited By ajamafalous

    Love your rendition.

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    #4  Edited By ZombiePie

    Hilarious picture dude.

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    #5  Edited By trophyhunter

    mmmmmmmmmmm

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    #6  Edited By XenoNick

    Awsome picture

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    #7  Edited By Vorbis

    Pyramid Head looks almost cuddly.

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    #8  Edited By spaceturtle

    New Brad, that is some awesome art.

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    #9  Edited By NintenDood

    Beautiful.

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    #10  Edited By bigchief

    Interesting. Am nervous to see where they are taking the franchise. But damn, those graphics look HOT!

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    #11  Edited By gunslingerNZ

    I love the new cell shaded art direction. Hope it supports 3D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    #12  Edited By striderno9

    LOL nice pic.

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    #13  Edited By Pepsiman

    The picture needs more A-button-pressing to yell "CHERYL!" incessantly, but other than that, the artwork is divine stuff.

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    #14  Edited By 2Crisis

    This definitely needs to stay on top of the GB homepage

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    #15  Edited By Dolphin_Butter

    Your MS paint skills are worthy of a god. :)

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    #16  Edited By Godlovesugly

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    #17  Edited By zi11ion

    I heard that Akira Yamaoka isn't involved with this one... His music and sound direction were key aspects of what made Silent Hill so atmospheric and moody. 

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    #18  Edited By Yummylee

    Mad paint skillz, bro! And new silent hill? Well awesome!

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    #19  Edited By cornbredx

    If they go back to the mind fuck ideals of the second, and actually have a grasp of what that means.. then ya it could be good.  
     
    So far no one can seem to get it except maybe those dudes that did the reboot for the Wii.  
     
    I still need to play that game, looks good.
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    #20  Edited By Se7enthSamurai

      Would really like a Silent Hill game similar to Shattered Memories, but as long as the game is good (and scary), I'm all for it being like earlier games in the series.  

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    #21  Edited By akajaybay

    Not having Akira Yamaoka on the sound/music is going to put a big damper on this for me.
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    #22  Edited By mkasperski

    Wow, they have really upped the quality for this one! ;)

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    #23  Edited By vaiz

    8? Wait, wasn't homecoming 5? I guess Shattered Memories could be 6, but where was 7?

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    #24  Edited By Tophat666

    wait wasn't Homecoming SH:5? how did we get to 8?

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    #25  Edited By Bones8677
    @punkxblaze: Silent Hill Origins for the PSP
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    #26  Edited By Leadcat

    I guess 5 was Homecoming, 6 was Origins (or were they the other way around?) and 7 was Shattered Memories.

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    #27  Edited By AFAABP

    Best concept ever :-p

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    #28  Edited By ALMIGHTYCHEEKS
    @Tophat666 said:
    " wait wasn't Homecoming SH:5? how did we get to 8? "
     
    silent hill 1
    silent hill 2
    silent hill 3
    silent hill the room 4
    silent hill origins 5
    silent hill homecoming 6
    silent hill wii 7
     
    new silent hill =8
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    #29  Edited By vaiz

    I guess. I'd consider Origins more of a Silent Hill Zero, but sure.

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    #30  Edited By Roomrunner
    @zi11ion said:

    " I heard that Akira Yamaoka isn't involved with this one... His music and sound direction were key aspects of what made Silent Hill so atmospheric and moody.  "

    But they got the music director from Dexter to fill his shoes!  I love Yamaoka (he went to work for Grasshopper, BTW), but  Dan Licht is the most pefect replacement I can imagine.  
     
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    " 8? Wait, wasn't homecoming 5? I guess Shattered Memories could be 6, but where was 7? "

    That was Origins, for the PSP/PS2.  It was a bit shit.  Not surprised to see it overlooked.
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    #31  Edited By FlipperDesert

    That take on Silent Hill in the story is the future of horror. Just you see.

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    #32  Edited By jakob187

    Nicholson, you've found your niche.  Start using it for EVERYTHING!

