If one was going to reboot Silent Hill, wouldn't they do it on the PS3 and 360?  PSP and Wii just seem like odd places for it.

PSP and Wii isn't weird at all. A lot of PSone games are ported to PSP, and Wii is the only home console that doesn't have a Silent Hill game.

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If one was going to reboot Silent Hill, wouldn't they do it on the PS3 and 360?  PSP and Wii just seem like odd places for it.

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Icemael you mentioned getting it with updated graphics, in that case, wouldn't you want it on the graphically superior systems?

Let's say if they just released the original on the Playstation Store, would that re-release need a re-rate?

Alright fair enough. Is there any news regarding how the game will play? I can't imagine that the first SIlent Hill has aged well.

There aren't any news as of now, just rumors. But while we don't have any facts, we can be pretty sure that it's coming - a rumor followed by a re-rating. Coincidence? I think not.

They could be making good games, but they're wasting their time porting/upconverting an old, bad game.

I am really excited about this . As a long time silent hill fan I hope this rumor 'd be more than just a rumor .

PureRok said:

"They could be making good games, but they're wasting their time porting/upconverting an old, bad game."

Uhm, correct me if I'm wrong, but if they remade the game, wouldn't that remake have to be rated instead of the original? It's not the same game, not the same content, and that content might have a different influence. The only reason why they would have the original game rerated is if they wanted to port it in it's original form.

I'd say this is for a PSN release.

Also, submitted to a european ratings board by Konami of Europe? Keep in mind that Homecoming was just released here. Maybe they just had the first game rerated to see if they can use it / footage from it for marketing purposes?

Is there SH1 footage in Homecoming?

"Uhm, correct me if I'm wrong, but if they remade the game, wouldn't that remake have to be rated instead of the original?"

Really? But why? Updated graphics can have a huge impact on the portrayal of certain things, can't they?

I just saw that Climax games, the guys who are working on the undisclosed "Konami Wii & PSP Project", are a british company, and that the studio in Portsmouth is looking for new crew members. That might explain the BBfC/Konami of Europe thing.

Humm.

Huge Silent Hill fan here.....I'll be happy with a Silent Hill remake on the Wii that at least runs on the SH3 engine....IMO, the original gameplay may not be stellar, but a good enough vehicle to get through the experience, and the audio still holds up, save for the so-so voice acting and the long pause(loading?) between every sentence, the original graphics on the other hand.....hasn't fared so well....SH3's graphics are still really good for a SH experience for me. And give me a GC controller option, I like the Wii, but don't care for waggling on a Silent Hill...that's just me.

"And give me a GC controller option, I like the Wii, but don't care for waggling on a Silent Hill...that's just me."

"Really? But why? Updated graphics can have a huge impact on the portrayal of certain things, can't they?"

"Waggle" worked excellent in RE4. Pointer for aiming and looking around rocks, while waggling to me is better than rapidly tapping buttons in QTEvents. That said, I don't think SH had any of those events so there's not much room for waggle replacements of them, unless they add such things which again is not an issue and is just another extra thing to look at over the original, probably some chase sequences.

I wouldn't want any motion sensing, and I wouldn't want pointer aiming, either. Why? Because the first two Silent Hills purposely didn't have ANY on-screen displays or icons whatsoever. Just you and the world. That is a shamefully underused and extremely powerful storytelling device that I wouldn't wanna miss, and one of the things that made the other Silent Hills so awful.

A dot to aim doesn't sound game breaking. It could even lack that, aiming in relation to your flashlight's beam. Maybe add that little vibration when your aim is right on an enemy. The odd blood squirt, wall puff or tracer would help fine tune your aim. I still hope that Climax game is a new IP.

 Heck, it could even lack that, just aim in relation to your flashlight.

Silent Hill combat is supposed to be horrible. You're not supposed to want to fight. On top of that, Harry and James are awful shots, and the games had you missing a lot, especially when the enemies are further away and/or there's not enough light.

Silent Hill 1 is a pure classic, and would NOT really benefit from a mild graphical update to the PSP or Wii.  I agree w/ the above poster that if it ran on the SH3 engine then maybe ... But the PS1 version is almost perfect as is.  It actually works *better* as a horror game IMO w/ the lower res graphics and heavy fogging.

Why remake 1 when they cant get SH4 or SH5 or SHO correct?  They SH1 , SH2 and SH3 are great games, the rest have been pointless.

I loved the first SH, but the last time I played it was like 8 years ago, they should do a complete remake, meaning not only graphical but also add new gameplay elements because I doubt the original controls still hold up.

This article just suddenly makes sense of something - Silent Hill, one of the PSN downloads I'd wanded to happen did hit the UK PSN Store a few weeks back, but having spotted this, when I cam back to buy it it had dissapeared. If a port / remake is in the works you wouldn't want to pre-emptively burn out your market by flogging the original for a super bargain £3.99 would you?

Apparently the official word is that if you bought it when it was there, you get to keep it, but if not "it may be returned in the future", though I'm not holding my breath. Cheers Sony, another dissapointment.

Well, Nintendo think the opposite as they put Punch Out and Super Punch Out on Virtual Console just before the Punch Out Wii launch to get the hype going. But I guess it makes sense to try and pull it when it's on a machine the "reimagining" won't show up on.