In this thirty-fifth episode I have an in-depth discussion with some of my friends about Silent Hill: Downpour! We discussed the game’s development history, the plot, share memories, and more!
The second issue of Tom Waltz’s Silent Hill Downpour: Anne’s Story picks up right where the first issue left off: with Anne Cunningham pointing a gun at Murphy Pendleton’s back near the exit of the Devil’s Pit.
Based on a story by producers and screenwriters of the 2012 Silent Hill: Downpour video game, Anne’s Story follows corrections officer Anne Cunningham as she pursues escaped convict Murphy Pendleton through the misty streets of Silent Hill after their transfer bus crashes.
Well this is some wonderful news! It turns out we will see Anne’s journey through Silent Hill in comic form after all later this year.
During Wondercon 2014 IDW Publishing announced that their upcoming comic lineup includes the Anne prequel comic Tom Waltz teased way back in 2012. This new series will be called Silent Hill Downpour: Anne’s Story and is written by Tom Waltz with interior artwork by Tristan “T-Rex” Jones.
The first issue has been given a tentative August 20, 2014 store release and will retail for $3.99. The comic will feature Anne’s side of the story and according to Tom Waltz:
I am a big fan Waltz’s last Silent Hill comic series, Past Life, released back in 2010. Given that his last series was so good and Waltz also co-wrote the Silent Hill: Downpour, a video game that I also loved, it’s no surprise that right now I have very high hopes that this series will not only be awesome but will make an excellent companion to the game. Also, I don’t know about you guys but I’m still mighty curious what kind of “sick things” Anne had to do to get Murphy transferred to her prison…
Tom Waltz was also kind enough to share some of the different covers which are seen in the gallery below:
The cover featuring Anne’s head cover is by Tristan Jones. The Bogie Man cover is by Justin Randall, who also did variant covers for the Silent Hill: Past Life series. The Anne in the woods with gun cover is by Ilya Kuvshinov. And the full cast cover is by Jose Holder (with colors by Jeremy Colwell).
Source (Tom Waltz and Silent Hill Memories)
Last week Silent Hill Downpour and Past Life writer Tom Waltz teased an upcoming Downpour prequel comic from IDW. We don’t have much information at the moment…not even a title but we do know it’s about Anne’s side of the story. I’ll let you know when I have more information 😀
Source (Tom Waltz Twitter Tweet 1 | Tweet 2) Thanks Avianna!
Yay! Now both systems are patched…well PS3 has been patched since Monday but I just got an official press release detailing the changes from Konami about it today:
Today, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced a patch and product update for Silent Hill Downpour, the critically acclaimed survival horror title, originally released in March. The online patch, available via PlayStation®Network, enhances the gameplay experience by improving features and bugs within the game, including, but not limited to:
o Improved frame rate
o Fixed save game system
o Fixed bugs in “Homeless” side quest/mission
o Several other performance enhancements/bug fixes
For more information, including screenshots and trailers can be downloaded at www.konami.com/download.
PS3 owners have you guys noticed an improvement after the patch?
Source (Konami)
So apparently the Downpour Patch for Xbox 360 is out! Rourke from Rely on Horror stumbled upon it this morning when loading a saved game. I don’t have a press release at this time so I don’t know exactly what the patch fixes. What I do know is that it’s supposed to fix the game’s stuttering, saving, and other side quest glitches. Once I have more information I will update this post 🙂
Update 1
Uh oh…
This doesn’t sound good, is anyone else have these sorts of problems after downloading the patch?
Update 2
The Xbox update is also available in Europe.
Source (Rely on Horror) Thanks Cj and Rourke! Also header image stolen from RoH 🙂
Update 3
It’s looking like Rourke is the only one having these issues which may be due to his Xbox dying…
Update 4
Got the press release today (10/25/12)
Today, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced a patch and product update for Silent Hill: Downpour, the critically acclaimed survival horror title, originally released in March. The online patch, available via XBOX Live, enhances the gameplay experience by improving features and bugs within the game, including, but not limited to:
o Improved frame rate
o Fixed save game system
o Fixed bugs in “Homeless” side quest/mission
o Several other performance enhancements/bug fixes
A PlayStation 3 patch is currently in development and will be released in the coming weeks.
KONAMI also announced today that Silent Hill: Downpour is going to be available for download, via XBOX Live Games on Demand, beginning on October 30 for $39.99.
Looks like Japan is finally going to get caught in the Downpour. Konami announced that Silent Hill: Downpour will be release in Japan on November 8, 2012 but only on the Playstation 3. I hope the version released will be the patched version Konami is working on.
Above is the cover art for the region by Masahiro Ito.
Source (Siliconera)
In this seventh episode I’m joined once again by Cj from Rely on Horror, Kyle and a new guest Connor and we discuss our thoughts on the upcoming Silent Hill Book of Memories, Konami’s lack of promotion for Silent Hill series as of late, the news of no patch for Xbox 360 HD Collection owners, answer your questions and more!
Above “No Face Whitney” by Amy
I got the heads up from Milan Records that Daniel Licht will have a live show at Largo in LA on June 10. He will perform the music of Dexter and cues from Silent Hill Downpour and
Books of Memories. Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (the voice of Silent Hill) will even join him on stage!
The tickets are only available for purchase online here:
http://largo.laughstub.com/show.cfm?id=149377&cart
Description: Don’t miss An Evening of Music from Dexter Composer Daniel Licht w/VERY Special Guests on Sunday, June 10. Tickets are available ONLINE ONLY. Doors open for drinks at 7pm, Showtime 8pm.
The night will be a celebration of the macabre when Daniel performs selections from his original music for Dexter using a musical palette of classical orchestrations combined with unusual sound elements. Daniel creates the score for Dexter by blending the sounds of wine glasses, duct tape, surgical tools, metal saws and scalpels with bone percussion instruments, world rhythm instruments and traditional instruments played in conventional and unconventional ways; all of these elements will be incorporated into the performance.
The concert will be introduced by award winning actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter). Also featured will be Dexter Main Title Composer Rolfe Kent with performances of his iconic main title theme and other scores. Other highlights include the premiere of Daniel’s music from the upcoming video game, “Silent Hill – Book of Memories,” performed by the Silent Hill series’ vocalist, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. The concert will also feature surprise guest performances.
Sound like a fun night!
(Source: Largo)
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