Whereas Silent Hill f may nonetheless not be totally out but apart from the superior entry given by the Deluxe Version, evaluations have already come out, and the horror title has been fairly positively acquired. In a latest social media publish, sequence producer Motoi Okamoto is celebrating the optimistic evaluations for the sport and its general Metacritic score of 86, which additionally ties it with evaluations for the Bloober Workforce-developed Silent Hill 2 remake.
In his publish, Okamoto wrote about how the choice to have Higurashi When They Cry creator Ryukishi07 deal with the narrative in Silent Hill f, in addition to going with extra combat-oriented sport design was the proper name. He did notice, nevertheless, that these selections had the potential to divide opinions on the horror title. He additionally talked about that, whereas fight might have been divisive, the story received near-universal reward.
“I’m thrilled that [Silent Hill f] acquired a Metascore of 86, tying with the Silent Hill 2 remake,” wrote Okamoto on X (translated by way of Grok). “With Japan because the setting, Mr. Ryukishi07 dealing with the situation, and a combat-focused sport design, I had a sense it’d divide opinions given all of the difficult parts, however I’m really grateful for such excessive reward.”
“Even amid the combined reception, the story has been nearly universally acclaimed by all media retailers, so entrusting it to Mr. Ryukishi07 was completely the proper name. I believe this can be a work that followers of Mr. Ryukishi07, in addition to Silent Hill followers, can each get pleasure from and suggest.”
Whereas Deluxe Version house owners can can already play Silent Hill f, the remainder of us must wait till later this week—September 25 to be exact—to get our fingers on the title on PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S.
Over the weekend, Silent Hill f received a launch trailer that gave us a stable have a look at what sort of horror we will count on from the most recent entry within the celebrated franchise. The story within the latest title revolves round college woman Hinako, who lives within the fishing city of Ebisugaoka within the Sixties. As is highlighted within the trailer, there are points between Hinako and her dad and mom, and he or she ultimately finds herself having to battle for survival because the city will get enveloped in a wierd fog.
Earlier evaluations for Silent Hill f had indicated that the runtime for the horror title is round 12 to 13 hours, with Konami additionally having beforehand confirmed that there are a number of endings for gamers to unlock, in addition to content material that may solely be checked out by way of New Recreation Plus.
Whereas fight might need been a spotlight for the most recent entry within the Silent Hill franchise, Okamoto had beforehand spoken about how the title was not designed to be a soulslike. The producer as an alternative drew comparisons to the fight methods in different titles within the franchise, like Silent Hill 3 and 4.
For extra particulars about Silent Hill f, try our evaluate, the place we gave it a rating of 9 out of 10.
