Silent Hill: Downpour dev under review - Report

This is a real shame. Don't do this Konami! I have played Silent Hill 2, 3, The Room, Homecoming, Shattered Memories, and Downpour. I haven't been this immersed in a Silent Hill game since 2. I enjoyed it even more than 3, because Heather was a jerk. I really connected with Murphy, and I loved the side quest/exploration option. I admit the game was buggy, but it was definitely playable. They need to remember that neither Team Silent or the original composer, Akira was involved in this. So considering that, this game is amazingly well made.

I don't really like the idea of people loosing their jobs in any way but i was a bit disappointed with downpour, I think it went down the right road in terms of trying to make the game more open and adding side quests but the enemies were terrible and it was really buggy ( Xbox ) for me and it took me out of the game a lot of the time.

This is too bad, I liked Downpour and thought it was the best SH since The Room. I was hoping to see more from these guys, I hope they weather the storm.

the xbox version of the game was fantastic and lived up to the series for me, another worthwhile entry, the ps3 version on the other hand was riddled with bugs and had terrible framerate, this probably has nothing to do with the article but thought i'd put my 2 cents on the quality of ther product in

People are just worried here because it's the "last SH dev", although a relative unknown dev to the public.SH won't end because of it.

What a bloody shame. Vatra are the first developers to give the series a glimer of hope after the 4th game, and their days could be numbered?

I know Downpour wasn't perfect, but as far as I was concerned Downpour was the first game since 'The Room' to have that Silent Hill feel again. I was hoping they'd get another shot at doing another one. But them hopes look grime now. :(

downpour was one of the most games I ever enjoyed this year it was amazing especially with the otherworld sections so please give vatra games a break it was a FUN game..sure downpour didn't get too good reviews but it's a fun game nonetheless...my only complaint is they didn't fix until now the saving issues.

i've played it wasn't bad but it wasn't great ether..

Please give Silent Hill back to Japanese devs. The terror factor these games used to instill came from the unknown and the completely abstract story and imagery they used. You were never allowed to get comfortable and each game had a legitimate heart-pounding WTF moment to bring it full circle. SH2, the closet when you think Pyramid Head is going to tear the door off and kill you, SH3 the room with the mirror that has your reflection start bleeding and dying and all of a sudden you realize your health is dropping down so you run like hell to the exit, SH4, the face room (you know the one). Silent Hill: Homecoming had all of the correct Silent Hill imagery but didn't use it in a way to set itself apart from the rest, you could just cruise right through unafraid to explore anywhere, and that was a disappointment for the first Next-Gen SH. I have yet to play Downpour but i don't have a good feeling.

homecoming wasn't as bad as people make it out to be. it had a good plot and an appearance by the infamous pyramid head! what more could you want? downpour is the best silent hill game in ages with it's free roam feature and the amazing combat. downpour is right on par with the first two silent hill games.

Konami has been treating the Silent Hill franchise like a quick cash-grab for the last few entries in the series. Very limited resources, no-frills developers and poor marketing don't make for blockbuster sales. What did they expect?!

too all the ppl saying Downpour was a bad game play it for more then 5 min sure it had bugs and the enemies are lacking a bit. but Downpour did things right and what was that? it was a true survival horror game that made you jump and use that thing most gamers lost thanks to games like COD A BRAIN 

Vatra Games the only good survival horror games maker out there right now in my book Silent Hill: Downpour was a very good game 

So they want to finish a two years company how made only 1 big game and it was good?Yeah thats seems logical

know what the problem is? too many dam sequels.

"As part of this process, the ongoing business activities of the Vatra studio are currently under review."

And by "under review" Kuju of course means that they are looking for any excuse imaginable, no matter how obscure or absurd, to terminate the Vatra studio forever and ever and ever.

With Resident Evil out of the Survival Horror picture, the genre is Silent Hill's for the taking. They've been too mediocre though... No recent Silent Hill games have been great, or bad. They're just OK. It's time for Konami to step it up and make it a great gaming series.

this sucks, i really enjoyed downpour and hoped these guys would get another shot at making another one.

I knew when i saw E3 this year i knew there no more silent hill games and its end of it. I agree with Beatebrabing the games isnt what used to be and dead space going same way. next scary game im buying old classic doom 3 on ps3 includeing old reto games ya:]

The last two Silent Hill games have been lacking. I just think the franchise itself is not as marketable as it used to be. 

They need to shut these people down so a new team can start creating quality Silent Hill games

I did enjoy Silent Hill Downpour .I realize it did have some flaws and was not perfect ,but overall it was a very enjoyable experience and really showed promise for the future. I hope that Vatra will remain in operation .

if Silent Hill 4 had a better inventory system and less back-tracking with that stupid chest...I think it would've been much better

My friend is long time Silent Hill fan and loved this game. And he has a damn good taste that looks trough rough games, so this worries me.

Downpour was the best Silent Hill since 3. Also to those saying Team Silent should come back, Silent Hill 4 was garbage.

downpour was awful

i shall not waste a tear

This is really too bad. I sincerely hope that Vatra can stay open, because those guys have the potential for greatness. Downpour wasn't the highest quality of game, but it was by far the most ambitious title in the series (next to Shattered Memories) and had moments of pure brilliance not seen since SH2. The combat was clunky as hell - pretty similarly to the original games, actually - and the enemy design sucked, but the atmosphere and story were there. A lot of people condemning the game and its developer seem to have not even played the game in the first place.