Creating Silent Hill | How the 'Team Silent' Newbies Created a Horror Classic | Game Documentary
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2024
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Learn about the creation of the first Silent Hill game, and the people who made it.
TGM is a horror game analysis channel with a heavy focus on Silent Hill, & other Japanese horror games.
0:00 Intro
4:25 The History of Japanese Horror
11:42 Director Toyama's Memories
19:32 The Original Four
39:07 Programming Silent Hill
52:17 Creating the FMVs
1:01:00 Mapping the Town
1:09:53 The Monsters
1:22:23 Acting & Script Writing
1:35:00 The Soundtrack
1:45:00 Advertising
1:48:00 Closing
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You've given the Silent Hill Community a huge present here. Because Konami abandoned the IP (and we still don't know it there really is something new in the works), it is important that the Silent Hill Franchise will not be forgotten. Such high quality documentaries are very important to keep the name alive. Really looking forward to Part 2.
Good news: we've got a whole slew of games on the way!!
@@Genasidal With Konami you never know is it good or bad news
@Genasidal it has been nothing but disappointment.
On a technical level they don’t look great but honestly I always thought every silent hill after the first game were janky pieces of garbage and always inferior compared to resident evil. The allure of these games was the universe and atmosphere the gameplay was always pretty bad.
@@walmartian422 Yeah, no. The gameplay was neither janky or bad, it was simply the most basic stuff. And it worked. Also there were a few things Silent Hill introduced Resident Evil only implemented way later like shooting while moving and getting rid of tank controls. Of course Resident Evil became an even bigger Juggernaut over the years but we all know how Konami handled the series.
holy shit. this is the first video on silent hill that's taught me something new about the game in probably a decade. amazing work!
10:28 Since you mention it, I'll just pause the video here to share a couple of fun facts:
- Frédérick Raysnal, the creator of the first Alone in the Dark (and therefore, arguably the creator of the modern survival horror genre) was born near my town. He received La légion d'honneur in Paris for his heavy contribution to the video game industry, through Alone in the Dark, the same day Michel Ancel (another very influencial French game developer who created Rayman, Beyond Good and Evil and King Kong the game for Ubisoft, among other things.
- The second fact concerns the connection with Biohasard / Resident Evil. After Shinji Mikami finally admitted that Alone in the Dark (1992) was by far the biggest inspiration for his Resident Evil, and that if it weren't for this game, Resident Evil would have been an FPS shooter, Frédérick Raysnal commented on this in a couple of interviews. This is what he said, translated from French to English by me:
"Back then, I was no longer working for Infograme [editor of Alone in the Dark] when those controversies occured, but I was told of them. Infograme was really not happy, they could see how RE ripped off many elements from our game. As for me, I must confess it did hurt me [that Capcom and Mikami denied having played Alone in the dark and denied any inspiration from it]. I'm not looking for glory, aknowledgement or anything like that. But the contrary was harsh. When the team and the creator fo Resident Evil claim "No, I've never heard of Alone in the Dark", I was like "This is really not honest, at all". I remained hurt by this, for a long time. And a couple of months ago, when Shinji Mikami eventually said that Alone in the Dark was of course the main inspiration for Resident Evil otherwise it would have been an FPS game, I was relieved, happy. I'm even eager to meet him, so I can thank him. It was a relief because I'm a honest person, and I think that it must have weighted on him for all these years. And now that he was no longer under contract [with Capcom], he probably felt the need to admit it out loud. So, thank you so much Shinji Mikami, I hope we'll meet one day."
This interview happened around the time of The Evil Within, after Shinji Mikami, who was no longer working for Capcom, was able to speak freely about Resident Evil being heavily inspired by many aspects of Alone in the Dark, something he had denied for years.
Sorry, this was a little off-topic regarding the purpose of your video, but I thought these were nice pieces of trivia. I will now continue my watch of the History of Silent Hill, which is so far very informative and entertaining, just like your previous documentaries about it and most of your content. Thank you for keeping up the researches and sharing them.
Those are interesting facts! Not surprised that it took a lot of time and distance from Capcom for Shinji Mikami to admit Alone in the Dark's creative influences (considering how a lot of old video game companies tend to be like that).
So as a person with experience as a voice over technician, I can say that the choice to leave a gap between the actors lines is to give the editors and mixers more options. They do in fact remove those gaps in post. However this means the team silents choice to leave those gaps in is rather certainly a creative choice
Appreciate your devotion to a genre that is like no other !! Silent hill has been incomparable to anything ! Good work , looking forward to your SH2 follow up
The was one of the most best episodes ever muse cheers and thankyou so much. Silent hill definitely deserves all the attention xo
She made a few like this awhile back history I mean.
