When Konami creatively revealed Silent Hills at Gamescom last month, I was excited. I’m sure you were too. A small amount of frustration crept in when Hideo Kojima told us it wouldn’t arrive until 2016, but I am still, for the most part, brimming with anticipation for what Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro have in store for us. A 2016 release means we have two years of steady teasing to look forward to as Konami will likely take their time revealing what’s still a very mysterious game.
I assumed we wouldn’t hear from Silent Hills again until next year. Had Konami said they were going to make us wait for more on the game until next E3, I wouldn’t have been too surprised. It’s a good thing they aren’t that cruel, because it looks like they’re prepping a new showing of the game for Tokyo Game Show.
TGS kicks off later this month in Japan. At some point during its annual four-day run — Sept 18-21 — we’ll get to see more of Silent Hills. It won’t be playable at the convention, but we’re definitely getting something. My guess is it’ll be an actual trailer, likely CGI, that will hopefully give us a better idea of what to expect in terms of its narrative.
I’ve seen and heard some exciting theories this past month and I’ve even come up with a few of my own — now I’m ready for facts.
Whatever it ends up being, Del Toro seems excited for it and that means we are too.
