Silent Hill 2 Remake Producer Wants Fans to Give Bloober Team 'a Chance'

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Silent Hill 2 Remake developer Bloober Team wants fans to give its version of the beloved survival horror game a chance.

Game producer Piotr Babieno told Rolling Stone that Bloober Team appreciates fans offering their feedback on Silent Hill 2, which he said has been "invaluable in refining our project before its release," but admitted the developers need to ignore some chatter to focus "on their creative work with peace of mind."

Gameplay has caused some concern the remake is changing too much from the original and becoming too action focused. But even Bloober Team itself said a particularly controversial trailer was handled by not it but publisher Konami, and wasn't "in the spirit of what used to be."

Addressing worried fans, Babieno said: "I am dreaming that gamers will trust us but I realize that trust is earned through actions, not through words. That’s why we have a policy of not commenting [on the specifics of the game] and raising hopes. We want to show our ambitions through our work, so we can’t ask for anything more than ‘give us a chance.'"

It's unclear what is changing, though Bloober Team has been adamant that the story will remain as it was. "We are focusing on bringing the distinct, visceral atmosphere back in the modernized Silent Hill 2," chief marketing officer Anna Jasińska said in January 2023. "Longtime fans shouldn’t worry about us missing the point while we’re livening up the title."

Babieno said there may be some changes fans don't anticipate, but he hopes fans will understand why they were made upon playing it for themselves.

"We tried to make all possible fans happy, but, at the same time, be very faithful to ourselves," he said. "I really hope that when people play for the first time, they will understand that the choices we made were the best possible."

Fans certainly don't have long to wait, as just in time for Halloween Silent Hill 2 launches October 8, 2024 for PlayStation 5 and PC.

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