This latest Silent Hill 2 remake leak makes me nervous
Silent Hill rumors are as out of control as its iconic Otherworld right now, and the series movie director has only exacerbated that.
Silent Hill 2 remake rumors have been bubbling for well over a year now, as IP owner Konami entered a partnership with The Medium developer Bloober Team. Now Christophe Gans, director of the (surprisingly good) 2006 Silent Hill movie, looks to have confirmed the remake's existence in an interview with French publication Movie & Game(opens in new tab), while stating that its developer is indeed Bloober Team.
«There are several games in development as we speak,» Gans said on the topic of Silent Hill, adding that he thinks Konami was «really impressed of the success of the remakes of Resident Evil that are evidently exceptional games.»
Gans working with Konami again on Silent Hill checks out, as the director is currently making a sequel to his 2006 adaptation. Though it's a little harder to pin down what these «several games» could be. The most prominent possibilities are the Silent Hill 2 remake and one subtitled 'The Short Message' discovered on the Korean ratings board.
It's not the first time Bloober Team has been tied to a potential Silent Hill 2 remake, and I'm sure it won't be the last. The possibility has always left me feeling anxious, though, as, despite the Polish developer's background in horror, I don't think they're a good fit for Silent Hill.
I wasn't particularly impressed with either Layers of Fear or The Medium. And while the latter was a perfectly fine game, its lack of scares and a goofy performance from Troy Baker as the game's antagonist definitely left me feeling disappointed.
Another reason I'm shy to the idea of a remake is how the original PS2 game used hardware
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