Silent Hill f writer Ryukishi07 shares what he hopes you learn from his take on the horror series

Truth beryllium told, I haven't played each that galore games this year, who has the time! There was 1 I couldn't miss retired on, however, which was Silent Hill f, the archetypal decently caller introduction successful the bid for galore years, and 1 with immoderate pedigree down it, Higurashi and Umineko writer Ryukishi07. I ended up reviewing it for this present site, and liked it precise overmuch then, and possibly much now. There were immoderate large lessons to beryllium learned, and successful a caller interview, Ryukishi07 enactment immoderate of those lessons into succinct, rather beauteous words.

Speaking to GamesRadar, the writer spoke of however each of the fearfulness game's characters, not conscionable protagonist Hinako, but her parents, her friends, and the mysterious Fox Mask "may person had their ain hell. Please bash not hide that, oregon the information that Hinako was oblivious to those hells, arsenic she was excessively consumed by her ain idiosyncratic hellhole to notice." He continued to enactment however your ain idiosyncratic hellhole is "a satellite of solitude that nary 1 other tin perceive, but delight bash not autumn into the trap of assuming that others astir you person nary hellhole of their own."

It's aboriginal connected successful the interrogation wherever Ryukishi07 says what I find astir heartwarming, a unusual feeling to person with thing similar Silent Hill. He discusses however helium wants radical to judge that immoderate signifier of hellhole a idiosyncratic mightiness beryllium experiencing, it volition travel to an extremity 1 day. And according to him, "the cardinal to the mode retired of your idiosyncratic hellhole lies successful the hands of your family, friends, oregon your section hotlines. You person endured done your idiosyncratic hellhole truthful much. You person already persevered enough, truthful please, beryllium arrogant of yourself, and trust connected the assistance of others."

The hotlines portion is perchance a interaction hokey, but the wide tone of the connection is 1 I admit deeply. It is simply a connection that is good woven into the crippled itself, and is borderline Kingdom Heartsian successful its nature, a bid that is possibly diametrically opposed to Silent Hill successful astir each regard. The feeling of comradery betwixt Hinako and Shu is 1 of the champion elements of the game, and it's reassuring to spot the almighty communicative of the 2 relying connected 1 different wasn't conscionable a fluke.

I'd truly urge the afloat scholar implicit astatine GamesRadar, arsenic agelong arsenic you're alright with immoderate spoilers. I had small religion successful Silent Hill f, and was proven wrong, truthful to spot the emotion with which Ryukishi07 speaks of his instauration is conscionable bully to see.