Silent Hill 2’s latest trailer ‘does not reflect the spirit of the game’, Bloober Team president says

The president of Bloober Team says Konami‘s latest trailer for Silent Hill 2 is not an accurate representation of the game his studio is working on.

A new ‘combat reveal trailer’ was featured as part of the PlayStation State of Play presentation in late January, but reception to the trailer was mixed.

At the time of writing, the version on PlayStation’s YouTube channel (which has around 1 million views) has only 54% likes, with around 29,500 of the 64,000 users deciding to leave feedback opting to give it a thumbs down.

In an interview with Polish investor news channel Inwestorzy.tv – the video for which appears to have been taken offline but was spotted and trancsribed by Eurogamer Poland – Bloober Team president Piotr Babieno was asked about the reaction to the trailer.

Babieno replied that the latest trailer wasn’t representative of the game Bloober Team is working on, and that he understood the negative comments being directed at the game based on the trailer.

“I wrote those negative comments myself,” Babieno reportedly joked, saying: “In all seriousness, we are not responsible for the marketing side.”

Referring to Konami, he added: “That is entirely the responsibility of our partner. Certainly this trailer does not reflect the spirit of the game.

“It is not the spirit of either what it used to be or what we are creating now. We are trying to fully reflect this romantic vision about the game, which debuted 22 years ago.

“We think that when players see the real gameplay, the real game, they will judge it in a completely different way.”

The Silent Hill 2 remake, which is being developed by Bloober Team, was first announced in 2022, but updates have been sparse since then. The studio recently asked that fans be patient as it continues to work on the game.

Babieno said back in March 2023 that development of its Silent Hill 2 remake was “close” to being completed. “Silent Hill 2 is technically ready”, Babieno said in an interview at the time. “It does not mean that the game is finished, but we are close.”