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\nKonami have given us our first proper look at Silent Hill f<\/a>, a new incarnation of the survival horror series from Hong Kong-based Neobards Entertainment, which takes place in 1960s Japan. You are Shimizu Hinako, a schoolgirl equipped with the trademark Silent Hill combo of a broken-off pipe and a cartload of psychological baggage, whose hometown Ebisugaoka is engulfed by a monstrous fog.<\/p>\n The choice of a non-US setting has ruffled the plumage of players who cherish Silent Hill’s association with Twin Peaks and New England. Personally, I welcome the departure after the heady retro fidelity of the Silent Hill 2 Remake<\/a>, and besides, the overall ambience doesn’t seem that<\/em> far removed from the elder Hills. Look, they’ve even got Akira Yamaoka contributing to the soundtrack.\n<\/p>\n \nIt looks like Silent Hill’s trademark dimension shifts are back as well, but the new game’s realm shifts appear to be more bio-horror-ish, with crimson roots and lambent, trumpet-shaped blossoms consuming the geometry rather than Silent Hill’s usual flavour of blood, rust and toilet bowl detritus. It’s almost pretty, as you might expect from a game that challenges you to “embrace the beauty hidden within terror, or succumb to the madness that lies ahead”. Perhaps the “f” in the title stands for “flower”. Or perhaps it stands for “face peeling off”. Or perhaps it stands for “flipping get a move on and embed the trailer”.\n<\/p>\n