After months of inactivity and updates, Bloober Team, the developers of the long-awaited Silent Hill 2 Remake, have taken the unusual step of appealing to fans’ patience in their announcement of X a day ago. In the social media appeal, Bloober Team wrote that the “Game is progressing smoothly” and the development is “Well and on scheduled”.
While it is reassuring for fans to hear that the game has not faced any hurdles, the appeal for patience from Bloober Team did catch us off guard. In addition, yesterday’s announcement seemed contradicting as the developers claimed that the game was nearing completion earlier in March. Moreover, Bloober Team seemed unable to provide additional information as they implied that fans would know more about the gameplay when Konami, the official publisher, announced the details.
Bloober Team Announces the Development of Silent Hill 2 Remake Is Proceeding Smoothly
Since Konami announced the Silent Hill 2 remake and showcased a three-minute trailer as part of its Silent Hill Transmission event in October 2022, many fans have been eager to know about the long-awaited entry in the beloved Silent Hill franchise since 2012. However, after a year of feeding on scraps in interviews and rumours, fans have enough and bombarded the Bloober Team with questions about the game’s progress.
After pertaining questions, the Bloober Team seemed to have enough as they posted a statement on X stating: “As Bloober team, we are proud to be a part of Konami’s plan for the Silent Hill franchise. Alongside our partner, we are diligently working to ensure the Silent Hill 2 remake attains the highest quality.”
“On behalf of our development team, we would like to clarify that the production is progressing smoothly and in accordance with our schedule. We understand that many players around the world are eagerly anticipating news about the game, and we appreciate your dedication. However, we kindly ask for a bit more patience. Once Konami, as the game’s publisher, shares more information, we are confident that the wait will be worthwhile. Thank you for your understanding and support!”
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Bloober Team’s X Announcement Splits Fandom
Although the statement started promisingly with an update on the game’s progress, many quickly shifted their attention to the latter part of the statement regarding Konami. In their words, many interpreted that Bloober Team is just the developers and questions regarding the game’s showcase and release date should be directed towards Konami.
Their claims seem validated as Bloober Team responded to the brunt of the community calls for more footage by stating on X, “Konami is the publisher of the game, and communication is definitely part of their job” after X user @SodaRMT inquired, “When could we expect to get some news on the Remake, or is that up to Konami? It’s hard to be stuck in the fog for over a year with nothing new. Even some screenshots would be nice.”
Thus, many fans started sympathising with the Bloober Team and claiming that the treatment of the developers was unfair. However, it did not stop some fans from raising concerns about the game’s progress, as Bloober Team and Konami did not share any new screenshots or pictures pertaining to the Silent Hill 2 Remake after this statement. Thus, we can understand their perspective as seeing is believing.
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Silent Hill 2 Remake Will Keep the Magic of Its Predecessor
Despite knowing little about Silent Hill 2 Remake’s release date and new progress, we do know that this game will remain faithful to the original. For instance, Chief Marketing Officer of Bloober Team Anna Jasinska explained that “they will faithfully stick to the traditional story canon.”
She also assured fans they are focused on bringing the distinct, visceral atmosphere back in the modernised Silent Hill 2. Thus, “Longtime fans shouldn’t worry about Bloober Team missing the mark with Silent Hill 2”, even with the massive overhaul of graphics and gameplay.
In addition to the enhancements, Silent Hill 2 remake will feature new AI for Silent Hill 2’s monsters that will change how they interact with the player and an aged James Sunderland, the main protagonist. According to her, an older James Sunderland will better represent the tragic life of the character and the time fans spent since they last met him.
Can We Expect the Release Date of Silent Hill 2 Remake Next Year?
To copy the words out of Bloober Team’s mouth, we can only wait for Konami to announce the Silent Hill 2 Remake release date. Although there is a certain possibility the game will surface sometime next year, we predict it may land around March-May as it coincides with their statement of the game nearing completion mentioned earlier.
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