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Fahs, Travis (October 30, 2009). "IGN Presents the History of Survival Horror". IGN. p.6. Archived from the original on December 24, 2011 . Retrieved February 24, 2012. Silent Hill 2 also helped spark a short-lived period of renewed interest in horror games. a b Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (May 23, 2003). Silent Hill 3. Konami. Scene: Staff credits. a b c Fahs, Travis (October 30, 2009). "IGN Presents the History of Survival Horror". IGN. IGN Entertainment, Inc. p.5. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010 . Retrieved June 9, 2011. Praise was particularly aimed at the dark, cerebral narrative and storytelling, exploration and handling of mature themes and concepts, such as mental illness and domestic abuse, the sound design and musical composition, the atmospheric and frightening tone and direction, fear-inducing and tense gameplay, along with the graphics, and the symbolic nature of the monster designs. Silent Hill 2 is widely considered to be the best installment in the Silent Hill game series and is considered by many to be a masterpiece of the horror game genre. In October, Gans spoke once again about the upcoming relaunch and his third film, stating during an interview at the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival that "I know a bit about the [next Silent Hill game]. I work with Team Silent, the original creators. I work in collaboration with Konami", suggesting that members of the original development team, Team Silent, are involved with the upcoming game(s). [51] [52] On October 19, Konami released a video revealing a new film, Return to Silent Hill, and several new Silent Hill games: a Silent Hill 2 remake, Silent Hill: Townfall and Silent Hill f. [53] [54] Both Akira Yamaoka and Masahiro Ito are confirmed to be returning for the Silent Hill 2 remake; Yamaoka as composer and Ito as the lead concept artist.a b Climax Studios (December 8, 2009). Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. Konami Digital Entertainment. Scene: Staff credits. Crossley, Rob (April 27, 2015). "Silent Hills Cancelled, Konami Confirms". Archived from the original on April 28, 2015 . Retrieved April 27, 2015. Plunkett, Luke (March 20, 2009). "PAL PlayStation Store Update: Silent Hill!". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011 . Retrieved December 25, 2010. Makuch, Eddie (February 29, 2012). "Silent Hill HD Collection delayed further - Report". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012 . Retrieved March 1, 2012.

A film adaptation of the first game in the series, Silent Hill, was released in 2006. It was adapted and directed by French film director, producer and writer Christophe Gans. Gans himself is a big fan of the Silent Hill game series. A second film adaptation, titled Silent Hill: Revelation written and directed by M. J. Bassett and based on Silent Hill 3, [151] was released in 2012. Christophe Gans expressed an interest in making a third film in a 2020 interview, stating that a script is being developed centred on puritanism. [152] In October 2022, a sequel to the first film was announced to be in early development, referred to as Return to Silent Hill, with Gans returning to direct and the film being based on Silent Hill 2. [153] In popular culture [ edit ] Silent Hill Ending Analysis". Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶 サイレントヒル・クロニクル[ Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle] (in Japanese). NTT Publishing Co., Ltd. July 31, 2003. pp.28–29. ISBN 4-7571-8145-0. XVII: The Star – Motif". Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶 サイレントヒル・クロニクル[ Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle] (in Japanese). NTT Publishing Co., Ltd. July 31, 2003. pp.106–107. ISBN 4-7571-8145-0. Lake, Max (January 10, 2001). "Play Novel: Silent Hill Preview". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012 . Retrieved November 23, 2008. The hometown of horror novelist Stephen King, who based many of his novels' fictional Maine towns upon it. His novel Carrie and his short stories " The Mist" and " 1408" are among his known influences on the series of Silent Hill.a b Staff (October 15, 2020). "[Update: 10/17/2020]Every cancelled Silent Hill game" . Retrieved October 16, 2022. Shoemaker, Brad (July 12, 2007). "Konami's 15-minute press event raises eyebrows". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007 . Retrieved November 10, 2007.

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Massimilla, Bethany (September 7, 2004). "Silent Hill 4: The Room Review for PlayStation 2". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 20, 2010 . Retrieved May 2, 2010. James Sunderland (Guy Cihi) comes to Silent Hill after apparently receiving a letter from his wife Mary (Monica Taylor Horgan), who had been suffering from an illness and died three years before. [17] While exploring the town, he encounters Angela Orosco ( Donna Burke), a teenage runaway searching for her mother; Eddie Dombrowski (David Schaufele), another teenage runaway; and Laura (Jacquelyn Brekenridge), a brattish eight-year-old who befriended Mary and accuses James of not truly loving her. [15] [18] [19] While searching a local park, James also meets Maria (Horgan), a woman who strongly resembles Mary but has a much more assertive personality. Maria claims that she has never met or seen Mary, and because she is frightened by the monsters, James allows her to follow him. [20] Arriving at a bowling alley, Eddie and Laura are found inside, but Laura runs off. Kietzmann, Ludwig (June 10, 2011). "Silent Hill: Book of Memories developed by WayForward". Joystiq. AOL Inc. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012 . Retrieved July 22, 2011.

Some of the more apparent themes of the narrative are grief, guilt, and punishment. Other noticeable themes in Silent Hill 2 are mental illness, [31] lust, love and abuse, [1] including an exploration of how it affects people. [3] Akira Yamaoka composed the music for Silent Hill 2. [10] At his home, Yamaoka took three days to write the music for "Theme of Laura", Silent Hill 2 's main theme, by combining "a sad melody" and "a strong beat", although he does not consider the melody to be the "most important" element of a musical piece. [32] He wanted the music to evoke emotions in the player. [32] Silent Hill 2 makes extensive use of sound effects ranging from screams to footsteps on broken glass. [6] In charge of the game's fifty sound effects, Yamaoka wanted to surprise the player with different sounds and create an unsettling environment. [32] He also incorporated occasional silence, commenting that "selecting moments of silence is another way of producing sound". [32] Top 100 Best Video Games". Archived from the original on January 1, 2018 . Retrieved January 8, 2018. a b c d "IV: The Emperor – Visual Concept". Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶 サイレントヒル・クロニクル[ Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle] (in Japanese). NTT Publishing Co., Ltd. July 31, 2003. p.90. ISBN 4-7571-8145-0.