Silent Hill Creator Reveals New Horror Game
Keiichiro Toyama is preparing a game which may interest Silent Hill fans. The creator of the original first installment showed a handful of concept arts from Bokeh studio's debut title.
We've known since December that Keiichiro Toyama, the father of the Silent Hill series, is preparing a survival horror game with his newly formed team, Bokeh Game Studio. The project is still shrouded in mystery, but new materials reveal something about it. It's a video featuring Keiichiro Toyama, which, in addition to detailing his history, also shows a handful of concept arts from the studio's first game. Some of them are posted below.
If we evaluate the images in terms of their horror value, the first game of Bokeh Game Studio seems to be very promising. However, it should be remembered that, as announced in December, the team wants to reach a "wider audience" with its debut project. Toyama stressed it again. Although it's a return to the roots for the Japanese developer, he's keen to maintain an "entertaining note" so that players feel excitement during the game, rather than, implicitly, the thrill of horror. Toyama added that, for him, true horror isn't about scary scene, but about shaking up everyday life by putting ordinary people in irrational situations. And judging by the artwork, that definitely doesn't mean the game itself will lack more tangible horror.
