Silent Hill 2 artwork director Masahiro Ito has revealed that he virtually turned down the provide to work on Konami’s upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake. Contemplating Ito’s pivotal function within the creation of Silent Hill 2 and its iconic monsters, equivalent 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 through Twitter, because it was known as on the time, and requested me whether or not I would be prepared to cooperate in a Silent Hill 2 remake. I felt there was no must do such a factor, so my unique 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 challenge even when he rejected the provide to hitch. Ito then got here to the conclusion that it was higher for him to “cooperate,” because it was one of the best ways to protect the spirit of the unique sport.
“I felt that somewhat than let the challenge go on with out me, it was greatest to cooperate and do my greatest to make it possible for the core of what makes Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 2, was preserved in one of the best 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 a substitute, he centered on improving creatures that did not stay as much as the imaginative and prescient he had of them 25 years in the past, be it as a result of 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 is likely to be barely underwhelming, we walked away extraordinarily impressed by the sport’s opening hours. We had been additionally in a position to meet up with Akira Yamaoka, the composer behind each Silent Hill 2 and its upcoming remake, who instructed us extra in regards to 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.
