Silent Hill Origins Comments by Rob Fahey

Always seem to read that as Oranges.

It sounds rather good doesn't it?

I wanted this until 10 seconds ago, now I want Silent Hill Oranges.

Yipee! Yeah that the way to go!

Was initially worried about the action elements but glad that they are taking it in the direction its going now, making a good proper use of the handheld format and agree that it should make for a more scary and creepy experience if properly implemented.

Looking forward to it more after reading this article.

This game is not developed by Team Silent??

In fact I don't think it's developed in any of Konami's Japanese based game studios? So I am a bit worried!

Reading the article might help you there...

Should just have finished RE4 Wii when this comes out... what scary, scary fun.

One query - Is Silent Hill classed as a system seller, killer app or is it a bit niche?

Sounds like passing the game to a fresh new developer may have really paid off. Here's hoping.

Actually sounds quite good :) Pleasently suprised. Very cool that they're taking it right back to the beginning and actually having you be the one who rescues Alessa from the fire.

Goffee - Depends who you're talking to. I know about half a dozen people who'll buy whichever next-gen system gets Silent Hill 5, no questions asked. I don't think it's quite as massive a system seller as the likes of Halo or MGS, but it's got a dedicated audience for whom it's a massively important franchise.

If Origins turns out to be as good as it looks right now, I expect it'll sell a fair number of PSPs, too.

Am I the only one really really worried by the player being able to trigger otherworld transitions at will? NVM that the mechanic seems very similar to Constantine's a very large part of the creepiness in the first three titles for was that one could be doing anything and suddenly have your character freak out on you the music and sirens kick up and you're in hell. Being so braced for it that you have to decided when you wnat to go to hell seems to be very very unscary.

This preview just made my day!

It sounds pretty good! Any news on a new Silent Hill for the PS3?

Cool, sounds very promising.

I still think that bit in SH1 when you go in the lift of the hospital and, after ages of finding nothing on all four floors, a '5' has appeared in the lift's floor options only to reveal your first proper entry to the otherworld, is one of the most affecting pieces of entertainment I've ever had the 'pleasure' to engage with.

Hopefully this will bring some more moments like that.

Nice preview too.

I'm pretty sure they sell the silent hill variety of oranges in the local morrisons...they taste rank.

Are they crawling with maggots?

I think they ought to at least be crawling with maggots.

Otherwise I'll have to settle for the game.

As a fan of Silent Hill, I am hoping that this game will not be fumbled by the guys.

A non Team Silent version of Silent Hill does give me the fear but I am willing to put that to one side and keep my fingers crossed for a home console to portable console transition as perfect as Metal Gear Solild:Portable Ops.

Had a tour of this last week, it's looking and playing really well.

good news!when its out?in europe?

What with this, Metal Gear solid and Syphon Filter 2 all coming to the PSP, I might have to buy one.(for the second time) I think I will get white this time, matches my DS and 360.
BTW I think the pants weather we are having in "sunny Pompey" is down to the horror that is SH. Please be good, the first 3 were brill, 4th not so much.

Can't wait for this. I hope there is some news of Silent Hill 5 at E3 though!

There are signs that there might indeed be a mention of it at E3.

I live in Portsmouth I never knew it was being made down here!

/is clueless

Looks great! ^_^

Sounds good, I loved the first two silent hills, damn near pooped my pants a few times playing them :D

That's a bit sweeping isn't it?

His goal, he says, was to combine Silent Hill 1's cult story with Silent Hill 2's emotional, personal journey - a match which sounds like music to our ears.

Mine too. That quote alone and the preview made me want this game more than any other game right now.

@F3rarri

What?, even if it turns out to be good?.

I'd argue that Silent Hill is one of the few games which HAS gone in a new and exciting direction with each iteration. While retaining the same core concepts and aesthetic, SH1, 2, 3 and 4 are all notable simply for how uniquely different they are - the only pair which are really similar are Silent Hill 1 and 3, but even those take remarkably different approaches to the material.

It's certainly somewhat unfair to accuse the series of failing to evolve in new directions.

I never knew Climax had offices in Portsmouth! Upstairs at Gunwharf Quays, no doubt. Cool.

Climax a new team??? noway, i have old ps2 games by them and sure they seem to like dooing drive em up games and all...who knows this might be a real shocker :-)

one of my favourite series. good that its not gonna be action-focused. SH games should never be about action!

You sound far too easily pleased.

LOL i know LOL.

Was a little hesitant about any kind of new PSP Silent Hill after the non-event that was Experience. But, hand in the air, I'll admit I'm coming round to the idea.

I'm a big fan of Silent Hill, have been since seeing the original demoed at the spring '98 ECTS. 0rigins (how it should be spelt) created nothing but ripples of fear on the SH forums I subscribe to, and it wasn't the good kind of fear. Dedicated fans shuddered at the thought of 'foreigners' developing it and, for a long while, I firmly believe our fears were justified.
Boards were full of negative posts, cynical fans everywhere (including myself) demanding to be given proof that it wasn't a big mistake. And when the first footage, screenshots and documentation did reach the Silent Hill masses, it was greeted with nothing more than ambivalence (look it up).
The majority felt that it just wasn't up to scratch, a title not really worthy of the name. I think it was the fact the game was being flaunted as 'one of the series' that fans like me didn't like. If it was classed as a niche title like the Silent Hill Play Novel, I'm sure the reaction wouldn't have been so 'anti'.

However, that was a year ago, and clearly things have changed since then. Fans are still wary, but the majority I mentioned is slowly shrinking to become the minority.

Silent Hill 0rigins is really starting to look like it might actually deliver the goods. The quote from the preview...

"His goal, he says, was to combine Silent Hill 1's cult story with Silent Hill 2's emotional, personal journey..."

...along with the torrent of other information available now certainly fills me with a degree of hope.

Here's to keeping my fingers crossed.

Sounds good. Shame I'd have to buy a PSP just to play it. Looks as though I'll have to miss out on this one.

I was a bit dubious about it coming to the PSP platform - but the new Portsmouth development team seam to have done their research - and Origins finally looks to be heading in the right direction.

Here's looking forward to some creepy late nights in bed with my PSP*.



*In a non weird way obviously.