Predictions for Silent Hill 6

Just a few months ago Konami announced partnership with Vatra Games to create a new Silent Hill title thus far known as "Silent Hill 6" is in development. Knowing also that the music composer Akira Yamaoka has left Konami to work for Grasshopper Manufacture. But in an interview with Akira Yamaoka he did say that if asked he would return to do another score for Silent Hill. No official word yet on if he is going to be doing the soundtrack for Silent Hill 6, but we can only hope.

At Konami's last press event they showed off a short teaser trailer of Silent Hill 6 with a character that some would describe to look similar to James Sunderland. Some say that Silent Hill 6 may not even be a sixth title in the series, but instead a remake of Silent Hill 2. Now knowing Silent Hill fans, and including myself, would say that remaking Silent Hill 2 would be a horrible idea just because Silent Hill 2 was perfect in our eyes. Even for a PS2 game, it still stands up to be one that will live on forever.

Another prediction for Silent Hill 6 is the long rumor that Vatra Games was working on a F.P.S. (First Person Shooter) and assumed that that was going to be the next Silent Hill title. Some would say that having Silent Hill turned into a first person shooter would kill the franchise, others have an open mind to it. Also referring back to Silent Hill 4: The Room did have first person elements in the game when ever you where trapped in Henry Townshend's room.

I guess the big thing with Silent Hill fans is change, its hard to change something so dear to ones heart such as a strong game like Silent Hill. Silent Hill has a little something that captivates them unlike any other game has. So why change something so much to make it unrecognizable to its predecessors?

Just the recent Silent Hill game "Silent Hill: Shattered Memories" was a small step into a new direction, but not far enough to make it an entirely different game. Like the creators said "Shattered Memories is a 're-imagining' of the first Silent Hill game" and thus it did, and did it well.

So our major concern when passing the torch, yet again, is not to change it so much to where it seems like a different game all together. Silent Hill has so much emotion, so much fear that when put together you get an experience like none other. I guess this is more of a "What I hope for" rather than a "Prediction" but all in the same, Silent Hill needs to stay Silent Hill. We will just have to wait till tomorrow for Konami's Press Conference at E3.