"It’s next to impossible to please everyone" - Producer Devin Shatsky Talks Silent Hill: Downpour

TheGamingLiberty.com:

"TGL caught up Silent Hill producer Devin Shatsky to talk about all things Downpour, about that “core” SH experience and just what we can expect from the town this time around."

[Laypoof]

That's not a problem as long as developers don't change/modify the game to something that it's not to make it more appealing. Obviously the biggest example are first person shooter games that become CODified and end up losing their identity. That sh*t pisses me off!

[rezzah]

Makes me think of KZ3, which was great but 2 was way better and more original.

Those who complained about controls where too accustomed to the twitching of COD 4 and 5.

[zinkabassy]

That maybe true, but seeing gameplay footage ,.. some gameplay elements were really completely broken and need to be addressed fast,.. So this is just a pretty poor excuse.

[rezzah]

I've seen gameplay of the dude fighting screaming women that cause you to stand still holding your head. They scream randomly making it hard to protect yourself and it seems there is no way to stop it unless you kill them.

this will make the game complicated and annoying if faced with multiple screaming women because you won't be able to move very far with them seizing your movement and hitting you until you die.

To me it seems to be more action than horror, or well they try to add horror but it isn't twisted like the early games.

[Inzo]

ND and Kojima would beg to differ.

[OMGitzThatGuy]

I don't like movie game hybrids or the fact that drake traded Chloe for Elena.

[NarooN]

What does any of that have to do with SH or this article?

[kreate]

idk but his chloe/elena complaint seems kinda funny being in this article.
especially after reading urs.

[godsinhisheaven]

Go watch "the real silent hill experience" on youtube please...

[phinch]

on part 3, as if just readind your comment has ade me watch 3 videos, awesome find dude

[godsinhisheaven]

Those videos are indeed awesome.

[NarooN]

I watched them earlier this year, and while they do say some cool stuff about the development of the games and some story stuff that was confusing to some, once they get to SH4 and beyond, all they did was bash every game that was released at that point. It was just Team Silent-worshiping at the finest, fearmongering and talking about how the series is ruined and how every game needs to play like SH1-3.

It became annoying and they just need to learn to move on.

[godsinhisheaven]

Yeah they said the silent hill franchise should have stoped at 3...But still, you can't deny that their understanding of the games is really solid, supported by the original silent hill and even members from Team Silent.

[Ramas]

First of all you dont need to please everyone, focus on old silent hill fans and dont loose silent hill charm, thats all.
in other words less action/combat more exploration.

[NavySeal74]

Also bring back the atmosphere from silent hill 2.

[pipipi]

so far for me, the game looks very good, they just need to add a "lock on" while in combat