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Fan Recreates Opening Scene From ‘Silent Hill 2’ in Unreal Engine 5 [Video]
You might be tired of all of these fan remakes of Silent Hill games without Konami telling us just what exactly they’re doing with the franchise. But, as it goes, until Konami finally reveals something, we’ll have to rely on the fans for giving us our fix. Plus, it’s always cool to see just what fans of varying experience in game development come up with in their tributes. Case in point: a YouTuber known as Silent has shared a video showing off their remake of Silent Hill 2 in Unreal Engine 5.
Rather than remake the assets entirely (Silent admits that they aren’t an artist), the assets from Silent Hill 2 were exported from the original game, which were then rebuilt and tweaked with Blender. From there, Silent was able to recreate scenes from Silent Hill 2 in Unreal Engine 5, with the added bonus of using Unreal Engine 5’s ray traced reflections and dynamic shadows. Silent also rebuilt the lighting system for the game, which is further detailed in the video below. Silent also added both a first-person and third-person camera to the game for a modern flare.
According to Silent, the goal of the project was to push the original game to its limits within a modern game engine. The result is certainly better than what we got with Konami’s efforts in the Silent Hill HD Collection, but that’s admittedly a pretty low bar already.
Thanks to DSOGaming for finding this one.
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LKA Delves Deeper Into the Horror of ‘When Sirens Fall Silent’ in New Presentation [Video]
During the Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition, publisher Wired Productions and developer LKA released a three-minute developer presentation for psychological horror game When Sirens Fall Silent, offering players a deeper look into the mystery, characters, and unsettling world of the upcoming psychological thriller.
Following two creative story-based cinematic reveals (which you can watch here and here) that introduced the game’s atmosphere, themes, and central mystery, LKA Founder and Director Luca Dalcò guides viewers further into the world of the forgotten people, revealing more of what awaits players as they uncover the truth behind a series of kidnappings and murders.
From the creators of Martha is Dead, When Sirens Fall Silent casts players as Mila, a policewoman in early 1990s Rome, Italy. Haunted by a past she’s desperate to escape, Mila is thrust into a high-profile case of kidnappings and murders. As the investigation unravels, you must not only save her from herself, but also from being consumed by the violence, mystery and confusion.
Featuring a branching, multi-layered narrative dialogue system, with a huge focus on verbal and emotional interaction, investigation and subsequent choices, players will be faced with difficult real-world topics. LKA aims to “pull no punches” with its story, but also hints at a few surprises along the way.
When Sirens Fall Silent is currently in development for PC via Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store.