{"id":50609,"date":"2025-07-31T18:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=50609"},"modified":"2025-07-31T18:18:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:18:58","slug":"silent-hill-f-devs-considered-setting-the-game-in-a-japanese-prefecture-literally-called-silent-hill-but-they-encountered-a-large-obstacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/silent-hill-f-devs-considered-setting-the-game-in-a-japanese-prefecture-literally-called-silent-hill-but-they-encountered-a-large-obstacle\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent Hill f devs considered setting the game in a Japanese prefecture literally called “Silent Hill,” but they encountered a large obstacle\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When creating Silent Hill f<\/strong>\u2019s fictional town of Ebisugaoka, the developers scoured Japan for real-life inspirations. While Ebisugaoka was ultimately inspired by Kanayama, Gero<\/a> in the Gifu prefecture, other locations came pretty close to hosting a new breed of fictional horrors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shizuoka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In a joint media interview at Anime Expo 2025, Silent Hill f scenario writer Ryukishi07 revealed that he initially considered the prefecture of Shizuoka for the game\u2019s setting, as it literally translates to \u201csilent hill\u201d (source: Famitsu<\/a>). Unfortunately, the looming presence of the nearby Mount Fuji (12.390 feet) was so overwhelming in Shizuoka that Ryukishi07 decided against it. He explained how the mountain\u2019s shadow would overpower Silent Hill f\u2019s misty world and ultimately wouldn\u2019t suit his vision.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While fans of Ryukishi07\u2019s work may draw parallels between his visual novel Higurashi When They Cry and Silent Hill f (that being they are both psychological horror games set in rural Japanese areas inspired by Gifu), he never once considered approaching the latter in the same way as the former\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe scenario for this work (Silent Hill f) was not written with Higurashi as a premise. This is a story created entirely within the world of Silent Hill.”<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Higurashi When They Cry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As a fan of Ryukishi07\u2019s work, Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto was confident that the writer would be able to craft a great title for the franchise. This is why he contacted Ryukishi07 to work on Silent Hill f. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silent Hill f is set to release on September 25 for the PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X|S.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Silent Hill f scenario writer Ryukishi07 explains why he gave up on using Shizuoka as inspiration for the game’s setting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":50612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-50609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"\nSilent Hill f devs considered setting the game in a Japanese prefecture literally called "Silent Hill," but they encountered a large obstacle\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Silent Hill f scenario writer Ryukishi07 explains why he gave up on using Shizuoka as inspiration for the game's setting.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/silent-hill-f-devs-considered-setting-the-game-in-a-japanese-prefecture-literally-called-silent-hill-but-they-encountered-a-large-obstacle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Silent Hill f devs considered setting the game in a Japanese prefecture literally called "Silent Hill," but they encountered a large obstacle\u00a0 - 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