Silent Hill Slot
Silent Hill Pachislot is a game for slot machines developed by Takasago, a subsidiary of Konami. The game's loosely based on Silent Hill 2 story and re-uses characters and creatures from it. The slot machine is targeted only for the Japanese market. Konami Gaming, Inc. Is unveiling a new slot machine this week at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas, based on the popular Silent Hill video game series. The game is accompanied by an original cabinet design that features a 4K Ultra HD, 49-inch “J” curve display.
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It’s been almost seven years since the last Silent Hill game, Book of Memories, if you can believe that. Of course, we did have P.T. in that interim, but that only sort of counts and isn’t even accessible anymore, so hey. Since then, Konami has barely even acknowledged Silent Hill as a brand — a skin in Super Bomberman R, and a deluge of merchandise, but no games. Well, there was the 2014 pachislot machine, which fans have lamented over. Every once in a while some little pocket of hope bubbles up from the depths, Konami filed a trademark for Silent Hill in Canada back in August and that got lots of people cocking an eyebrow in feigned restraint. But no, there will never be another console-based, story-driven Silent Hill game ever again, and as if to remind you of that, Konami has unveiled their newest entry into the series — Silent Hill: Escape.
This will evidently be part of Konami’s presentation at a Las Vegas gaming expo later this month, and Konami’s almost comical (if it wasn’t so depressing) line about the “experience” just fills my heart with something akin to disdain. Executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Konami Gaming, Tom Jingoli, had this to say:
“Konami’s aim is empowering operators with exceptional entertainment to reach and engage today’s players and beyond. We are actively leveraging a combination of top technology, talent, design, and development to deliver a host of new products at this year’s event, through the immediate years to come.
This cabinet is a striking combination of sleek entertainment, premium packaging, and player comfort, backed by a rich library of original titles. Everything, including its shape, screens, betting surface, and available merchandising, has been engineered to maximize both player experience and operational results. This latest cabinet is a first glimpse at great things to come from Konami.”
While all we have is this one photo, I really do love the “leveraging a combination of top technology, talent, design, and development” when this machine appears to just be using old assets from 2012’s Downpour. I assume it will most likely be like the 2015 Silent Hill pachislot, which used a combination of old footage from Silent Hill 2 and new action footage using that game’s characters. The use of “backed by a rich library of original titles” might indicate that elements will be pulled from across the brand though. The image shown might just be a “work in progress” design. But hey, if you’re a Western fan, you’ll get the chance to play this time around as it’s coming here! It probably doesn’t have anything to do with pachinko machines getting heavy regulations in Japan, so have at it, friends! I’m sure you’ll be seeing this in your restless dreams.
[Source] via The Nerd Stash
This generous fan took it upon himself to completely finance three games for a total reboot of the series!
By The Rotting Corpse
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These are uncertain times with the continued spread of COVID-19 across the globe, but this pandemic couldn’t stand in the way of Lucio Battista, a longtime fan of Silent Hill, who spent his entire life-savings on a slot machine inspired by the franchise. This generous charity thereby resulted in Konami announcing it will be remaking the first three games in the series.
“I’m feeling pretty ecstatic right now,” said Battista, who was looking over his bank account and staring at his now-non-existent wealth. “Even though I’m completely broke and without a job, I know that I’ve made a lot of fans happy right now by financing not one, but three new Silent Hill games. Can somebody pat me on the back for this amazing deed?”
We then proceeded to tap him a few times on his back, only for him to snap into in a weeping panic shortly thereafter. “Oh my god!” the impoverished man exclaimed. “What have I done? I should have stopped myself from spending everything I had. I’m bound to pay dearly for this when I break the news to my wife and kids back home.”
It’s been a long eight years since Silent Hill: Downpour, the last notable entry in the series, but the news of remakes on the way is sure to make fans scream in joy. Nobody asked or even wanted a Silent Hill slot machine, but thank goodness for whoever approved that ridiculous project because we wouldn’t be where we are today without it.
Sure, we’ll probably find a lifeless Battista hanging from his ceiling by the end of the week, but his incredibly generous gift to the series will live on for years to come. Should the man go through with that unfortunate fate, we hope Konami would be respectful enough to give him praise in the ending credits for each title. Either way, they should probably thank him regardless!
At press time, bewildered fans and reporters at a press conference were left scratching their heads in frustration and anger after Konami announced the upcoming remakes would be exclusively developed as slot machines instead of for home video game consoles as everyone had previously assumed.
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