Do We Even Really Want Silent Hill to Come Back?

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I love Silent Hill. And because being a Silent Hill fan means lying to yourself, I was one of the many dopes who got their hopes up when Konami said they’d be announcing a new game in a beloved franchise at the Tokyo Game Show. The first mistake I made was using “hope” and “Konami” in the same sentence. The bar is so low for that company that their most exciting announcement in years was that it remembered Suikoden exists.

Every time Konami says it's got upcoming news, Silent Hill fans turn into college students in 1890 who just got shown some ankle. We lose our minds, man. Of course it’ll be Silent Hill this time! Of course it’ll recapture the spirit of the original three games (or four if you’re feeling generous). This time it’ll be different! One tear rolls down our cheeks as we smile into nothing and nothing grins back.

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But here’s the thing. And I’m asking this in good faith. Do we really want Silent Hill to come back?

Again, I love this franchise. I love the Silent Hill games, I love the goofy Silent Hill movies, and I love the overwrought Silent Hill comics. I wrote a book about Silent Hill 2. I like to mention that a lot because it’s one of the few perceivably interesting things about me. And if that’s the top of the pyramid, you can bet the rest ain’t that pretty. So, I ask again: Do we really want Silent Hill to come back?

Think about it. What would a new game in the franchise look like? Team Silent hasn’t existed since 2005. Konami isn’t particularly known for getting the gang back together to save the rec center. If anything, Konami is known for permanently disbanding the gang and striping down the rec center for copper wiring. There’s