About
Silent Hill is a series of survival horror games owned by the company Konami. The series started with 3 critically lauded games, but has become infamous for it’s waning quality over the years, and Konami neglecting the series, patricularly with it’s handling of the “Silent Hills” game.
Origin
Silent Hill was release for the Playstation on January 31, 1999, garnering high acclaim from critics. More games in the series have followed, but after the fourth game in the series, “The Room”, many fans and critics noticed the quality of the games dropping drastically with each installment.
PT and Silent Hills
On August 14th, 2014, an unexpected demo named “P.T.” appeared on the Playstation Store, revealing itself to be a “playable teaser” for the new game “Silent Hills”. This was a joint development between Hideo Kojima and film director Guillermo del Toro. The teaser received praise for it’s engaging storyline and 2spookyness, prompting hype for the new Silent Hills game.
Due to Hideo Kojima’s falling out with Konami in April 2015, Silent Hills was canceled and PT was taken off the Playstation Store, prompting largely negative reactions from fans and critics alike. PS4s with PT installed were sold for high prices on eBay, and the popular opinion of Konami became hostile.
Pachinko
On August 4th, 2015, Konami announced a pachinko machine for the Japanese market based of the Silent Hill series, garnering extremely negative reactions from the press and fans.