The MCU has affected games like Silent Hill in a weird way

Date:
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:52:28 +0000

Description:
Konami announced an extensive roadmap for the future of Silent Hill and it
may be a sign of things to come.

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When Konami announced a Silent Hill 2 remake, I didnt think it could get better, but there were still 45 minutes left on the clock. The publisher then laid a detailed explanation of how it would expand the series, revealing new games and a movie.

After two decades of waiting, Konamis extensive roadmap for Silent Hill is a big swing. Theres the mysterious Silent Hill Townfall , a strange game made
by Stories Untold developer No Code, and a tease of a Japanese-set horror
game called Silent Hill F. But why do publishers feel the need to plot out their big series futures publicly?

Well, the MCU is to blame. Unique occurrence

When I stopped to think about it, this kind of large-scale roadmap announcement wasnt the first one Id seen recently. Prior to Konami breaking its silence, Ubisoft and CD Projekt made similar announcements for Assassins Creed, The Witcher, and Cyberpunk 2077 . Ubisoft revealed Assassins Creed Mirage , alongside new details about Assassins Creed Infinity , and teased games with simple codenames, Red, Jade, and Hexe. We dont know much about the games, only that we will have Assassins Creed content for a long, long time .

Its one thing to have a good idea of where your franchise is heading but another thing entirely to have publicly plotted out step by step where it
will go and what it will do long into the future. All of this micromanaging and corporate marketing is something weve seen before, but not in games: in films.

Games are taking a page out of Marvels comic as they plot out their own version of the cinematic universe. Need directions?

Game publishers and developers are likely following Marvel's (and Disneys lead) for similar reasons. It encourages investment, both from fans and shareholders.

By laying out a decade of games in the same series, youre telling fans that time spent with a game isnt wasted, and the lore and world will continue to expand. Lets not get into whether time spent in a game is more valuable if it is part of a developing series, there are far too many examples of excellent standalone, one-shot games for that argument to hold much water. But, there are active communities surrounding series like The Elder Scrolls and Mass Effect, precisely because they want to see the worlds growth with new games and stories. (Image credit: Konami)

For shareholders, the publisher is saying, Look, this successful series our fans like, were returning to that well throughout the next decade. Were planning on turning one success into a series of successes. If you invest
your money in us, it will grow.

However, the MCU has affected what and how much fans have come to expect from their favorite series. Many look for reassurance from game developers and publishers that series wont end, characters will return, and stories will get sequels, prequels, and spinoffs.

This reassurance may be needed for certain games to keep fans (and shareholders) on board. For example, it was important for CD Projekt Red to make clear its plans to fix Cyberpunk and continue the series, to show it was worth buying the game even after the poor reviews. While fans of Silent Hill hadnt heard anything in so long, it was crucial for Konami to reassure them that this time Silent Hill is here to stay. Resident Evil 4 Remake is embracing its eccentric roots with open arms



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