Grew up born and raised with Konami titles, from Castlevania to Contra to Silent Hill and Metal Gear. I'm not sure how much weight is allowed to the rumors of Konami shutting down entirely, but even the mere thought is a depressing one. That logo signals gobs of childhood memories.
The Silent Hill/Kojima thing is probably the cruelest cut. Silent Hill has been the gold standard of horror titles for me, and being something of a helpless fanboi I even found things to like with some of the worse entries in the series. That said, even I recognized how the P.T. signaled a true return to form--a walk into the dissolving mind and the darkest nightmares hidden deep inside the soul. There's now always going to be a worry that whatever shape the next SH game takes will pale miserably in comparison--Kojima and del Toro set the bar that high.
I'm hoping they'll pull through, or at least sell their IPs to outside sources...but I hope to see that little orange and red logo just a little while longer.
The Silent Hill/Kojima thing is probably the cruelest cut. Silent Hill has been the gold standard of horror titles for me, and being something of a helpless fanboi I even found things to like with some of the worse entries in the series. That said, even I recognized how the P.T. signaled a true return to form--a walk into the dissolving mind and the darkest nightmares hidden deep inside the soul. There's now always going to be a worry that whatever shape the next SH game takes will pale miserably in comparison--Kojima and del Toro set the bar that high.
I'm hoping they'll pull through, or at least sell their IPs to outside sources...but I hope to see that little orange and red logo just a little while longer.
