God of War director Cory Barlog has expressed his interest in working on a Silent Hill remake. There hasn’t been any official news related to the video game series in a long time, with publisher Konami recently denying rumors that the company is working on a reboot of the franchise.
The last official release related to the series was 2014’s P.T. demo, which was meant to be a teaser for the now-cancelled Silent Hills game that was to be directed by Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima. Fans have not lost hope though as Hideo Kojima and his company, Kojima Productions, have teased an announcement that some say could be related to either Silent Hills or a new Silent Hill game altogether. Konami also recently met with Japanese horror manga artist Suehiro Maruo for undisclosed reasons, with the artist posting some intriguing images on his Instagram account that further fueled the rumors of a series revival.
In a recent Tweet, Cory Barlog was responding to another Tweet asking which of the four PlayStation games presented should be remastered. The options on the list were Silent Hill, Metal Gear Solid, Twisted Metal, and Xenogears from Square Enix (SquareSoft at the time). The game director not only chose Silent Hill but also indicated his desire to be involved in its development.
Barlog most recently worked on 2018’s God of War, which not only received near-universal acclaim and is considered one of the best games in the series, but also won Best Game Direction and Game of the Year at The Game Awards in 2018. Barlog has also worked on several other God of War titles including the original God of War as lead animator, God of War II as director and story writer, as a story writer for both God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghosts of Sparta, and as an early director of God of War III. He even worked on 2013’s critically-acclaimed Tomb Raider reboot as a cinematics director.
Even though Barlog hasn’t exactly worked on a major horror game, his work in the God of War franchise as well as 2013’s Tomb Raider reboot shows that he knows how to make stunning and engaging cinematic experiences, which could definitely work well in Silent Hill. Regardless of whether Barlog ends up working on a Silent Hill remaster though, it would be safe to say that it will be quite a long while until fans hear of it, let alone get a chance to play it.
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