<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bloober	O
Team	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
2001	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Silent	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
in	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
(	O
KCET	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
since	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
follows	O
James	B-Application
Sunderland	I-Application
(	O
Luke	O
Roberts	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
widower	O
who	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
eponymous	O
town	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
upon	O
receiving	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
his	O
deceased	O
wife	O
Mary	O
,	O
who	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
waiting	O
there	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
following	O
months	O
of	O
speculation	O
and	O
leaks	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
an	O
ongoing	O
initiative	O
by	O
Konami	O
to	O
rejuvenate	O
mainstream	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
n't	O
seen	O
a	O
new	O
major	O
entry	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hills	I-Application
from	O
former	O
internal	O
studio	O
Kojima	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	B-General_Concept
is	O
being	O
led	O
by	O
Bloober	O
Team	O
creative	O
director	O
Mateusz	O
Lenart	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
being	O
produced	O
by	O
Motoi	O
Okamoto	O
from	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masahiro	O
Ito	O
and	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
,	O
who	O
respectively	O
served	O
as	O
creature	O
designer	O
and	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
will	O
return	O
to	O
reprise	O
their	O
duties	O
for	O
the	O
remake	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
feature	O
an	O
"	O
over-the-shoulder	O
"	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
recent	O
remakes	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
revised	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
leaks	O
revealed	O
purported	O
images	O
sourced	O
from	O
a	O
planned	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Bloober	O
Team	O
,	O
adding	O
to	O
substantiated	O
reports	O
that	O
Konami	O
was	O
supervising	O
an	O
initiative	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
outsourcing	O
future	O
games	O
to	O
collaborative	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
by	O
Konami	O
during	O
their	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
Transmission	O
presentation	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
games	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
f	I-Application
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	O
Townfall	O
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	O
Ascension	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
film	O
Return	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
confirmed	O
at	O
the	O
presentation	O
that	O
creature	O
designer	O
Masahiro	O
Ito	O
and	O
original	O
composer	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
contribute	O
to	O
the	O
remake	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloober	O
Team	O
creative	O
director	O
and	O
lead	O
designer	O
Mateusz	O
Lenart	O
cited	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
"	O
preserving	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
that	O
made	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
so	O
exceptional	O
,	O
while	O
modernizing	O
many	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
key	O
factor	O
in	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
remake	B-General_Concept
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenart	O
additionally	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
third-person	O
combat	O
system	O
and	O
certain	O
story	O
set	O
pieces	O
were	O
completely	O
rebuilt	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
presentation	O
had	O
been	O
greatly	O
improved	O
by	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
to	O
fully	O
realize	O
character	O
emotions	O
and	O
cutscene	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
timed	O
console	O
exclusive	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
at	O
launch	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
eligible	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
following	O
one	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
