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Bloober TeamCEO Piotr Babieno has admitted that the team is well aware of how sceptical fans are about it handling theSilent Hill 2 remakeand that it just wants a chance to prove itself.
Silent Hill fans have spent the last decade and a bit begging Konami to do anything with the seriesafter ditching it in 2012 and thenruining the chance for a revival with Hideo Kojima in 2014. Well, it only took eight years, but that’s exactly what has been happening ever sinceKonami announced in 2022 that it was bringing the series back in several big ways.
While it’s true that Silent Hill fans got their wish, it did feel a little like it was granted by a Monkey’s Pawwhen it was revealed that Bloober Team would be remaking Silent Hill 2, one of the most beloved and carefully crafted horror games of all time.Bloober has received criticism in the past for how it handles sensitive topicsand subtle scares,so it’s fair to say that fans have been very sceptical.
Bloober Team Just Wants Gamers To Trust It With Silent Hill 2’s Remake
With how vocal the community has been with its opinions, you might wonder if Bloober Team has seen all of the backlash that Silent Hill 2’s remake has received since it was announced. As it turns out, yes, the team is very aware of how fans feel about its involvement,which is something that Bloober CEO Piotr Babieno discussed in a recent interview with Rolling Stone.
During the interview, Babieno notes that it’s aware of the criticism that some fans have levied against Bloober since Silent Hill 2’s remake was revealed. In response, he says he just wants gamers to trust Bloober, but that he knows that trust will come through in the final product. Babieno also expresses how important Silent Hill 2 is to him and the team, which is causing them to be even more careful with it.
I am dreaming that gamers will trust us, but I realize that trust is earned through actions, not through words. So that’s why we have a policy of not commenting and raising hopes. We want to show our ambitions through our work, so we can’t ask for anything more than ‘give us a chance.
Although Bloober has seen the critiques for Silent Hill 2’s remake, Babieno says that the team appreciates the constructive criticism, since it’s been “invaluable in refining our project”. We’ve seen some examples of this since the game was revealed,such as how James Sunderland was made to look younger than he did when the remake was shown off in 2022.
