You See, the Silent Hill Was a Metaphor

Welcome to “Siliconera Speaks Up,” our newsletter for the site! This’ll be a summary of the past week’s anime or gaming news, as well as a little reminder of things to come. Without further ado, let’s get into it!

Top 10 Stories From the Past Week

1. Suikoden 1 and 2 HD Remaster Are Based on PSP Collection

2. Kingdom Hearts Pop-Up Shop Celebrates Halloween Town

3. New Persona 5 Makoto and Johanna Figure Costs $1500

4. Yahna Unicorn Overlord Figure Announced

5. Suikoden 2 Interview Addresses Richmond Smoking and Luca Blight Dialogue

6. Official Genshin Impact Cookbook Has Over 60 Recipes

7. Dragon Ball Yamcha Japanese Voice Actor Steps Down

8. Armored Core VI Goes on Sale on Every Console

9. Hatsune Miku Autumn Trip Figure Uses Contest Winner Design

10. The Best Retro SEGA JRPGs

Notable Mentions

1. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run English Manga Release Confirmed

2. Tales of Graces f Remastered Producer Interested in a Tales of the Abyss Remaster

3. Umamusume: Pretty Derby Character Introduction Begins With Special Week

4. Annapurna Says Silent Hill: Townfall Game Still Happening

5. Cubone Build-a-Bear Pokemon Plush Arrives Ahead of Halloween

Speak Up Sesh

It’s yet another week and October has finally started in earnest. Where I live, it’s still blazing hot so I’m hoping that the weather has cooled down for you. Or maybe you enjoy the heat?

This week has seen a lot of major releases, with Dragon Ball Sparking Zero and Silent Hill 2 Remake the only things I’ve seen on my timeline. By the time you receive this newsletter, Metaphor: ReFantazio will be out too. Apparently, the Until Dawn remaster launched with less players than Concord did but with those two games (both highly anticipated with set fandoms on the edge of their seat for new content) competing against it, I’m not too surprised. I’ve seen some clips and screenshots from the Until Dawn remaster, and I don’t know… I think it’s one thing for a remaster like Dead Rising to add or optimize gameplay and not just visuals. It’s another thing when a remaster visually “updates” a game that’s available on more modern devices.

Speaking of remasters, Suikoden remains popular at Siliconera! Lots of people want to know about the games, as well as how they’ll play. Other popular games from this week include the evergreen Persona 5 and Kingdom Hearts, as well as Genshin Impact. Hard to tell if it’s Genshin Impact people are interested in, or the prospect of cooking some of the recipes you can enjoy in Teyvat. On my end, I chose my personal preferences of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (granted, it’s not a game), Tales of Graces f Remastered, and Umamusume: Pretty Derby. I’m really excited for people in the west to experience Umamusume, because the thrill you get from watching your favourite horse girl run her heart out and WIN makes me understand why people enjoyed playing the ponies.

As a note, in the previous poll, we actually had a three-way tie between people excited for Silent Hill 2 Remake, people excited for Metaphor: ReFantazio, and people who aren’t excited for any of the upcoming releases. To my surprise, no one seemed interested in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero! I guess fighting games aren’t really people’s thing? In retrospect, the main audience wasn’t that interested in Melty Blood: Type Lumina either.

In commemoration of the ongoing interest in Suikoden, as well as the new releases of Until Dawn remaster and Silent Hill 2 remake, here’s a new poll on the topic:

See you next week!

Upcoming Releases

• Neva (PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC) - October 15

• Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Switch) - October 17

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC) - October 18

• Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC) - October 24

• Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town (Nintendo Switch, Windows PC) - October 24

• Ys X: Nordics (PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC) - October 25