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Silent Hill Gets Wet & Rainy with Downpour
Konami isn’t content to stick with the tried and true formula of naming their games with the title followed by what installment it is in the series, i.e. Silent Hill 8. That just reeks of lazy. The fourth game went by The Room and was followed by Shattered Memories, Origins and Homecoming. Is it just me or did the series start to go downhill ever since they dropped the number?
So it looks like Silent Hill 8 is no more as it’s been revealed in next month’s Elder Scrolls V centric edition of Game Informer that the game will henceforth be known as Silent Hill: Downpour. But there is a pretty damn exiting reason for this, head past the break to find out what it is as well as some brand new intel on the game. Some of you may have already predicted why the game will be called Downpour, and that’s because the game will have a strong focus on weather. It sounds like instead of the quick degradation of the environments that were taken from the Silent Hill film and used in Homecoming have been replaced by a water mechanic that does something similar (like it washes away the real world locale and replaces it with the Otherworld version). I’d like to see this in action but it already sounds like a refreshing change for the series.
Some more details include a Dead Space approach to traveling that will include a subway system to get across the much more expansive town of Silent Hill. And as opposed to Homecoming, Downpour’s combat is less about eviscerating your enemy as it is about incapacitating them and running away. You can also expect some sidequests, crazy water effects, breakable weapons, multiple puzzle difficulties and no weapon inventory.
The most exciting thing for me is the new weather system that could make the world of Silent Hill infinitely more interesting. Whether or not the foggy ambience we’ve grown used to has been replaced completely is yet to be answered. Add all that to the loss of longtime series composer Akira Yamaoka who’s been replaced by the very capable Dexter composer Dan Licht and if anything, Downpour’s looking to be a very different experience than what we’ve seen in any Silent Hill game to date.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that The Blob director Chuck Russell has passed away at 74 years old.
Russell’s career began with his directorial debut, 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The multihyphenate film director, screenwriter, and producer is best known for helming 1994 comedy The Mask starring Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Eraser, and adventure spinoff The Scorpion King. The latter served as the first leading role for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The filmmaker left an indelible mark on horror with his ANOES sequel, 1988’s The Blob, and 2000’s Bless the Child.
Russell’s final film credit is 2024’s Witchboard remake starring Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), and Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).
It marked Russell’s return to horror after a lengthy hiatus, and he shared sequel hopes to Bloody Disgusting in an interview ahead of the remake’s release: “I got to design the board with real mystical symbols and things that I know represent good and evil, and where that board takes us if the audiences respond to the film, and I hope they will; I know it’s out there for you guys, but the sequel is a world we’ll get to go a little further. That’s sure the intention.”
He also recently expressed interest in returning to the franchise that began his career.
TMZ notes that Russell passed away at his San Diego-area home.
We send our deepest condolences to Chuck Russell’s family, friends, and fans.
Director, Co-Writer & Producer Chuck Russell behind the scenes of the horror film, WITCHBOARD. Photo courtesy of The Avenue and Atlas Distribution
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