Many fans of the horror genre believe it has been stagnating for years. Can a 2004 PlayStation 2 title remind us of what it’s all about?
In a career spanning interview, I speak to the creator of the Silent Hill, Siren, and Gravity Rush franchises about his 30 year time within the industry, what his thoughts are in making the transition from working for a AAA publisher to essentially becoming an independent, whether he’d be open to working on new iterations of the franchises that he’s renowned for, whether he’d be open to collaborating with any of the horror greats in the games industry, and what his long-term goals are for the next 30 years… Enjoy!
Interesting read, although the questions should have been more focused, and I think Gravity Rush, at least the first one, is fairly dark. Never got into the sequel.
I loved both games. There are pervasive themes of darkness worked in, but they're very vibrant games and Kat (history withstanding) is a very light-hearted character in a world that has its dark moments, but it's very generally upbeat, especially in comparison to Siren and Silent Hill.
Wait, dude made all 3? Wtf? Dude has a knack for cult classics like damn
"So most of the games that I’ve worked on have been new IPs, even though I’ve made different franchises and stuff. But I want to note that every time I make a new IP, my resources are pretty limited, and they’re limited by the company that I’ve worked for. So in that sense, Silent Hill, Siren, and the first Gravity Rush game, I think that we were striving to achieve something new, as opposed to making a big budget videogame. So I feel the need to do that every 3, 4, or 5 years. And I keep making new games, so going individual, like going indie right now, for me, I don’t really feel limited, I feel that it suits me more. So it feels like I’ve got an advantage, because I know how to work with limited resources."
That's encouraging. I really hope Sony would approach Toyama-san for a Gravity Rush sequel.
Just in time for Halloween, Dino Crisis and Siren will be available to play on PS5 and PS4 soon
The Korean Game Rating Board has rated Siren, though it's unclear if this is a re-release, remake or something else.
Ahhhh yea! I hope we can get the PS2 sequel. I still will never understand why that didn’t get a NA release.
Firesprite has been working on a AAA horror game for quite some time. Saw some people speculating maybe it's siren. That would be awesome.
I love Siren, but this sounds more depressing than anything.
Team Siren got gutted just for another team to make those games?
C'mon, man...
SIREN: Blood Curse (PS3) was great as well.
I never got into this game, i couldnt tell if it was being campy purposely or unintentionally.