#Silent Hill: The Short Message

[shadovvhearts]

[jimquisition]

Silent Hill: The Short Message is a really rubbish bit of trauma tourism that feels like a bad Bloober game despite not being a Bloober game. It's another bit of miserable nonsense squirted out by a Konami that doesn't give a stuff. Let's hate it together!

[omercifulheaves]

Silent Hill: The Short Message Art by Masahiro Ito

[ramiikin]

[supergreatfrien]

Bumbling Through Silent Hill: The Short Message

It's the first new Silent Hill game in almost a decade (no, Ascension isn't a game). Is there trauma? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT

[brigitteblackwood]

I'm referring specifically to characters that you get to play (this includes sub scenarios).

[satoshi-mochida]

Silent Hill: The Short Message now available for PS5 for free

Gematsu Source

Konami has released Silent Hill: The Short Message, a new Silent Hill experience, as a free download for PlayStation 5 via PlayStation Store.

Here is an overview of the game, via Konami:

Following messages from her friend Maya, Anita finds herself at a crumbling apartment block, infamous for rumors of suicides. Drawn inside, Anita soon finds her sense of reality shattered as she encounters bizarre, otherworldly spaces and twisted monsters. Maya’s message was clear—“can’t leave til you find it”—but what is it that Anita is really looking for? An all-new, modern Silent Hill experience, powered by the latest in game technology, now available free to play exclusively on PlayStation 5.

Watch the announcement trailer and a series of developer commentary videos below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

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Commentary 01: Production Team Interview

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Commentary 02: Acrtor/Director Interview

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Commentary 03: Sound Team Interview

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Commentary 04: Developer Interview

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Commentary 05: Cast Interview

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[petegrammarman]

this is the plot of silent hill short message

[acidxshark]

LATER TODAY

It's time to check out what this new age of Silent Hill has to offer as we dive into Silent Hill: The Short Message! Hope to see you there!

Art by @teamcatple

[wahbegan]

If there's one thing Silent Hill: The Short Message communicated to me, it's that for some reason, people really like to take the teeth out of what teens say to each other when they're being bullied.

Idk if it's a censorship thing or a thinking teens actually talk like that thing, but i promise it's not like "YOU'RE SO BORING POST SEXY PICS YOU'RE SUCH A LOSER UGLY CRYBABY" it's like "show tits whore. i m going to rape ur fat fucking d*ke mouth. ugly slut." "i cant stand ur fucking face so id put a bag over ur head ande fuck u in the ass LMAO" "slit your fucking wrists, you attention whore, nobody loves you, like oh boo poor me my mommy doesnt love me :((( your so pathetic"

Like i promise teenagers will say ANYTHING adults say to hurt each other, and several things they won't. If you're gonna go in for bullying, go IN for it or it makes it seem like Baby Silent Hill instead of taking the issue seriously

P.S. Nobody has been insulted by the word WITCH in several centuries

[jazbell]

NEW GAME BAD GRAAAAHHHHHHH

IM SO MAD WHY CANT THEY MAKE A DECENT SILENT HILL ANYMORE. indie devs have a better grasp on what made those games good than konami.

this game is so unsubtle and on the nose it feels insulting. you cant go 5 seconds without a cutscene flashing the words "THIS IS ABOUT HIGHSCHOOL BULLYING AND PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS" in bold bright red letters, every line from the mc is "oooh boy im not as good as maya ooooh i dont have followers". even then the actual depicted bullying feels target-less? none of the insults make sense in context, theyre too general. they should be more specific for them to hit.

its not even scary, its just reusing imagery from PT, the architectures just winding halls, the main ghost is literally lisa, the otherworld is full of eyes like the later loops of the house. theres no tension because the mc will not shut the fuck up, if you wanted to capture what PT was doing she shouldve been silent, at least quieter, and the whole of it should have been vaguer about the plot, let us find it ourselves, dont shove it to the forefront.

this is probably a bad and stupid ramble but im really mad and i needed to get it off my chest

[empressgwenny]

a lot of people saying silent hill: the short message doesn't feel like a silent hill game, but there are so many story elements referencing previous games. aside from the obvious loop mechanic being lifted from PT (which, come on guys, how do you cancel kojima and then years later pull this? come on), there were:

-grates and flames aesthetic in maze > silent hill 3

-drawing of hole in wall getting bigger > silent hill 4: the room

-image of door with multiple chains and locks >silent hill 4: the room

-guilt monster representing old trauma > silent hill 2

-cult following of a woman with psychic powers > silent hill 1 & 3

personally, i didn't like the protagonist very much because, as a lot of folks have said, her entire personality was her trauma. it's really hard to relate to someone who is so blatantly negative with every breath.

but! the themes were compelling. friendship as love, the past acting in the present, generational trauma, the haunting feeling of guilt, and being stuck in a cycle of all those things. i treasure them.

not saying it feels exactly like previous silent hill games, but like a certain wolfe once said, it sure beats homecoming.

