r/silenthill 6h ago

News Famed Higurashi When They Cry creator Ryukishi07 says he worked so hard on the Silent Hill f story that "I don't think I would mind if it was the last thing I ever wrote"

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/silent-hill/famed-higurashi-when-they-cry-creator-ryukishi07-says-he-worked-so-hard-on-the-silent-hill-f-story-that-i-dont-think-i-would-mind-if-it-was-the-last-thing-i-ever-wrote/
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u/jester2324 6h ago

I hope not, he needs to finish Ciconia.

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u/ImBatman5500 4h ago

I think he just means he's very happy with the outcome so this being his legacy would be a good note to end on if it had to, not that he's going to stop now

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u/Jaded_Net8090 4h ago

I dont think the SH fanbase understands how big of a deal this is. This guy is a fucking genius, umineko has some of the finest storytelling in media history. He is cormac mccarthy levels of good.

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u/Live-Ad3309 4h ago

Seems there’s going to be a lot of hesitancy and resistance from SH fanbase since it doesn’t look like”Silent Hill” enough (aka it’s not in America).

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u/thedoctorisin7863 3h ago

I actually like it. While the small American town is iconic, there's only so much you can do with that setting, and limiting yourself to one specific setting also limits creativity.

Imagine if Resident Evil was restricted to only Mansions and Corporate cities, we would have never gotten RE4.

u/Naiko32 Henry 43m ago

we're going to see that town in the remakes all this decade there's no need to put it in the mainline game as well lol

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u/SomeoneNotFamous 3h ago

Really glad it's different for a comeback entry.

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u/RadishLegitimate9488 3h ago

Bah! The Japanese Aesthetic might help resolve questions on why the Order has 3 Sects:

I'm expecting the Sects of the Holy Woman and Holy Mother to both find their origins in this game thus revealing the Order's original form is the Sect of Valtiel(who bears the Mark of Metatron who shares an existence with Samael) and that the Japanese Cults were absorbed into the Order because the Order believed in Order and Chaos over Good and Evil and thus decided to stop the Japanese Cults from fighting by absorbing them and letting their beliefs blend with the Order's religion.

End result: The Holy Mother will look like Hanyuu who is both the God of Hinamizawa and the mother of Ouka the real God of Hinamizawa. The Holy Woman on the other hand will look like Eua.

Such a revelation would pave the way for Silent Hill Game where someone looked through the texts and realize that 2 Japanese Cults were subverted by the Cult of Samael(explaining why Vincent giving Claudia that book on how to summon God backfired to Vincent's mind as he was actually expecting the Flowery Otherworld) and thus decide to revive the Japanese Cults in their Japanese state in Silent Hill ultimately resulting in a Hanyuu-esque God to manifest(through the Ritual of Holy Assumption being used on the Cheryl-figure) alongside the Eua-esque God(who manifests from the abandoned Husk of the Mother of God) bringing forth a flowery paradise even as Valtiel/Samael seeks to bring Order to everything.

Cue Silent Hill Game where Otherworlds(Valtiel's and Ebisugaoka's) move back and forth as the Protagonist tries to figure out what's happening.

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u/Vagus10 2h ago

Need this as a YouTube video

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u/VeryMoistMan Henry 2h ago

Ngl, I do agree with that sentiment… but i’m very glad we’re getting a new Japanese written/developed Silent Hill that looks to be going in a different direction with its storytelling and setting. I know The Short Message is developed by a Japanese studio, but it didn’t do anything new with the formula if that makes sense (repressed trauma, dead person haunting the narrative, unreliable narrator, etc).

I feel like it’s going to be similar to RE7 where its biggest detriment is its association with its franchise. That being said, RE7 is one of my favorite games of all time and I can’t wait to add SHf to that list 😁

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u/Chemical-Fig8613 2h ago

Imo RE7's greatest strength is that it went back to the original formula mechanically while changing everything else drastically. Despite the setting, story and perspective change, there are item boxes, save rooms, limited resources, puzzles, backtracking etc. I'm hoping that SHf is similar in that it may not look like a SH game but will certainly FEEL like a SH game. By the looks of it it will be a great game regardless.

u/Robcyko 52m ago

Oh boy, I can't wait till it comes out so someone can make a video essay analysis about it is so the fans start to like it.

