The Silent Hill 2 remake would have had extra modifications made to it, if the unique recreation’s creators had their manner.
That’s in line with Motoi Okamoto, the producer of the remake, who spoke concerning the making of the sport in a brand new Famitsu interview.
Okamoto says that a number of the authentic Silent Hill 2 workers wished to make quite a few modifications, however Bloober Staff – the studio dealing with the remake – challenged a number of the requests.
After being requested if it was troublesome to strike a baance between including one thing new whereas retaining one of the best parts of the unique, Okamoto replied: “That’s proper.”
“However truly,” he added (as translated by VGC), “the Japanese workers, together with Masahiro Ito, the designer who labored on the unique model, and Akira Yamaoka, the sound designer, stated ‘we need to change this half’, whereas however Bloober Staff usually replied saying ‘no, we don’t need to change this’!
“Typically the opinions clashed, however in the long run I believe we managed to get it proper. I believe you’ll see within the newest trailer that whereas it’s been reborn in a contemporary type, we’ve retained the great qualities of the unique model.”
When requested why the unique workers had been so eager to make modifications to the sport, Okamoto steered that they maybe wished to make use of the chance to combine issues up as an alternative of retracing their steps.
“In any case, recreation creators don’t need to make the identical factor they created another time,” he stated. “They don’t need to have individuals enjoying the identical factor. That’s why there have been numerous issues they wished to fully change within the remake.
“However in the long run, because of the opinons of Bloober Staff, who’re huge followers of the unique, the remake ended up being extremely respectful of the unique recreation. If we had shaped a improvement group totally in Japan, it may need turned out to be a very totally different remake.”
The Silent Hill 2 remake has been the topic of a lot debate since its announcement, with a second trailer in January 2024, which centered on fight, doing nothing to quell it.
On the time, Bloober Staff president Piotr Babieno stated the trailer “doesn’t replicate the spirit of the sport”, saying the advertising and marketing facet of issues was Konami‘s accountability.
Extra not too long ago, Konami shared 13 minutes of Silent Hill 2 remake footage, however every video continues to divide gamers, with YouTube likes and dislikes typically night out.