Almost immediately after Konami announced they had officially cancelled the hugely anticipated Silent Hills, one fan turned to the popular online petition site Change.org to see if the gaming community would come together to help revive it. The petition Yauheni started a week ago has already accrued over 71,000 signatures, just a few thousand short of its 75,000 goal.
Whether or not it gets the attention of Konami or Guillermo Del Toro remains to be seen, but either way, it’s nice to see folks coming together to right a wrong.
It’s rare for a franchise like Silent Hill, which has steadily been fading into obscurity for over a decade now, to have a chance of being relevant again. That’s exactly what Silent Hills would’ve been, had Hideo Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro been able to realize it further than an incredible demo and two teaser trailers. If there’s a chance we can bring it back, however small that chance may be, it’s worth it.
I highly recommend you sign this petition, because even if Konami really has a future in mind for Silent Hill — and they’ve said they do plan to continue the series — a future without Silent Hills is a difficult one to get excited for.