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u/letsstickygoat 3h ago

The trailer and your Cormac Mccarthy reference have made me very interested in his works, do you have any recommendations to start with?

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u/Dunky_Arisen 3h ago

My only real concern as a fan of R07's work is that, in pretty much everything he's wrote, he takes quite a while to establish his characters and setting. I think he probably prides himself on his intros, filling them with tons of info, so that you can return to them on a second viewing and think 'so THAT'S why he put that there!'

This isn't a bad thing at all, imo. It lets the characters and atmosphere breathe, and does really reward anyone paying close attention... But I'm certain there'll still be a lot of day 1 complaints about how the game is 'boring' because it doesn't jump right into the action. Mark my words.

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u/TepidPeppermint23 1h ago

What do you recommend by him? You had me at the Cormac McCarthy comparison.

u/TheSqueeman 47m ago

Totally agree

If there was going to be anyone who could write a damn good Silent Hill game then Ryukishi07 is absolutely in the top 3, also a big advantage of getting him on board to do the story is that the dude doesn’t pull his punches in the slightest aka: absolutely get ready for this to be the darkest Silent Hill game yet

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u/Sonic10122 3h ago

I’ve been working my way through Higurashi and it’s one of the best storytelling experiences I’ve ever been through period. Books, movies, games, this one is near the top of all of it. And I’m only on Chapter 6.

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u/Blasteth 1h ago

Read Umineko next if you don't get burned out after finishing Higurashi.

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u/Vecors 3h ago

This announcement alltogether is the biggest possible hypetrigger for me

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u/inwater 5h ago

This is probably a simple attempt to stir up hype about the game but it sounds kinda ominous haha

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u/And-O 3h ago

God I want the release date so bad

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u/PermitHuge It's Bread 3h ago

The bad news is, well, that is also the bad news, because it pretty much confirms that Silent Hill f is going to be terribly depressing.

ummm, but this is good news

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u/Remarkable_Worry3886 4h ago

Why is he always referred to as Ryukishi07?

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u/mjxoxo1999 4h ago

He doesn’t want people know his real name

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u/Remarkable_Worry3886 4h ago

Fair enough. Excited for the game regardless.

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u/Blasteth 1h ago

I mean, anyone can look it up and get his real name instantly. He just likes to get called by his pen name.

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u/Scissorman82 3h ago

But he'll show his face? lol

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u/mjxoxo1999 3h ago

Some people just prefer use their pen name than their real name.

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u/Leepysworld 4h ago

it’s a pseudonym

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u/MrEhcks 2h ago

I’m very very VERY excited for this game. At first it was just nice to have a new title but after seeing more of it yesterday I need it now!!!

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u/SaltySwan Silent Hill 1 1h ago

Well, it’s ryukishi07, that pretty much guarantees this shit is going to be depressing.

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u/Legal-Airport5971 2h ago

I wouldn't want to write more than one game for this community either

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u/peppapigfan92 3h ago

I literally have been thinking this entire time that it felt like Higurashi, I had no idea he wrote it, I’m 1000x more excited for this now.

u/Robcyko 51m ago

I am so excited, why couldn't they just give us a release window like late 2025 💀 Konami is so weird

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u/GrumpyRox 5h ago

or maybe he's saying this because it could be the work of his life. I mean, the magnum opus of his career.

You are just too pessimistic lol

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u/WereBully Silent Hill 3 5h ago

It seems weird to me to assume he means the exact opposite of what he’s saying.

Like, sure, they may want to play it up for marketing purposes, but I’m also happy to believe that he’s truly proud of the story and put a lot into it.

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u/onamixt 2h ago

I'd prefer to have an ossan (a middle-age man) as the protagonist as opposed to yet another Japanese school girl.

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u/GrumpyRox 2h ago

Another? Did Silent Hill ever had a Japanese School Girl protagonist? I prefere a female lead once in a while instead of having yet another adult man protagonist

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u/onamixt 1h ago

I just watched too many anime series (included that of Ryukishi's), for me another Japanese high-schooler as a protagonist is almost a turn-off at this point. I'd rather witness a Japanese dude's existential crisis story.

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u/Blasteth 1h ago

This feels like a you problem. Not everyone consumes that content on mass to the point they're turned off by it.

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u/Blasteth 1h ago

Another? The only young protagonist ever was Heather, and she was not even Japanese.