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    #33  Edited By cap123

    grafix r well gud

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    #34  Edited By Jambones
    @cap123 said:
    " grafix r well gud "
    Day 1 purchase!
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    #35  Edited By Leadcat

    Origins being counted is weird but I have more of an issue with Shattered Memories, a remake, being counted. 
     
    Anyway SM was the first time in ages I cared about anything Silent Hill, so hopefully this is more of that. Doesn't sound like it will be though. :(

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    #36  Edited By zi11ion
    @Roomrunner said:
    " @zi11ion said:

    " I heard that Akira Yamaoka isn't involved with this one... His music and sound direction were key aspects of what made Silent Hill so atmospheric and moody.  "

    But they got the music director from Dexter to fill his shoes!  I love Yamaoka (he went to work for Grasshopper, BTW), but  Dan Licht is the most pefect replacement I can imagine.  
       
    I am curious about what Dan Licht has to offer to Silent Hill. Is he going to try to emulate Yamaoka's style or bring something new and different?  Still, I wish Konami could have contracted out Yamaoka to do the soundtrack and design consulting for this one. Oh well. 
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    #37  Edited By hpv

    I guess Konami didn't learn from Shattered Memories, the first game in the series that was actually playable due to not having terrible combat controls.  They really should have stayed on that path only on an HD console and with some actual difficulty included.

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    #38  Edited By JimmyJackJones

    Yeah, the convict/combat evolutions have got me worried they might try what they did with Homecoming, which is not a good direction to go.  But hey, this is just an announcement, so i guess I shouldn't worry until I actually KNOW something about the game.  

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    #39  Edited By Mr_Skeleton

    They are doing the same thing Sony did with Killzone 2, the game will never look as good as this picture.

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    #40  Edited By MisterMouse

    This is the next Endurance run i think!

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    #41  Edited By Mr_eX

    I expected more muscles in a Brad Nicholson drawing.

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    #42  Edited By Parabole

    "Murphy Pendleton was headed for life in big house when his transport veered off course. Wandering around a foggy town called silent hill, he encounters a giant man with a pyramid shaped helmet on his head. Now Murphy must start a new life owning a bar with Pyramid head and Murphy's dog sigfried where all the customers are disfigured hospital workers! Coming to FOX!"

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    #43  Edited By TheLawnWrangler

    Brad, that is the best picture ever, and that is the best protagonist name ever. I'm excited

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    #44  Edited By Suigyoken

    Awesome picture.. but I wonder if they'll implement move or kinect in the game? That'll make puzzles a little more interesting atleast, Shattered Memories did a good job of this.

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    #45  Edited By Cybexx

    Sigh.... did Silent Hill: Shattered Memories really do so poorly that they are going back to the played out original formula? Silent Hill 2 is great but they have been going downhill with that formula since then. 
     
    Shattered Memories was awesome because it was completely new and made some of the best use of the Wiimote I've seen. The whole psyche profiling stuff was also pretty cool, though mostly caused visual differences. It was probably my favorite experience on Wii last year, I mean it was a bad year for hardcore games on Wii but I actually stopped playing other cool games on 360 and PS3 so I could play all the way through Shattered Memories, I had to see what was next. 
     
    I was hoping for a sequel with more gameplay and to create a creepier atmosphere, so I am saddened by this announcement. Are OG Brad and me the only people who liked that game?

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    #46  Edited By traynrek

    "artists rendition" of pyramid head is spot on.

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    #47  Edited By BradNicholson
    @Parabole said:
    " "Murphy Pendleton was headed for life in big house when his transport veered off course. Wandering around a foggy town called silent hill, he encounters a giant man with a pyramid shaped helmet on his head. Now Murphy must start a new life owning a bar with Pyramid head and Murphy's dog sigfried where all the customers are disfigured hospital workers! Coming to FOX!" "
    I like it. I think you got my vision. Let's make Silent Hill 9.
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    #48  Edited By Claude

    If that rendition is over 480p, my Wii can't handle it.

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    #49  Edited By blacklab

    I don't know who the fuck you are Brad Nicholson, but that is funny. Kudos.

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