Silent Hills
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“"Silent Hill" is in closed room setting and doesn't require full action so that we can focus on the graphic quality. Enemy doesn't have to be a lot or move fast. It only requires scariness by graphics and presentation. As being a creator making action game in open world, such game is very enviously attractive. Wish someone could create this on FOX engine.”
Quote 2012-08-15 TwitLonger, post by Hideo Kojima (@hideo_kojima_en) -
“It would be a scary game if we make Silent Hill game on FOX engine.”
Quote 2012-08-15 TwitLonger, post by Hideo Kojima (@hideo_kojima_en) -
“In the past I've mentioned Silent Hill in interviews, and as a result of that the president of Konami rung me up and said he'd like me to make the next Silent Hill.”
Quote 2012-09-27 Eurogamer (developer session at the Eurogamer Expo) -
“Honestly, I'm kind of a scaredy-cat when it comes to horror movies, so I'm not confident I can do it. At the same time, there's a certain type of horror that only people who are scared of can create, so maybe it's something I can do.”
Quote 2012-09-27 Eurogamer (developer session at the Eurogamer Expo) -
“That said, I think Silent Hill has a certain atmosphere. I think it has to continue, and I'd love to help it continue, and if I can help by supervising or lending the technology of the Fox Engine, then I'd love to participate in that respect.”
Quote 2012-09-27 Eurogamer (developer session at the Eurogamer Expo) -
In August 2014 Kojima released P.T. under a fictitious studio name, 7780s Studio, to conceal that it was from Kojima Productions; the project was actually a playable teaser for Silent Hills, the game he was preparing with Guillermo del Toro, a connection that was revealed only upon completing the demo. Silent Hills was later cancelled.
Anecdote 2014-08-12 Wikipedia — P.T. (video game) -
Kojima spent almost three decades at Konami, beginning in 1986. In 2015, amid a bitter split, Konami removed Kojima's name from Metal Gear Solid V marketing; at The Game Awards in December 2015 the game won awards but Kojima did not attend, reportedly barred from attending by Konami. That same month Kojima re-established Kojima Productions as an independent studio partnered with Sony. Silent Hills had been cancelled in April 2015.
Anecdote 2015-12 Wikipedia — Hideo Kojima (collects the 2015 press coverage) -
“I'll do whatever the (expletive) he wants”
Guillermo del Toro Quote 2016-02-20 Fox News (DICE Summit coverage) -
“But people should know that I wouldn't do the same thing twice. I've never spoken with Hassan.”
Anecdote 2022-11 HIDEO KOJIMA presents Brain Structure, ep. 10 «TGA Special: The truths behind internet rumors?!» (Spotify Studios × Kojima Productions); official English dub, own transcription -
“Watched 'Return to Silent Hill' on Amazon Prime”
Quote 2026 inkl (syndicating Total Film / GamesRadar+, by Emily Garbutt)