Already rewatching again! Really can’t get enough of this one, makes an already personal game feel so much more personal on so many levels
I’ve been playing Siren for the first time, and it has so much of SH1’s DNA it’s crazy. You can tell Sato and Toyama worked on it, lol. It’s like an alternate universe where SH1 was more aimed toward a Japanese audience rather than an American one. But at the same time it also has so many of its own interesting ideas, narratively and gameplay-wise.
The amount of work, time and dedication you've put in this documentary is huge and I really respect that. Silent Hill is one of my favorite games of all time since childhood so thank you for making this, its was a blast to watch.
I must say (as a Film & Video alumni from Columbia College Chicago) and an avid video game player:
I, of course, have always loved the Silent Hill game series since the start. Yet for SO long, I had always wondered who had the true genius and creativity to create the first game.
As is always the case in CZcams searches, I came across many videos claiming to present the story, many having much more views than yours.
Yet, after watching them ALL, yours is the best researched and to the point. (The others are all WAY to bloated and go off on useless tangents.)
Many do not realize the time it takes to make such a video as yours. The research, video clips, stills, copyright concerns, audio and narration issues, and finally, editing.
You did a GREAT job in actually addressing my initial curiosity - Who were the geniuses behind this great game and, what was their inspiration.
You deserve much more views, keep up the good work. Much success to you!
I've been watching your videos since i was in middle school. Im in college now. I love your videos and all the passion you put into your work. Very excited for the second video :)))
Really incredible work. Thank you for putting this together. Love the level of depth, covering the lives of the artists so often overlooked.
This was very chill to watch, looking forward for the continuation when it comes :D
You have no idea (maybe you do) how much you've helped quench my thirst for knowledge regarding SH1. So much info, so much heart poured into this! Muse you rock!!!!
Thanks for bringing up the voice acting! I have always thought that I was just missing something when it came to the delivery of these lines. I knew these people were proper talent and not just staff but I couldn’t argue with anyone who told me it was “bad.” Now I finally have a source I can sight and a reason to speak my mind in defense of silent hill acting.
Oh this is great! You did so wonderfully! So many details and context in japan and their culture. It's wild how things turned out the way they did and how well known and loved SH is to this day.
A must watch for anyone into SH! Thank you for the research and hard work that went into this.
this is amazing!! makes me excited to see even more from you!
Thank you for making this! It's incredible :)
this is phenomenal! I seriously didn't want this to end lol thank you very much for this video and all your hard work. ✌
Really enjoyed the documentary, best piece of silent hill material I've seen on youtube. I usually don't make any comments on here, but this one I really enjoyed.
Awesome job, the dedication on the franchise is highly appreciated!
this is literally so amazing! i wondered why there was no documentary for SH when its such a huge deal in the industry. amazing work!
Great introduction. As a teenager in the early nineties discovering anime and Japanese pop culture, I always wondered why they depicted the destruction of their country or capital in everything. Makes more sense now based on the type of media they were consuming and their not-too-distant past.
I think that's more to do with the cultural impact of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki than the occult-boom.
Incredible work, Muse!!! Thank you for making this 🙏
Fantastic work on this. I'll never tire of finding new information about the development of this masterpiece
Another excellent video, muse.
Hands down one of the best in depth documentaries made on the series. Great work!!
AMAZING documentary very great quality, you are getting better and better, keep the amazing work.
absolutely incredible video. i'm in awe at the depth and detail of your work at piecing together the timeline for the game's development. instantly subbed!
These are so good, this is pretty much my favorite channel now
This video is going to blow up for sure. It was the first video that showed up on my feed when I opened CZcams on my phone. Excellent work.
Absolutely meticulous Work. I love how Silent Hills Hardcore enthusiasts are always so relentlessly thorough and look at the big picture in a realistic way. Thanks for highlighting the individual developers so fairly, without putting one developer on a massive pedestal. Much Love!
This video was fantastically made. Thank you for posting!
Hey muse! You know how mentioned how the classroom was hell in the 60s student to student murder? Abuse? All I could think of was SILENT HILL F!
Absolutely wonderful work. Thank you so much. I cant wait to watch your SH2 video
Outstanding work. This channel has become a personal favorite
This was well done thank you for the video
This is exactly what I needed for this afternoon.
All of your Silent Hill docs are a treasure and one of the best videos to be found on this platform. Thank you very much, they've been really informative for a newcomer to the franchise such as myself!
Absolutely fantastic video, thank you. Must have been a hell of a research
just excellent. So well made. Thank you for your work!
Amazing work on an amazing game, so much history!!
I keep comming back to see this Silent hill series. Thank you so much for making it!!!
Bravo bravo! So much backstory and detail in this documentary. This is amazing and right up my alley. I’ve always loved reading about the people behind the games but never got this much information at one time.
Recently been on a silent hill binge..retrospective of the games, this was wonderful and I have subbed so I can see how this series continues.
