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Team Silent disbanded? - A Black Falcon - 17th January 2011
http://helldescent.com/2011/01/17/team-silent-disbanded-by-konami-homecoming-artist-says-so/
Don't hurt yourself, Weltall...
Team Silent disbanded? - Great Rumbler - 17th January 2011
Haven't they basically been non-existent since Silent Hill 4 anyway?
Team Silent disbanded? - Sacred Jellybean - 17th January 2011
The author makes a good point that non-Team-Silent games have been good, such as Shattered Memories. Admittedly, that's the only one I've played, but still, the idea that only the original creators of a game series have the skill to make a good one is absurd. If anything, different developers can breathe new life into a series. It helps ensure that the games don't stagnate, and after 4 or so of them from the same team, it doesn't seem like such a bad idea.
Even at the risk of the integrity of the series being compromised (by new developers), at least it's something different.
Team Silent disbanded? - Weltall - 20th January 2011
Great Rumbler Wrote:Haven't they basically been non-existent since Silent Hill 4 anyway?
More or less. Membership on this team was always fluid, anyway. And, several members left of their own accord to start their own projects.
I think Shattered Memories was better than 3 or 4, anyway.
Team Silent disbanded? - Dark Jaguar - 20th January 2011
That said, 5 was pretty awful.
Team Silent disbanded? - Weltall - 20th January 2011
I have not played it to know, though I certainly have not gone out of my way to play the game in spite of it being out for almost four years.
I did play Silent Hill: Origins, however, and did not finish. The gameplay is rotten, and far too dark in interior locations. Darkness can make for very effective atmosphere. It can also simply make even basic navigation a huge pain in the ass. Also, I understand that it's realistic for a character to tire after being forced to run for extended stretches, but it's one of those touches of realism that I always prefer to be sacrificed for the sake of playability.