Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 20:35:51 GMT
Jun 1, 2015 20:30:56 GMT @backtothewalkers said:
Jun 1, 2015 20:23:58 GMT @zyphon said:
I just had the idea that if by some impossibility, when Hideo Kojima's contract with Konami runs out and he leaves the company(probably), if he were to get Norman Reedus and Guillermo del Toro on board and try to make a game that would be Silent Hills in all but name on kickstarter(just like Might No. 9 is Megaman and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is Castlevania), then they could potentially get Stephen King on board and make a game called Castle Rock.I mean, whether it's intentional or not(probably not), the entire concept of the Silent Hill(s) Series is pretty much a direct rip-off of King's series of Castle Rock stories. Biggest difference is that Castle Rock is actually populated in most of King's stories about it. But the basic concept is the same. some sort of presence in the town that fucks with people who have dark secrets/ are hiding something, psychological horror as the backbone of each series, etc.
Also, King's said before that he's done writing actual Castle Rock stories, but would be willing to use the town in a movie or TV Show.... maybe that could extend to a game as well.
And it all works out, really. Del Toro would obviously handle the visuals and aesthetic masterfully(see Pan's Labyrinth), and although Kojima isn't good with actual writing, he's good at developing the abstract ideas behind his games, so I assume that could translate into good psychological horror writing. And King is a fantastic writer, so probably leave any dialogue, characters, and the basic concept of the story to him. And then just throw in Norman Reedus as the cherry on top.
Now, I'm not naive enough to believe that this would ever, ever happen, but it's just an idea I had.
Also, there was a rumour recently that Microsoft had picked up Silent Hills, but it's been confirmed fake by Microsoft's PR.
Also, if Kojima, Del Toro, and Norman Reddus do end up doing it(with a different name) on kickstarter as people are hoping, it will mean we'll probably get a better game than we ever would have even if Konami hadn't cancelled it in the first place.