Silent Hill f Proves Kojima’s Silent Hills Would’ve Been the Wrong Direction

Silent Hill f has released and players are comparing it to earlier Silent Hill projects, as well as to the cancelled Silent Hills and its playable teaser, P.T. This article lays out the concrete facts about P.T., Silent Hills’ cancellation, Kojima’s later projects, and key differences with Silent Hill f.

1. P.T. and Silent Hills
2. Casting, presentation, and voice/actor use
3. Kojima’s later work and connections
4. Silent Hill f: setting and development context

P.T. and Silent Hills

P.T. was released in 2014 as a free playable teaser on PlayStation 4. It was developed by Kojima Productions with Guillermo del Toro credited as a collaborator and was presented in a first-person format. In 2015, the Silent Hills project tied to P.T. was officially cancelled after Hideo Kojima and Konami ended their working relationship.

Casting, presentation, and voice/actor use

P.T. featured actor Norman Reedus in the playable teaser announcement, and Guillermo del Toro was attached to the project in a creative role. Later, Norman Reedus starred in Death Stranding and Guillermo del Toro was associated with that game as a credited performer in the story. Historically, many Silent Hill protagonists were presented as average, unnamed characters, while P.T. was clearly linked with known film and TV talent.

In addition, P.T. used first-person gameplay. By contrast, many earlier Silent Hill instalments used third-person viewpoints. Moreover, Kojima has publicly commented on including creators or personalities he likes in games; for one example, see an interview where he discussed including a VTuber in Death Stranding 2 on GameRant. Likewise, coverage about player tastes and Kojima’s approach appeared in a Rolling Stone piece on the Death Stranding soundtrack and related topics; the report can be read on Rolling Stone.

Kojima’s later work and connections

After leaving Konami in 2015, Hideo Kojima formed Kojima Productions as an independent studio and released Death Stranding in 2019. Norman Reedus was the lead actor in Death Stranding, and Guillermo del Toro was associated with a character concept called Deadman (del Toro did not voice his character in the first Death Stranding release). Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which released after P.T. was removed from storefronts, contains references that some outlets have noted as connected to P.T.; see a compilation of references on GamesRadar.

Additionally, elements of Death Stranding’s lore — such as the invisible entities called B.T.s — were discussed by players on community forums; one thread is available on Reddit discussing B.T. locations:

There is also a fan-maintained entry covering a vehicle concept referred to as the Ghost Mech on the Death Stranding wiki: Death Stranding Wiki. Community discussion about B.T.s was active on Reddit as early community conversation; an example thread can be seen here: Reddit discussion.

Silent Hill f: setting and development context

Silent Hill f is set in Japan, specifically in a town named Ebisugaoka. Konami is the publisher of Silent Hill f. The series originally started with games developed in Japan; later entries were developed by Western studios beginning around 2007 with Silent Hill: Origins. Silent Hill f’s setting marks a return to a Japanese locale for the franchise.

For context, P.T. remained available for a limited time on the PlayStation Store before being removed following the cancellation of Silent Hills. Silent Hill f released years later under Konami’s publishing and is separate from the earlier Kojima-associated Silent Hills project.