Bloober Team on Silent Hill 2 Remake: 'The Pressure is High' - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 January 2023 / 3,683 Views
Publisher Konami and developer Bloober Team in October 2022 announced a remake of Silent Hill 2 is in development for the PlayStation 5 and PC.
Bloober Team's Chief Marketing Officer Anna Jasińska in an interview with DreadXP said the team is feeling the pressure and wants to stick close to the original game with the remake.
"The fact that we’re developing a Silent Hill game is an honor and a dream come true. Silent Hill 2 is a classic that shaped how our studio works on psychological horrors," said Jasińska. "The idea of working on this project stalked us for many years, and in 2019, we received an invitation from Konami to participate in the Tokyo Games Show.
"To our delight, Konami asked us to prepare a concept for a remake of the original game’s second installment in exchange for the opportunity of bringing the concept to life. Of course, we weren’t the only contenders. Many other studios were vying for cooperation as well, but in the end, our concept was the one that stole Konami’s heart.
"They recognized our commitment and passion for horror, and that alone was an enormous distinction for us. Our company was thunderstruck when we received this ecstatic information because many of Bloober Team’s employees are die-hard fans of the title.
"As for apprehension, yes, the pressure is high since we’re dealing with one of the best psychological horror games ever made. We want to stick close to the original, and we will put it in the spotlight for years to come."
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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the story and atmosphere is in place, right? what would pressure be if a new silent hill story and world?
Still don't understand why they didn't remake 1 first.
1 & 3 are tied together storywise, but I would appreciate remakes of all three.
one thing that I care about.... "the subtlety", don't over do it... pretty please
I hope they use the music from the original. They can add more or remix some, but please don’t release this without the original atmosphere in place.
if was not for gamepass then i wouldnt of known about this team but from playing and completing the medium i can see they are the right team for the job
The game could put Bloober on the map. I wonder if the game turns out well, if they will get to work on Silent Hill elusively or if they will be looking for either Microsoft or Sony to come to them offering a bag of money to buy them. The medium got money hatted for timed exclusive on Xbox, and Silent Hill 2 got money hatted for a timed exclusive on Playstation.
Bloober has no experience to make a colossal projects,
They're past horror projects have been average at best
Same with Avalanche and Hogwarts Legacy. Sometimes if you give studios a chance, money and support, it can turn into a success. Now of course Hogwarts isn’t out yet but I think it’s pretty safe to say it won’t be a Cyberpunk situation.
