Silent Hill Townfall looks like the most Silent Hill game in years

The most dramatic thing about Silent Hill Townfall is its first-person perspective. It's the only aspect that has me inching forward in my seat while watching the upcoming horror game's first proper trailer. Heavy fog creeps through a washed-out, nondescript coastal town called St Amelia — based on a Scottish island, I learn through a 30-minute deep dive.

A man cradles a gun, a disembodied woman's voice tells him he "did what he did," there's plenty of hospital imagery, and finally, violent manifestations of his guilt-ridden consciousness swarm him in the streets. It boasts everything that made the best Silent Hill games memorable to begin with.

And somehow, that makes Townfall's reveal a bit of a letdown for me. I have nothing against Townfall's 1980s Scottish backdrop; on the contrary, I'm glad that Japan-set Silent Hill f kicked off a new trend, challenging the notion that the American town itself needs to be featured or referenced in every series instalment.

Scotland, St Amelia

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