Silent Hill 2 artwork director Masahiro Ito has revealed that he virtually turned down the supply to work on Konami’s upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake. Contemplating Ito’s pivotal position within the creation of Silent Hill 2 and its iconic monsters, similar to Pyramid Head, the information got here as fairly a shock when he shared it throughout a latest Silent Hill 2 preview occasion. Based on Ito, he initially felt there was merely “no want” for a remake.
“Again in late 2019 or 2020, [Silent Hill 2 composer Akira] Yamaoka-san reached out to me by way of Twitter, because it was referred to as on the time, and requested me whether or not I might be prepared to cooperate in a Silent Hill 2 remake. I felt there was no must do such a factor, so my authentic plan was to reject the thought.”
As for why Ito in the end determined to return, the artwork director mentioned he realized that Konami may transfer ahead with the mission even when he rejected the supply to hitch. Ito then got here to the conclusion that it was higher for him to “cooperate,” because it was one of the simplest ways to protect the spirit of the unique sport.
“I felt that moderately than let the mission go on with out me, it was finest to cooperate and do my finest to ensure that the core of what makes Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 2, was preserved in one of the simplest ways doable.”
One of many methods Ito did this was by guaranteeing that no “absolutely-brand-new” monsters had been added into the Silent Hill 2 remake. As an alternative, he targeted on bettering creatures that did not stay as much as the imaginative and prescient he had of them 25 years in the past, be it resulting from time or technological restraints.
Along with discussing the remake with Ito, GameSpot had the prospect to play about three hours of the Silent Hill 2 remake on the title’s Tokyo preview. Although the trailers for the upcoming psychological horror sport may be barely underwhelming, we walked away extraordinarily impressed by the sport’s opening hours. We had been additionally capable of meet up with Akira Yamaoka, the composer behind each Silent Hill 2 and its upcoming remake, who instructed us extra about the sport’s all new soundtrack. The Silent Hill 2 remake–titled Silent Hill 2–is scheduled to launch on October 8 for PC and PlayStation 5.
Silent Hill 2 artwork director Masahiro Ito has revealed that he virtually turned down the supply to work on Konami’s upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake. Contemplating Ito’s pivotal position within the creation of Silent Hill 2 and its iconic monsters, similar to Pyramid Head, the information got here as fairly a shock when he shared it throughout a latest Silent Hill 2 preview occasion. Based on Ito, he initially felt there was merely “no want” for a remake.
“Again in late 2019 or 2020, [Silent Hill 2 composer Akira] Yamaoka-san reached out to me by way of Twitter, because it was referred to as on the time, and requested me whether or not I might be prepared to cooperate in a Silent Hill 2 remake. I felt there was no must do such a factor, so my authentic plan was to reject the thought.”
As for why Ito in the end determined to return, the artwork director mentioned he realized that Konami may transfer ahead with the mission even when he rejected the supply to hitch. Ito then got here to the conclusion that it was higher for him to “cooperate,” because it was one of the simplest ways to protect the spirit of the unique sport.
“I felt that moderately than let the mission go on with out me, it was finest to cooperate and do my finest to ensure that the core of what makes Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 2, was preserved in one of the simplest ways doable.”
One of many methods Ito did this was by guaranteeing that no “absolutely-brand-new” monsters had been added into the Silent Hill 2 remake. As an alternative, he targeted on bettering creatures that did not stay as much as the imaginative and prescient he had of them 25 years in the past, be it resulting from time or technological restraints.
Along with discussing the remake with Ito, GameSpot had the prospect to play about three hours of the Silent Hill 2 remake on the title’s Tokyo preview. Although the trailers for the upcoming psychological horror sport may be barely underwhelming, we walked away extraordinarily impressed by the sport’s opening hours. We had been additionally capable of meet up with Akira Yamaoka, the composer behind each Silent Hill 2 and its upcoming remake, who instructed us extra about the sport’s all new soundtrack. The Silent Hill 2 remake–titled Silent Hill 2–is scheduled to launch on October 8 for PC and PlayStation 5.
