Kojima, Konami, and the cancellation of Silent Hills -

[SteelPlatedHeart]

So I'm sure everyone's heard about this by now, and I didn't see any threads from this month about it, so I figured I'd start one up. How do you guys feel about the whole situation? How about Silent Hill being cancelled and P.T. being pulled from the Store?

 

[DuskEngine]

I feel really bad for Guillermo del Toro. He tried making another survival horror game in 2012 and that was cancelled when THQ went under. I'd guess that eventually ended up becoming Silent Hills, and now that's cancelled too. His Mountains of Madness movie was axed as well. He's obviously a really talented filmmaker (Pan's Labyrinth proved that) and he's stuck doing stuff that's obviously outside the genre he wants to make.

 

[Sinner's Sandwich]

Nooooo! I was SO fucking exited!!! They even worked with JUNJI FUCKING ITO!!
But hey - I bet Kojima and Del Toro will make another horror game.

 

[John Titor]

Suikoden, Gradius, Castlevania, possibly Metal Gear and now this. How many more franchises must die to satiate your bloodlust, Konami?!

 

[Sinner's Sandwich]

Is the castlevania franchise really dying?

 

[John Titor]

Is the castlevania franchise really dying?

Koji Igarashi left even though he promised to make more Metroidvanias. Which is what bummed me out.

 

[DuskEngine]

Is the castlevania franchise really dying?

Whatever your opinion on the Lords of Shadow series is, they're not really Castlevania. The first one was barely even a Metroidvania.

 

[Lucky Wildcard]

I found this video yesterday. While these are rumors at the moment (Save for Silent Hills being cancelled, but this was confirmed hours after the video was uploaded), it's clear crazy things are happening at Konami.

Update: Konami filed a DMCA on the vid. Here's a mirrored variant.

Update 2: The original video is back.

From the same video, he provides an edited transcript of the conversation.

Also, misc. stuff about some of Konami's actions in general with comments from that same video I linked:

 

[ZehnBoat]

yeah, fuck konami

 

[Quijibo69]

It really kinda sucks because this was one of the reasons why I bought a PS4 to being with. Anymore new games are re-releases of games I can get cheaper on the last gen systems.

I'm glad I downloaded the demo when it was still up. Now my PS4 is worth more...

 

[ASoulMan]

I was pumped to see Norman Reedus in a Silent Hill game.

Konami really got hit hard after Kojima left.

 

[Olhelm]

Silent Hills might have saved the series.

Screw you, Konami.

 

[ATM]

Konami have been dead to me since they turned Parodius and Gradius into pachinko games and then quietly let both series die. I'm surprised it's taken this long for them to start fucking with MGS, I guess Kojima couldn't defend it any longer.
I can't really think of a company that's better at devaluing their own franchises. Not even Capcom.

 

[ZehnBoat]

Silent Hills might have saved the series.

Screw you, Konami.

silent hills might have been the start of a new series, it would have made a ton of money. but nope, someone just didn't like kojima, so he had to go.. good business practices.

 

[KingofManga420]

They were on life support through MGS before this. They're officially dead now, and I only hope their IPs get put in better hands. Like Tak Fuji.

 

[Sinner's Sandwich]

Wow if what has been posted here is true then Konami is full of bullies. I mean I know that working at a japanese video game company is hard but this is just fucked up and Kojima deserves much better. I actually feel sorry for him and the other people who work there.

RIP Konami

 

[tlegg]

I'm amazed I'm not a fan of any of their franchises but this is just amazing. how do you fucking make EA look on the ball.

 

[Watcher]

I'm going to play Devil's Advocate and assume the biggest reason why they're throwing Kojima under the bus is because MGS5 was costing way too much money. The game was being constantly delayed while Kojima tried to make his magnum opus more and more detailed.

Kojima mentioned during interviews that he fully intended Ground Zeroes to be included with The Phantom Pain but said it wasn't possible. Now I largely see why. Konami forced him to sell it separately pre release.

 

[c-no]

They were on life support through MGS before this. They're officially dead now, and I only hope their IPs get put in better hands. Like Tak Fuji.

If their IP's end up in better hands, we can only hope they can make a good game out of them that is worth our money.

 

[R.A.E.L.]

At this point, I don't care anymore. The SH franchise has practically been dead to me since Team Silent left. I was looking forward to this, but now, I think it's best to just let Silent Hill rest in peace. Konami had their chance at redeeming the series and they wasted it; I doubt we'll get anything as eerily interesting as P.T. ever again.