The speculation surrounding new Silent Hill games from Konami has been lent more weight as a Korean age rating for a Silent Hill: The Short Message has been spotted. The subtitle attached suggests this could either be an entirely new entry in the survival horror series or a demo for one in the same vein as PT. Platforms aren't attached to the age rating.
Strong rumours of new Silent Hill titles have been doing the rounds for years now — they date all the way back to the first PS5 event in June 2020 — but more recent suggestions have included screenshots and details. Building on that speculation, the Korean ratings board would only lend an age rating to an official product, so there has to be something here for it to work with. It's speculated a Silent Hill 2 remake is in the works from Bloober Team alongside new games.
Reading into the subtitle some more, it could be suggested whatever The Short Message is includes a sort of text messaging system. It was recently said we won't have to wait too long for a Silent Hill reveal, so perhaps official news is right around the corner. With TGS and a State of Play livestream out of the way, though, it's difficult to pinpoint an obvious event for the announcement to take place during. It's also suggested Konami has Metal Gear Solid remasters and a Castlevania revival lined up for the coming years.
What do you make of this new age rating? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source gematsu.com]
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It is finally happening. Release date should be really close going by the rating. There was also a leaked screenshot from the game on ResetEra.
Going to be a PT style demo
At this point they can show it up their...
Mobile game …. Metal gear remaster would be good though
Well we have a new Pic leaked that Shows an SMS mechanic
https://www.resetera.com/threads/spoilers-silent-hill-more-pics-leaked-from-sh2r-and-playable-concept-sakura.628339/page-15#post-93886881
It's a typo, it should say massage instead of message.
Apparently it's a spin off where you massage various enemies from the series.
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I'm only hoping Bloober has no involvement in this.
@IonMagi OMG it's a first person game whyyyyyyyy
SamMR wrote:
Because it's scarier!
Sounds like a demo/teaser based on the title... or perhaps a mobile spin-off, THAT would be trolling on the level of Splinter Cell in everything except a proper game.
Don’t get my hopes up with this. Give me a release date and I’ll let myself get excited. 😳
The prospect of a proper new game is still an absurd notion bar this point. Too many rumours and false starts.
@XanderTigerclaw It has been rated by an official board. So whatever it is, it is real.
As long as it isn't that SH2 remake from Bloober, I'm curious to see what this is.
So excited for this! Are there any upcoming events that this could possibly get announced at? I can only think if the game awards but that’s usually closer to the end of the year.
@UltimateOtaku91 id play that. Although sounds like stroke the dog territory.
I'm sure this will be mobile gaming garbage.
@IonMagi looks like resident evil 7
This better be a new Silent Hill game for consoles. Come on, we've waited long enough. It could be mine, it should be mine, give it to me!
This made my Monday 10x better
***** title like that has to be a Kojima game lol
Title sounds like a stupid mobile game.
SoUnDs LiKe a MoBiLe GaMe!!!
The rating specifically mentions it's for consoles. Plus we have the leaked screenshots. Plus Christophe Gans, director of the first Silent Hill film, is shooting a third one next February, and he outright confirmed Konami are planning a relaunch of the franchise.
Metal Gear is next. The MGSV team has been cooking something up since Survive released.
In Silent Hill 2, James receives a letter from Mary. It's only revealed to be half of the letter whereas the rest is revealed at the end of the game. This could just be a new game, but my mind wanders to the letter from SH2 as "the short message". Probably not though.
@SamMR Right. PT was OK but the first person view made it feel like something other than SH.
@Mythologue I know. Some say first person view is scarier, but Silent Hill's atmosphere was scary on it's own. How you would hear stutter from the radio while walking in the fog always left me shook. Third person view can be scary if done right
@Mythologue could be yeah just that she's waiting in their special place ... Silent hill
I'm expecting this to be anything but a brand new AAA console game sadly.
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