I remember getting the special edition of silent hill 2 and watching the 'making of' multiple times.
Great work.
1:46:30 About TV commercials, I would like to add a little trivia: The European ad had the Richard Darbois as a narrator (although he only just says "Silent Hill" with a deep voice). He's arguably the most famous and most prolific French voice actor. It's actually an unexpected and fun fact that one of his minor works was related to Silent Hill.
What a joy to watch. Incredible work!
I am only halfway through but what an incredible documentary this is already. Your love for the game is clear as day and I appreciate the thorough research you poured into this. Thank you!
Absolutely amazing!! Subscribed!
Thank you so much for making this
Amazing job, this was quite informative. Thank you.
Amazing work, Muse! One of the best on the platform.
YES! I appreciate this follow-up!!
Loved this so much, the effort really pays off i promise
thank you so much for all the effort!
Incredible video. Thank you very much!
This is probably the best doc on Team Silent I've seen on CZcams. It's amazing. (Also, I had no idea that Akira Yamaoka did the music for Kensei: Sacred Fist! No wonder that game has such an awesome soundtrack.)
Please post this in its entirety when it's done streaming pls!!
Thank you for this, amazing watch 💗
Subbed; this is an AMAZING video on Silent Hill. It had so much information I had no idea was out there; thank you for your hard work.
Thank you for this excellent documentary on one of my fav game series. It sure helped me recover from a depressive phase watching it.
Thank you so much for your work and dedication!
I knew Jacob's Ladder defienely had an influence of the first game's nightmare world art style. The first second time I play Silent Hill that movie came to mind after playing the Midwich School level.
Thank you for this, I really enjoyed watching it.
This is really amazing. Thanks muse
Thank you so much for your work. You made me an even bigger fan of Team Silent
Also props for tremendous work.
This video is such a gift!
Thank you!
My favorite SH, and a truly outstanding video. Thank you. Deeply.
Thank you for this video and the entire series. It’s very insightful and well made!
Amazing Job yet again Muse!
Great video. Thanks for the hard work
Wow, simply great. I was going to cancel out thinking this would be a bare bones doc but hot damn - you did a great job and now I am invested in all of these!
Amazing work as usual Muse.
Juuussstty discovered you channel. Love it! Great work!
Love hearing how they all teamed up,truly a special crew of innovators without realizing the impact. Talking about showing up at the right place at the right time with new possibilities in gaming industry.
Amazing work!
An amazing documentary done by you Muse!!!!!
Thank you for expertly documenting this ♥
insane work, and research. thank you for making such deep investigation, and going in full detail about everything that is told about the game development.
big like to you, but it's sad that not many people are aware of this video, because it shows the extremely true passion that was put into it.
This was a fantastic documentary, really appreciate the research that went into covering aspects of the developers backgrounds, interests, and creative decisions. The storytelling was spot on, reminiscent of silent hill. Thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you for putting in so much effort to put out this excellent documentary
Wow talk about a deep dive! Great video!
Thank you for the documentaries. It's always nice to go back to Silent Hill.
I love your work. Thank you so much for this video.
Your videos are amazing. You put so much effort into research which I particularly find admirable. Keep up the great work!
I do not understand why you got just 50k subs. You did an astonishing job here. You deserve a prize for your investigation. Congratulations. Greetings from Spain.
I’ve been a silent Hill fan and a fan of the team who created it since 1999. I’m 32 years old still playing SilentHill and it’s honestly my favorite game. I didn’t know most of this history. Things are very hard to find so you did your research!
I've been a hardcore fan since it's release, and yet I've learned so many new things about Silent Hills development.
Vielen Dank for this!
wow now that is in depth. Well done.
As a person who works in both indie and AAA game dev, usually "lack of team coordination" is a big red flag. But then you have people like Yamaoka and Muranaka who made bold, creative choices (imagine hearing Spanish ballads, hip hop and folk rock in a horror game OST) that would somehow benefit the franchise more than any boardroom decision could have.
Any chance you’d ever consider doing for any other entries (2 would obviously be amazing but Silent Hill 4 always feels like such a mystery in the line up)
ill be doing all the games! currently the first four are written and being prepped for videos, and the research for origins is ongoing
@@thegamingmuse I think Homecoming is the one I've seen the least of, just some interviews and stuff inferred from development materials :(
Oh wow I can not wait
@@thegamingmuse hey girl thanks for the great team silent games over the years.
Just came across this while looking up survival horror games / something to give me a push on my next game, and this was wonderfully informative! Awesome work
Thank you for your hard work!
The amount of work put into your vids is amazing.
@thegamingmuse awesome work, thank you!
It is amazing that you can still dig up all of this information about Silent Hill
Excited for the next one!!
This video deserves way more views than it has! This is a full on professional documentary
Great work!
Great! Thank you so much!