I welcome Silent Hill and Suikoden's revival, but Konami needs to revisit another classic

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This week, one of Konami's longest-standing franchises, Silent Hill, is set for a big reveal. At a dedicated showcase scheduled to air on Wednesday, October 19, fans are expecting more information on the "several" Silent Hill games said to be in development, with Konami preparing to spill the beans on the "latest updates" for the series. Who knows what we'll get, but with recent rumors suggesting Layers of Fear dev Bloober Team might be taking Silent Hill 2 for a re-spin, surely something in the realm of remakes or remasters is in the works for the most cursed town in video games.

Elsewhere in Konami's enduring portfolio, Suikoden and Suikoden 2 are finally getting official remasters in the West following years of fervent speculation. Having both launched in the late '90s on the PSOne, the classic turn-based fantasy JRPGs are among my favorite video games of all time. And while some of that feeling is undoubtedly rooted in nostalgia, just about everyone I've spoken to who also played these games in and around launch feels the same today. The Suikoden Revival Movement (opens in new tab) certainly does – a passionate fan group who've spent the last decade campaigning in the hope of seeing the long-forgotten series revisited (whose last mainline entry was 16 years ago) – having orchestrated several mass-mailing initiatives, where fans have sent physical letters, pictures and other testimonials to Konami en masse, along the way. Now, as revealed at the Tokyo Game Show in September, both games are being remastered on a global basis – Konami having chosen to re-do the Suikoden and Suikoden 2 remasters that appeared on the PSP as Japan-exclusives in 2006. 

With Suikoden, and now Silent Hill, in-line for a fresh, much-needed