There's been a dry spell. After bam-bam-bam four
Silent Hill games in five years, fans have had to wait for the fifth entry in the series. The next issue (out September 4th) of game mag
EGM has details about the still-in-development
Silent Hill 5. The game is populated with new characters, but takes place in the same world. The game follows a young war vet who believes his brother is in danger and returns home. According to
EGM, the game's combat system is getting reworked, but it will not be an action game. While originally developed in Japan, American studio The Collective is bringing the new title to life. Series composer Akira Yamaoka finds the switcheroo ironic as
SH was Konami's stab "at making classic American horror through a Japanese filter," but with
Silent Hill 5 "it's an American take on a Japanese-filter American horror." Woah. Heavy. I think I need to lie down, take a break. Back in five!
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