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- Rain will signal when enemies are coming, you can either choose to fight them or hide until the rain passes.
- There will be collectables, such as money
- At one point in the game, you can choose a variety of ways to tackle a locked door - such as using a rock to smash the lock, or using a crowbar.
- Most parts of the enviroments will be useable as weapons
- The subway system does not include a train, it includes dark twisting maintinence tunnels!
- There will be choices in the game (Save a life or take a life) these will have consequences

We should be getting new screenshots and a new trailer sometime soon

Artwork
Murphy Pendleton
http://www.dreadcentral.com/img/news/apr11/shdp7.jpg

Anne Cunningham
http://www.dreadcentral.com/img/news/apr11/shdp8.jpg

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People are saying it looks like Alan Wake - I can sorta see the similarities in the woods area, though they do each have their own identity...plus there's the fact they're both mining towns based on a riverside...and both inspired by Twin Peaks :D

Alan Wake
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Downpour
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Alan Wake
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Downpour
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But once you get into Silent Hill, it looks vastly different from AW
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Just found out that a forum I visit is the primary place researched when development began O_O

Hailed as the best Silent Hill comic to date (and the only game tie in), Past Life is being released as a trade paperback version on the 27th

http://geektyrant.com/storage/page-i...=1300403015805

Konami's Tomm Hulett has waved aside "strong" fan criticism of exploration "short cuts" built into Silent Hill: Downpour, saying that complaints are the product of "misconception".

The new game (eighth in the series) stars Murphy Pendelton, an escaped convict unlucky enough to wander into the spooky Midwestern 'burg, and will return the series to the more open-ended level format offered by the original and first sequel.

With the playing area reported to be much larger than that of any previous Silent Hills, Vata Games has designed a run-down subway system to offer fast travel between areas. Fans have slated the move, arguing that the inclusion of a subway cuts against the franchise's moody backwater ethos, but according to Hulett, their fears are misplaced.

"We've noticed that the idea of a "Subway system" has really gotten a strong response from fans," the Konami producer told OXM in an interview. "I think there's a misconception that Murphy will be buying tickets and waiting on the platform for the 5:00 train to reach his destination."

"It's a lot more 'Silent Hill' than all that. As you can see in the screenshots, along the way to a train platform Murphy will locate broken areas in the wall he can squeeze through."

"These lead to service tunnels that he can traverse to reach other areas of town. So as you can see, the subway tunnels are 'shortcuts' that will speed up your town navigation - not literal train rides."

Murphy will carry a town map, automatically updated with red arrows and crosses in keeping with series tradition, and devotees can expect "plenty of nods to past Silent Hills" in the environments.

Look out for more from Hulett shortly in the form of a mighty OXM feature. In the meantime, here are some screenshots and concept arts to chew over. Keep tuning that radio.

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Also in a podcast interview with 'Silent Hill Experienced', writer, Tom Waltz detailed the amount of exploration in the game, stating that there will be dozens of side quests in each playthrough that will adapt to your playing style ala Shattered Memories

Also, running water will apparently symbolise the need to RUN LIKE HELL! As a preview details a scene when the rain starts coming, you're left with the choice to fight the creatures or hide until it's passed

i see chewys finger http://i.imgur.com/84xff.gif

*just realises what you mean LOL!*

This is the subway mentioned
http://helldescent.com/wp-content/up...-26-11_008.jpg
http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/1952...02-noscale.jpg

It's been hinted throughout the series (Harry and Heather used to live in Portland)/Shepherd's Glen's town hall had books on New England mining towns

Anyway, here's the proof that cements it
Prison bus has Maine numberplate, and has the writing "Maine Department of Corrections" above the fire exit door.

and then the I-95 logo appears above Silent Hill on a road sign, the I-95 runs along the East Coast of America, ending in Maine, New England :P
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Konami is holding a pre-E3 conference, with Downpour heading its roster of games

MVC has an interview with Konami's UK distributor, who seems to confirm a November release for the 3DS MGS game and Downpour

http://www.mcvuk.com/features/924/INTERVIEW-Pete-Stone

Not much, but a little look at the game

Looks like the weapons actually break apart in real time, instead of being in one piece, then suddenly breaking

A few pics from the trailer, looks like it's from earlier on in the production cycle

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Oh that looks brilliant! I do like me some Silent Hill! I remember the very first one for the PS1 I bought and didn't properly play for about a year as it used to scare me like mad (think I was only about 9 at the time!)

