Developer Black Helix caught quite a bit of heat fromSilent Hillfans after the release ofSilent Hill: Homecoming, mostly due to its focus on combat and a distinctly non-SH atmosphere.Homecomingartist Kenzie LaMar, however, has shunted the blame in Konami’s direction, saying that if you don’t like modernSilent Hill, take it up with the publisher.
“Just remember and never forget that if you don’t like the direction of whereSilent Hillwent the only people you can blame are Konami themselves,” says the artist. “They are the ones who canned Team Silent and wanted someone else to make the games. And Konami wanted the games to be different. Thats why team Silent was disbanded.
“From what I heard they were very happy with the games made by Double Helix and Climax. They were losing faith in the franchise for years. And to further prove what I am saying, they made an arcade styleSilent Hillshoot’em’up gun game!! HowSilent Hillis that?!”
I’ve personally not liked the direction of the franchise this generation, and I’m a guy who was actually forgiving ofSilent Hill 4. I’ve got my fingers crossed forSilent Hill: Downpour, but I hope that Konami keeps its sticky fingers out of the development, if the publisher really is the problem here.
