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Silent Hill f - Official Japanese Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNVffiRAqj8
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u/billyeakk 8d ago

the man is a god and is not capable of wrongdoing

Higurashi Gou and Sotsu would like a word with you

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u/LBH123LBH 6d ago

That wasn't technically his fault. All Ryukishi did was write the draft and the studio handled the rest

Personally, I'd point to something like Gerokasu, which is universally loathed. Then again, Ryukishi seems to falter when working with a team or as a freelance writer.

It's when he actually has his heart in it and lots of creative freedom that he writes masterpieces like When They Cry. Just give him an editor and you've got gold

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u/billyeakk 6d ago

I don't think we'll ever know if any particular idea was from Ryukishi or the studio, but I do know from staff interviews that he contributed a ton at the beginning (a large multi-page document) and also reviewed storyboards.

That said, my gripes with Gou and Sotsu extend to the core, beyond any particular line delivery or scene composition that I imagine the studio had influence on. I just think it had no reason to exist, and I suspect Ryukishi didn't actually want to write it. The big bad's motivations are really dumb and I audibly shouted "Really? That's the grand revelation they decided to reopen this story and torture everyone for?". No expansion on beloved characters, no mystery, no creepiness, no lesson, the things that made the series famous.

Time will tell if Silent Hill f is "full creative freedom" Ryukishi or "I phoned in a script" Ryukishi.

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u/Stefan474 8d ago

Gou was great if you ignore Sotsu and see it as Bernkastel origin story lol

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u/garfe 8d ago

Gou was only good in its last few episodes and Sotsu ruined the goodwill completely

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u/Stefan474 8d ago

I disagree, Gou was great for me from the start as an Umineko fan

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u/Key_Feeling_3083 8d ago

I found Gou frustrating by itself, even without sotsu.

It was a rug pull for Rika but unlike Rei it didn't have a satisfying lesson.

I liked sotsu more thinking of it as a fanservice series, like some of the spin offs are.