Lol! Same here, it too me ages to complete Silent Hill 2, even though I was playing on the Beginner difficulty, where only Pyramid Head can really kill you xD

Hah I know the feeling. Which was it that not far from the very start you had to walk down an alleyway and the camera view was like from a high-up angle (possibly CCTV aspect) and you couldn't see what was around the corner? Think it was SH1. THAT took me about an hour to brave going around the corner lmao.

EDIT: HERE IT IS!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hyxVrUJaoB..._alleydog2.jpg

Haha! That alley was PURE nightmare fuel xD

The producer of Downpour just explained to me and a few other fans that the weapons in the new game, when broken, will still be useable, but things such as falling down a long drop can take away your weapons

That's quite scary!

It gets much worse than that :p

Lovely lol, not my kinda thing then!

I hope Downpour manages to be as scary lol

Rumour has it that Downpour could be one of the Wii 2 launch titles

The producer just confirmed to me that we will be able to use a rifle and pistol as Melee weapons :3

10 hours to go
http://www.konami.com/e3/

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WOW! Well I'm getting this game for sure. Lol.

I love how we're getting scenes set in the real world too, usually we're just thrown into the foggy world

Listen at around the 2:32 mark, and you will hear the man himself...Solid Snake! Or at least everyone seems so

Brian Gomez, a developer tweeted this
"Sorry, I cannot divulge anything about casting, or Solid Snake puts a bullet through my temple."

Just found this screenshot
http://www.konami.com/konami-e3/imag...humbnail_1.jpg

The I-23 Highway is fictional (the I-79 was mentioned in the last trailer, a real highway lol)

Magazine preview

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• All new and updated Silent Hill experience that visually stands on its own with the current
competition. Utilizing Unreal 3 technology, the game brings the town of Silent Hill, its characters,
the creatures and the alternate hell world into vivid and spectacular display.
• Free-roaming and deep exploration that will take players into all-new ‘Side Quests’ unlocking
areas within the game, special items and bonus content.
• An ever-changing game world including day and night ‘Normal’ world and ‘Otherworld’ world, all
manifested and sourced from character actions throughout the game.
• First-time ever 3D technology will bring Silent Hill a step closer to the player with threedimensional immersion.
• Renowned story and music talent attached to the game including:
• Silent Hill comic writer, Tom Waltz
• Original music directed and composed by renowned composer, Dan Licht, of the
Showtime series, Dexter.
• Theme song performed by hard-rock multiplatinum group, Korn.

More info

Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.

Developer: Vatra Studios

Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Release Date: October 2011

Genre: Survival Horror

ESRB: RP (Mature expected)

Players: 1 player

Website: www.konami.com/silenthill

Full Game Description:

Murphy Pendleton has been incarcerated for several years, having had his sentence extended once already. Due to his history at Ryall State Prison, he is being transferred to nearby Wayside Maximum Security Penitentiary—but a freak accident cuts the journey short. Waking up in a forest next to the wrecked bus, Murphy has a clear shot at freedom. He makes his way into the sleepy town of Silent Hill where mysterious locals welcome him into a slowly developing personal hell.

Silent Hill Downpour is the latest Silent Hill game offering the familiar Survival Horror gameplay delivered in the most defined visual quality to date. The game also expands on the exploration theme of the franchise both design-wise and through psychological torture, ambient story, horrific enemies and self-evaluative questions of despair.

Ew KORN? :bored: