A single community. A psychological horror story that is being written on the fly. Not improvised, but through simultaneous decisions. An extension of the authentic Silent Hill canon in which neither Konami nor its own creators know what is going to happen next. Silent Hill Ascension is the most experimental game in the entire franchise, it will be broadcast via streaming and its premise already points to ways: facing traumatic situations collectively.
Silent Hill Ascension He confesses to drink from the lessons learned with initiatives such as the episode Bandersnatch de Black Mirror or the moral dilemmas of Telltale Games’ graphic adventures to offer an interactive experience with a singular nuance compared to both examples: the decisions that are made collectively cannot be reversed. Always leaving margins to interact that can be a day or a week. and that gives a special value to each dilemma.
Genvid Entertainment, who together with Konami and Bad Robot (JJ Abrams’ production company) are shaping Silent Hill Ascensionthey not only want to give viewers the power to decide on the story that will be created on the fly, but also to promote the conversation about what happens, what can happen and what has been shown.
Something very in tune, everything is said, with other television phenomena such as Lost o Twin Peaksbut completely integrated into the universe of psychological horror of Silent Hill. With its atmosphere, its creatures and that latent tension. However, instead of focusing on the town that gives the saga its name, Genvid Entertainment is committed to expanding the scale worldwide with locations spread all over the planet, more protagonists and, by extension, a fabric of relationships between the characters. richer and open to possibilities.
And what is even more interesting: as in the games of Silent Hill, the anxieties of the protagonists will manifest little by little in the environment and in events. In the nightmare creatures that will go from being a threat to a real danger. With the great nuance that we will not experience these situations individually, but together with a whole community of spectators and participants.
Playing with them to be distracted and at key moments in the face of a series of revelations under the premise that not always what we believe corresponds to reality.
The first big question: when will this project start? The emision of Silent Hill Ascension will start this year as part of the revival of the Konami saga, although there is no set date. And despite the fact that mystery is an essential part of this collective horror experience, no one will be surprised if the first broadcast coincides with the eve of Halloween.
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