Silent Hill 2 Art Director Masahiro Ito Almost Said No To Returning For Remake

Silent Hill 2 artwork director Masahiro Ito has revealed that he nearly turned down the provide to work on Konami’s upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake. Contemplating Ito’s pivotal function within the creation of Silent Hill 2 and its iconic monsters, comparable to Pyramid Head, the information got here as fairly a shock when he shared it throughout a current Silent Hill 2 preview occasion. In keeping with Ito, he initially felt there was merely “no want” for a remake.

“Again in late 2019 or 2020, [Silent Hill 2 composer Akira] Yamaoka-san reached out to me by way of Twitter, because it was known as on the time, and requested me whether or not I would be prepared to cooperate in a Silent Hill 2 remake. I felt there was no have to do such a factor, so my unique plan was to reject the thought.”

As for why Ito in the end determined to return, the artwork director mentioned he realized that Konami may transfer ahead with the venture even when he rejected the provide to hitch. Ito then got here to the conclusion that it was higher for him to “cooperate,” because it was the easiest way to protect the spirit of the unique sport.

“I felt that slightly than let the venture go on with out me, it was greatest to cooperate and do my greatest to guarantee that the core of what makes Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 2, was preserved in the easiest way doable.”

One of many methods Ito did this was by making certain that no “absolutely-brand-new” monsters had been added into the Silent Hill 2 remake. As a substitute, he targeted on improving creatures that did not reside as much as the imaginative and prescient he had of them 25 years in the past, be it resulting from time or technological restraints.

Along with discussing the remake with Ito, L3B7 had the prospect to play about three hours of the Silent Hill 2 remake on the title’s Tokyo preview. Although the trailers for the upcoming psychological horror sport may be barely underwhelming, we walked away extraordinarily impressed by the sport’s opening hours. We had been additionally capable of meet up with Akira Yamaoka, the composer behind each Silent Hill 2 and its upcoming remake, who informed us extra concerning the sport’s all new soundtrack. The Silent Hill 2 remake–titled Silent Hill 2–is scheduled to launch on October 8 for PC and PlayStation 5.