[thiccurry]

“Seeking a connection with others is a sign of weakness… It’s running away. The strongest animals don’t form groups; they act alone, and need only themselves to survive. Those who betray themselves to fit into a group are pathetic… There’s no beauty in living like that. I want to be strong on my own, without a group. If there were only someone who would understand that… ”

Silent Hill: The Short Message (2024)

[shinigami-striker]

55 Konami Games I Can Name | Thursday, 03.20.24

Barring compilations, free-to-play titles, and remakes, these are the 55 Konami titles that I could find and name to celebrate the 55th anniversary of their establishment as a Japanese video game company known for developing and publishing over 1,000 video games since its conception in 1969 (exactly 55 years ago).

Titles:

1978

Block Game (Arcade)

1981

Frogger (Arcade)

1982

Pooyan (Arcade)

1985

Gradius (Arcade)

1986

Vs. Gradius (Arcade)

1987

Castlevania (1987 video game) (NES)

Contra (Arcade)

Top Gun (NES)

1988

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES)

Super Contra (Arcade)

1989

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989 video game) (NES)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game (Arcade)

1990

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES)

1991

Super Castlevania IV (SNES)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade)

1992

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project (NES)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (SNES)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (Sega Genesis)

1993

Rocket Knight Adventures (Sega Genesis)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Sega Genesis/SNES)

1994

Sparkster (SNES)

Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2 (Sega Genesis)

1998

Mystical Ninja starring Goemon (N64)

Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game) (PlayStation)

1999

Goemon's Greatest Adventure (N64)

2001

Dance Dance Revolution (video game) (PlayStation)

Konami Krazy Racers (GBA)

Silent Hill 2 (PS2)

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2)

2002

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (Xbox)

2003

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) (home console versions) (Nintendo GameCube/PC/PS2/Xbox)

2004

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus (Game Boy Advance/GameCube/PS2/Xbox)

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)

2005

TMNT: Mutant Melee (GameCube/PS2 (Europe only)/Xbox)

Frogger: Ancient Shadow (GameCube/PS2/Xbox)

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (Nintendo GameCube)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare (Nintendo DS/Nintendo GameCube/PS2/Xbox)

2006

Bomberman Legacy (PSP)

2007

MLB Power Pros (PS2/Wii)

2008

MLB Power Pros 2008 (Nintendo DS/PS2/Wii)

2010

Rocket Knight (2010 video game) (Microsoft Windows/PS3/Xbox 360)

2013

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Microsoft Windows/PS3/Xbox 360)

2014

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (Microsoft Windows/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One)

2015

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Microsoft Windows/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One)

2016

Vs. Bomberman (iOS)

2017

Super Bomberman R (Microsoft Windows/Nintendo Switch/PS4/Xbox One)

Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 (Microsoft Windows/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One)

2018

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner MARS (PC/PS4)

2019

eFootball PES 2020 (Android/iOS/PC/PS4/Xbox One)

Frogger in Toy Town (iOS)

2020

Skelattack (Microsoft Windows/Nintendo Switch/PS4/Xbox One)

2023

Super Bomberman R 2 (Microsoft Windows/Nintendo Switch/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/ Xbox Series X | S)

Super Crazy Rhythm Castle (Microsoft Windows/Nintendo Switch/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Xbox Series X | S)

2024

Silent Hill: The Short Message (PlayStation 5)

And that's the 55 Konami games I know.

Happy 55th anniversary, Konami! Thank you for you continuing contributions in the world of video games! 🎂

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[cranberrysaucebauce]

Idk maybe I’d like cherry blossom head more if this came out after silent hill f since flowers and plants are featured more prominently in the trailer. Right now it just kinda clashes with the franchise